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Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal were on Monday released from the Indian Test side to take part in the Irani Cup in Lucknow. The Irani Cup contest, between Rest of India and previous Ranji Trophy winner Mumbai, will be played from Tuesday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. “Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal have been released from India’s Test squad to participate in the #IraniCup scheduled to begin tomorrow in Lucknow,” the BCCI said in a post on ‘X’. While former India captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead Ranji Trophy-winning Mumbai for the 2023-24 season, India and Maharashtra player Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the Rest of India team.

Update: Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal have been released from the Indian Test squad to play in #IraniCupscheduled to start tomorrow in Lucknow. pic.twitter.com/E0AsPuIVYX

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 30, 2024

Middle-order batsman Sarfaraz will link up with the Mumbai team, which will be missing his younger brother and key batsman Mushir Khan, who is currently recovering from injuries sustained in a road accident last Saturday while traveling with their father and another a man from Azamgarh to Lucknow.

Wicketkeeper Jurel and uncapped left-arm fast bowler Dayal will join the squad for ROI.

While announcing the squad for ROI, the BCCI informed that the availability of these three players will depend on them not participating in the second Test between India and Bangladesh.

Squads:

Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore (wk), Siddhant Addhatrao (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi , Mohammad Juned Khan, Royston Dias.

Rest of India Team: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal, Ricky Bhui, Shashwat Rawat , Khalil Ahmed, Rahul Chahar.

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