Duleep Trophy 2025: Dates, Venues, and Squads Unveiled

Dates, Venues, and Squads Unveiled

The tournament runs from August 28 to September 15, returning to the traditional six-zone format across India.

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Red-ball action returns with North, South, East, West, Central & North East Zones at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru.

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QF1 (Aug 28–31): North Zone vs East Zone QF2 (Aug 28–31): Central Zone vs North East Zone SF1 (Sep 4–7): South Zone vs QF1 Winner SF2 (Sep 4–7): North Zone vs QF2 Winner Final (Sep 11–15): SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

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South Zone: Tilak Varma (c), Mohammed Azharuddeen (vc), Devdutt Padikkal, R Sai Kishore, plus regional talents.

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East Zone: Ishan Kishan (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vc), Kumar Kushagra, Riyan Parag, Mohammed Shami among others

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West Zone: Shardul Thakur (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, among other names.

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North Zone: Shubman Gill (c), Ankit Kumar (vc), Ayush Badoni, Yash Dhull, Arshdeep Singh, and more

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Central Zone: Dhruv Jurel (c/wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar plus emerging stars. North East Zone squad: Yet to be announced

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Zonal pride, emerging stars, high stakes: Duleep Trophy 2025 begins! Stay tuned for thrilling red-ball cricket.

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