Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been released from the Team B squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, set to begin on September 5. While the reason for his release hasn’t been disclosed, Jadeja remains in contention for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
In addition to Jadeja’s absence, fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik will also miss the tournament due to illness. Navdeep Saini has been named as Siraj’s replacement in Team B, while Gaurav Gupta will take Umran’s spot in Team C. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has yet to announce a replacement for Jadeja.
Umran Malik, who had been recovering from dengue, recently returned to training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and was eager to perform well in the Duleep Trophy. However, his health has reportedly worsened, leading to his withdrawal from the tournament.
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The Duleep Trophy will be held across two venues: Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh and M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The competition will feature prominent players such as Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, and Kuldeep Yadav. Meanwhile, star cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested to ensure they remain fresh for the upcoming 10 Test matches.
Duleep Trophy 2024 revised squads
India A: Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.
India B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy*, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK).
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India C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier.
India 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.
