Shubman Gill to lead, Arshdeep Singh included in North Zone squad for Duleep Trophy 2025
Team India Test captain Shubman Gill is set to lead the North Zone squad in the Duleep Trophy 2025.
New Delhi: Team India Test skipper Shubman Gill is set to captain the North Zone squad in the Duleep Trophy 2025. Gill had a brilliant Test series against England, scoring 754 runs at an average of 75.40, including four centuries. Several other international players, including Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana, are also named in the squad.
Abhishek Sharma has not been included in the team as he is expected to participate in the 2025 Asia Cup, which is set to begin from September 9 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Duleep Trophy is set to start on August 28.
The tournament returns to its original format, where six teams (Central, East, West, North, South, and Northeast) will participate in the tournament. The format provides more opportunities for the players from their respective zones, and this is why the BCCI has decided to bring back the zonal format.
The North Zone selectors have also named replacements for Shubman, Arshdeep and Harshit, in case they are selected in the Indian team for any international match or tournament. The Men in Blue will start their training for the Asia Cup 2025 soon.
Shubman is not a regular player with the Indian T20I side, but Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana have regularly featured in the team under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav.
Shubham Rohilla, Gurnoor Brar and Anuj Thakral are the predecided replacements for Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana, respectively.
North Zone squad for Duleep Trophy 2025
Shubman Gill (c), Shubham Khajuria, Ankit Kumar, Ayush Badoni, Yash Dhull, Ankit Kalsi, Nishant Sindhu, Sahil Lotra, Mayank Dagar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (wk).
Reserves: Shubham Arora (wk), Jaskaranvir Singh Paul, Ravi Chauhan, Abid Mushtaq, Nishunk Birla, Umar Nazir, Divesh Sharma.