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Dhruv Jurel, who’s within the standby list of players for Asia Cup, was advised to skip the competition after being injured.
Dhruv Jurel (left) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (PTI Photo)
Central Zone captain Dhruv Jurel and East Zone skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran should not a part of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinals, which began in Bengaluru on Thursday. As per reports, Jurel has a groin niggle while Easwaran caught flu on the morning of the competition.
Easwaran’s absence i a major setback for East Zone, who’re facing a powerful North Zone team on the BCCI Centre of Excellence. East Zone is already without pacer Akash Deep and wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan.
With Easwaran unavailable, Assam allrounder Riyan Parag was promoted to captain East Zone.
As per news agency PTI, Jurel, who can be a standby in India’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, suffered a groin niggle on the eve of the match and was advised to skip it. The Test specialist had reported for the sport.
“He can be within the standbys of the Asia Cup squad, and the selectors don’t need to take any risk. Right after the Asia Cup, India shall be playing 4 Test matches at home and with uncertainty over (Rishabh) Pant’s injury, Jurel has been asked to not take any risk,” timesofindia.com quoted a BCCI source as saying.
Rajat Patidar, who led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the IPL title earlier this yr, is leading Central Zone of their quarterfinals against NorthEast Zone. Patidar was the vice-captain of the team.
It’s noteworthy that North Zone is without skipper Shubman Gill, who was originally named to steer the side, as he didn’t get better from a fever in time.
Haryana’s Ankit Kumar, who was originally the vice-captain, is leading North Zone, while Shubham Goel has been added as a alternative for Gill.
Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He launched into his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital…Read More
Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He launched into his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital… Read More
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