Hyderabad’s Tilak Varma will lead South Zone in the Duleep Trophy tournament that starts on August 28 at Bengaluru. The South Zone selectors picked a 16-member squad along with six standby players.
Kerala, which finished runner-up in the Ranji Trophy, has the maximum representation with four players while Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad have three each.
The tournament reverts to a zonal format this year with six teams participating. North will face East and North-East will take on Central in the two quarterfinal games. South and West Zone have secured a direct berth into the semifinals.
The squad could have some changes if some of the South Zone players, who are part of the Indian Test squad, are made available. All matches will be played at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence.
The squad: Tilak Varma (Capt.), Mohd. Azharuddeen (vice capt.), Tanmay Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohit Kale, Salman Nizar, Narayan Jagadeesan, T. Vijay, R. Sai Kishore, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vyshak Vijaykumar, M.D. Nidheesh, Ricky Bhui, N.P., Gurjapneet Singh, Snehal Kauthankar. Standbys: Mohit Redkar, R. Smaran, Ankit Sharma, Edhen Apple Tom, Andre Siddarth, Shaikh Rasheed (Andhra).
Published – July 27, 2025 07:42 pm IST
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