BCCI Announces New Squads for Duleep Trophy
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the squads for the second round of the ongoing Duleep Trophy, starting from September 12. Star players Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Kuldeep Yadav will miss the tournament due to their involvement in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting from September 19.
Changes in India A Squad
India A Captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Akash Deep have been named in India’s Test squad for the series against Bangladesh and will not feature in the upcoming round. The selectors have named Pratham Singh (Railways) as a replacement for Gill, Akshay Wadkar (Vidarbha CA) as a replacement for KL Rahul, and SK Rasheed (Andhra CA) as a replacement for Jurel. Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani will replace Kuldeep in the squad, whereas Aaqib Khan (UPCA) will replace Akash Deep. Mayank Agarwal has been named as the Captain of India A.
Updated India A Squad
Mayank Agarwal (C), Riyan Parag, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat, Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, SK Rasheed, Shams Mulani, Aaqib Khan
Changes in India B Squad
India B’s Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant have been named in India’s squad, and the selectors have named Suyash Prabhudessai and Rinku Singh as replacements, respectively. Fast bowler Yash Dayal has received his maiden national call-up, while Sarfaraz Khan, who has also been named in India’s squad, will feature in the second-round game. Himanshu Mantri (Madhya Pradesh CA) has been added to the squad.
Updated India B Squad
Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Rinku Singh, Himanshu Mantri (WK)
Changes in India D Squad
As Axar Patel will join Team India from Team D, he will be replaced by Nishant Sindhu (Haryana CA). Tushar Deshpande is ruled out of the second round owing to a niggle, and he will be replaced by India A’s Vidwath Kaverappa.
Updated India D Squad
Shreyas Iyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vidwath Kaverappa
India C squad remains unchanged for the second round. In the first round, India B defeated India A by 76 runs, and India C defeated India D by four wickets.
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BCCI -: BCCI stands for the Board of Control for Cricket in India. It is the organization that manages cricket in India.
Duleep Trophy -: The Duleep Trophy is a cricket tournament in India where different regional teams compete against each other.
Shubman Gill -: Shubman Gill is a young and talented Indian cricketer who plays as a batsman.
KL Rahul -: KL Rahul is an Indian cricketer known for his batting and wicket-keeping skills.
Kuldeep Yadav -: Kuldeep Yadav is an Indian cricketer who is a spin bowler, known for his ability to take wickets.
Test series -: A Test series is a set of cricket matches played between two national teams, usually lasting up to five days each.
Bangladesh -: Bangladesh is a country in South Asia, and it has its own national cricket team.
Pratham Singh -: Pratham Singh is an Indian cricketer who plays as a batsman.
Akshay Wadkar -: Akshay Wadkar is an Indian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and batsman.
Shams Mulani -: Shams Mulani is an Indian cricketer who is an all-rounder, meaning he can both bat and bowl.
Mayank Agarwal -: Mayank Agarwal is an Indian cricketer who plays as a batsman and will be the captain of India A team.
Abhimanyu Easwaran -: Abhimanyu Easwaran is an Indian cricketer who plays as a batsman and will be the captain of India B team.
India A -: India A is one of the teams in the Duleep Trophy, consisting of talented cricketers from across India.
India B -: India B is another team in the Duleep Trophy, also made up of skilled cricketers from India.
India C -: India C is the third team in the Duleep Trophy, with its own set of players.
