Here is a look at the full match schedule, squads and more details for the upcoming red-ball tournament that will mark the start of India's 2025-26 home cricket season.

South Zone and West Zone have earned direct entry to the semifinals because they were the finalists in the last edition held under zonal banners back in 2023.

Nagpur: Champions Vidarbha have been rewarded for their Ranji Trophy title winning heroics as four players have been selected in the squad for the Duleep - Nagpur News

Vidarbha left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey, who broke the record for most wickets in a Ranji Trophy season when he picked up 69 in his side's run to the title in 2024-25, will combine with Kuldeep and Rajasthan's Manav Suthar for Central Zone.

Kuldeep Yadav brings international pedigree to a Central Zone squad that is otherwise packed with balance and emerging talent. The team will be led by wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, who recently stepped up in India's series-leveling win at The Oval in the absence of Rishabh Pant.

India wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel has been named as the captain of the Central Zone team for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, starti

However, if he's picked in India's squad for the Asia Cup, Shubham Rohilla will replace him for the zonal tournament | ESPN.com

Dhruv Jurel has been named captain of the Central Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy 2025, with Kuldeep Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed among the key players in the lineup.