Snubbed Cheteshwar Pujara to play in Duleep Trophy | Cricket News – Act Daily News

MUMBAI: Snubbed for the two-Test collection within the upcoming West Indies tour after getting out for 14 & 27 within the World Test Championship closing on the Oval towards Australia, Cheteshwar Pujara will prove for West Zone within the Duleep Trophy, TOI has learnt.
Pujara and dashing batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who was amongst the standbyes for the WTC closing, will change Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad within the West Zone facet for the Duleep Trophy.
West Zone play their first match within the Duleep Trophy from July 5, after they tackle the winners of the Central versus East Zone within the semifinals, at Alur.
Amidst requires transition of India’s ageing Test workforce, India’s selectors on Friday dropped Pujara, who has been inconsistent of late. The 35-year-old 102-Test veteran has been scoring closely within the County circuit for the reason that 2022 season, however hasn’t been capable of finding massive runs whereas taking part in for India.

However, sources indicated that it’s not the tip of the highway for the Saurashtra man, who has been India’s No 3 Test batsman for greater than a decade now.
“The selectors and the coach (Rahul Dravid) wanted to try out youngsters like Jaiswal and Gaikwad, which is why Pujara has not been picked for this tour. If he scores runs in domestic cricket, the doors are not closed on him, and that has been communicated to him,” a dependable supply instructed TOI.