Duleep Trophy: From Ajinkya Rahane to Shreyas Iyer, plenty of Indian players to be in action

BCCI’s zonal tournament – Duleep Trophy – is back in the domestic calendar after three long years, and several Indian stars will be seen in action over the course of five matches, starting on 8 September.

The tournament will inaugurate the domestic calendar for the 2022-23 season and is being played in the inter-zonal format for the first time after 2014-15.

The BCCI has also added a new team – North East Zone, besides the five regular zones in North, East, South, West, and Central.

Multiple India and IPL stars will be seen in action over the course of three weeks. While the West Zone and South Zone are significantly star-studded, other teams will rely heavily on their domestic talent.

The West Zone boasts of maximum Indian players including Ajinkya Rahane – who will also lead the side, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Jaydev Unadkat, and youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal.

The South Zone squad also has a significant number of stars, consisting of Captain Hanuma Vihari, Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, and Devdutt Padikkal.

Under-19 sensation Yash Dhull, and quick Navdeep Saini will be seen playing for North Zone, while IPL stars Riyan Parag, and Shahbaz Ahmed will be seen for East Zone.

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