Duleep Trophy Squads: No Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma But Ishan Kishan Makes Comeback, This Star Misses Out

14.08.2024 - 12:52 sports.ndtv.com

The BCCI men's selection committee on Wednesday announced the squads for the first round of the 2024-25 Duleep Trophy. The Duleep Trophy, which marks the beginning of red-ball cricket in the domestic season, will see some of the finest players from the international circuit and some of the young and emerging talent compete at the highest level.

The tournament is set to begin from September 5, 2024, in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh and M Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru. Earlier, it was reported that senior players might be picked for the Duleep Trophy.

However, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin have not been picked. Rinku Singh is also not part of the teams.

Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas lyer are the four captains of the four teams. Ampng top India players who will be featuring in the first round of Duleep Trophy matches are - Riyan Parag, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Mohd Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Devdutt Padikkal, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

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Two of the finest batters of the modern era, India stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma enjoy a massive fan following wherever they go. However, Pakistan remains the only country where the two haven't played an international match. The two nations have not played a bilateral series since 2012-13 when Pakistan toured India for a white-ball series. On the other hand, India last visited Pakistan in 2006, but that was before either Rohit or Virat's India debut. Due to the political differences between the two nations, India and Pakistan only play each other in global and continental tournaments.