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The Duleep Trophy, which is set to begin on June 28 in Bengaluru, will serve as the official start of the domestic season in India and will mark one of the earliest start to the Indian domestic season ever. After making its debut in 1961, the competition will commemorate its 60th edition in 2023. It is played in the First-Class format and Wasim Jaffer and Narendra Hirwani hold the record for the most runs and wickets respectively in the tournament’s history.
The first-class event, which is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar, is played by teams chosen by the BCCI and has teams from various geographical regions of India. Six teams - Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, Northeast Zone, South Zone, and West Zone are a part of the domestic tournament.
West Zone enters the 2023 edition as the defending champions, after they beat South Zone by 294 runs in 2022. Additionally, West Zone are the most successful side with 19 titles to their name. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Riyan Parag and Rinku Singh are some of the prominent names who will feature in the competition.
Let’s narrow down all the relevant details about the tournament here:
Where will the 2023 edition of the Duleep Trophy take place?
The 2023 edition of the Duleep Trophy will take place in Bengaluru, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium and the Alur KSCA Cricket Ground.
When will the 2023 edition of the Duleep Trophy take place?
The 2023 edition of the Duleep Trophy will commence from June 28 and will go on till July 16.
What are the squads for the 2023 edition of the Duleep Trophy?
East Zone:
Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Santanu Mishra, Sudip Gharami, Riyan Parag, A. Majumdar, Bipin Saurabh, A Porel (wk), K Kushagra (wk), Shahbaz Nadeem (vc), Shahbaz Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Anukul Roy, M Mura Singh, Ishan Porel.
West Zone:
Priyank Panchal (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harvik Desai (wicketkeeper), Prithvi Shaw, Het Patel (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Arpit Vasavada, Atit Seth, Shams Mulani, Yuvraj Dodiya, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Chetan Sakariya, Chintan Gaja, Arzan Nagwaswalla
North Zone:
Mandeep Singh (C), Prashant Chopra, Dhruv Shorey, Manan Vohra, Prabhsimran Singh, Ankit Kumar, AS Kalsi, Harshit Rana, Abid Mushtaq, Jayant Yadav, Pulkit Narang, Nishant Sandhu, Sidharth Kaul, Vaibhav Arora, Baltej Singh. North Zone
Standby players: Mayank Dagar, Mayank Markande, Ravi Chauhan, Anmol Mahotra, Nehal Wadhera, Diwesh Pathania, Divij Mehra, Kunal Mahajan.
Central Zone:
Shivam Mavi (c), Vivek Singh, Himanshu Mantri, Kunal Chandela, Shubham Sharma, Amandeep Khare, Rinku Singh, Akshay Wadkar, Upendra Yadav (vc), Dhruv Jurel, Saurabh Kumar, Manav Sathar, Saransh Jain, Avesh Khan, Yash Thakur.
Northeast Zone:
Rongsen Jonathan(captain), Nilesh Lamichaney (vice-captain), Kishan Lyngdoh, Langlonyamba, A.R. Ahlawat, Joseph Lalthankhuma, Prafullamani (wicketkeeper), Dippu Sangma, Jotin Pheiroijam, Imliwati Lemtur, Palzor Tamang, Kishan Sinha, Akash Kumar Choudhary, Rajkumar Rex Singh, Nagaho Chishi. Reserves: Lee Yong Lepcha, Nabam Abo, Dika Ralte.
South Zone:
Hanuma Vihari (c), Mayank Agarwal (vc), Sai Sudharsan, Ricky Bhui (wk), KS Bharat (wk), R Samarth, Washington Sundar, Sachin Baby, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Sai Kishore, V Kaverappa, V Vyshak, KV Sasikanth, Darshan Misal, and Tilak Varma.
What are the fixtures for the 2023 edition of the Duleep Trophy?
The following is the schedule for the 2023 edition for the Duleep Trophy:
DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
June 28 - July 2 | Quarterfinal 1: CentralZone vs East Zone | Alur Stadium |
| Quarterfinal 2: North Zone vs Northeast Zone | M Chinnaswamy Stadium |
July 5 -9 | Semifinal 1: West Zone vs Winner QF 1 | Alur Stadium |
| Semifinal 2: South Zone vs Winner QF 2 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium |
July 12 - 16 | Final: Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium |
Note: All matches will begin at 9:30 AM IST.
Where can one watch the live broadcast of the 2023 edition of the Duleep Trophy?
No official announcement has been made regarding the live broadcast yet.
Where can one watch the live stream of the 2023 edition of the Duleep Trophy?
Similarly, no official announcement has been made regarding the live stream.
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