Shivam Mavi will make his First-Class captaincy debut with Central Zone in the course of the season-opening Duleep Trophy 2023–24 quarterfinal in opposition to East Zone on the Alur (I) Cricket Ground in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Mavi featured in simply 4 First-Class matches within the 2022–23 season and has not performed any aggressive sport for the reason that week of his India T20I debut in late January. Mavi, nevertheless, did shine with 19 wickets within the restricted Ranji Trophy matches he performed for Uttar Pradesh final season.
Mavi will discover assist from his deputy Upendra Yadav, who took over as Railways’ red-ball captain final yr. While Yadav is prone to take the wicketkeeping gloves, the Central Zone squad additionally contains three different wicketkeepers: Himanshu Mantri, Akshay Wadkar, and Dhruv Jurel.
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– Lalith Kalidas
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com