Sooryavanshi named East Zone vice-captain for Duleep Trophy

Vaibhaiv Sooryavanshi has been named vice-captain in the East Zone squad for Duleep Trophy. The 15-member squad is set to be led by Ishan Kishan. Sooryavanshi made his India debut on the recent UK tour, and also featured in the subsequent Zimbabwe T20Is, where he was named Player of the Series. The squad also includes Mohammed Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Mukesh Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed and Kumar Kushagra. On August 23, in Bengaluru, the inter-zonal, multi-day red ball competition begins. Shami, a seamer who is 35 years old, has not played for India since the Champions Trophy final in 2025. However, he is still a part of the Indian team and played for Bengal in the 2025/26 season. He also played 13 out of 14 games for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026. East Zone Squad for Duleep Trophy 2026: Abhimanyu Easwaran (CAB), Sudip Kumar Gharami (CAB), Shahbaz Ahmed (CAB), Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal (CAB), Mohammed Shami (CAB), Mukesh Kumar (CAB), Ishan Kishan (C, JSCA), Kumar Kushagra (JSCA), Shikhar Mohan (JSCA), Anukul Roy (JSCA), Virat Singh (JSCA), Subhranshu Senapati (OCA), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (VC, BCA), Denish Das (ACA) and Abhijit Sarkar (TCA).