Running out of the Indian team, Ishan Kishan’s red-ball presence in the red-ball format continues as he has been picked in the Rest of India’s squad for their Irani Cup fixture against Mumbai. Kishan, who recently played in the Duleep Trophy, has been named in the 15-member squad alongside Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal. Ruturaj Gaikwad will be captaining the team.
Jurel and Yash, both of who are on national duties in the Test series against Bangladesh, have been included in the team subject to their absence from the second Test against Bangladesh. The start of the Irani Cup on October 1, clashes with the scheduled end of the India vs Bangladesh Test from September 27-October 1.
“The Men’s Selection Committee has picked the Rest of India (RoI) squad for the upcoming IDFC First Bank ZR Irani Cup 2024 to be played against Mumbai, the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy champions. The match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow from 1st-5th October 2024,” BCCI said in a statement.
“Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal have been selected in the Rest of India squad and their participation is subject to them not being involved in the second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur. The 2nd Test will begin from 27th September,” BCCI wrote further.
Mumbai announce squad for Irani Cup fixture
Meanwhile, Mumbai have also named their squad for the Irani Cup fixture. Ajinkya Rahane has been named captain, while Shreyas Iyer and Shardul Thakur have been picked in the team too. Sarfaraz Khan and Shivam Dube will join the team if they will be released from Indian duties. Sarfaraz has been retained in the squad for the second Test while Dube will likely be part of the T20I series against the Bangla Tigers, starting from October 6. Both will join the Mumbai team if they would be released from their Indian duties.
Rest of India squad for Irani Cup fixture vs Mumbai:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (WK)*, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal*, Ricky Bhui, Shashwat Rawat, Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Chahar