The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) has announced Venkatesh Iyer as their captain for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. The MPCA has picked Venkatesh Iyer ahead of Rajat Patidar, who was named the all-format captain of Madhya Pradesh for the 2025-26 season.
The league stage of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 will be played in Ahmedabad and is scheduled to run from December 24, 2025, to January 8, 2026.
Not a royal patron! Venkatesh Iyer named Madhya Pradesh captain for Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26
Interestingly, Patidar was also not picked in the Madhya Pradesh squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.
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Well, Venkatesh Iyer will lead a balanced squad that features Yash Dubey, who has been a consistent performer for Madhya Pradesh, and left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya.
Madhya Pradesh squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy League Phase:
Venkatesh Iyer (C), Harsh Gawli, Himanshu Mantri (WK), Yash Dubey, Shubham Sharma, Harpreet Singh, Rishabh Chauhan, Ritik Tada, Shivang Kumar, Aryan Pandey, Rahul Batham, Tripuresh Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Kumar Kartikeya, Saransh Jain, Madhav Tiwari (subject to fitness).
To be continued…
