Ishan Kishan ruled out of first match of Duleep Trophy, who will replace?

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Ishan Kishan ruled out of first match of Duleep Trophy: Before the start of Duleep Trophy 2025, the East Zone team has suffered a major setback. Team captain Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the tournament and 20-year-old player Ashirwad Swain has been included in the squad in his place. Odisha Cricket Association has given this information on social media. Ishan was handed over the captaincy of East Zone some time back, so his ouster is a big setback for the team.

Abhimanyu Easwaran will captain East Zone

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In the absence of Ishan Kishan, Bengal batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran will be seen captaining the East Zone team. Let us tell you that Easwaran was part of the Indian team for the Test series against England, but he did not get a chance to play a single match there. At the same time, the reason for Ishan Kishan's exclusion from the Duleep Trophy is not yet clear.

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Who will replace Ishan Kishan in Duleep Trophy?

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20-year-old Ashirwad Swain has been included in the team in place of Ishan Kishan. Talking about Ashirwad Swain, he has played 11 matches in first class cricket so far, in which his bat has scored 615 runs in 21 innings at an average of 30.75. During this, his best score has been 77 runs and he has scored three half-centuries. Along with batting, his performance in wicketkeeping has also been good. There he has also done 32 catches and 3 stumpings. Let us tell you that in the first quarter-final match of Duleep Trophy 2025, East Zone will face North Zone. This match will be played from 28 to 31 August at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru.

East Zone Squad for Duleep Trophy 2025

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ashirwad Swain (wicketkeeper), Sandip Patnaik, Virat Singh, Danish Das, Sridam Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Riyan Parag, Utkarsh Singh, Manishi, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep and Mohammed Shami.

Standby: Mukhtar Hussain, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Swastik Samal, Sudip Kumar Gharami and Rahul Singh

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