Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Abhimanyu Easwaran to lead teams in Duleep Trophy
The Duleep Trophy 2024-25 is set to begin on September 5, and the BCCI has announced the captains for the four squads. Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead their respective teams in this prestigious first-class tournament.
Key Highlights
- Team A:
- Captain: Shubman Gill
- Notable Players: Riyan Parag, KL Rahul, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav
- Overview: Gill’s team includes a mix of experience and youth, with key players like KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav aiming to make a significant impact.
- Team B:
- Captain: Abhimanyu Easwaran
- Notable Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar
- Overview: Easwaran will lead a strong side featuring experienced internationals like Ravindra Jadeja and upcoming talents like Yashasvi Jaiswal.
- Team C:
- Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Notable Players: Suryakumar Yadav, Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar
- Overview: Gaikwad’s team is bolstered by the presence of explosive batsman Suryakumar Yadav and consistent performers like Sai Sudharsan.
- Team D:
- Captain: Shreyas Iyer
- Notable Players: Ishan Kishan, Devdutt Padikkal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh
- Overview: Iyer will lead a well-rounded squad featuring star players like Ishan Kishan and all-rounder Axar Patel.
Tournament Details
- Start Date: September 5, 2024
- End Date: September 22, 2024
- Venues: Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh & Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Team A: Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.
Team B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy*, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK).
Team C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Umran Malik, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier.
Team D: Shreyas lyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar.
BCCI’s Selection Strategy
The BCCI has included many players from India’s senior squads in this year’s Duleep Trophy, except for a few like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and R Ashwin. Mohammed Shami continues his rehabilitation and is not part of the tournament.
The players selected for the upcoming home Test series against Bangladesh will be replaced in the Duleep Trophy squads.