The 2025-26 Duleep Trophy begins on August 28 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, launching the Indian domestic season. This will be the 62nd edition of the tournament, first held in 1961-62 and won by West Zone. Over the years, it has mostly followed a knockout format (45 editions), with occasional league (7)…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) new domestic season is all set to kick off starting August 28 with the Duleep Trophy, which returns to the zonal format this year. The last time Duleep Trophy was played in the zonal format was during the 2023-24 season. This season the tournament will feature…
Ishan Kishan will reportedly lead the East Zone squad in the Duleep Trophy set to be played in Bengaluru starting September 4. Abhimanyu Easwaran, who is currently with the India squad in England, has been the named vice-captain. Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep, and Mukesh Kumar are part of the pace bowling department. Riyan Parag, too,…
India and Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur was on Friday named the West Zone captain for the Duleep Trophy to be played in September. The 15-member squad also includes India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, middle-order batters Sarfaraz Khan and Shreyas Iyer, as a total of seven Mumbai players have been named in the team. Ruturaj Gaikwad will…