India, Sept. 5 -- South Zone captain Tilak Varma on Saturday announced that KL Rahul won't feature in the playing XI for the upcoming Duleep Trophy final against the East Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, beginning Sunday. The left-handed batter, who is a part of India's squad for the three-match T20Is against Afghanistan, also confirmed that Mohammed Siraj and Devdutt Padikkal have been added to the lineup for the high-profile encounter against the likes of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan and Mohammed Shami.

Earlier, the news agency PTI reported that Rahul, Padikkal, and Siraj were asked by the selection committee to play in the Duleep Trophy final. However, Tilak confirmed on Saturday that Rahul isn't with the squad in ...