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Why Duleep Trophy is no longer a bridge to international cricket
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The Indian Express
Yet, the Duleep Trophy squads that were announced this week suggest that the season-opening domestic tournament is becoming increasingly detached from India’s Test selection pipeline.
So it was decided that the zonal committee would pick the Duleep Trophy teams while the national selectors would chalk out the A squad.
Karim, however, observed that the presence of national selectors from each zone could improve the quality of the Duleep Trophy selections.
West Zone players after winning the 2009 Duleep Trophy.
(PTI File Photo) West Zone players after winning the 2009 Duleep Trophy.