India A registered a sensational comeback win to clinch the Duleep Trophy 2024 title on Sunday, September 22. Indian youngsters displayed their skills and potential alongside some of the biggest names from the national team featuring the four-day four-team tournament in Bengaluru and Anantapur.
Mayank Agarwal captained the India A team who snatched a win from Ruturaj Gaikwad's India C in the closing stages of Day 4 of a third-round fixture in Anantapur. But despite a heartbreaking defeat, India C's bowler Anshul Kamboj made the biggest impact with the ball by taking the highest 16 wickets in five innings to clinch the Player of the Tournament award.
The 23-year-old right-arm Mumbai Indians' pacer was consistent throughout the tournament and deservingly won the POTT award. He defeated the likes of Ricky Bhui, Mukesh Kumar and Manav Suthar to clinch the award after the third round.
Most runs in Duleep Trophy 2024
- Ricky Bhui (India D) - 359 runs in 6 innings
- Abhimanyu Easwaran (India B) - 309 runs in 5 innings
- Shashwat Rawat (India A) - 256 runs in 4 innings
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (India C) - 232 runs in 6 innings
- Sai Sudharsan (India C) - 211 runs in 6 innings
Most wickets in Duleep Trophy 2024
- Anshul Kamboj (India C) - 16 wickets in 5 innings
- Mukesh Kumar (India B) - 15 wickets in 6 innings
- Navdeep Saini (India B) - 14 wickets in 6 innings
- Arshdeep Singh (India D) - 13 wickets in 6 innings
- Tanush Kotian (India A), Vijay Kumar Vyshak (India C) and Manav Suthar (India C) - 10 wickets each
Musheer Khan registers individual highest score
Mumbai's rising youngster Musheer Khar made the headlines in the first round by scoring the highest 181 runs on his Duleep Trophy debut against India A. But the youngster struggled to impress again with four consecutive single-digit scores for India B.
The majority of the Indian stars left the tournament after the first two rounds due to their involvement in the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh but some of the national team hopefuls made a big impact in the tournament. Mukesh Kumar took the second-highest 15 wickets while Ruturaj Gaikwad scored the highest 232 runs for his team.
