Duleep Trophy: Why Dhruv Jurel and Abhimanyu Easwaran are not playing – all you need to know | Cricket News

Dhruv Jurel, the Central Zone captain, is not a part of the staff that’s dealing with North East Zone within the first spherical of the Duleep Trophy.

New Delhi: Central Zone skipper Dhruv Jurel and East Zone captain Abhimanyu Easwaran are not playing the first spherical of the Duleep Trophy matches as a result of the duo are not 100 per cent match, TimesofIndia.com has learnt.“Jurel has picked up a groin niggle on the eve of the match and he has been asked to skip this match by the selectors,” a BCCI supply monitoring the developments instructed TimesofIndia.com.“He is also in the standbys of the Asia Cup squad and the selectors don’t want to take any risk. Right after the Asia Cup, India will be playing four Test matches at home and with uncertainty over (Rishabh) Pant’s injury, Jurel has been asked not to take any risk.”Meanwhile, Abhimanyu Easwaran, who warmed the bench for the whole England tour and was appointed East Zone’s captain within the absence of injured Ishan Kishan, caught a flu on the morning of the match.It is a significant setback for Easwaran, who could be itching to get within the center and pile on the runs after enduring his time on the sidelines within the lately concluded 5-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.Despite being a part of the India squad on a number of events now, Easwaran has not managed to make his debut and all he can do is proceed amassing runs like he has been in home cricket.Understandably, Easwaran could be itching to get within the center and pile on the runs after enduring his time on the sidelines within the UK.In Jurel’s absence, Madhya Pradesh’s Rajat Patidar, who led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to their first IPL trophy in 18 years, is captaining Central Zone. For East Zone, all-rounder Riyan Parag, who had captained Rajasthan Royals earlier this 12 months, is donning the captain’s armband.