Star India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is the latest to miss out the upcoming domestic cricket tournament - the Duleep Trophy 2025. The Duleep Trophy, which will kickstart the domestic season in India,
starting from August 28, will be played at the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. Just days ahead of the tournament, the East Zone have been handed a massive blow as they will be without their star player - Ishan Kishan.
On Monday, August 18, when the news broke out of Ishan Kishan’s absence, it was reported that he has been ruled out with an injury. The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) also named his replacement in the side, naming wicketkeeper-batter Aashirwad Swain. Moreover, Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was initially named the vice-captain was promoted into the captaincy role.
Ishan Kishan advised rest as a precaution: Sources
The Indian wicketkeeper-batter, who was last seen playing county cricket with Nottinghamshire, was in line to replace Rishabh Pant after the wicketkeeper-batter sustained a fractured foot in England series. But an e-bike accident forced Kishan out of contention.
While the Bihar-born player is still continuing to recover from the injury, and is set to sit out of the domestic cricket tournament. A source close to the development informed PTI, "Ishan has a few stitches on his hand after falling off an e-bike and he is currently recovering at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.” "It's not serious, but as a precaution he has been advised to rest,” he added.
The 27-year-old is however expected to be fit for the home series against Australia next month as the source informed, “He is expected to be fit for the India A squad for the two four-day fixtures at home against Australia next month." Meanwhile in Ishan Kishan’s absence, while Easwaran will be donning the captaincy hat, Riyan Parag has been elevated to the vice-captaincy role.
East Zone Squad for 2025-26 Duleep Trophy
Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Sandeep Patnaik, Virat Singh, Denish Das, Sridam Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Riyan Parag (vc), Utkarsh Singh, Manishi, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Aashirwad Swain.
Standbys: Mukhtar Hussain, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Swastik Samal, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Rahul Singh
