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Ruturaj Gaikwad Named West Zone Captain In Duleep Trophy: The West Zone team for Duleep Trophy 2026-27 has been announced. Indian batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has been given the captaincy of the team. The 29-year-old Gaikwad, who captains Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, recently played in India ‘A’ He was also Tilak Verma’s deputy in the triangular series. Mumbai all-rounder Shams Mulani has been made the vice-captain of the team.

Dominance of Mumbai players

Many experienced and young players from Mumbai have got place in the West Zone team. The team includes players like Shardul Thakur, Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Tushar Deshpande and Tanush Kotian. This selection also reflects Mumbai’s strong performance in domestic cricket.

Prithvi Shaw is back

The most talked about in this team is about the return of Prithvi Shaw. Shaw, who left Mumbai and joined Maharashtra last season, has got a place in the West Zone team this time. Shaw, who became a part of the Duleep Trophy team for the first time in 2017 at the age of just 17, has had a career full of ups and downs. Last season, he did not get a place in the West Zone team, while he has not played any match in the IPL since 2024. In such a situation, Duleep Trophy will be a big opportunity for them to make a strong comeback in the domestic season.

6 regional teams will fight for the title

This time BCCI has changed the old format and again implemented the traditional zonal knockout format, under which this time a total of 6 regional teams will enter the title battle. The zones taking part in this tournament include West Zone, North Zone, South Zone, Central Zone, East Zone and North East Zone. All the matches of the tournament will be played at the ‘BCCI Center of Excellence’ based in Bengaluru. Will be played in.

Duleep Trophy 2026-27 Schedule –

West Zone’s dream was broken last season

In the last Duleep Trophy season, West Zone team lost to Central Zone in the semi-finals on the basis of first innings lead. Central Zone, captained by Rajat Patidar, later won the title by winning the final.

When and where will the tournament take place?

Duleep Trophy 2026-27 will start from 23rd August. This time all the matches of the tournament will be played at BCCI Center of Excellence, Bengaluru. In this prestigious tournament, which is considered to be the beginning of the new season of domestic cricket, many players will enter with the intention of making a comeback in the Indian team and strengthening their future claim.

west zone team

Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Shams Mulani (vice-captain), Harvik Desai (wicketkeeper), Urvil Patel (wicketkeeper), Jaymeet Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Shivalik Sharma, Siddharth Desai, Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Atit Sheth, Mukesh Chaudhary, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande.