The format of the Duleep Trophy was tweaked this season with the senior selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, choosing four teams – India A, India B, India C and India D. A lot of Test-bound players looking to make a comeback are taking part in the tournament this time but their performances are clearly below par with the likes of Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad among others not being consistent.
The third round of matches is underway and for India C, Gaikwad, Rajat Patidar and Ishan Kishan have failed with the bat. While Gaikwad managed 17 runs, Patidar scored a duck and Kishan could only score five runs after scoring a ton in the previous encounter on his return to red-ball cricket.
Shreyas Iyer, the India D captain, also took a duck on the opening day in good batting conditions. Three of the four batsmen mentioned above have played for India in Tests and are looking to make a comeback. While Kishan pulled out for personal reasons during the South Africa tour, Iyer and Patidar were ruled out during and after the series against England at home respectively.
Gaikwad is the only player on this list who hasn’t had a chance in Tests, but he hasn’t even made big scores, hitting 188 runs in five innings. To make it to the Indian team, a player must score a huge number of runs in domestic cricket like Sarfaraz Khan and Mayank Agarwal They did it to make their debut in the test.
Here’s how India’s Test hopefuls have fared in the Duleep Trophy so far (most recent first):
Ishan Kishan – 5, 1, 111
Shreyas Iyer – 9, 54, 0, 41, 0
Rajat Patidar – 13, 44, 40, 42, 0
Ruturaj Gaikwad – 5, 46, 58, 62, 17
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