Before the second test against Sri Lanka, Gautam Gambhir’s Indian team management has taken a big decision regarding its reserve players. India is eyeing a 2-0 series win in the second Test starting Sunday in Colombo. In the first test, the team defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs. Meanwhile, Duleep Trophy is also being played. But the reserve players of the Indian Test team will not be released to play in this domestic tournament. According to the report, the team management has taken this decision so that India has the option of a concussion substitute if needed during the test match. Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi were not part of the playing eleven in the first Test.
The team had handed over the command of fast bowling to Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna. There is a possibility of both of them playing in the second test also. For Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi, this means that they may have to sit out for the second consecutive Test. Despite this, both will remain with the Indian team in Colombo. He will not be allowed to play for the North Zone team in the Duleep Trophy. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has a big opportunity. The management has considered it more important to have a backup ready for the Test team rather than playing domestic cricket. On the other hand, young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi has a chance to perform brilliantly in the Duleep Trophy. East Zone will face North East Zone in the quarter finals. This match will be played at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. 15 year old Suryavanshi has played 8 first class matches for Bihar so far. His highest score in 12 innings is 93 runs and his average is a little more than 17. BCCI started zonal system. Now the old zonal format has returned in Duleep Trophy. A few years ago, the Board of Control for Cricket in India had adopted the format of teams like India Red, India Blue and India Green, in which future national players got more opportunities. However, from the 2025-26 season, BCCI has again started the zonal system. Now zonal teams like East, West, North, South and North East are participating in this tournament. At present this tournament has started.