Duleep Trophy 2025 Squads Announced: Shubman Gill, Dhruv Jurel, Shardul Thakur to Lead Zones

The Duleep Trophy 2025 is set to bring exciting domestic cricket action to Bengaluru from August 28, with top Indian players featuring across zonal squads. Captains have been officially announced for the major zones, with Shubman Gill, Dhruv Jurel, and Shardul Thakur set to lead North, Central, and West Zones respectively. The tournament will take place at the BCCI’s new Centre of Excellence.

📍 Central Zone: Dhruv Jurel to Captain a Balanced Squad

Promising wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has been appointed the skipper of the Central Zone for the upcoming edition of the Duleep Trophy. The team includes a strong mix of experienced and young players, with Rajat Patidar named as vice-captain, subject to fitness clearance.

✅ Central Zone Full Squad

• Dhruv Jurel (Captain, WK)

• Rajat Patidar (VC – fitness pending)

• Aryan Juyal

• Danesh Malewar

• Sanchit Desai

• Kuldeep Yadav

• Aditya Thakre

• Deepak Chahar

• Saransh Jain

• Ayush Pande

• Shubham Sharma

• Yash Rathod

• Harsh Dubey

• Manav Suthar

• Khaleel Ahmed

Standbys: Madhav Kaushik, Yash Thakur, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mahipal Lomror, Kuldeep Sen, Upendra Yadav

🔗 Related Coverage: India’s Domestic Cricket Structure Explained

🧭 North Zone: Shubman Gill Named Captain Amid National Commitments

India’s Test captain Shubman Gill has been appointed to lead the North Zone team. The selectors, however, have made provisions for potential player unavailability due to India’s international fixtures, particularly the Asia Cup, which may coincide with the Duleep Trophy.

📌 Replacement Provisions for National Duty

If Gill or other key players like Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana are called for national duty, the following backups will step in:

• Shubham Rohilla to replace Shubman Gill

• Gurnoor Brar to replace Arshdeep Singh

• Anuj Thukral to replace Harshit Rana

✅ North Zone Full Squad

• Shubman Gill (Captain – Punjab)

• Shubham Khajuria (J&K)

• Ankit Kumar (Vice-Captain – Haryana)

• Ayush Badoni (Delhi)

• Yash Dhull (Delhi)

• Ankit Kalsi (Himachal Pradesh)

• Nishant Sandhu (Haryana)

• Sahil Lotra (J&K)

• Mayank Dagar (Himachal Pradesh)

• Yudhvir Singh Charak (J&K)

• Arshdeep Singh (Punjab)

• Harshit Rana (Delhi)

• Anshul Kamboj (Haryana)

• Auqib Nabi (J&K)

• Kanhaiya Wadhawan (J&K, WK)

Standbys: Shubham Arora, Jaskaranvir Singh Paul, Ravi Chauhan, Abid Mushtaq, Nishunk Birla, Umar Nazir, Divesh Sharma

🏏 West Zone: Shardul Thakur to Lead Star-Studded Lineup

West Zone will feature an elite squad led by Shardul Thakur and packed with big names like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, and Ruturaj Gaikwad. The selection committee, chaired by Sanjay Patil, announced the squad after meetings held at Mumbai’s Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy.

Notably, former Indian Test stars Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have not been included in the squad.

✅ West Zone Full Squad

• Shardul Thakur (Captain)

• Yashasvi Jaiswal

• Aarya Desai

• Harvik Desai

• Shreyas Iyer

• Sarfaraz Khan

• Ruturaj Gaikwad

• Jaymeet Patel

• Manan Hingrajia

• Saurabh Nawale

• Shams Mulani

• Tanush Kotian

• Dharmendra Jadeja

• Tushar Deshpande

• Arzan Nagwaswala

Standbys: Mahesh Pithiya, Shivalik Sharma, Mukesh Chaudhary, Siddharth Desai, Chintan Gaja, Musheer Khan, Urvil Patel

🌟 East Zone: Ishan Kishan Named Skipper, Star Power from Bengal

Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been entrusted with the captaincy of East Zone, while Abhimanyu Easwaran will serve as vice-captain. The squad includes five Bengal players, including top names like Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep, and Mukesh Kumar.

✅ East Zone Full Squad

• Ishan Kishan (Captain, WK)

• Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC)

• Sandeep Pattnaik

• Virat Singh

• Denish Das

• Sridam Paul

• Sharandeep Singh

• Kumar Kushagra (WK)

• Riyan Parag

• Utkarsh Singh

• Manishi

• Suraj Jaiswal

• Mukesh Kumar

• Akash Deep

• Mohammed Shami

Standbys: Mukhtar Hussain, Aasirwad Swain, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Swastik Samal, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Rahul Singh

📅 Tournament Schedule & Venue Details

The 2025 Duleep Trophy will kick off with two quarterfinals from August 28. West Zone, having a direct entry into the semifinal, will begin their campaign on September 4. The grand finale will take place from September 11, with all matches hosted at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru.

🔗 Learn more about the BCCI Centre of Excellence – official resource for domestic cricket infrastructure

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