Vijay Hazare Trophy | Mahipal Lomror to lead Rajasthan, Deepak Chahar named vice-captain

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19-year-old all-rounder Mahipal Lomror has been named as the skipper of Rajasthan for the upcoming edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, while Deepak Chahar has been named as the vice-captain. Other notable inclusions in the squad are Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Aniket Choudhary and Ashok Menaria.

After a disastrous 2018 season, which saw them finish ninth in Group C with just two wins to their name, Rajasthan will be looking to turn their fortunes around and so they have identified teenage sensation Mahipal Lomror as the man to lead them to glory. Lomror, despite being 19, has three years of experience under his belt and will also have the guidance of Indian pacer Deepak Chahar, who will be his deputy for the forthcoming season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

"It is a good mix as we have both the senior players and even those who are representing Team India. I am happy that those youngsters who are performing well have also been included in the side," Lomror was quoted as saying by Times of India.

With Rajasthan set to play their group matches in Jaipur, Lomror hopes that his team can take advantage of conditions which they are very much accustomed to.

"Definitely it is a good opportunity for us given that we know the conditions well. Hopefully we will come up with a very good performance unlike last year," he said.

Other inclusions are Indian internationals Rahul Chahar and Khaleel Ahmed, while Tanveer-Ul-Haq, Aniket Choudhary and Ashok Menaria have also been picked in the squad. 

Squad: Mahipal Lomror (Captain), Deepak Chahar (Vice Captain), Chetan Bist (wicketkeeper), Manendra Singh (wicketkeeper), Amit Gautam, Ashok Menaria, Arjit Gupta, Salman Khan, Rajesh Bishnoi (Sr), Tajendra Singh Dhillon, Rahul Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Aniket Choudhary and Tanveer-Ul-Haq

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