The second Test between India and Bangladesh is being played in Kanpur. After four days, today is the fifth and final day. Team India has made the Kanpur Test exciting with their powerful batting. While the team entertained the fans with their performance, BCCI made a surprising decision to drop three players from the Indian squad in the middle of the match.
The three players who have been released are batsman Sarfaraz Khan, wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel, and fast bowler Yash Dayal. You might be wondering why the BCCI made this decision all of a sudden. The reason is the Irani Cup.
The Irani Cup match between Mumbai and Rest of India will be held at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow from October 1 to 5. To allow these players to participate in the Irani Cup, the board decided to release them from the Indian Test squad.
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On Monday, BCCI shared an update on social media, saying, “Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, and Yash Dayal have been released from the Indian Test squad to participate in the Irani Cup, which will begin in Lucknow tomorrow.”
In the Irani Cup, wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel and fast bowler Yash Dayal will be part of the Rest of India squad, while Sarfaraz Khan will represent Mumbai.
Rest of India Squad for the Irani Cup
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sai Sudharsan, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Chahar, Shashwat Rawat, Yash Dayal, Dhruv Jurel.
Mumbai Squad for the Irani Cup
Prithvi Shaw, Siddhesh Lad, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Awasthi, Royston Dias, Suryansh Shedge, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhant Adhathrao, Himanshu Singh, M. Junaid Khan, Ayush Mhatre.
