On the opening day of the Duleep Trophy 2024, the India B team witnessed an early collapse against India A but young Musheer Khan smashed an unbeaten century to rescue Abhimanyu Easwaran-led team at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Duleep Trophy 2024: The star wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant was dismissed cheaply on his highly-anticipated return to red-ball cricket but Musheer Khan rescued the India B team with his third First-Class hundred on Day 1 of the first-round fixture against India A.
Rishabh Pant's return to red-ball cricket after more than two years wasn't as auspicious as he got out cheaply for just seven playing for India B against India A in Bengaluru. India B found themselves in a difficult position losing seven wickets for not much with Musheer Khan holding one end.
The Indian men's domestic season kicked off on Thursday, September 5 in Bengaluru and Ananthapur. Several Indian players are spread across four teams with some of them looking to audition for the spots for the Test team with the squad announcement looming for the Bangladesh series.
Ishan Kishan is currently at the NCA recovering from a groin injury he suffered during the Buchi Babu tournament. Kishan has been on the sidelines for the longest time for India and in domestic cricket and his return will be delayed as he was supposed to turn up for India D in the Duleep Trophy.
"Wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the first round of the Duleep Trophy due to a groin injury sustained during the ongoing All-India Buchi Babu Tournament. The BCCI Medical Team is closely monitoring his condition and working towards ensuring a swift recovery," the BCCI said.
“This (Duleep Trophy) is a big tournament as every match is important for us. We are playing against some players whom we generally play with in the Indian team. So, we will get to see a good competition,” Shubman Gill said.
Duleep Trophy 2024 Schedule: Shubman Gill-led India A will clash against Abhimanyu Easwaran's India B in the opening match of the tournament at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru starting on September 5 with star cricketers KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel in action.
Team India's break is set to end later this month with the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. The opening Test will be played in Chennai from September 19 and the selectors are expected to announce the squad for the series soon.
Shreyas Iyer-led Team D is likely to miss wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan's services for the opening Duleep Trophy fixture against Team C in Ananthapur. Kishan, who recently played in the Buchi Babu tournament, has reportedly suffered an injury but might return in the second encounter.
Duleep Trophy 2024 Live: Shubman Gill will be in charge of Team A which comprises stars like KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav, Riyan Parag, and Shivam Dube among others.
Suryakumar Yadav has been named in Team C for the Duleep Trophy. Team C have already lost the services of fast bowler Umran Malik due to illness. They will be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Delhi pacer Himanshu Chauhan, who made everyone sit up and take notice during the 2023-24 edition of the Ranji Trophy, is currently plying his trade in the Delhi Premier League and is set to play for Team C in the Duleep Trophy. Chauhan sat down with India TV for an exclusive interaction.
India's Test players are set to feature in the upcoming edition of the Duleep Trophy starting on September 5. However, the selection committee has made a few changes to the squads announced for the tournament with Siraj and Jadeja pulling out.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday, August 14 named four squads for the upcoming edition of the Duleep Trophy led by Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad. The first round of the tournament will begin on September 5.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, two stalwarts of Indian cricket are expected to ply their trade in the domestic red-ball tournament Duleep Trophy ahead of a long Test season for the Indian team. Kohli hasn't played domestic cricket for the longest time being involved with the national team.
India's domestic season is set to get underway with the Duleep Trophy this year from September 5 and several of India's centrally contracted players are set to feature. Rishabh Pant is set to make his comeback to the longest format with this tournament.
South Zone's title wait in the Duleep Trophy came to an end as Hanuma Vihari guided his team to their 14th trophy in the tournament.
West Zone were rattled by Karnataka's Vidwath Kaverappa as the Indian Test hopefuls Sarfaraz Khan, Cheteshwar Pujara and Suryakumar Yadav all got out cheaply in the Duleep Trophy final.
West Zone will take on South Zone in the final of Duleep Trophy 2023. While South Zone is coming off winning a cliffhanger against North Zone, West Zone qualified for the final owing to first-innings lead against Central Zone in the semi-final.
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