Duleep Trophy: Mandeep Singh to lead North Zone; Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prithvi Shaw in West Zone squad

Punjab skipper Mandeep Singh will captain the North Zone squad in the Duleep Trophy beginning on June 28. The squad also includes Punjab opener Prabhsimran Singh and Punjab pacers Siddharth Kaul and Baltej Singh. Delhi batter Dhruv Shorey and pacer Harshit Rana also find a place in the squad as well as Services off spinner Pulkit Narang, who was one of the net bowlers India used for their preparation for the World Test Championship final in London. Abid Mushtaq, left-arm spinner from Jammu and Kashmir, is also in the 15-member side. India U-19 captain Yash Dhull, who was part of the Rest of India squad earlier this season, was not picked. Former India wicketkeeper-batter Ajay Ratra was named coach of the side. Squad: Mandeep Singh (captain), Prashant Chopra, Dhruv Shorey, Ankit Kalsi, Prabhsimran Singh, Ankit Kumar, Pulkit Narang, Nishant Sindhu, Manan Vohra, Jayant Yadav, Baltej Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Sidharth Kaul and Abid Mushtaq. Jaiswal, Shaw in West Zone squad for Duleep Trophy The in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal and Prithvi Shaw were named in the West Zone squad. After a memorable domestic season and IPL, Jaiswal expectedly found himself in the squad and stands a good chance to play for the national side when it tours the West Indies next month. Out of the Ranji Trophy-winning Saurashtra squads, five cricketers have made the West Zone team including wicketkeeper Harvik Desai, Arpit Vasavada, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, rookie spinner Yuvraj Dodiya and Chetan Sakariya. Besides Jaiswal and Shaw, the other Mumbai players picked are Shams Mulani and Sarfaraz Khan. Gujarat’s Priyank Panchal will lead the side. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who too has done well across formats, is also in the squad. Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Priyank Panchal (C), Harvik Desai, Het Patel, Arpit Vasavada, Atit Seth, Shams Mulani, Yuvraj Dodiya, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Chetan Sakariya, Chintan Gaja, Arzan Nagwaswalla. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.