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Recent India debutants Harsh Dubey and Yash Thakur are also in the side, and so is Saransh Jain, also picked for the Sri Lanka Tests
Arshdeep, who is a regular in India's white-ball teams, was part of the Test squad during the 2025 tour of England but did not make his Test debut because of injury and team combination issues.
Arshdeep, who will play a red-ball game after nearly a year, is part of a squad that features six players from J&K
India pacer Arshdeep Singh used the Duleep Trophy to prove his readiness for Test cricket after a long gap from red-ball cricket. He took four wickets in North Zone’s 52-run win over West Zone and said he had specifically trained with the red ball. Arshdeep also stressed the value of patience, tactical bowling and domestic cricket in preparing for Tests.
Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami expresses his intense desire to return to the Indian cricket team. Ishan Kishan highlights Shami's relentless ambition and performance during the Duleep Trophy matches. His exceptional bowling and valuable batting contributions have caught the attention of his captain. The final sees East Zone striving for their first Duleep Trophy title in over a decade, featuring numerous international players and white-ball icons.
Rahul unavailable for South Zone while Kishan, Sooryavanshi and Shami will again hold key for East Zone
Nair's reply to a social-media post was at odds with South coach Vikram Verma's claim that he left for personal reasons