Dhruv Jurel Named Central Zone Captain for Duleep Trophy 2025; Gill, Thakur, Kishan to Lead Other Squads

Friday - 08/08/2025 08:01

Shubman Gill is set to lead the North Zone with potential replacements named if he's on national duty

Dhruv Jurel has been named captain of the Central Zone team for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2025. The competition will be held in Bengaluru at the BCCI's new Centre of Excellence, beginning on August 28.

Dhruv Jurel, designated captain of Central Zone for the Duleep Trophy 2025. © Getty

The Central Zone squad, led by Jurel, boasts considerable talent, including Rajat Patidar, who will serve as vice-captain if he is declared fit.

Central Zone Squad:

Dhruv Jurel (c, wk)
Rajat Patidar (vc - subject to fitness clearance)
Aryan Juyal
Danesh Malewar
Sanjeet Desai
Kuldeep Yadav
Aditya Thakre
Deepak Chahar
Saransh Jain
Ayush Pandey
Shubham Sharma
Yash Rathod
Harsh Dubey
Manav Suthar
Khaleel Ahmed

Standby Players:

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

Gill to Head North Zone

Shubman Gill, India's Test captain, will captain the North Zone team. The North Zone squad features potential India team members, despite the Asia Cup coinciding with the Duleep Trophy. The selection committee has made provisions for potential player replacements.

The selection committee stated that if Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, or any other players are chosen for the Indian team during the series coinciding with the Duleep Trophy, Shubham Rohilla (Services) will replace Shubman Gill, Gurnoor Brar will replace Arshdeep Singh, and Anuj Thukral will replace Harshit Rana.

North Zone 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, wicketkeeper)

Standby Players:

Shubham Arora (Himachal Pradesh)
Jaskaranvir Singh Paul (Punjab)
Ravi Chauhan (Services)
Abid Mushtaq (J&K)
Nishunk Birla (Chandigarh)
Umar Nazir (J&K)
Divesh Sharma (Himachal Pradesh)

Thakur Leads West Zone

The West Zone Selection Committee has announced Shardul Thakur as captain of the 15-member West Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy matches. The team includes seven players from Mumbai, four from Gujarat, and two each from Maharashtra and Saurashtra.

Key players from Mumbai include Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, and Sarfaraz Khan, while Ruturaj Gaikwad from Maharashtra is also included. Veteran players Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara were not selected for the squad.

The committee, led by Sanjay Patil of the Mumbai Cricket Association, has also named seven standby players: Mahesh Pithiya, Shivalik Sharma, Mukesh Chaudhary, Siddharth Desai, Chintan Gaja, Musheer Khan, and Urvil Patel.

The tournament will commence on August 28 with two quarterfinals. West Zone, who have a direct entry into the semifinal, will begin their campaign on September 4. The final is scheduled for September 11. All matches will take place at the BCCI Centre of Excellence ground in Bengaluru.

West Zone Squad:

Shardul Thakur (c)
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

East Zone Team Features Shami, Easwaran

The East Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy 2025 includes Bengal players Mohammed Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, and Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal.

Ishan Kishan will captain the team, with Abhimanyu Easwaran serving as vice-captain. Five players from Bengal are in the East Zone squad.

Sudip Kumar Gharami is on the standby list.

East Zone Squad: