Rajat Patidar to lead as Rest of India announce squad for Irani Cup against Vidarbha

Star Madhya Pradesh batter and skipper, Rajat Patidar, will lead the Rest of India in the Irani Cup. The team will also feature the star in-form batter Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has been in the headlines for the last couple of months owing to his sensational form in domestic cricket. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been named Patidar’s deputy in this squad. Young India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has also been included in the ROI squad for the highly anticipated Indian domestic competition next month. Manav Suthar, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, and Khaleel Ahmed will be a few key names in ROI’s bowling attack for this game against Vidarbha. Young Delhi batter Yash Dhull has also earned a reward for his domestic performances, getting called up in the ROI squad.

On the other hand, the reigning champions of the Ranji Trophy, Vidarbha, have also announced their 16-member squad for the Irani Cup. The team will be playing under the captaincy of wicketkeeper-batter Akshay Wadkar. He has been one of the consistent performers for his side in first-class cricket, scoring 3,906 runs in 62 games, having an amazing batting average of 48.82. Wadkar has secured 11 centuries and 19 half-centuries to his credit in his first-class appearances for Vidarbha. Yash Rathod has been appointed as the vice-captain for the Irani Cup game against the Rest of India.

Rajat Patidar (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Aryan Juyal (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yash Dhull, Shaikh Rasheed, Ishan Kishan (WK), Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, and Saransh Jain.