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The final of Duleep Trophy 2023 will take place between South Zone and West Zone on Wednesday after West Zone had a draw with Central Zone and qualified on basis of their first innings lead and South Zone beat North Zone by two wickets during Saturday's semifinals. In the first semifinal, West Zone took on Central Zone. Electing to bat first, West Zone was bundled out for 220 in 92.5 overs.
India's squad for the five-match T20I series against West Indies has a young look. Veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja did not find a place in the squad while the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma got their maiden T20I callups. The indication of the BCCI selctors, led by newly-appointed head of the panel Ajit Agarkar, is clear that they want to test the youngsters in the shortest formats.
It was in the deep hours of Wednesday night Namboori Tilak Varma shared the news of his India selection to his parents, Nagaraju and Gayatri Devi, over a video call, The Namboori household soon was blanched with a whirlpool of emotions. It was a pleasant culmination of the dream they were cherishing since Tilak started his cricketing journey from the humble surroundings of Legala Cricket Academy in Lingampally, Hyderabad. After many hours, Tilak's voice was still a bit sandpapery while he recalled that moment.
The Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI) announced India's squad for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies and one of the notable additions to the team was Mumbai Indians youngster Tilak Varma. The left-hander was revelation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and he showed a brilliant level of consistency in an injury-hampered season. However, questions were raised over the omission of Rinku Singh who emerged as the star for Kolkata Knight Riders with his aggressive brand of batting and even West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell called him one of the best finishers in the tournament.
One of the most prolific batters from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season, Rinku Singh found no place in the Indian squad as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCC) announced the squad for the T20I series against West Indies. Rinku, who finished the IPL campaign for Kolkata Knight Riders with 474 runs to his name at an average of 59.25 and a strike-rate of 149.52, was expected to be rewarded for his heroics but the selectors had other ideas.
Young Indian batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma got their maiden national T20I callups as they were named in India's T20I squad for West Indies Tour. Hardik Pandya will be leading the side in the five-match contest, while Suryakumar Yadav will be his deputy. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not part of the T20I squad for the West Indies series though they are part of the ODI and Test squads. Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi also made comeback into India's T20I team. This is the first squad to be picked under the leadership of new BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar, who was appointed in the top post on Tuesday.
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim wants Sanju Samson to show consistency which will allow him to cement a place in the Indian team. Samson has been recalled to the side for the upcoming ODI series against West Indies. Since making his India debut in 2015, Samson hasn't really grabbed the opportunities given to him. Former India selector Karim said Samson has a lot of talent but he lacks consistency. With several key players out of the team, Karim feels that Samson needs to perform regularly just like youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma.
Mumbai Indians star batter Tilak Varma made his IPL debut in 2022. In the first season, he scored 397 runs across 14 matches at an average of 36.09 and a strike rate of 131.02. In IPL 2023, Varma improved his performance by scoring 343 runs across 11 matches at an average of 42.88 and an impressive strike rate of 164.11. The batter gave a scare to Gujarat Titans during Mumbai Indians' mammoth chase of 234 runs in the Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. The southpaw scored 43 runs off 13 balls before Rashid Khan dismissed him to keep GT in the driving seat.