Naming of Duleep Trophy Duleep Trophy competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar (also known as "Duleep"). History of Duleep Trophy Duleep Trophy is a famous Cricket competition in domestic Cricket. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the tournament after the legendary cricketer, KS Duleep Singh. According to the original format of the tournament, there were a number of five teams, drawn from the five zones - North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone. The teams played each other on a knockout basis and the BCCI decided to convert the tournament to a league format, from 1993-1994. Format of Duleep Trophy Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) once again changed the format of the Duleep Trophy in the year of 2002-03 and replaced the zonal teams with five new sides named, Elite A, Elite B, Elite C, Plate A and Plate B. Construction of the Teams in Duleep Trophy The BCCI constructed the teams from the new Elite Group and Plate Group divisions that had been introduced into the Ranji Trophy in that season. However, this format lasted for only one season, as BCCI felt that the new teams lacked a sense of identity and as a result, it went into the old zonal format from 2003-04. The BCCI also started to invite one overseas guest side every year in the tournament, England A being the first one to come. First Champion in Duleep Trophy The West Zone has the credit of becoming the first Champion in the Duleep Trophy, in the 1961-62 seasons. The team beat the South Zone by 10 wickets in the final to win the trophy. Each of the zonal teams is actually a composite team of some cricketers, who play for the Ranji Trophy state/city teams situated in that region of India. North Zone Cricket Team The North Zone has been the most successful team in the Duleep Trophy so far, as it won the tournament for a record 17 times, including one shared trophy. The guest teams that have been invited for playing in the Duleep Trophy so far include the teams like England A, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI, Sri Lanka A and England Lions. North Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents northern India in the Duleep Trophy. North Zone is a composite team of players from six first-class Indian teams from northern part of India like Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Services. South Zone Cricket Team The South Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents southern India. It is a composite team of players from six first-class Indian teams from southern India like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. East Zone Cricket Team East Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents eastern India in the Duleep Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Inter Zonal. It is a composite team of five first-class Indian teams from eastern India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Assam, Bengal (West Bengal), Jharkhand, Odisha and Tripura. West Zone Cricket Team West Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents western India in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. It is a composite team of players from five first-class Indian teams from western India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Baroda, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mumbai and Saurashtra. Central Zone Cricket Team Central Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents central India in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. It is a composite team of players from five first-class Indian teams from central India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha. Statistics in Duleep Trophy
Stadiums for Duleep Trophy Tournament Brabourne Stadium, Eden Gardens, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Central College Ground, Moti Bagh Stadium, Wankhede Stadium,Feroz Shah Kotla, Barabati Stadium, Jayanti Stadium, Gymkhana Ground and Keenan Stadium are the stadiums for Duleep Trophy Tournament. |
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