Delhi’s new cricket team announced, Rana became the captain, but everyone was surprised by this player’s exclusion.

News India Live, Digital Desk: The excitement in the corridors of cricket has intensified as Delhi’s squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 has been announced. This time the command of the team has been handed over to the ace batsman Nitish Rana, but with the announcement of the team, a decision has come out which has surprised everyone.

Delhi’s Senior Selection Committee has given this big responsibility to Nitish Rana, who has captained Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL. Rana is known for his aggressive batting and captaincy experience. Under his leadership, the Delhi team will enter this big domestic tournament with the intention of establishing its dominance. Himmat Singh has been made the vice-captain of the team.

The most shocking decision

While experienced bowlers like Ishant Sharma and Navdeep Saini as well as young stars like Ayush Badoni have got a place in the team, a promising all-rounder has been shown the way out. We are talking about Divijesh Rathi, who has not been included in the main squad of 15 members.

Divijesh had performed brilliantly with both ball and bat in the last season, after which it was almost certain that he would be an important part of the team. But, this decision of the selectors has raised many questions. Only time will tell whether his absence in the team will prove to be right or wrong for Delhi.

The entire team of Delhi is like this:

• vice captain: Himmat Singh
• Team: Hrithik Shaukeen, Ayush Badoni, Hiten Dalal, Dev Lakra, Anuj Rawat (wicketkeeper), Lalit Yadav, Pranshu Vijayaran, Jonty Sidhu, Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Harshit Rana, Siddhant Sharma, Mayank Yadav.

If we look at this team, there is a good combination of experience and youthful enthusiasm. On one hand, while Ishant Sharma and Navdeep Saini will trouble the opponents with their pace, young players like captain Nitish Rana, Ayush Badoni and Harshit Rana will give new energy to the team. Now everyone’s eyes are on whether this Delhi team can capture the trophy under the captaincy of Rana or not.