Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been named the captain of the Delhi team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, starting January 10.
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Pacer Ishant Sharma, who couldn’t travel to Australia with the national team due to an injury, has also been included in the 42-member probables.
Ishant had sustained a rib injury while playing for Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Subsequently, he underwent rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
India’s 2012 U-19 World Cup-winning skipper, Unmukt Chand, who had moved to Uttarkhand last season, has been brought back into the Delhi side.
The senior selection committee of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Friday (December 25) announced an oversized squad, considering the fact that the tournament will be played inside a bio-bubble and there wouldn't be much scope for changes later.
Delhi is placed in Group E alongside Mumbai, Haryana, Kerala, Andhra and Puducherry. They will open their campaign against Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium on January 11.
Delhi’s Probable Squad:
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Ishant Sharma, Nitish Rana, Anuj Rawat, Jonty Sidhu, Kshitiz Sharma, Himmat Singh, Lalit Yadav, Dhruv Shorey, Hiten Dalal, Pradeep Sangwan, Simarjeet Singh, Siddhant Sharma, Kunwar Bidhuri, Vikas Mishra, Shivank Vashisth, Manan Sharma, Manjot Kalra, Kulwant Khejroliya, Pawan Negi, Shivam Sharma, Ayush Badoni, Ankur Kaushik, Yogesh Nagar, Hrithik Kanojia, Tejas Baroka, Vaibhav Kandpal, Ajay Ahlawat, Karan Dagar, Unmukt Chand, Lakshay Thareja, Prince Choudhary, Yatharth Singh, Vinayak Gupta, Sarthak Ranjan, Priyansh Arya, Archit Bakshi, Sanat Sangwan, Pradeep Malik, Vaibhav Rawal, Jatin Yadav.
(Inputs from Sportstar)
