Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane left out of Duleep Trophy squad
The Duleep Trophy has returned to its traditional zonal format a year after being contested as a four-team tournament. Notably, the 2024–25 edition of the tournament featured four teams, namely India A, India B, India C, and India D.Last year, India A were crowned champions of the tournament after they finished at the top of the points table with two wins from three matches, having 12 points to their name. However, the four-team format was given a thumbs down at the recent BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) Annual General Meeting.The tournament returns to its original format where six teams from as many zones - Central, East, West, North, South, and North East - are taking part in the tournament. This, in turn, provides more opportunities to the players from their respective zones. Hence, the BCCI has decided to bring back the zonal format to give fair opportunities to all the players.Duleep Trophy: West Zone SquadShardul 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 Nagwaswalla.- EndsMust Watch
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