After warming the bench through the recent five-match Test series in England , Kuldeep Yadav will return to action in the Duleep Trophy, where he will lead Central Zone's spin attack.

Vidarbha left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey , who broke the record for most wickets in a Ranji Trophy season when he picked up 69 in his side's run to the title in 2024-25, will combine with Kuldeep and Rajasthan's Manav Suthar for Central Zone.

Dhruv Jurel , who had replaced the injured Rishabh Pant in India's series-levelling win at The Oval, will captain Central Zone with Rajat Patidar named his deputy.

Left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed , who had cut his county stint short with Essex for personal reasons will return to action and will lead Central Zone's seam attack along with Deepak Chahar . Cha

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