Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) has announced its Senior Men’s team for the upcoming Buchi Babu Trophy, scheduled to begin from August 18, across various venues in Chennai, under the aegis of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).
Aimed at giving young players vital exposure and offering match practice to seasoned campaigners, the move comes as part of JKCA’s preparations for the forthcoming domestic season.
Veteran batter Paras Dogra has been named captain of the squad. Notably, players Shubham Khajuria, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Auqib Nabi and Kanhaiya Wadhawan, who have been selected for the Duleep Trophy, were not considered for this tournament. However, Sahil Lotra will play the first Buchi Babu match before flying to Chennai to join the Duleep Trophy squad.
J&K will face Indian Railways on August 18, Baroda on August 22 and Odisha on August 26 in multi-day fixtures. The team will depart from Srinagar on August 15 and JKCA officials believe the tournament will provide a solid platform for assessing talent and form ahead of the domestic season.
J&K Squad: Paras Dogra (Captain), Qamran Iqbal, Yawar Hassan, Vivrant Sharma, Musaif Aijaz, Abdul Samad, Kawalpreet Singh, Shivansh Sharma (WK), Abid Mushtaq, Vanshaj Sharma, Umar Nazir, Sunil Kumar, Rohit Sharma, Umran Malik, Dikshant Kundal and Sahil Lotra.
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