Indian Domestic: Both sides may miss key players (22 January 1999)

nuary 1999

Indian Domestic: Both sides may miss key players

The Hindu

RANCHI, Jan, 21.

Three key players from each side will be missing from teh Central Zone and East Zone teams in the Deodhar Trophy match starting at the Birsa Stadium on Friday. Central will be feeling a bit uneasy with-out Amay Khurasia, Mohammed Kaif and Jai Prakash yadav who have been chosen to play for India 'A' against Pakistan.

East after its defeat by South will be feeling more desolate without vice-captain Syed Saba Karim, Lakshmi Ratan Shukla and Devang Gandhi. The three, who have also been chosen for India 'A' have been a major force behind the East Zone's strength.

Central has included Paresh Sultani, Saurabh Shukla and Rizwan Shamshad as replacemets in the team of 15, Central will rely on pace and Shukla will join the attack. the mostly youthful side also has experienced players in Gyanendra Pandey, Adshis Winston Zaidi and Gagan khoda.

Central Zone (from): Gyanendra Pandey (Captain), Gagan Khoda, Devendra Bundela, Ashish Winston Zaidi, Zakir Hussain, Manoj Mudgal, Sanjay Bangar, Yogesh Ghare, Abbas Ali, Pritam Gandhe, Rahul Kanwat, Murali Kartik, Saurabh Shukla, Rizwan Shamshad, Paresh Sultani.

East Zone (from): Utpal Chatterjee (captain), Shiv Sunder Das, Rajiv Raza, Tariq-ur-Rehman, Gautam Dutta, Mayur Kaderkar, Rashmi Ranjan Parida, Robin Morris, Nikhikesg ?Ranjan, Vinayak Samanath, Ajay Das, Rohan Gavaskar, Shahid Khan, Nikhil Haldipur, Prabhanjan Mallick.

Umpires: Messrs, Vijay Chopra and K. Hariharan (both Delhi). ch Referee:Mohmmad Ghaus.