By Afiur
August 01, 2026
Indian batsman Rajat Patidar will lead Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy, starting later this month at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Indian middle-order batsman Rinku Singh will be the deputy to Patidar.
Off-spinner Saransh Jain has also been named in the squad but he is certain to miss at least the initial part of the domestic season.
Jain is tipped to make his Test debut at Galle since off-spin all-rounder Washington Sundar was ruled out of the first Test match against Sri Lanka.
The Duleep Trophy will run at the BCCI CoE from August 23 to September 10.