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The 2025–26 domestic season begins with the Duleep Trophy in Bengaluru, a tournament doubling as auditions for vacancy in India's Test line-up. With questions over No. 3, No. 6 and pace depth, batters like Devdutt Padikkal, Shreyas Iyer and Sarfraz Khan, along with bowlers Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar, aim to impress selectors ahead of home Test series against West Indies and South Africa.

ENG vs IND: Irfan Pathan highlighted how Akash Deep can provide a Shami-like threat with the ball, with his straight-seamed deliveries being a possible threat against the aggressive England batting unit.