India wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has been named captain of the Central Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2025, set to start on August 28 on the BCCI’s newly inaugurated Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
After a format change in 2024, the Duleep Trophy goes again to its conventional zonal setup this 12 months. Not like final season, the place 4 blended groups (A, B, C, D) had been shaped, the 2025 version will see zonal choice committees handpick gamers from their respective areas. Jurel, who not too long ago made headlines for changing Rishabh Pant throughout India’s Check collection in England, will lead the Central Zone. In the meantime, Rajat Patidar, who’s coming off a stellar home season and IPL title-winning marketing campaign, has been named vice-captain, pending health clearance.
The squad headlines names like Kuldeep Yadav, who returns to home motion after warming the bench throughout India’s England tour. Kuldeep will spearhead the spin division together with Harsh Dubey, who shattered data within the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy with 69 wickets, and Manav Suthar.
Within the tempo division, Khaleel Ahmed, who returned early from his Essex County stint for private causes, will associate with Deepak Chahar, who has returned to health after a quick IPL layoff. Moreover, among the many batters, Yash Rathod, high scorer of the earlier Ranji season with 960 runs, and Danesh Malewar, who had an excellent run within the Ranji closing with scores of 153 and 73, have additionally been added to the line-up. UP skipper Aryan Juyal, MP offspinner Saransh Jain, and Chhattisgarh’s Sanchit Desai additionally make it to the lower.
Central Zone squad for Duleep Trophy 2025
Dhruv Jurel (c, wk), Rajat Patidar (vc – topic to health clearance), Aryan Juyal, Danesh Malewar, Sanchit Desai, Kuldeep Yadav, Aditya Thakre, Deepak Chahar, Saransh Jain, Ayush Pandey, Shubham Sharma, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed
Standbys: Madhav Kaushik Yash Thakur Yuvraj Chaudhary Mahipal Lomror Kuldeep Sen Upendra Yadav
Duleep Trophy 2025 Schedule
| Match | Dates | Time (IST) | Venue |
| Quarter-Remaining 1 — North Zone vs East Zone | August 28-31 | 9:30 AM | CoE Floor, Bengaluru |
| Quarter Remaining 2 — Central Zone vs North East Zone | August 28-31 | 9:30 AM | CoE Floor B, Bengaluru |
| Semi-Remaining 1 — South Zone vs TBD | September 4-7 | 9:30 AM | CoE Floor, Bengaluru |
| Semi-Remaining 2 — West Zone vs TBD | September 4-7 | 9:30 AM | CoE Floor B, Bengaluru |
| Remaining | September 11-15 | 9:30 AM | CoE Floor, Bengaluru |
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