Injured Mandeep Singh out of Duleep Trophy, Jayant Yadav to lead North Zone | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Haryana all-rounder Jayant Yadav has been appointed as the captain of the North Zone team for the upcoming Duleep Trophy. This decision comes after Mandeep Singh, an experienced batsman, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury. Anirudh Chaudhry, the convenor of the zonal committee, confirmed this development on Thursday.
Nehal Wadhera, a batsman representing Punjab, has been included in the main squad for the tournament. Wadhera, who recently showcased his skills in the IPL while playing for the Mumbai Indians, had initially been named as a stand-by player but has now earned a spot in the team.
“We received intimation this morning from the Punjab Cricket Association that Mandeep Singh had gotten injured and would be unavailable for the Duleep Trophy,” Chaudhry was quoted as saying in a press release.

“Pursuant thereto a video-conference was organised this evening with all the selectors of the North Zone Selection Committee and the same was chaired by Chetan Sharma. Selectors discussed the issue and unanimously decided that Nehal Wadhera would be the replacement for Mandeep Singh,” the release further stated.
“Since Mandeep Singh was the Captain of the side, the Committee also picked Jayant Yadav to lead the North Zone team in the Duleep trophy,” Chaudhry said.
North Zone will meet North East Zone in the quarter-final at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from June 28 to July 1.
(With PTI Inputs)