Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) has announced Venkatesh Iyer as its captain for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. The MPCA has replaced Rajat Patidar with Venkatesh Iyer, who was named the all-format captain of Madhya Pradesh for the 2025-26 season.
Interestingly, Patidar was also not selected in the Madhya Pradesh squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. It is unclear whether any fitness issue forced the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association to rest Patidar and hand over the reins to Iyer.
Not Rajat Patidar! Venkatesh Iyer appointed Madhya Pradesh captain for Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26
Interestingly, Patidar was also not selected in the Madhya Pradesh squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.
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Well, Venkatesh Iyer will lead a balanced team that includes Yash Dubey, who has consistently performed well for Madhya Pradesh, and left-arm spinner Kumar Karthikeya.
Madhya Pradesh squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy league stage:
Venkatesh Iyer (captain), Harsh Gawali, Himanshu Mantri (wicketkeeper), Yash Dubey, Shubham Sharma, Harpreet Singh, Rishabh Chauhan, Hrithik Tada, Shivang Kumar, Aryan Pandey, Rahul Batham, Tripuresh Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Kumar Karthikeya, Saransh Jain, Madhav Tiwari (depending on fitness).
to be continued…
