Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tushar Deshpande were named in West Zone’s 15-member squad for the Duleep Trophy 2025, which will start on August 28.
Established in 1961-62, the Duleep Trophy, named after legendary former Indian cricketer Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, is India’s premier first-class domestic red-ball cricket tournament, usually contested between zonal teams.
Matches are four-day affairs while the final is played over five days.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tushar Deshpande, both of whom represent Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, have been selected in the West Zone team for the upcoming edition.
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The 23-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal, who represents Mumbai in the domestic circuit, is currently with the Indian senior team in England for the five-match ENG vs IND 2025 Test series.
He has made 293 runs in the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy series and hit two fifties as well as a century so far.
Yashasvi Jaiswal finished as the top-scorer in the Duleep Trophy 2022-23 after amassing 497 runs in three matches at a remarkable average of 99.40.
He scored two centuries in the 2022–23 Duleep Trophy, including a stunning 265 in the final against South Zone, leading West Zone to the title and earning the Player of the Match honours.
Meanwhile, Tushar Deshpande was last seen in action with the India A team in June when the right-arm bowler bagged his 100th first-class wicket against England Lions in the second unofficial Test between the two teams.
West Zone are already in the semi-finals of the 62nd edition of the Duleep Trophy and will be in action from September 4. South Zone will also start from the semis.
Meanwhile, North Zone and East Zone will face off in the first quarter-final, while Central Zone and North East Zone will be the second quarters, which start on August 28.
The Duleep Trophy 2025 final will start from September 11.
South Zone were the champions when the Duleep Trophy was last held in the zonal format in 2023, while West Zone are the most successful team in the history of the tournament with 19 titles.
West Zone squad for Duleep Trophy 2025
West Zone cricket team: Shardul Thakur (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aarya Desai, Harvik Desai (wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jaymeet Patel, Manan Hingrajia, Saurabh Nawale (wicket-keeper), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Dharmandrasinh Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Arzan Nagwaswala
