Indian goalkeeper Dhruv Jurel was appointed Captain Central Zone Side for the upcoming edition of Duleep Trophy, which begins at the end of this month. Squad was officially announced on Thursday, August 7, with Jurel handed over the key leading role in the prestigious competition for home red balls.
The tournament, which has returned to its traditional zone format, will be seen by four teams including players who are in the Indian test group competition. This year’s teams were selected by Zonal committees – each including representatives of all states in the relevant zones.
One of the biggest mistakes for them is Karun Nair, who had an impressive performance in the trophy Ranji for Vidarbhu and returned to the test team. However, he was not appointed in the group. The reason for its exclusion must still be revealed.
The central zone will start its Duleep Trophy campaign against the northeastern zone 28 of August at BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengalur. The tournament offers a platform for top domestic artists to make a reason for testing, with India to play four tests in the coming months – two against West Indies in October, followed by two against South Africa in November.
Kuldeep yadav subtitles Spin Attack
The Central Zone Zone Squad was named the wrist of the left arm. His performances in the tournament will be carefully monitored by selectors, given his potential role in the upcoming test series.
Kuldeep will lead a spin attack, which also includes harsh Dubey and Manav Suthar. Dubey was one of the escape stars of the home season 2024–25, took 69 goals, while Suthar impressed last year’s Duleep Trophy and continues to build red balls.
The PACE ward contains experienced names in Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chhar. Khaleel recently returned from a shortened district stint for personal reasons, while the Chahar returns after missing the last stage of the IPL 2025 due to injury.
Central zone full of group: Dhruv Jurel (Captain and Wicketkeper), Rajat Patidar*, Aryan Juyal, Danish Malewar, Sanchit Desai, Kuldeep Yadav, Aditya Thakare, Deepak Chahar, SaravANSH Jain, Saransh Jain, Ayush Pandey, Shaubam Shama, and Khaleel Shaleel.
Standby: Madhav Kaushik, Yash Thakur, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mahipal Lomor, Kuldeep Dream, UPENDRA YADAV.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
August 7, 2025
Tune
