Vihari to lead South zone

Visakhapatnam: G Hanuma Vihari will lead South zone in Duleep trophy to be held from June 28 to July 16. Andhra players KS Bharat, Ricky Bhui and KV Sasikanth are included in the team. Tilak Varma is the only Hyderabad player in the squad. Having finished runner-up in the previous edition, South sone will start their campaign with a direct berth in the semifinal alongside defending champions West zone.The team was selected by the South zone selection committee consisting of Rohan Gauns Desai (convenor), Dhiraj Narvekar (chairman), members UR Radhakrishnan (TN), KL Aswath (Karnataka), P Prasanth (Kerala), Hari Mohan P (Hyderabad), RV Ch Prasad (Andhra) and Thalaivan Sargunam Xavieir (Puducherry) in Panjim, Goa on Tuesday evening.
Team: GH Vihari (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Sai Sudarshan, Ricky Bhui, R. Samarth, KS Bharat, Washington Sundar, Sachin Baby, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Sai Kishore, V Kaverappa, Vijay Vyshak, KV Sasikanth, Darshan Misal and Tilak Varma.