Story Indian Domestic Tournament - DUleep Trophy 2005 - 06

[Bala]

Indian Domestic Tournament - Duleep Trophy 2005 - 06 [A C2004 Story]

Hi guys, Welcome to my story thread. I will be playing the one of the important trophies of Indian Domestic Cricket - The Duleep Trophy. Named after one of the pioneers of Indian cricketing history - Maharaja Duleepsinhji, the trophy is contested between the five different zones of India namely, North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone. I will be playing as South Zone.​

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Duleep trophy is played at the end of the domestic cricket calendar year, after the Ranji Trophy between the states. The following states/Union Territories constitute the different zones in The Duleep Trophy.​

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North Zone: Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh​

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South Zone: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Karnataka.​

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West Zone: Mumbai, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Baroda, Vidharba​

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East Zone: West Bengal, Jharkand, Orissa, Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.​

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Central Zone: Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Railways, Services​

To provide more variety and competition to the tournament, it has become customary for the past 2 years that a sixth foreign side is invited to take part in the tournament. The first ever foreign team to play in the Duleep Trophy was England ?A?. They did pretty decently and one name stood out in that tournament for the visitors who convinced every one who witnessed his prowess with the bat, that he is England material. Yes, we are talking about a certain Kevin Pietersen.



The last year tournament witnessed a Bangladeshi Cricket Board XI captained by young talent Mohammad Ashraful take part as the sixth side. The BCB XI did not convince any of the other teams though and went out with a whimper.



This year too, a Bangladeshi XI would take part in the Duleep Trophy. But it is rumoured that the BCB will field a quite strong side in this year?s tournament. The hype around the tournament has increased due to the recent performances of the Bangladeshi team against England and Australia.

 

[Bala]

The BCCI has released the iternary of the tournament. This will be an all ? play ? all series with the matches taking place at different venues through India. The matches will be played over 4 days and the points system has been devised as under.

Win

Out right win ? 10 Points

Innings Win ? 15 Points

Match Drawn

Team with First Innings Lead ? 5 Points

Second team ? 3 Points



The final will be contested by the teams occupying the top two spots at the end of the league matches.


Let us see the schedules for the tournament.



19 ? 22 March 2006 Feroze Shah Kotla, New Delhi North Zone Vs Bangladesh

25 ? 28 March 2006 Pune, Maharashtra Central Zone Vs South Zone

27 ? 30 March 2006 Eden Gardens, Kolkata East Zone Vs West Zone

05 ? 08 April 2006 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai South Zone Vs West Zone

05 ? 08 April 2006 Eden Gardens, Kolkata East Zone Vs North Zone

05 ? 08 April 2006 Pune, Maharashtra Central Zone Vs Bangladesh

15 ? 18 April 2006 Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore South Zone Vs Bangladesh

15 ? 18 April 2006 Feroze Shah Kotla, New Delhi North Zone Vs West Zone

15 ? 18 April 2006 Eden Gardens, Kolkata East Zone Vs Central Zone

27 ? 30 April 2006 Feroze Shah Kotla, New Delhi North Zone Vs Central Zone

27 ? 30 April 2006 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai South Zone Vs East Zone

27 ? 30 April 2006 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai West Zone Vs Bangladesh

10 ? 13 May 2006 Pune, Maharashtra Central Zone Vs West Zone

10 ? 13 May 2006 Eden Gardens, Kolkata East Zone Vs Bangladesh

10 ? 13 May 2006 Feroze Shah Kotla, New Delhi North Zone Vs South Zone

FINALS​

20 ? 23 May 2006​

Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai​

Team I Vs Team II​

 

[Bala]

****hede stadium? Obsceneity preventer eh! Let's move the game to Brabourne stadium in Mumbai.

 

[Bala]

The squads for the different teams have been announced for the Duleep Trophy and almost all the Indian team players have been drafted for their sides.



Mr. S.K. Nair of BCCI said to the media,

?We have selected the teams for participating the Duleep Trophy and have finalised the schedules. We expect a good performance from the teams?

When quizzed on the selection of the Indian Squad players was mentioned, he said

?It is a long lay off between the last series against Pakistan and the upcoming season, which begins only by mid August. So we decided to go ahead and draft the senior players into their respective sides. We are also selecting a lot of new faces so that they would learn from their illustrious counterparts.?

With India playing host to England, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and West Indies, later this year, Coach Greg Chappell had stressed the prime importance of players keeping match fit. Chappell said

"Of course, it is of prime importance that the players do remain in groove because of a long lay off between the seasons.?

When asked about new talents Chappell said

?This is a fantastic opportunity for youngsters to show their mettle and make the current Indian squad players work really hard to keep their places in the team. This is the right stage as only the cream of Indian cricket converges to prove themselves before the selectors.?

 

[ashu2411]

great work man. looking forward to the tournament. Hope north wins

 

[Bala]

Thanks dude! Keep watching for North ZOne and others performances. Guys I would do a lot better with some support. Further updates tomorrow.

Cheers!

 

[a47]

hey, nice change as a story.
great new idea.
go WEST ZONE!!
keep up the great work pal.
thanks!!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Did you make the teams?

 

[Bala]

Yes! But eventhough the players correspond to their respective regions, some of them might not correspond to their actual state sides.(Though that might not be a serious issue here!). Hope the people from those states excuse me.

Keep watching! First match between North ZOne and Bangladesh XI right up.

 

[Bala]

The North Zone Team has been announced

The North Zone team:

• Virender Sehwag, Delhi
• Shikhar Dhawan, Delhi
• Gautam Gambhir, Delhi
• Akash Chopra, Delhi
• Dinesh Mongia, Punjab & Leicestershire
• Amit Bhandari, Delhi
• Asish Nehra, Delhi
• Yuvraj Singh, Punjab
• Ravneet Ricky, Punjab
• Sangram Singh, Himachal Pradesh
• Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Punjab
• Harbhajan Singh, Punjab & Surrey
• Manvinder Bisla, Punjab
• Pankaj Dharmani, Punjab
• Gagandeep Singh, Punjab
• Amit Mishra, Delhi
• Joginder Sharma, Uttar Pradesh
• Vishal Bhatia, Punjab

The dashing opener from Delhi, Virender Sehwag has been selected to captain the North Zone team. The North Zone team is touted to be the strongest of the lot, with a splendid mix of youth and experience. It has atleast 12 players who have represented India at the international level. Players like Dinesh Mongia who has had a good run in county cricket will be major threats along with the mercurial Yuvraj Singh, the Turbanator ? Harbhajan, vastly experienced Pankaj Dharmani, Asish Nehra, Gautam Gambhir and others.



Virender Sehwag was interviewed just after the teams were announced.



NDTV: Virender, congrats on you becoming the captain.

Sehwag: Thanks!

NDTV: What do you feel about your chances in this tournament.

Sehwag: We are a strong team with many experienced players. Also there are a lot of youngsters like Shikhar (dhawan), Mannu (Bisla), Ricky, Joginder, Amit (Mishra) and Vishal Bhatia. We aren?t billed the favorites for nothing!

NDTV: Your first match is against Bangladesh!

Sehwag: Yes! It will be a tough match with Habibul Bashar and Ashraful are on good form.

NDTV: All the best Viru!

Sehwag: Thanks!

 

[brettLee]

all the best!!
keep it up

 

[Bala]

Thanks Mate! Much appreciated!

 

[S_Harmison]

Im rooting for the North here, a very strong squad!!!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

C'mon Bangla!

 

[Bala]

Sourav Ganguly will lead the East Zone team

The Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly will lead the East Zone team, which boasts of very few with international experience.

• Sourav Ganguly , WB, Lancashire & Glamorgan
• Laxmi Ratan Shukla, West Bengal
• Rohan Gavaskar, West Bengal
• Arindam Das, West Bengal
• Sanjib Sanyal, Assam
• Shib Shankar Paul, West Bengal
• Ranadeb Bose, West Bengal
• Sujit Roy, West Bengal
• Shiv Sundar Das, Orissa
• Sanjay Satpathy, Orissa
• Deepak Mangaraj, Assam
• P. Jayachandra, Assam
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Jharkhand
• Shahid Khan, West Bengal
• Rajagopal Satish, Assam
• Rashmi Ranjan Parida, Orissa
• Debasis Mohanty, Orissa
• Subhomoy Das, West Bengal

We caught up with Sourav Ganguly,

Me: Sourav talk us over the chances of your team in the Duleep trophy.

SG: Obviously, we do have a fair chance - as do the others. We have a lot of players who are committed to the cause and are prepared to give 110% for the team.

Me: The ones to be watched?

SG: Dhoni, Ranadeb Bose. These are very dangerous in their departments and the others are also not far behind.

Me: All the best for your campaign.

SG: Thanks!