Yash Dayal named in Rest of India squad for Irani Cup 2024

Left-arm seamer Yash Dayal’s rising credentials received yet another boost as he was named in the Rest of India squad set to face Mumbai in the one-off Irani Cup match scheduled to be played in Lucknow from 1st-5th October, 2024.

However, Dayal’s participation in the Irani Cup fixture will be subject to his selection in India’s playing XI for the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur, which begins on September 27th.

Dayal, who boasts of 76 wickets from 24 matches in First-Class cricket, reaped the rewards of a fabulous season with RCB in IPL 2024 as well as an impressive show in the Duleep Trophy, where he picked up 5 wickets in the solitary game he played - a sequence of strong performances that earned him his maiden call-up to the Indian red-ball setup.

The Irani Cup features the winners of the Ranji Trophy squaring off against the ‘Rest of India’ team, and in this edition, the latter will be captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad, with Sai Sudharsan named his deputy.

Rest of India squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (WK)*, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal*, Ricky Bhui, Shashwat Rawat, Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Chahar