Manoj Tiwary to lead East Zone in Duleep Trophy

Bengal middle-order batsman Manoj Tiwary will captain East Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which starts on October 15 in Lahli, Haryana. Rajesh Verma, the secretary of the Jharkhand Cricket Association and a convener of the East Zone, confirmed that Manoj will lead a 15-member squad which includes experienced players like Laxmi Shukla, Wriddhiman Saha, Ashok Dinda and Saurabh Tiwary, who will serve as the vice-captain. The team will be coached by former India opener Shiv Sunder Das.

Manoj was recently also named as the captain of the India A squad that will host West Indians in two practice games, on October 3 and 5 in Mumbai.

East Zone squad: Natraj Behera, Basant Mohanty, Govinda Podder, Rameez Nemat, Saurabh Tiwary, Shahbaz Nadeem, Samar Quadri, Sudip Chatterjee, Manoj Tiwary (capt), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Laxmi Shukla, Ashok Dinda, Gokul Sharma, Abu Nechim, Rana Dutta