India’s domestic cricket season for 2024-25 is set to begin on September 5, 2024, and will take place at two venues: Bengaluru, Karnataka, and Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The IDFC First Bank Duleep Trophy 2024, a first-class cricket tournament, will feature four teams competing for the first domestic title of the season.
In its 61st edition, the Duleep Trophy will adopt a new format, featuring four teams named India A, B, C, and D, selected by the national selectors. These teams will compete in a round-robin group stage, with each team playing three matches. The tournament champion will be determined based on points at the end of the six-match series, with all matches being four-day First-Class encounters.
The captains for these four sides are well-known names in Indian cricket. India A will be led by Shubman Gill, India’s white-ball captain. India B will be captained by Abhimanyu Easwaran, a prominent figure in domestic cricket. Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead India C, while Shreyas Iyer, IPL winner and Kolkata Knight Riders captain, will head India D.
Several capped Indian players such as KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, and others will be in action, along with a mix of emerging talents and seasoned domestic players.
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Teams:
- India A: Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.
- India B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK).
- India C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier.
- India D: Shreyas Iyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar.
Duleep Trophy 2024 Schedule:
- 5-8 Sep 2024: India A vs. India B – Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- 5-8 Sep 2024: India C vs. India D – Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur
- 12-15 Sep 2024: India A vs. India D – Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur
- 12-15 Sep 2024: India B vs. India C – Rural Development Trust Stadium B, Anantapur
- 19-22 Sep 2024: India A vs. India C – Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur
- 19-22 Sep 2024: India B vs. India D – Rural Development Trust Stadium B, Anantapur