Nitish Rana, who left Delhi and played for Kolkata Knight Riders, has been made the new captain of the UP cricket team. India’s star bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has also been given a place in the team. Kanpur’s fast bowler Ankit Rajput, who was out, has also returned to the UP team. Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has announced the team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches to be held in Chandigarh from November 25. The team will leave for Chandigarh on Wednesday. The biggest change in the team has been made in the form of UP team captain Karan Sharma. He has been dropped from the 15-member team. Nitish Rana, who came to play from UP a few months ago, has been given the captaincy for the first time. Ankit Rajput, who was out of the team, has once again returned. Indian team’s fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was out of action for almost a year, has also been kept in the UP team. He is constantly trying to make a comeback in the Indian team on the basis of his better performance.
Better players got place
In the UP team, the players who have performed better in the T-20 league have got the maximum opportunities. Swastik Chikara, who scored the most runs, got the batting award. Madhav Kaushik and Jasmer Dhankar have also been included in the UP team on the basis of better performance. Ankit, who performed poorly in the T-20 league, has also got admission. While giving information to the media, UPCA Director Ankit Chatterjee said that the UP team for Vijay Hazare Trophy has been declared. Nitish Rana has been made the captain of UP.
These are the players of UP team
Nitish Rana (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Madhav Kaushik, Sameer Rizvi, Samarth Singh, Priyam Garg, Swastik Chikara, Dhruv Jurail and Aryan Jurail (wicket keeper), Saurabh Kumar, Jasmer Dhankar, Kartik Tyagi, Ankit Rajput, Yash Dayal and Shoaib. Join the team.