The 61st season of the Duleep Trophy has started in India. The first match is being played between India A and India B in Anantapur. In the match, India A captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. A day before the start of the tournament, news came that Ishan Kishan and Prasidh Krishna will be out of the first round of Duleep Trophy 2024. Apart from this, Mohammad Siraj and Suryakumar Yadav have also been ruled out of the tournament.
Why is Ishan Kishan out?
The Board of Control for Cricket in India said that Ishan Kishan suffered a back injury in the Buchi Babu tournament, due to which he was ruled out of the first round of the Duleep Trophy. The BCCI medical team is closely monitoring Ishan's injury. Apart from this, the medical team is working towards his speedy recovery. Now Sanju Samson was included in the list of top 61 players for the preliminary round of the Duleep Trophy. After which he has been included in the India D team in place of Ishan Kishan.
Suryakumar Yadav and Prasidh Krishna also out
Suryakumar Yadav's finger was also injured during the Buchi Babu Tournament 2024. After which Suryakumar Kumar Yadav was also out, due to which he was also out of the first round of Duleep Trophy 2024. Which is a big setback for him before the Bangladesh Test series, as Surya was trying to make a place in the Test team by performing well in domestic cricket.
Apart from this, yesterday there was an update about fast bowler Prasidh Krishna that he will also be out of the first round of Duleep Trophy. Prasidh Krishna has not yet recovered from his quadriceps tendon surgery. At present, the injuries of all these players are being evaluated by the BCCI medical team. The next update will be known after examining the return of these players next week.