
Defending champion North Zone will play their second match of Duleep Trophy against East Zone at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground tomorrow. Both the teams have five points each after beating South Zone.
8220;We are defending champions, so we are under a bit of pressure to retain the title,8221; North Zone skipper Mitthun Manhas said.
8220;We want to concentrate on one game at a time. Our opposition has also won their last match and this game will be tough for both of sides,8221; he said. Aakash Chopra, along with Shikhar Dhawan, Karan Goel and Rajat Bhatia will shoulder batting responsibilities while VRV Singh and Joginder Sharma will handle the new ball.
Leggie Amit Mishra, who played an important role in beating South Zone in their last match, will support the pacers. East Zone skipper and former India opener, S S Das considered the match as a challenge for his team and said North has a good balance side but they would fancy to win the game. 8220;We have to play well and the first session of the opening day will be crucial for us but we have to put up a good total,8221; Das said.