Overview

• Central Zone’s Dhruv Jurel was ruled out with a groin niggle and, as an Asia Cup standby, was told by selectors to skip the game, with Rajat Patidar taking over as captain.
• East Zone captain Abhimanyu Easwaran missed the quarterfinal after catching the flu on the morning of the match, handing leadership to Riyan Parag with Ishan Kishan and Akash Deep already unavailable.
• North Zone’s Shubman Gill sat out due to illness, leading to Ankit Kumar captaining the side and Shubham Rohilla being drafted into the XI.
• The Duleep Trophy quarterfinals began Thursday in Bengaluru at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, with Central facing North East and East meeting North.
• Despite the absences, several internationals featured, including Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana for North Zone and Mohammed Shami for East Zone.