Duleep Trophy Final: KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj And Devdutt Padikkal Join South Zone Squad

South Zone will face East Zone in the title clash from September 6-10 at Chennai's M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal And Mohammed Siraj Played In The Recently Concluded Test Series Against Sri Lanka, Which India Won By 1-0.

Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal and Mohammed Siraj have been added to South Zone's squad for the Duleep Trophy final.

South Zone will face East Zone from September 6-10 at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

C.V. Milind has been added as cover for Vidhwath Kaverappa, who was injured during the semi-final.

Veteran Indian opener KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal and seasoned pacer Mohmmad Siraj have been added to the South Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy final against East Zone. The final is scheduled to be played from September 6-10 at M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

South Zone has also added left-arm pacer C.V Milind in the squad as a cover for Vidhwath Kaverappa. Karnataka pacer Kaverappa picked up an injury during the semi-final clash against North Zone.

According to earlier PTI reports, these three Indians, who played in the recently concluded test series against Sri Lanka, were asked to play in the Duleep Trophy final.

"Rahul, Padikkal and Siraj do not have any competitive cricket right now. The national selectors want any Indian player who is available; should play the Duleep Trophy final. The trio played last on August 27. The next match they will play is on September 27 against the West Indies in the ODIs," said the source.

As per reports, East Zone’s captain Ishan Kishan, vice-captain Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and South Zone captain Tilak Varma might miss the title clash. The trio has been picked up for the series against Afghanistan, which begins on September 13 in Delhi; the squad members are required to assemble on September 9. The participation of these Indians depends on national team head coach Gautam Gambhir.

The summit clash between South Zone and East is going to be a memorable one. Both the teams have faced each other in the final only once in the season 1970/71. Back then, South Zone beat East Zone by ten wickets to lift the trophy. East Zone last won a trophy in the 2012/13 season, beating Central Zone in the final.

Since then, this is going to be their first appearance in the final of the Duleep Trophy. On the other hand, South Zone has won 14 titles in 24 final appearances. Their latest triumph was in 2023, when they were able to beat West Zone in the final by a comfortable margin of 75 runs.

ICC ODI World Cup 2027 Tickets: How To Buy, Ballot Registration, Prices, Dates And More

India Vs West Indies 2nd T20I: List Of All Records Created And Broken During Historic Ranchi Run Fest