It is going to be an interesting start to the Indian domestic season if famous names like Yuvraj Singh and S Sreesanth get picked in their respective state squads for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which begins on 10th January.
While both of these veterans have been picked in the list of probables for their respective states, their road to the squad is entirely different. Yuvraj, 39, needs permission from BCCI to be allowed to play in the domestic competition as he has already played in foreign leagues after obtaining NOC from BCCI.
According to the BCCI rules, no domestic cricketer can be allowed to play in the IPL or domestic tournaments, if he has played in any foreign league. Talking about Yuvraj’s case, Puneet Bali, the secretary of Punjab Cricket Association said,” No he hasn't been (named in the squad) because we are just waiting for the nod from the BCCI to come yet," Bali said. "He has been selected in the camp, but it is subject to approval and confirmation from BCCI."
For Sreesanth to be named in the final squad, he along with the other 25 members of the squad which includes the likes of Sanju Smason, Robin Uthappa, Jalaj Saxena, and Basil Thampi would undergo a preparatory camp to be held from December 20 to 30, before the final call is taken on selection. Sreesanth last played professional cricket in 2013 before being banned by BCCI for spot-fixing. His ban ended in September this year.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy would be hosted in seven cities with league games in Bengaluru, Indore, Vadodara, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai while the knockouts will be played in Ahmedabad's Motera Stadium.
List of Kerala probables: Robin Uthappa, Jalaj Saxena, Sanju Samson, Vishnu Vinod, Rahul P, Mohammed Azarudeen, Rohan Kunnumel, Sachin Baby, Salman Nizar, Basil Thampi, S Sreesanth, M D Nideesh, KM Asif, Basil NP, Akshay Chandran, Sijomon Joseph, Midhun S, Abhishek Mohan, Vatsal Govind, Anand Joseph, Vinoop Manoharan, Midhun PK, Sreeroop, Akshay KC, Rojith, Arun M
Punjab probables: Mandeep Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Salil Arora, Gitansh Khera, Ramandeep Singh, Sanvir Singh, Karan Kaila, Rahul Sharma, Krishan Alang, Sandeep Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Ikjot Singh, Naman Dhir, Abhishek Gupta, Himanshu Satyawan, Gurkeerat Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Anmol Malhotra, Aarush Sabharwal, Abhinav Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Mayank Markande, Baltej Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Barinder Sran, Gurnoor Singh, Harjas, Abhijit Garg, Kunwar Pathak
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