In the last season, the Duleep Trophy featured India A, B, C, and D teams that were picked by national selectors. But this season, the tournament will be held in the traditional format next month. The decision to appoint Tilak Varma as the captain was made during the South Zone selection meeting held at the Siechem Stadium in Pondicherry on Saturday, July 26.
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Devdutt Padikkal and N Jagadeesan to play under Tilak Varma
Tamil Nadu’s N. Jagadeesan, who recently received his first India call-up after Rishabh Pant’s injury, is also included in the squad along with Devdutt Padikkal and R. Sai Kishore. Sanju Samson, one of Kerala’s top cricketers, is missing from the squad for the tournament.
The Duleep Trophy 2025 kicks off on August 28 in Bengaluru, with North Zone facing East Zone and Central Zone taking on Northeast Zone in the quarterfinals. South Zone will play the winner of the first quarterfinal in the semifinal on September 4, while West Zone will meet the winner of the second quarterfinal of the tournament.
Tilak Varma (c) (Hyderabad), Mohammed Azharuddeen (vc) (Kerala), Tanmay Agarwal (Hyderabad), Devdutt Padikkal (Karnataka), Mohit Kale (Pondicherry), Salman Nizar (Kerala), Narayan Jagadeesan (Tamil Nadu), Tripurana Vijay (Andhra), R Sai Kishore (Tamil Nadu), Tanay Thyagarajan (Hyderabad), Vijaykumar Vyshak (Karnataka), Nidheesh MD (Kerala), Ricky Bhui (Andhra), Basil NP (Kerala), Gurjapneet Singh (Tamil Nadu), Snehal Kauthankar (Goa).
Stand-by players: Mohit Redkar (Goa), R Smaran (Karnataka), Ankit Sharma (Pondicherry), Edhen Apple Tom (Kerala), Andre Siddarth (Tamil Nadu), and Shaikh Rasheed (Andhra).
Here's the Duleep Trophy 2025 Schedule:
MatchDatesTime (IST)VenueQuarter-Final 1 — North Zone vs East ZoneAugust 28-319:30 AMCoE Ground, BengaluruQuarter Final 2 — Central Zone vs North East ZoneAugust 28-319:30 AMCoE Ground B, BengaluruSemi-Final 1 — South Zone vs TBDSeptember 4-79:30 AMCoE Ground, BengaluruSemi-Final 2 — West Zone vs TBDSeptember 4-79:30 AMCoE Ground B, BengaluruFinalSeptember 11-159:30 AMCoE Ground, BengaluruHence then, the article about sanju samson kicked aside as tilak varma named south zone captain for duleep trophy 2025 was published today ( ) and is available on cricketaddictor ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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