Kukna Ajay Singh Kumar Kartikeya: With several big names away for Asia Cup duties or joining the India A team for the red-ball series against Australia A, South Zone and Central Zone the will be having one eye on the glittering Duleep Trophy when they face-off in the title clash final at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 on Thursday.
With the big names being absent, it means the final is set to be a subdued affair, with both teams expected to fielding new-look playing elevens. With Yash Thakur, Harsh Dubey, Khaleel Ahmed and Manav Suthar joining India A side, Central Zone have brought in Nachiket Bhute, Kukna Ajay Singh Kumar Kartikeya and Kuldeep Sen.
South Zone, meanwhile, have drafted in Smaran Ravichandran and C Andre Siddarth in place of Devdutt Padikkal and N Jagadeesan, who are off to join India A team. For Central Zone, they have reasons to feel confident about their batting line-up doing the heavy lifting in the final.
