The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) selectors have made a controversial call to snub the star leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi for the T20 tournament.
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Nitish Rana named Delhi captain for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025
Meanwhile, DDCA has named the senior batter Nitish Rana the Delhi captain for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025. Rana, who recently moved from Uttar Pradesh, will also play for Delhi Capitals (DC) in the IPL 2026, and this move also played a role in getting him the captaincy.
Harshit Rana’s availability is also uncertain, as he is in the mix for the upcoming three-match ODI series and five-match T20I series against South Africa at home. Young talents like Priyansh Arya and leg-spinner Suyash Sharma will also join the side for the tournament. Other key players include Simarjeet Singh, Anuj Rawat, and Prince Yadav, many with IPL experience.
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Delhi is slotted in the Elite Group D alongside Jharkhand, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Saurashtra, and Tripura, with all matches in Ahmedabad. The Delhi team has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy only once, and that was back in 2017–18 under Pradeep Sangwan.
Here’s Delhi Squad for SMAT 2025:
Subject to availability: Ishant Sharma, Harshit Rana, and Navdeep Saini.
Digvesh Rathi is good enough for LSG to retain him, yet somehow not good enough for the Delhi selectors. #CricketTwitter t.co/8Kt1iuai1V
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