"I've been given a great opportunity to show what I can do at second and first XI levels, " Tripathi said.

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Each franchise was allowed to sign up to eight non-Indian players for their 16-man roster, but only four foreign players can feature in the starting line-up and each XI must also contain four Indian players under the age of 22.

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