Overview
- Akshay Wadkar remains captain with Yash Rathod as vice-captain, and the team confirmed a full support staff led by head coach Usman Ghani.
- Karun Nair is unavailable for the opener and has been replaced by Karnataka batter Ravikumar Samarth.
- The match is scheduled for October 15-18 against Nagaland, though reports differ on the venue between Bengaluru’s BCCI Centre of Excellence and the Nagaland Cricket Association Stadium.
- Last season’s standouts Harsh Dubey, with a Ranji-record 69 wickets, and Yash Rathod, with 960 runs, anchor the squad’s core.
- Shivam Deshmukh and Praful Hinge are named among the notable inclusions in the 17-player roster.