Suthar has had a sensational start to his India career, having picked up 23 wickets in his first three Tests, which includes a match haul of ten wickets. He has also contributed 79 runs with the bat across four innings. Jain, meanwhile, made his international debut in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, where he picked up three wickets. A seasoned domestic performer, Jain has a total of 51 wickets in the last two Ranji seasons. He was also part of the Central Zone more recently in the Duleep Trophy.
Pant will captain and keep wicket, with Aryan Juyal as the back-up wicketkeeper. Jharkhand batter Shikhar Mohan, who scored 85 and 52 in the final of the Duleep Trophy and was Jharkhand’s leading run-scorer in the last Ranji season, has also been included.
The Irani Trophy serves as the precursor to the Ranji season, which will get underway on October 11.
Rishabh Pant (capt, wk), Sanat Sangwan, Shikhar Mohan, Sudip Gharami, Sarfaraz Khan (vice-capt), R Smaran, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Akash Deep*, Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh Choudhary, Aryan Juyal (wk), Aryan Pandey, Anukul Roy, Ayush Doseja