India’s wicketkeeper-batter, Dinesh Karthik, has voiced his strong dissatisfaction regarding the omission of Baba Indrajith from the South Zone’s team for the upcoming Duleep Trophy. Karthik expressed his confusion over the decision made by the selection committee and demanded an explanation for Indrajith’s absence. Despite being one of the standout performers in India’s domestic cricket scene recently, Indrajith has not been selected for the forthcoming Duleep Trophy.

Scheduled to commence on June 28 in Bengaluru, the Duleep Trophy will witness the participation of six teams representing different regions of India, including North, South, East, West, Central, and North East.

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On June 13, the selection committee of all the South Zone associations gathered to finalize the squad for the Duleep Trophy 2023. The selected lineup featured several prominent domestic talents, such as KS Bharat, Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, and Tilak Varma. Hanuma Vihari was named the captain, with Mayank Agarwal chosen as the vice-captain of the team.

Expressing his discontent, Dinesh Karthik raised concerns about Baba Indrajith’s exclusion and directed his query toward the selection committee.

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“I don’t understand the selection committee these days. Baba Indrajith played for the Rest of India against MP in the first week of March 2023. There have been no first-class matches since then, but he doesn’t feature for South Zone in the Duleep Trophy. Can someone tell me why?,” tweeted Dinesh Karthik.

I DONT understand selection committee these days

BABA INDRAJITH plays for Rest of India against MP in the first week of March 2023.

There has been no first class matches post that , but he doesn’t feature for SOUTH ZONE in the duleep trophy.

Can someone tell me why??#bcci

— DK (@DineshKarthik) June 14, 2023

Indrajith recently represented Abahani Limited in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League against Rangpur Tigers. However, he only managed to score 19 runs in three appearances. Prior to that, he had played for Rest of India against Madhya Pradesh in the Irani Trophy.

South Zone squad for Duleep Trophy 2023:

Hanuma Vihari (c), Mayank Agarwal (vc), KS Bharat (wk), Ricky Bhui (wk), Sai Sudharshan, Washington Sundar, R Samarth, Tilak Varma, Sachin Baby, Sai Kishore, V Kaverappa, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, KV Sasikanth, Darshan Misal