New Delhi: Sanju Samson will replace Injured Ishan Kishan in the India D squad for the first round of Duleep Trophy 2024, the BCCI announced on Wednesday. The Board also gave major medical updates on star batter Suryakumar Yadav and pacer Prasidh Krishna, who will be missing the first round matches. The Duleep Trophy 2024 starts on Thursday in Bengaluru and Ananatapur with all four teams in action.
Kishan suffered a groin injury during the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament. “The Men’s Selection Committee has named Sanju Samson as Kishan’s replacement in the India D squad,” the BCCI said in a release. Suryakumar, who injured his hand while fielding during the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament, is suffering from a sprain to his right thumb.
“The BCCI Medical Team is continuing to assess his injury, and a further evaluation next week will determine his availability for the second round,” the release added. On Krishna, the BCCI said, “Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna is nearing completion of his rehab following surgery for his left quadriceps tendon and will miss the first-round game of the Duleep Troph.”
Meanwhile, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been cleared to play and will be available for selection.
India A: Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.
India B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK)
India C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier
India D: Shreyas lyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (WK)
