Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have been left out of the West Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy. Rahane and Pujara scored 467 and 402 runs respectively in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy, averaging 35.9 and 40.2. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan and Ruturaj Gaikwad are also part of the squad, with Shardul Thakur named captain.