Duleep Trophy 2025: Uncapped Indians who stole spotlight

2. Saransh Jain

A crafty off-spinner, Saransh Jain had built his reputation of taking breakthroughs with the ball in his hand. It wasn’t uncommon for Saransh to be among the pick of the bowlers, but his notable knocks came with the bat as well. Mostly batting down the order, Saransh stitched up a crucial partnership lower down the order to gain a lead for his side against West Zone. Additionally, he also picked eight wickets in the clash against the Shardul Thakur-led side to make a mark right upon his arrival into the set-up.

As it was in the finale, the Indore-born replicated his performances from the semis to once again provide a solid support to his side. Starting with the ball, the 32-year-old picked up a five-wicket haul in the first innings, helping Central bundle the hosts out for just 149. He was crucial with the bat in Central’s mammoth 511 reply, scoring an 69, as Patidar & Co went ahead by 363 runs.

In the second innings, he once again shone with three important breakthroughs, completing 16 wickets in the tournament from just four winnings, also the most this year, coming at an average of 24.00. For compiling 138 runs and 16 wickets in the season, Saransh was rightly adjudged the Player of the Tournament.