Vaibhav Sooryavanshi named vice-captain as East Zone announce Duleep Trophy squad

East Zone have named a 15-member squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, starting August 23. Ishan Kishan has been announced as the new captain, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will serve as his deputy.

Meanwhile, Riyan Parag, who served as captain in the 2025 edition, has been ruled out owing to a hamstring injury. The Assam-born suffered a hamstring injury during the IPL 2026 and has undergone surgery in the month of June. He remains to be out of action as there’s no concrete plan for his possible return. After gaining fitness, he is expected to report to BCCI’s



CoE. 

Sooryavanshi, on the other hand, has been given the leadership role as BCCI aims to prepare him accordingly. The 15-year-old has led the team in the youth series against South Africa and was also named as the vice-captain during the U19 ODI World Cup earlier in the year. 

East Zone squad - Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Shahbaz Ahmed, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Ishan Kishan (c), Kumar Kushagra, Shikhar Mohan, Anukul Roy, Virat Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Subhranshu Senapati, Denish Das, Abhijit Sarkar