Mumbai: Saurashtra's Cheteshwar Pujara will lead holders West Zone in the Prof. D B Deodhar Trophy limited overs inter zonal knockout tournament to be played at Visakhapatnam from March 23.

Wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel of Gujarat will be his deputy, a media release from zonal selection panel's convener Nitin Dalal said today. India discard Irfan Pathan of Baroda has not found a berth in the squad while his brother Yusuf has been included.