The absence of some familiar stars, except Central skipper Rajat Patidar, owing to their India ‘A’ duty against Australia ‘A’ might have given the match a barren look
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A clutch of young prospects such as Ravichandran Smaran and Danish Malewar will be eager to enter the selectors’ thinking arc during the Duleep Trophy final between South Zone and Central Zone, starting here from Thursday.
The absence of some familiar stars, except Central skipper Rajat Patidar, owing to their India ‘A’ duty against Australia ‘A’ might have given the match a barren look. But it is equally exciting to watch some next-Gen talents trying to push their cases to gain higher acclaim after making a blazing start to their respective domestic careers during the 2024-25 season.
None has been more impressive in that group than Smaran, whose seven first-class appearances for Karnataka have yielded 516 runs at an average of 64.50 with two hundreds. On the other hand, Central’s Malewar has already made an impression in the Duleep Trophy, scripting 203 and 76 in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.
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