Overview

• The tournament runs August 28 to September 15 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence near Bengaluru, with 9:30am IST starts.
• Quarterfinals pit North Zone vs East Zone and Central Zone vs North East Zone from August 28–31, with South and West seeded into the September 4–7 semifinals as prior zonal finalists.
• Full squads feature marquee names, with North listing Shubman Gill as captain even as Hindustan Times reports he is unwell and Ankit Kumar will lead.
• BCCI will pilot a serious-injury replacement substitute during this edition.
• Broadcast details remain unclear, with Wisden stating JioHotstar streaming only and India Today reporting a Star Sports telecast plus JioHotstar, while potential Asia Cup call-ups could trigger listed replacements for North Zone players.