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Injury Sidelines Ishan Kishan from Duleep Trophy 2025; Easwaran to Lead East Zone

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Duleep Trophy 2025

The East Zone has suffered a significant blow ahead of the Duleep Trophy 2025, as skipper Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the six-team competition. The team had already lost pacer Akash Deep, making this another challenge for the side. In Kishan’s absence, Abhimanyu Easwaran has been appointed as the new captain.

Kishan, who was expected to be a marquee player in the tournament, has been sidelined due to fitness concerns ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup 2025. The wicketkeeper-batter, who last played for Nottinghamshire in the County Championship in June, had only recently been named skipper. He was aiming to regain form and prove his fitness through the Duleep Trophy, even undergoing a check at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE).

β€œπ‘°π’•β€™π’” π’‡π’“π’–π’”π’•π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’‡π’Šπ’•π’π’†π’”π’” π’Šπ’” π’‘π’‚π’“π’‚π’Žπ’π’–π’π’•. 𝑾𝒆 π’π’π’˜ π’π’π’π’Œ π’‡π’π’“π’˜π’‚π’“π’… 𝒕𝒐 π‘¬π’‚π’”π’˜π’‚π’“π’‚π’ π’π’†π’‚π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’–π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’šπ’π’–π’π’ˆπ’†π’“ π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“π’”,” 𝒂 π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž π’π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔.

To fill the void, 20-year-old Aashirwad Swain has been drafted into the squad. Swain, who has impressed in age-group cricket, will join fellow Odia batter Sandeep Pattnaik, with Swastik Samal included as a standby option.

Abhimanyu Easwaran Steps Up as Captain

The leadership baton now passes to Bengal batter Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was initially overlooked for captaincy despite his experience. Easwaran, recently part of India’s Test squad against England and captain of the India A side, has been a stalwart of Bengal’s batting for nearly a decade, amassing over 7,800 runs in 103 first-class matches.

Despite his consistency, Easwaran has yet to make his debut for India. Since his first national call-up, around 15 playersβ€”including Kishanβ€”have earned Test caps. Easwaran was most recently on the bench during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’ƒπ’Šπ’ˆ π’π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘¬π’‚π’”π’˜π’‚π’“π’‚π’ 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒁𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝑯𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’†π’™π’‘π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’„π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’‚π’π’Ž 𝒕𝒐 π’ˆπ’–π’Šπ’…π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’† 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’šπ’π’–π’π’ˆ π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“π’” π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒖𝒑,” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… 𝒂 𝑩π‘ͺπ‘ͺ𝑰 π’Šπ’π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’“.

For Kishan, this marks yet another frustrating period, following a scooter accident earlier this year that forced him to miss the final Test against England. The Duleep Trophy had been a vital chance for him to re-establish himself in the domestic and national setup, but this injury once again stalls his comeback plans.

East Zone Squad for Duleep Trophy 2025

Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Aashirwad Swain (WK), Sandeep Pattnaik, Virat Singh, Denish Das, Sridam Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Riyan Parag, Utkarsh Singh, Manishi, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Mukhtar Hussain, Mohammed Shami

Standbys: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Swastik Samal, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Rahul Singh

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