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Ruturaj Gaikwad Trains Hard For Duleep Trophy 2025 With West Zone: See Pic
Last Updated: Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK captain, started practising for the 2025-26 Duleep Trophy, representing West Zone. He missed IPL 2025 due to injury. Indian batter and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad started practising on Saturday for the upcoming 2025-26 Duleep Trophy, where he will represent the West Zone team. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Gaikwad's season was cut short by an injury after scoring 122 runs in five matches, averaging 24.40, with two half-centuries. His performance was inconsistent, and his team managed only one win out of five matches during the season. Ruturaj was in Chennai recently and, along with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, launched the former's new padel brand in Palavakkam. Dhoni had recently said that Gaikwad's return will strengthen Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) batting line-up in the next IPL season, after Gaikwad withdrew mid-way through the previous season due to an elbow injury. Other notable Indian international players in the West Zone squad include Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, and Sarfaraz Khan. Shardul Thakur, named captain, has no previous experience leading in the first-class format but captained Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in December 2024, a one-day tournament. The competition, scheduled from August 28 to September 15, will kick off the Indian domestic season 2025-26. Last year, the tournament shifted from its usual zonal format to having four different Indian squads, A, B, C, and D, selected by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). International players like Axar Patel, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav participated in the tournament. This year, the tournament will return to its zonal format, with six teams: North, South, East, West, Central, and North East, selected by the Ranji team selectors in each zone. What Is The West Zone Squad For The Duleep Trophy? Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Aarya Desai, Manan Hingrajia. Wicketkeepers: Harvik Desai, Saurabh Nawale. All-rounders: Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Jaymeet Patel, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja. Bowlers: Shardul Thakur (c), Tushar Deshpande, Arzan Nagwaswalla. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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4 days ago
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Sourav Ganguly Bats For Ignored India Star's Return For Asia Cup, Calls Him 'All Format' Player
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly wants the national selectors to recall Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar to the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025. Mukesh, who last played for India during a T20I against Zimbabwe last year, has played three Tests, six ODIs and 17 T20Is, taking a combined 32 wicket across competitions. Speaking to India Today, Ganguly suggested that Mukesh is well-suited to bowl across all three formats and deserves more opportunities. "Mukesh should definitely play. In these conditions, he's an excellent fast bowler. He consistently takes wickets in domestic cricket and deserves a chance," said Ganguly. 'Since there's no Test cricket at the moment, let's see if he gets picked for the T20s or the Asia Cup. He's a bowler who can perform across all formats. His time will come—just needs to be patient,' Ganguly added. Mukesh, who was not part of the team for the just-concluded five-match Test series against England, shared a cryptic post on social media ahead of the 1st match in Leeds. Mukesh took to Instagram and wrote: "Karma bides its time. You will always have to watch out. Karma is unforgiving and always get payback." In the lead up to the series, Mukesh played the first unofficial Test against England Lions in Canterbury, where he took three wickets. However, he was dropped from the team for the second game in Northampton. He also played no part in the intra-squad practice match at Kent in June. Last week, Mukesh was named in the East Zone 15-member squad for the 2025-26 Duleep Trophy. Ishan Kishan was named captain of the 15-member squad, which also includes Indian seamer Akash Deep, Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Riyan Parag. Abhimanyu Easwaran, part of India's Test squad in England, was named vice-captain. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who scored the quickest century in Youth ODIs during India Under-19's tour to England last month, was one of the six standbys. The Duleep Trophy was last played in the zonal format in 2023-24, when South Zone won the tournament. East Zone will play the domestic season's opening game against North Zone from August 28 at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
