Ruturaj Gaikwad: The domestic season of Indian cricket has started and in this episode Duleep Trophy 2024 has been played. In such a situation, now Irani Cup 2024 is to be played. For this, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the team.

This time in the Irani Cup, young batsman Rituraj Gaikwad will be seen captaining the Rest of India. At the same time, the players involved in the Test series against Bangladesh have also got a place in it.

Ruturaj Gaikwad became the captain of Rest of India

If we talk about Gaikwad (Ruturaj Gaikwad), he will be seen captaining the Rest of India. Apart from him, Abhimanyu Easwaran has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team. At the same time, the players who performed brilliantly in the Duleep Trophy have also got a place in it.

Let us tell you that this match of Irani Cup will be played between Mumbai, which is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2023-24, and Rest of India. Actually, the Irani Cup match is played between the Ranji Trophy winning team and Rest of India.

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3 unknown players got a chance

If we talk about unknown players, then the names of Saransh Jain, Shashwat Rawat and Ricky Bhui are included in it. All these three players have not played much cricket yet but due to their good performance in Duleep Trophy, they have been given a chance in the team.

Apart from this, players included in Team India for the Test series against Bangladesh have been given a chance. If these players are not included in India's playing eleven, they will be released and they will be seen playing in the Irani Cup. The names of fast bowler Yash Dayal and wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel are included in this list.

Let us tell you that this match of Irani Cup is to be played between 1st October to 5th October at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow. On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane will be seen captaining Mumbai.

Rest of India squad for Irani Cup

Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal, Ricky Bhui, Shashwat Rawat, Khalil Ahmed, Rahul Chahar.