The North Zone squad is dominated by reigning Ranji Trophy champions, J&K, with six of their players making it to the 15-member squad. Besides captain Wadhawan, opener Qamran Iqbal, middle-order batter Abdul Samad, left-arm spin allrounder Abid Mushtaq, and the fast-bowling pair of Sunil Kumar and Yudhvir Singh are also there.
Delhi has the second-highest representation in the squad with four players. The list includes batters Ayush Doseja and Sanat Sangwan, who finished as the second and third-highest run-scorers, respectively, in the last Ranji season. Middle-order batter Doseja recorded 949 runs in 12 innings from seven matches at 105.44, which included four centuries and five half-centuries. Sangwan, meanwhile, scored 828 runs in seven matches at 69.00, with three centuries and three half-centuries. Yash Dhull and Badoni have secured their places for the second consecutive time.
North Zone will play their first match against West Zone on August 23 at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.
North Zone squad for 2026-27 Duleep Trophy
Kanhaiya Wadhawan (capt, wk), Sanat Sangwan, Qamran Iqbal, Yash Dhull, Ayush Doseja, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni (vice-capt), Nishant Sindhu, Arjun Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, Arshdeep Singh, Sunil Kumar, Anshul Kamboj, Yudhvir Singh, Nikhil Kashyap
