Overview
- Mumbai confirmed Rohit Sharma for the first two matches, and he will join the squad in Jaipur on December 23.
- Rishabh Pant has been named Delhi captain with Ayush Badoni as vice-captain, and the squad includes Virat Kohli plus pacers Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini and Harshit Rana.
- Mumbai face Sikkim on December 24 and Uttarakhand on December 26 in Jaipur, while Delhi play Andhra and Gujarat in Bengaluru on the same dates.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead Maharashtra for their first three games, with Prithvi Shaw and Jalaj Saxena named in the squad.
- Mohammed Shami has been included in Bengal’s squad after a strong domestic return, highlighted by 16 wickets in seven Syed Mushtaq Ali matches.