As Team India prepares for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25, the Duleep Trophy 2024 serves as a crucial warm-up event for many players. However, several key players are notably absent from the tournament. Here's a look at the cricket stars who are missing the Duleep Trophy 2024
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli recently participated in the T20 World Cup 2024 and the ODI series against Sri Lanka. They're both being rested to prevent injury ahead of the Bangladesh series. Ravichandran Ashwin, who played in the TNPL recently, is also resting and will skip the Duleep Trophy to focus on the Bangladesh series.
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Jasprit Bumrah: India's elite bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, is resting until the New Zealand series. His last Test appearance was during England’s home tour of India.
Mohammad Shami: Mohammad Shami is recovering from an injury and is currently at the NCA academy, working on his bowling. He will miss the Duleep Trophy as part of his recovery process.
Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson: Both players participated in the T20 World Cup 2024 and the T20I series against Sri Lanka. They may not be considered for the WTC 2023-25 and will miss the Duleep Trophy.
Yuzvendra Chahal: Chahal is currently playing county games in England. His participation in the WTC 2023-25 and the Duleep Trophy isn't likely.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane: These experienced players are currently out of favor for Test team selection and do not have spots in the Duleep Trophy 2024.
Squads for the Duleep Trophy 2024
Team A
Shubman Gill (c), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat
Team B
Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan
Team C
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel, Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Umran Malik, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal, Sandeep Warrier
Team D
Shreyas lyer (c), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ishan Kishan, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat, Saurabh Kumar
The players selected for the Test series against Bangladesh won't participate in the Duleep Trophy.
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As Team India gears up for a challenging season, the absence of these key players from the Duleep Trophy 2024 will be closely monitored as the selectors finalize the squad for the World Test Championship.
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