Kolkata:East Zone have named a 15-member squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, starting August 23. Ishan Kishan has been announced as the new captain, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will serve as his deputy. Meanwhile, Riyan Parag, who served as captain in the 2025 edition, has been ruled out owing to a hamstring injury. The Assam-born suffered a hamstring injury during the IPL 2026 and has undergone surgery in the month of June. East Zone squad - Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Shahbaz Ahmed, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Ishan Kishan (c), Kumar Kushagra, Shikhar Mohan, Anukul Roy, Virat Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Subhranshu Senapati, Denish Das, Abhijit SarkarAlso Read: