Seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been appointed captain of the 15-member West Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy matches. The selection committee meeting held at the BKC’s Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy picked seven players from Mumbai, four from Gujarat, and two each from Maharashtra and Saurashtra.
"He is grinding it out at the Ranji Trophy and is always on the radar," said Shastri during the commentary.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Mukesh are in for the tour.
Gill seemed poised for a big inning in India's fourth-innings chase but was denied a shot at glory following a controversial and widely debated decision on Day-4.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill began their innings on a quick pace and targeted Mitchell Starc to find boundaries on a consistent basis.
A day after he joined the 100-Test club, India batter Cheteshwar Pujara set an unwanted record, becoming only the second Indian batter and seventh overall to score a zero in his 100th Test match.
