N. Jagadeesan (148*) was at his dogged best, powering South Zone to a comfortable 297 for three against North Zone on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy semifinal in Bengaluru on Thursday. On a BCCI COE Ground (1) pitch which did not offer much help to the bowlers, Jagadeesan stood firm for a little…
When the Duleep Trophy 2025-26 squads were announced, Ankit Kumar was named Shubman Gill’s deputy in the North Zone team. But with Gill unavailable due to illness, the 27-year-old was handed the captaincy for the prestigious domestic tournament. Making his debut as North Zone captain against an East Zone side featuring Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar,…
Dhruv Jurel was named captain of Central Zone for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2025-26, according to news reports. The wicketkeeper-batter was part of the Indian team for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and played the last Test at The Oval. Though, he did not feature in the Ranji Trophy last season, Jurel impressed with his performances during…