Yuvraj Singh to Lead Punjab Against Railways in Ranji Trophy
Yuvraj Singh is set to lead Punjab in their Ranji Trophy opener against Railways, in the absence of skipper Harbhajan Singh
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Yuvraj Singh will captain Punjab in their Ranji Trophy opener
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Punjab will miss the services of skipper Harbhajan Singh for the game
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Off-spinner Arpit Pannu will take Harbhajan's place in the team
In Harbhajan Singh's absence, Yuvraj Singh will lead Punjab in their opening Ranji Trophy match against Railways, to be played at the Palam Ground from October 6 to 9.
Off-spinner Harbhajan, who was named the skipper, is not available for the first match, PCA spokesperson Sushil Kapoor said on Monday.
"Off spinner Arpit Pannu will be replacing Harbhajan in the match," Kapoor said.
The other members of the team are Jeevanjot Singh, Manan Vohra, Uday Kaul, Mandeep Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Gitansh Khera (wicket keeper), Vinay Chaudhary, Siddharth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Manpreet Singh Grewal, Mayank Sidana, Rajwinder Singh, Subek Gill and Arpit Singh Pannu.
Varon Aaron to lead Jharkhand
Speedster Varon Aaron will lead the 15-member Jharkhand team in the upcoming Ranji trophy commencing from October 6.
Team: Varon Aaron (Captain), Ishan Kishan, S P Gautam, Anand Singh, Virat Singh, Ishan Jaggi, Saurabh Tiwari, Pratyush Singh, Kaushal Singh, Ajay Yadav, Vikash Singh, Ashish Kumar, Samar Quadri, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sunny Gupta.