A big secret has been revealed, Rohit and Virat are not playing in Duleep Trophy because of this fear

The Duleep Trophy is going to start from 5 September. The final match of which will be played on 22 September. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently announced four squads for the first round of the Duleep Trophy 2024-25. 

Many star players of Team India will be seen playing in this tournament. But Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will stay away from this tournament. 

Earlier news had come out that both these players would also play in the Duleep Trophy, but this has not happened. After all, the reason behind why these two players are not participating in this tournament has come to the fore.

Why are Rohit and Virat not playing in the Duleep Trophy?

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has given the reason behind why Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not playing in the Duleep Trophy. According to Jay Shah, the importance of prioritizing workload management for players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has been emphasized. 

Talking to ANI, Jay Shah said, 'Everyone is playing except Rohit and Virat. This should be appreciated. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer are playing in the Buchi Babu tournament. 

But we cannot put pressure on players like Virat and Rohit to play. There is a risk of injury if you do so. If you have noticed, not every international player from Australia and England plays domestic cricket. We respect the players.

took part in Sri Lanka tour

Let us tell you, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were part of the Indian ODI team on the recent Sri Lanka tour. Both the players played in all three ODI matches of the series. 

This series was very special for both the teams. Rohit and Virat reached Sri Lanka to play the ODI series after 7 years. Now India has to play a Test series against Bangladesh next month and after this the team will not get any break. In such a situation, Rohit and Virat have not been pressured to play in this tournament.

These star players will be seen playing

Along with India's ODI and T20 International team vice-captain Shubman Gill, players like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammad Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja and Suryakumar Yadav will be seen playing in this tournament. 

Shubman Gill will captain India A. Abhimanyu Easwaran has been made the captain of India B. At the same time, the command of India C will be in the hands of Rituraj Gaikwad and India D will be in the hands of Shreyas Iyer.