India, Aug. 23 -- India's domestic season for 2026/27 is officially set to get underway with the 63rd edition of the Duleep Trophy, with the focus firmly on the country's next batch of Test hopefuls. With injuries increasingly affecting the Indian team, a strong performance over the next fortnight could potentially earn one of these players a place in the senior squad, especially with a long season ahead, including the tour of New Zealand in November followed by the five-Test Border-Gavaskar series at home.

While the Duleep Trophy has traditionally been a star-studded affair, featuring the cream of India's first-class cricketers, much of the attention this year will be on one player - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. After setting the T20 format al...