MUMBAI, Sept. 1 -- Duleep Trophy is meant to be the stage for India's best players, but after a gruelling five-Test series in England, it has been rest-and-recovery for the top players before the T20 Asia Cup. Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel, named in the North and Central Zone, also opted out late citing illness. The two first-round matches thus proved low key affairs. North pacer Auqib Nabi was the only one to draw attention with four wickets in four balls. Among the India players, only East Zone's Mohammed Shami showed he is in a condition to bowl long spells if needed in the long format. North's game against East proved one-sided after East pacer Mukesh Kumar picked up a thigh injury while the strong Central were made to work hard by inexp...