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Shubman Gill Set to Miss Duleep Trophy With Illness as North Zone Hands Captaincy to Ankit Kumar

Reports of illness prompted North Zone to elevate Ankit Kumar, with Shubham Rohilla added before the Aug. 28 start in Bengaluru.

The Indian cricket team during the fourth Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series | Image: Associated Press
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Gautam Gambhir, Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal | Image: Associated Press

Overview

  • Cricbuzz and other outlets report Gill is unwell and resting in Chandigarh, with some reports noting a BCCI medical blood-test update, though the board has not issued a formal confirmation.
  • North Zone named Shubham Rohilla as Gill’s replacement and expects fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana to play the opener before departing for India’s Asia Cup squad.
  • The Duleep Trophy begins on August 28 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, with North Zone scheduled to face East Zone in the first quarter-final.
  • BCCI has overhauled domestic formats for 2025–26, introducing zonal selection for Duleep, a plate group for lower-ranked teams, one-up/one-down promotion and super-league stages in SMAT and senior women’s T20.
  • After several India players were omitted from zonal squads, BCCI GM Abey Kuruvilla urged convenors in a letter to select all available national players, with omissions in South Zone drawing particular scrutiny.