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Pacer Navdeep Saini: India pacers Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik along with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, have been ruled out of the first round of the 2024-25 Duleep Trophy.

Both Siraj and Malik are suffering from an illness and are not expected to be fit in time for their Duleep Trophy fixtures, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Tuesday.

Pacer Navdeep Saini will replace Siraj in the Team B squad, while Gaurav Yadav will replace Malik in the Team C squad. Jadeja has also been released from the Team B squad but his replacement was not named.