Delhi squad for SMAT 2025: Nitish Rana to lead 23-member squad
Nitish Rana on Saturday was named as Delhi captain for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025, which begins on Wednesday.
Ayush Badoni, who has been leading the side across formats recently, was also part of the squad. Ishant Sharma, Harshit Rana, and Navdeep Saini will also join the team, subject to their availability, the Delhi & District Cricket Association announced.
Notably, mystery spinner Digvesh Rathi, who rose to prominence with Lucknow Super Giants during the Indian Premier League 2025, was not included. The squad included other IPL names Suyash Sharma, Simarjeet Singh, Anuj Rawat and Prince Yadav.
The side has been placed in Elite Group D along with Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand.
Delhi squad for SMAT 2025
Nitish Rana (c), Arpit Rana, Priyansh Arya, Sarthak Ranjan, Ayush Badoni, Ayush Doseja, Mayank Rawat, Tejasvi, Anuj Rawat, Yash Dhull, Himmat Singh, Simarjeet Singh, Rahul Dagar, Yash Bhatia, Ankit Rajesh Kumar, Harsh Tyagi, Suyash Sharma, Prince Yadav, Money Grewal, Rohan Rana, Dhruv Kaushik, Aryan Rana, Vaibhav Khandpal.
Subject to availability: Ishant Sharma, Harshit Rana, Navdeep Saini.
Published on Nov 22, 2025
