Duleep Trophy 2023: Chennai Super Kings star bowler Tushar Deshpande has been included in the West Zone squad ahead of the semi-finals of the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2023. The move comes after Saurashtra’s left-arm fast bowler Chetan Sakariya suffered an elbow injury. dropped. The West Zone will take on the Central Zone in the last four matches.
Deshpande was the pick of the CSK with the ball. After struggling in the initial matches, the right-arm pacer found the mojo and ended the season with 21 wickets in 16 matches. He was CSK’s leading wicket-taker and the sixth highest wicket-taker in the tournament. Meanwhile, Sakariya was part of the recently concluded Delhi Capitals IPL,
Like his side DC, the left-hander also put up a modest performance. He played just 2 games in the season and scalped 3 wickets at an economy of 11.13. A source of BCCI opened on Sakaria’s fitness. “He will take two to three weeks to recover,” a BCCI source told PTI.
West Zone will face Central Zone in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, West Zone will take on Central Zone in the semi-finals of the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2023. While West Zone had already made it to the semi-finals with a win in the previous edition, Central Zone qualified for the last four after a thumping win. 170 against East Zone in the first quarterfinal. The match is scheduled to take place on July 5 in Alur.
South Zone will take on North Zone in the second semi-final of the tournament on July 5.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Suryakumar in the West Zone team
Remarkably, Cheteshwar Pujara And Suryakumar Yadav is one of the batsmen in the West Zone team who will be eager to score some runs. Pujara has been dropped from the Indian team, while Suryakumar is also in need of runs in the longer format.