Rohit Sharma, Kedar Jadhav ruled out of Deodhar Trophy

Ruturaj Gaikwad of Maharashtra has been included in India ‘Blue’ while Hyderabad’s C. V. Milind and Bengal’s Sreevats Goswami have been named in India ‘Red’.

Rohit Sharma, who's nursing a knee injury, won't participate in Deodhar Trophy.

Rohit Sharma, who's nursing a knee injury, and Kedar Jadhav, suffering a stomach ailment, have been ruled out of the Deodhar Trophy, said a BCCI release on Thursday.

Ruturaj Gaikwad of Maharashtra has been included in India ‘Blue’ while Hyderabad’s C. V. Milind has been named in India ‘Red’.  Bengal’s Sreevats Goswami has also been added to the India ‘Red’ team.

In Rohit's absence, Harbhajan Singh will lead the India ‘Blue’ team in the tournament that will be played in Visakhapatnam from March 25 to 29.

SQUAD

India 'Blue':  Harbhajan Singh ( captain ), Mandeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu, Manoj Tiwary, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddarth Kaul, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Pankaj Rao, Ruturaj Gaikwad

India 'Red':  Parthiv Patel ( captain ), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Mayank Agarwal, Ishank Jaggi, Gurkeerat Mann, Axar Patel, Akshay Karnewar, Ashok Dinda, Kulwant Khejroliya, Dhawal Kulkarni, Govinda Poddar, Sreevats Goswami, CV Milind