South Zone have named Puducherry allrounder Ankit Sharma and Andhra top-order batter Shaik Rasheed as replacements for Tilak Varma and R Sai Kishore for the Duleep Trophy semi-final, which begins on September 4 at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

Tilak, who was named South Zone captain, has been included in India's Asia Cup squad and will miss the Duleep Trophy games. As a result, Kerala wicket-keeper batter Mohammed Azharuddeen , who was initially named vice-captain, will now lead the South Zone side. Tamil Nadu's Narayan Jagadeesan, who was also called up for the fifth Test of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy last month, has been named vice-captain.

Sai Kishore, meanwhile, hasn't recovered from the finger injury which forced him to miss the pre-season Buchi Babu tour

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