Duleep Trophy 2024: Top 5 Batters to watch out for in upcoming league

On Thursday the 2024 Edition of Duleep Trophy 2024 is set to kick start. This will be the second domestic tournament after the Buchi Babu Tournament. It is a key tournament for many players who are looking to push for national selections. 

Most of the players who are set to be part of this tournament are some of the India regulars. It is also a chance for players who have lost their place in the Indian team over the last few years a chance to get their names reconsidered. 

The tournament comes just before the start of the massive and gruelling scheduling for India. Rohit Sharma and his men are set to play Bangladesh and New Zealand at home, before their huge tour of Australia in a few months. 

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Here are five batters to watch out for ahead of the 2024-25, 61st edition of the Duleep Trophy

5- Riyan Parag

Young all-rounder Riyan Parag has been in top form in 2024. His numbers during IPL 2024 finally saw him earn a call-up to the Indian white-ball team. The first-class numbers for Riyan Parag are also impressive. The youngster has played 29 games and scored 1788 runs with an average of 36 with 3 centuries and 11 fifties. Riyan Parag has also picked 50 wickets with the ball with one fifer. This makes young Riyan Parag one of the top batters to watch out for during the Duleep Trophy 2024. 

4- Devdutt Padikkal 

While the Karnataka youngster may be struggling in the white ball format his form in red-ball cricket has been exemplary. 24-year-old Devdutt Padikkal will be one of the batters to watch out for during the Duleep Trophy 2024. The left-handed batter made his Test debut early this year and scored 65 against England in Dharamshala. Padikkal has played a total of 32 first-class matches scoring 2292 runs with an average of just under 45. The batter has also hit 6 centuries and 13 fifties and is known to be a naturally elegant batter. 

3- Musheer Khan 

19-year-old Musheer Khan has been following the illustrious footsteps of his older brother Sarfaraz Khan. The youngster scored 433 runs from 5 innings with an average of 100.75 for Mumbai during their victorious Ranji campaign. This makes young Musheer Khan one of the batters to watch out for during the Duleep Trophy 2024. The youngster has played just 6 first-class games and scored 529 runs with an average of 58. 

2- Sai Sudharsan 

Tamil Nadu batter Sai Sudharsan made an immediate impact on his international debut for India. His numbers at the first-class level suggest that he will be one of the batters to watch out for during the Duleep Trophy 2024. Sai Sudharsan is coming off a short stint with Surrey where he scored a century for his team against Nottinghamshire. The left-handed batter has played 20 first-class games and scored 1283 runs with an average of 37 with 4 centuries and 4 fifties. 

1- Sarfaraz Khan 

One of the best batters who will be gathering attention during the Duleep Trophy 2024 is none other than Sarfaraz Khan. The youngster has already made an impact for India with 200 runs from 3 Tests with an average of 50. His domestic numbers are stellar with an average of 81 in Ranji Trophy and 68 overall. Sarfaraz Khan has scored 4112 runs from 48 matches with 14 centuries and 14 fifties with a best of 301 not out.