Sarfaraz Khan To Play For Ayush Mhatre-Led Mumbai In Buchi Babu
Suved Parkar, who has played eight first-class matches for Mumbai, has been named vice-captain of the team for the Buchi Babu Tournament, scheduled from August 18 to September 9 in Chennai.
Mumbai squad: Ayush Mhatre (C), Musheer Khan, Divyansh Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Suved Parkar (VC), Pragnesh Kanpillewar, Harsh Aghav, Sairaj Patil, Aakash Parkar, Aakash Anand (WK), Hardik Tamore (WK), Shreyas Gurav, Yash Dicholkar, Himanshu Singh, Royston Dias, Sylvester D'Souza, Irfan Umair.
In the 15-member West Zone squad, apart from Sarfaraz, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tushar Deshpande, Shams Mulani, and Tanush Kotian also managed to find a place, but there was no mention of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane.
The 2025 edition of the Duleep Trophy will start on August 28 in Bengaluru. West Zone will, however, not feature in the quarterfinal match and instead directly be part of the semifinal. West Zone's semifinal match is scheduled to take place at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B in Bengaluru from September 4 to 7.
West Zone's squad for Duleep Trophy 2025: Shardul Thakur (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aarya Desai, Harvik Desai (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jaymeet Patel, Manan Hingrajia, Saurabh Nawale (WK), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Dharmendra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Arzan Nagwaswala.
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