Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Likely To Play In Duleep Trophy Ahead Of Bangladesh Tests
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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be playing Duleep Trophy (X.com)
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the two stalwarts of Indian cricket are most likely to feature in the upcoming Duleep Trophy ahead of the two-Test series against Bangladesh according to a report from Indian Express.
Along with these two, other Test regulars like Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kuldeep Yadav are also likely to play the tournament in line with BCCI's new policy of having star cricketers playing domestic cricket if they are not on their national duty.
Jasprit Bumrah To Be Rested For BAN Series
However, Jasprit Bumrah is likely to get a prolonged break and might not play the Test series against Bangladesh as well with a massive Test season ahead. India will be playing three Test matches against New Zealand after the Bangladesh series and it will be followed by five Test matches Down Under at the end of the year.
Chinnaswamy Stadium To Host Duleep Trophy
The Duleep Trophy will start on September 5 and will feature four squads - India A, India B, India C, India D and as of now all the matches are to be played in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. However, with no air connectivity to the town, BCCI is planning to have one round of matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The star players though are likely to miss the first round of matches and are most likely to available from September 12 for the second round with BCCI planning to have a prepatory camp in Chennai as well ahead of the series.
It will be the first Test series for India under the new head coach Gautam Gambhir, and with all Test players playing domestic cricket and India would be looking to start off with a bang after the disappointment of ODI series against Sri Lanka.
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