While varma: Cricket News & Match Updates

South Zone will feel the impact of the absence of its skipper, left-handed batter Tilak Varma, fast bowler Vysakh Vijayakumar, and left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore. While Varma is set to play in the Asia Cup in the UAE from September 9-28, Vijayakumar and Sai Kishore are sidelined with their respective injuries.

The absence of an in-form Varma means skipper Mohammed Azharuddeen, vice-captain and wicketkeeper N. Jagadeesan, Ricky Bhui, Devdutt Padikkal, and Salman Nizar, who recently hit 11 sixes in 13 balls in the Kerala Cricket League (KCL), will have to shoulder huge responsibility to get big runs for South Zone.   Read More...