Vijay Hazare Trophy : Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma to miss tournament start
Syed Mushtaq Ali Champions, Delhi will be without the likes of Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma for their first few games of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In Ishant’s absence, it will be Pradeep Sangwan who will lead the Delhi side for the first two games of the Round-Robin and Playoff format tournament.
The T20 zonal champions announced their squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare trophy that will start on February 5. The team has included the experienced duo of Ishant and Gambhir
Gambhir, who is suffering from an ankle injury, has been advised to take a ten-day rest which has ruled him out of the league phase of the tournament. Ishant, on the other hand, has requested for some time to recover after his stint with the Indian Test side in South Africa.
In his absence, the team will be led by Pradeep Sangwan, who was also captaining the team during the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament, for the first two games, after which Isnat will take over as the captain of the side.
Rishabh Pant, Hiten Dalal, Dhruv Shorey, Nitish Rana, Unmukt Chand, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Suboth Bhati, Pawan Negi, Manan Sharma, Kshitiz Sharma, and Lalit Yadav are the remaining members of the Delhi contingent for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Mumbai have named talented youngster Prithvi Shaw in their squad for the tournament as well. Shaw, who is currently with the U-19 side in New Zealand, is the second highest run scorer for the Indian team in the U-19 World Cup and has led the side from the front in being the only undefeated team in the tournament.
Prithvi Shaw will be joined by captain Aditya Tare, Dhawal Kulkarni (vice-captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Akhil Herwadkar, Jay
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