By: Drcricket7 Staff
Himachal Pradesh wicketkeeper-batsman Ankush Bains has been named in India Red team for the upcoming Duleep Trophy Tournament. The India Red will be captained by Yuvraj Singh in the tournament, starting August 23.
Gurkeerat Singh Mann has also been named in the India Red team. Ishwar Pandey, Abhinav Mukund, Kuldeep Yadav and Murugan Ashwin are also added into the Yuvraj-captained squad.
Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir will lead India Blue in the tournament. The Blue will have the likes of Dinesh Karthik, Parvez Rasool, Shardul Thakur and Hanuma Vihari. Suresh Raina will skipper India Green.
Duleep Trophy Tournament Schedule: All matches will start at 2 pm
August 23 to August 26: India Red v India Green
August 29 to September 1: India Red v India Blue
September 4 to September 7: India Blue v India Green
September 10 to September 14: Final
India Red: Yuvraj Singh (c), Abhinav Mukund, KS Bharat, Sudip Chatterjee, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Ankush Bains (wk), Arun Kartik, Akshay Wakhare, Kuldeep Yadav, Nathu Singh, Anureet Singh, Ishwar Pandey, Nitish Rana, M. Ashwin and Abhimanyu Mithun.
India Blue: Gautam Gambhir (c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agrawal, Sheldon Jackson, B. Aparajith, Siddhesh Lad, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Parvez Rasool, K. Monish, Krishna Das, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Pankaj Singh, Shardul Thakur and Hanuma Vihari.
India Green: Suresh Raina (c), Robin Uthappa, Jalaj Saxena, Ambati Rayudu, Ian Dev Singh, Rohan Prem, Parthiv Patel (wk), Harbhajan Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Ashoke Dinda, Sandeep Sharma, Ankit Rajpoot, Rajat Paliwal, Jasprit Bumrah and Murali Vijay.
