The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Prasidh Krishna are among the players who won’t be available for the first round of the 2024 Duleep Trophy, starting Thursday, September 5 in Bengaluru and Anantapur, marking the start to the red-ball season in Indian domestic cricket.
Ishan Kishan Ruled Out Due To Injury
Ishan Kishan had made a successful return to red-ball cricket last month, scoring a century for Jharkhand Cricket Association while leading the team. However, Kishan, who had shown eagerness to rejoin the Indian Test squad after taking a mental health break and missing the South Africa Test series in December 2023, suffered an injury during the Buchi Babu Tournament. This has been duly confirmed by the BCCI in their statement on Wednesday.
“Wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the first round of the Duleep Trophy due to a groin injury sustained during the ongoing All-India Buchi Babu Tournament. The BCCI Medical Team is closely monitoring his condition and working towards ensuring a swift recovery,” read the media release from the Indian board.
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Suryakumar Yadav And Prasidh Krishna Injured
Suryakumar Yadav was all prepped up to play the first round of the Duleep Trophy for West Zone against Central Zone, starting in Coimbatore on September 8. He had expressed his desire to make a Test appearances since his debut in the home series against Australia in February 2023. However, he sustained a right thumb sprain while fielding in the Buchi Babu Tournament last month. The India T20I captain played only one match for the Mumbai Cricket Association against TNCA XI in Coimbatore.
The BCCI Medical Team is assessing his injury, and a final call on his availability for the second leg of the tournament will be taken next week. Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna will, however, miss out on the first-round because he is still undergoing rehabilitation due to subsequent surgery on his left quadriceps tendon. On the other hand, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been cleared to play.
Duleep Trophy- Updated Squads
India A: Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Riyan Parag, 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)
