Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, and Jasprit Bumrah will not be available for India’s season-opening Duleep Trophy, which begins on September 5 as quoted by ESPNcricinfo. The teams for the tournament will be selected later this month by the panel led by Ajit Agarkar.
However, all the other central contracted players are expected to participate in the domestic tournament. The likes of KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rajat Patidar are the players who most probably will feature. Also, according to reports the left-handed batter, Ishan Kishan has also been asked by the selection committee to participate in the tournament.
Additionally, there is a chance that Mohammed Shami, who is nearing full fitness, will be asked to participate in one of the matches to demonstrate his match readiness.
Due to logistical reasons, one of the two Duleep Trophy matches scheduled to start on September 5 may be moved from Anantapur to Bengaluru. The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has been approached about hosting the game.
