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  • Duleep Trophy 2024: Rinku Singh Joins India B Squad, Mayank Agarwal To Lead India A | cricket news

    Duleep Trophy 2024: All-rounder Rinku Singh received the nod from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the second round matches of the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2024. Rinku comes in as a replacement player in the India B squad after the The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant had to withdraw following their selection for the senior men’s Test series against Bangladesh. The second round matches in the Duleep Trophy starting from 12th September. The BCCI also revealed in a release that India A Captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav and Akash Deep have been named in India’s Test squad for the series against Bangladesh and will not feature in the upcoming round.

    The selectors have named Pratham Singh (Railways) as a replacement for Gill, Akshay Wadkar (Vidarbha CA) as a replacement for KL Rahul and SK Rasheed (Andhra CA) as a replacement for Jurel. Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani will replace Kuldeep in the squad whereas Aaqib Khan (UPCA) will replace Akashdeep in the squad.

    Mayank Agarwal has been named as the Captain of India A.

    Updated India A squad: Mayank Agarwal (C), Riyan Parag, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat, Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, SK Rasheed, Shams Mulani, Aaqib Khan

    India B’s Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant have been named in India’s squad and the selectors have named Suyash Prabhudessai and Rinku Singh as replacements respectively. Fast bowler Yash Dayal has received his maiden national call-up while Sarfaraz Khan, who too has been named in India’s squad, will feature in the second-round game. Himanshu Mantri (Madhya Pradesh CA) has been added to the squad.

    Updated India B squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Rinku Singh, Himanshu Mantri (WK)

    As Axar Patel will join Team India from Team D, he will be replaced by Nishant Sindhu (Haryana CA). Tushar Deshpande is ruled out of the second round owing to a niggle and he will be replaced by India A’s Vidwath Kaverappa.

    Updated India D squad: Shreyas lyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson ( WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vidwath Kaverappa

    Team C squad remains unchanged for the second round.

  • Now not terrified of screw ups now: Kuldeep Yadav

    Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav mentioned he didn’t understand how to manage when he misplaced his position within the Indian group however isn’t terrified of screw ups anymore after reaping dividends for converting his rhythm following a protracted harm lay-off.

    The 27-year-old from Uttar Pradesh picked up a four-wicket haul, together with a hat-trick to superstar within the win for India ‘A’ in opposition to New Zealand ‘A’ in the second one unofficial ODI right here on Sunday. “I didn’t understand how to deal with now not getting sufficient recreation time. After the harm layoff of four months, I noticed that I wish to bowl faster and started running on it. It’s not that i am terrified of screw ups now,” mentioned Yadav after the fit. Yadav, who has featured in 7 Assessments, 69 ODIs and 25 T20Is, shaped part of the well-known ‘KulCha’ together with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal however he has been out and in of the nationwide aspect within the fresh previous because of lack of shape and accidents.

    “While you fail, you be told. Once I got here again to the Indian aspect in January. I used to be now not terrified of failure, I sought after to benefit from the recreation. My focal point is to stay hitting the nice lengths. (Getting) wickets isn’t in my palms simply wish to bowl in excellent spaces,” he mentioned.

    “To be truthful, once I were given injured, getting back from there, figuring out my rhythm was once crucial. I used to be somewhat bit sluggish. After surgical treatment, I’ve modified that rhythm, bowling with extra effort and extra regulate.” Yadav had gone through a surgical treatment after maintaining a knee harm all the way through the IPL in September ultimate yr.

    After an extended rehabilitation procedure, he was once incorporated within the three-ODI sequence in opposition to West Indies and likewise changed injured Washington Sundar within the 3 T20s in opposition to Sri Lanka in February. Alternatively, Yadav featured in only one ODI in opposition to West Indies and one T20 in opposition to Sri Lanka. He suffered every other harm, this time on his proper hand whilst batting within the nets forward of the T20I sequence in opposition to South Africa in June.

    “Proper from the IPL, coming again, I used to be bowling smartly within the IPL sooner than I were given hit within the nets and was once out for two months. “Within the West Indies, I bowled in point of fact smartly and in Zimbabwe as smartly. Accuracy and pace have been extra special.

    Then coming again, I’m taking part in purple ball (unofficial Assessments vs New Zealand ‘A’). I performed 2 video games right here within the first recreation additionally the regulate was once stunning. I’m more than pleased.” After improving from his wrist harm, Yadav performed a T20I in opposition to West Indies ultimate month sooner than that includes within the three-ODI sequence in opposition to Zimbabwe. Yadav mentioned the wounds and next restoration made him perceive himself and his frame.

    “While you stay taking part in, you be told. You wish to have to play extra video games however that might now not occur. I in fact didn’t understand how to manage up with it.
    “The harm was once fortunate for me. I may just perceive my frame and on comeback, started interested by my rhythm. It’s difficult however you need to see the opposite section as smartly…It’s at all times tricky taking part in for India,” he mentioned.

  • India A squad for New Zealand A sequence: Sanju Samson named captain, U19 Global Cup superstar Raj Bawa incorporated

    BCCI have introduced the India A squad for the three-ODI sequence towards New Zealand A on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The All-India Senior Variety Committee named Sanju Samson as captain within the 16-player squad.

    The 27-year-old was once now not added to the India squad for the T20 Global Cup that was once introduced previous this week.

    NEWS – India “A” squad for one-day sequence towards New Zealand “A” introduced.

    Sanju Samson to guide the staff for a similar.

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    — BCCI (@BCCI) September 16, 2022

    Prithvi Shaw and Ruturaj Gaikwad are a number of the giant batting names within the squad, whilst Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini will bolster the bowling assault.

    Umran Malik, who made his T20I India debut previous this summer season in the house sequence towards South Africa, has been incorporated as neatly.

    Raj Angad Bawa, India’s superstar participant on the U19 Global Cup previous this yr within the Caribbean has additionally been added. Bawa scored 252 runs throughout 5 innings that incorporated a century and in addition picked 9 wickets together with a 5 wicket haul.

    The primary of the 3 fits might be performed on Thursday, September 22.

    India A squad: Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Sanju Samson (Captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Shabhaz Ahmed, Rahul Chahar, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Sen, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Navdeep Saini, Raj Angad Bawa