'Whoever Goes Out...': Jay Shah's No-Nonsense Verdict On Injured Stars Eyeing Return
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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah opened up on the criteria players must follow if they want to make a comeback into the team after getting injured.
Top Team India stars will feature in the Duleep Trophy, with the tournament set to mark the start of the 2024/25 domestic season. With the Indian team's next assignment scheduled in late Septemeber, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the four squads for the upcoming Duleep Trophy tournament, which will be played between September 5 and 24 in Anantapur. Top stars, minus Virat Kohli, captain Rohit Sharma, pacer Jasprit Bumrah and veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, will feature in the first round of the tournament.
Shubhman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer have been assigned as captains for the tournament.
In a recent conversation, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah opened up on the absence of Rohit and Virat from the Duleep Trophy. Shah said that forcing Rohit and Virat to play domestic cricket makes no sense, citing workload concerns.
However, Shah insisted that anyone who got injured and eyes a comeback into the national side will have to go through domestic cricket to climb the ladder.
Shah pointed out an incident from 2022 when all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja got injured, and only returned to the team after featuring for his domestic Saurashtra.
