Ishan Kishan’s Unexpected Appearance in the Duleep Trophy Leaves Fans Confused.
Indian cricket team wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan unexpectedly played for India C in the second round of the Duleep Trophy against India B at the Rural Development Trust Stadium B in Anantapur on Thursday. Kishan had missed the first round of the Duleep Trophy matches due to a groin injury he sustained while representing Jharkhand in the Buchi Babu tournament. Although the Indian squad for the first Test against Bangladesh was announced, and several changes were made to the Duleep Trophy squads, Kishan’s inclusion was not mentioned, which surprised fans when he was named in the India C lineup against India B.
Initially, Kishan was a part of the India D squad, but after missing the first round of matches, Sanju Samson replaced him. Fans were further confused because the BCCI’s media release stated that no changes had been made to the India C squad.
The squads for the second round of the Duleep Trophy, starting on September 12, were announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday. Star players like Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Kuldeep Yadav were excluded.
The BCCI statement read, “The Men’s Selection Committee has announced certain changes for the second round of the Duleep Trophy starting from 12th September in Anantapur.” India A captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Akash Deep were named in India’s Test squad for the Bangladesh series and would not play in the upcoming round.
Pratham Singh (Railways) was named as a replacement for Gill, Akshay Wadkar (Vidarbha CA) for KL Rahul, and SK Rasheed (Andhra CA) for Dhruv Jurel. Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani replaced Kuldeep Yadav, and Aaqib Khan (UPCA) came in for Akash Deep. Mayank Agarwal was named captain of India A.
Updated India A squad: Mayank Agarwal (C), Riyan Parag, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat, Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, SK Rasheed, Shams Mulani, Aaqib Khan.
For India B, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant were included in India’s squad, with Suyash Prabhudessai and Rinku Singh named as their replacements. Fast bowler Yash Dayal received his first national call-up, while Sarfaraz Khan, who was also named in India’s squad, would play in the second-round game. Himanshu Mantri (Madhya Pradesh CA) was added to the squad.
Updated India B squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Rinku Singh, Himanshu Mantri (WK).
As Axar Patel moved from Team D to join the national team, Nishant Sindhu (Haryana CA) replaced him. Tushar Deshpande was ruled out of the second round due to a minor injury, with Vidwath Kaverappa from India A taking his place.
Updated India D squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vidwath Kaverappa.
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