• Source: Duleep Trophy

The Duleep Trophy, is a domestic First Class Cricket competition played in India. Named after former cricketer Duleepsinhji, the competition has largely been contested by teams representing various geographical zones of India since the first edition in 1961–62, with some editions featuring special invitee teams.
There have been a few exceptions to the zonal format, such as the 2002–03 tournament, where five teams were formed based on Ranji Trophy groups, and the four editions held between 2016–17 and 2019–20, when the BCCI selected three teams called India Blue, Red and Green. The latest 2024-25 edition featured four teams named Team A, B, C and D.




History


The competition was established by the BCCI in the 1961–62 season. The tournament was contested between the different geographical zones of India namely, North, South, East, West and Central. The inaugural tournament was won by West Zone who defeated South Zone in the final by ten wickets. In the 1962–63 season, four of the five teams except Central Zone included a West Indies Test cricketer as a part of the teams.
The original format was that the five teams played each other on a knock-out basis. From the 1993–94 season, the competition converted to a league format before moving back to the knock-out format for four seasons. The tournament again reverted to a league format for three seasons from 2000–01. For the 2002–03 season, the zonal teams were replaced by five teams representing respective Ranji Trophy groups but the format lasted only one season. From the 2003–04 season, the five original zonal teams competed along with a sixth guest team which was a touring foreign team. The first guest team was England A in 2003–04. From the 2009-10 season, the guest team was dropped, with the original five-team knockout tournament being used until the 2014–15 season.
The championship was not held in 2015–16 but returned to in 2016–17 with a new format where three teams chosen by the BCCI took part, designated as Blue, Green and Red. The teams played a round-robin tournament, with the top two advancing to the final. All games were staged as day-night games and used pink cricket balls. The trophy was cancelled for three seasons due to Covid-19 and the zonal format returned when it was re-started in 2022-23 with the original five zonal teams joined by a new North East Zone.
The 2024-2025 Duleep Trophy marks the 61st edition of the this prestigious tournament, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament scheduled from 5 September 2024 to 22 September 2024, the matches will be held at the Rural Development Trust (RDT) Stadium in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, and M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The 2024-2025 format deviates from recent editions by featuring four teams: India A, India B, India C, and India D, instead of the traditional zonal teams. The tournament will follow a round-robin format with no knockout stage. Notable Players participating include Surya Kumar Yadav,, Tilak Varma, Ishaan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul, Rishab Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Khaleel Ahmed, and Mohammad Siraj.
Format and Points System for 2024-2025: Each team will play against three teams once, and the team with the maximum points at the end of the round-robin stage will be crowned the champions. The squads for the first round were announced by the BCCI on August 14, 2024, with subsequent squad updates on September 10, 2024. The teams are composed of a mix of experienced and emerging players selected by national selectors. [1][2]
Points System:

Win by 10 wickets or an innings: 7 points
Win by any other margin: 6 points
Draw with first-innings lead: 3 points
Draw without first-innings lead: 1 point
Tie: 3 points each
Loss: 0 points
The teams with the highest points at the end of the round-robin stage will be declared the champions.




Composition of teams


Each zonal team is a composite team of cricketers who play for the Ranji Trophy teams situated in that region of India. The teams which compose each zone are as follows:




Winners


West Zone, with 19 trophies, is the most successful team in the competition. South Zone are the defending champions.




Statistics






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= Finals appearances by team

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Note: The Wins include the shared trophies and the win percentage counts shared as half a win.




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Broadcasters


Viacom18 holds the media rights to domestic tournaments, including the Duleep Trophy, from 2023 to 2028; Sports18 is the official television broadcaster, while matches are also streamed for free on the JioCinema platform.




References






External links


The Duleep Trophy at ESPNcricinfo
Index to all Duleep Trophy tournaments at CricketArchive

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Duleep Trophy
• 2024–25 Duleep Trophy
• Abhimanyu Easwaran
• 2023 Duleep Trophy
• Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
• Jalaj Saxena
• Sandeep Warrier
• Prithvi Shaw
• Baba Indrajith
• Baba Aparajith