Ishan to steer Jharkhand in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Dashing  southpaw Ishan Kishan will captain the Jharkhand squad  within the  Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 event starting at varied on January 10 subsequent 12 months.

Jharkhand launch their marketing campaign towards Tamil Nadu in an Elite B tie in Calcutta on January 10.

The 18-member squad contains Ranji Trophy regulars of the likes of Saurabh Tiwary, Varun Aaron and Shahbaz Nadeem, to call just a few.

Young Jamshedpur-based left-hander Virat Singh will likely be Ishan’s deputy. He was within the Hyderabad Sunrisers workforce for the Indian Premier League (IPL) however didn’t play a single match.  

The workforce appears to be like balanced and is anticipated to carry out properly within the event. “We have tried to pick a balanced team which has a blend of youth and experience. Ishan is in good form and was the natural choice to lead the side,” a Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) official mentioned on situation of anonymity.

Ishan, who initially hails from Bihar however represents Jharkhand in BCCI home tournaments, was the skipper of the Indian under-19 workforce within the 2016 World Cup, and performed for Mumbai Indians within the just lately concluded IPL in Dubai. He impressed together with his strong batting and likewise contributed to Mumbai retaining the trophy.

Tiwary and left-arm spinner Anukul Roy have been additionally within the Mumbai squad. Experienced spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, who turned out for Sunrisers Hyderabad, is anticipated to play a useful function within the event.   

The selectors haven’t picked Jharkhand mainstay Ishank Jaggi, a technically sound batsman who’s appropriate for the longer format of the sport.

Team: Ishan Kishan (captain), Pankaj Kumar, Kumar Deobrat, Saurabh Tiwary, Utkarsh Singh, Anand Singh, Virat Singh (vice-captain), Vikash Vishal, Anukul Roy, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sonu Kumar Singh, Varun Aaron, Rahul Shukla, Monu Kumar Singh, Vivekanand Tiwary, Bala Krishna, Aashish Kumar and Satya Setu.