Punjab batter Mandeep Singh named North Zone captain, Panchal to lead West Zone

NEW DELHI: Punjab batter Mandeep Singh was on Thursday named as skipper of North Zone side for the Duleep Trophy, while Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal has been made the captain of the West Zone team.

Alongside Panchal, Prithvi Shaw, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad are the other openers in the West Zone team. Other prominent squad members include Harvik Desai, Sarfaraz Khan, Arpit Vasavada, Atit Sheth, Shams Mulani, Chetan Sakariya and Arzan Nagwaswalla.

The Duleep Trophy will kickstart the 2023-24 men's Indian domestic cricket season. All matches are scheduled to be held in Alur Cricket Stadium and M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from June 28 to July 16. IANS

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