Overview

• An email from BCCI GM Abey Kuruvilla instructs zonal convenors to select all currently available national players to maintain the tournament’s standard.
• South Zone left out KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna and Sai Sudharsan from its July 27 squad captained by Tilak Varma.
• The directive reiterates that players seeking India selection must play BCCI domestic cricket, with any absence needing recommendations from the head coach and selection chief plus board approval.
• The Duleep Trophy has reverted to zonal teams chosen by zonal selectors and begins on August 28 in Bengaluru.
• It is unclear whether South Zone will amend its squad, while other zones have listed internationals such as Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Shreyas Iyer.