Overview

• Quarterfinals run August 28–31 with North vs East and Central vs North East, followed by semifinals on September 4–7 and the final on September 11–15 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
• South Zone and West Zone enter directly in the semifinals under the tournament’s seeded knockout format.
• Player notes include Dhruv Jurel confirmed as Central Zone captain, Shubman Gill reportedly ill and at risk of missing the event, and Ishan Kishan still recovering from injury.
• Comeback candidates spotlighted for this edition include Mukesh Kumar for East Zone, Deepak Chahar for Central Zone, and Rajat Patidar as Central’s vice-captain.
• Uncapped talents to watch include Vijaykumar Vyshak for South Zone, East Zone skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran, and Central Zone all-rounder Harsh Dubey.