New Delhi – Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan, batsman Suryakumar Yadav, and fast bowler Prasidh Krishna have been ruled out of the first round of the Duleep Trophy due to injuries, as announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday night.
According to the BCCI statement, Ishan Kishan suffered a back injury during the All-India Buchi Babu Tournament and will miss the first round of the Duleep Trophy. The BCCI medical team is closely monitoring his condition and working on his recovery. Sanju Samson has been named as his replacement in the India D team.
Suryakumar Yadav is also sidelined after spraining his right thumb while fielding in the same tournament. He will not be available for the first round of the Duleep Trophy, with the BCCI medical team assessing his injury. His availability for the second round will be determined after a further evaluation next week.
Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, recovering from surgery on his left quadriceps tendon, is nearing the completion of his rehabilitation and will miss the first-round match. However, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been cleared to play and will be available for selection.
Updated Teams for the First Round of Duleep Trophy
- India A: Shubman Gill (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shashwat Rawat.
- India B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Mushir Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Avasthi, N Jagadeesan (wicketkeeper).
- India C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abhishek Porel (wicketkeeper), B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vishal Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (wicketkeeper), Sandeep Warrier.
- India D: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper).
