Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Might Feature In Duleep Trophy Ahead Of Bangladesh Tests: Report

According to a report in The Indian Express, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal Suryakumar and Kuldeep Yadav have been asked to play in the Duleep Trophy.

Ahead of the two Tests against Bangladesh, which will be crucial for India’s chances to qualify for a third consecutive World Test Championship finals, skipper Rohit Sharma and ace batter Virat Kohli are likely to feature in the Duleep Trophy, a report in The Indian Express. The senior selection committee wants all the players available for the domestic tournament which will be played in a new format this season starting September 5.

Not just Rohit and Kohli, but the report says that Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar and Kuldeep Yadav have also been asked to feature in the tournament.

Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah will not be playing the Duleep Trophy since he has been an extended rest period after IPL 2024 and the T20 World Cup, essentially to manage his workload.

The selectors are all set to discuss Bumrah’s inclusion for the two Tests against Bangladesh as India have a gruelling 10 Tests line-up in the next four months including five crucial ones in Australia.

The Duleep Trophy is supposed to be played in Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh and since the place isn’t connected by flights, BCCI is mulling the possibility of playing one round of the tournament at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The six games of the Duleep Trophy will start on September 5 and end on September 24 while the first Test between India vs Bangladesh will be played in Chennai from September 19, which means that senior Indian players whose teams reach the finals won’t be available.

Source: https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/rohit-sharma-virat-kohli-might-feature-in-duleep-trophy-ahead-of-bangladesh-tests-report-article-112455287