India National Season 2021 – News Digest

Welcome to our ongoing news coverage for the 2021 Indian National Season, which begins with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from January 10.the schedule here.

No Shreyas Iyer for Mumbai until the knockouts

The first-rate hitter will not participate in the league stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy until January 19 due to a shoulder injury sustained while touring Australia. Suryakumar Yadav, fresh off a season of over 400 for the Mumbai Indians, will lead the team. Shreyas is expected to be fine to play in the tournament’s knockouts, starting on January 26, if Mumbai gets to that point.

Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan in the Delhi team

After missing half of the 2020 IPL and subsequent Australian tour due to injury, Ishant Sharma is set to return to action at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He has been named to the Delhi team that will be led by Shikhar Dhawan, who arrives after an impressive IPL season with Delhi Capitals. Unmukt Chand also finds a place in the big team. The former India U19 captain had moved to Uttarkhand last season but has now returned.

Delhi Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Ishant Sharma, Nitish Rana, Anuj Rawat, Jonty Sidhu, Kshitiz Sharma, Himmat Singh, Lalit Yadav, Dhruv Shorey, Hiten Dalal, Pradeep Sangwan, Simarjeet Singh, Siddhant Sharma, Kunwar Bidhuri, Shivanhkishra, Vashwar Bidhuri, Shivanhkishra , Manan Sharma, Manjot Kalra, Kulwant Khejroliya, Pawan Negi, Shivam Sharma, Ayush Badoni, Ankur Kaushik, Yogesh Nagar, Hrithik Kanojia, Tejas Baroka, Vaibhav Kandpal, Ajay Ahlawat, Karan Dagar, Prince Choud Chandre, Lajak Singjahup Yatina Yatinak Singjahja , Sarthak Ranjan, Priyansh Arya, Archit Bakshi, Sanat Sangwan, Pradeep Malik, Vaibhav Rawal, Jatin Yadav.

Manish Pandey out; Karun Nair to lead

Defending champion Karnataka will not have their captain who won last year’s title, as Manish Pandey has been confirmed to be out of the tournament with a tennis elbow problem. In his absence, Karun Nair will lead the team. KSCA named its 20-man team to the tournament on Sunday (December 27).

Karnataka Squad: Karun Nair (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Roham Kadam, Pavan Deshpande, Siddharth KV, Shrijith KL (week), Sharath BR (week), Anirudha Joshi, Shreyas Gopal, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jagadeesha Suchith, Pravin Panyuid Mith, Abunhim, Abunhim Prateek Jain, Koushik V, Ronit More, Darshan MB, Manoj Bhandage, Shubhang Hegde

Murali Vijay is excluded; Natarajan, Ashwin not available

Tamil Nadu starter Murali Vijay withdrew from the upcoming T20 tournament due to personal reasons. Dinesh Karthik will lead the team that, unsurprisingly, will not feature players like T Natarajan and Ravichandran Ashwin, who will be out of service in India.

Tamil Nadu Squad: Dinesh Karthik (captain), Vijay Shankar (vice-captain), B Aparajith, B Indrajith, Aswin Crist, M Mohammed, G Periyasamy, Sandeep Warrier, J Kousik, R Sonu Yadav, M Ashwin, M Shahrukh Khan, C Hari Nishaanth , KB Arun Karthik, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, N Jagadeesan, R Sai Kishore, M Siddharth, L Suryapprakash, RS Jaganath Sinivas.

Yuvraj Singh and Sreesanth in line for comebacks?

In September this year, Yuvraj Singh told Cricbuzz in an exclusive talk about his desire to play national cricket again. Yuvraj, who had announced his retirement from all forms of the game last year, signaled his intention to return in a letter written to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly.

“I enjoyed spending time with these young people and talking to them about various aspects of the game. I realized that they were able to pick up on various things I was saying to them,” Yuvraj said. Cricbuzz.

Earlier this month, Yuvraj was training with the Punjab prospects at IS Bindra Stadium in the 10-day prep camp before the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, while awaiting BCCI approval for his national comeback.

It should be noted that the BCCI rule states that active cricketers on the domestic circuit cannot participate in the T20 leagues abroad. Yuvraj, however, has appeared at Global T20 Canada in August 2019 and Abu Dhabi T10 last November.

Fast bowler Sreesanth, meanwhile, has also taken a step towards a dramatic comeback since he was banned for his role in the IPL point-fixing scandal in 2013. The BCCI had previously lowered his ban, ending it in September 2020. Kerala has now named him on their 26-man likely list for the T20 event.

What we have so far …

The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on India’s domestic calendar, leaving BCCI mulling where to start this season. They put it to a vote with all state associations, and most of them opted for the T20 tournament, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

After further deliberation, it was decided that the T20 event will be played starting on January 10. The league stage will continue until January 19, while knockouts will be played on January 26, January 27, January 29 and January 31.

Bangalore(Elite Group A),Calcutta(Elite Group B),Vadodara(Elite Group C), Indore(Elite Group D),Mumbai(Elite group E)andChennai(Plate Group) are the headquarters of the league stage.Ahmedabadwill host the knockouts.