Duleep Trophy: Patidar to lead Central Zone, Tilak named South Zone skipper

CHENNAI: India batter Rajat Patidar will lead Central Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy while Tilak Varma has been named as captain of South Zone. The zonal first-class tournament will be played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence from August 23 to September 10.

Tilak, the Hyderabad batter, will lead the South team with senior Andhra batter Ricky Bhui as his deputy. Meanwhile, senior Karnataka batter is also named in the squad which includes his state teammate R Smaran. Hyderabad’s K Himateja are also part of the squad. From Tamil Nadu, N Jagadeesan is named as the keepCHENNAI: India batter Rajat Patidar will lead Central Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy while Tilak Varma has been named as captain of South Zone. The zonal first-class tournament will be played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence from August 23 to September 10.

Tilak, the Hyderabad batter, will lead the South team with senior Andhra batter Ricky Bhui as his deputy. Meanwhile, senior Karnataka batter is also named in the squad which includes his state teammate R Smaran. Hyderabad’s K Himateja are also part of the squad. From Tamil Nadu, N Jagadeesan is named asFor Central Zone, Rinku Singh has been named as Patidar’s deputy while off-spinner Saransh Jain has also been added to the squad. However, Jain is expected to miss the initial part of the tournament as he is a part of the India Test squad for the Sri Lanka tour which will go on till August