New Delhi: The senior mens selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, has introduced significant changes for the second round of the Duleep Trophy 2024. Several top Indian players, including Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant, have been released from their Duleep Trophy duties as they prepare for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. With the first Test starting on September 19, a preparatory camp has been scheduled in Chennai beginning September 12.Key changes in India A squadShubman Gill, originally the captain of India A, has been replaced by Mayank Agarwal, who will now lead the team. Alongside Gill, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Akash Deep have also been released. Pratham Singh from Railways, Akshay Wadkar from Vidarbha, and SK Rasheed from Andhra Cricket Association have been named as their replacements. Kuldeep will be replaced by left-arm spinner Shams Mulani, while Aaqib Khan (UPCA) will step in for Akash Deep.Suryakumar Yadavs recoverySuryakumar Yadav, who is still recovering, has been given additional time to regain full fitness. It is expected that he will join the India C team, which remains unchanged, for the third round of the tournament. His return could provide a much-needed boost to the side.Changes in India B and India D SquadsYashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant, both called up for national duties, have been replaced by Suyash Prabhudessai and Rinku Singh in the India B squad. Additionally, Sarfaraz Khan will play in the second round before joining the national team. Yash Dayal, having received his first national team call-up, is another major addition.Axar Patel, initially part of India D, will also join the national team. His replacement is Nishant Sindhu. Furthermore, due to an injury, Tushar Deshpande has been ruled out of the second round, with Vidwath Kaverappa stepping in for India A.Updated Squads for the Duleep Trophy 2024India A Squad: Mayank Agarwal (C), Riyan Parag, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat, Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, SK Rasheed, Shams Mulani, Aaqib Khan.India B Squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Rinku Singh, Himanshu Mantri (WK).India D Squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vidwath Kaverappa.
