SaralnamaShubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel missed the Duleep Trophy 2025 quarter-finals due to illness and injury. Gill, who was to captain North Zone, is recovering from illness and will soon travel to UAE for the Asia Cup starting 9 Sep. Ankit Kumar leads North Zone in his place. Dhruv Jurel, Central Zone captain, was ruled out with a groin injury; Rajat Patidar took over as captain. East Zone also lost skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran to fever, with Riyan Parag leading. The quarter-finals began on 28 Aug at BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru. Semi-finals are scheduled from 4 Sep, and the final from 11 Sep at the same venue. Key players like Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, and Harshit Rana are part of the tournament squads. (Updated 28 Aug 2025, 17:18 IST; source: link)