Duleep trophy is related to cricket. The Duleep trophy is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji . The 2024–25 Duleep Trophy will be the 61st edition of the Duleep Trophy a domestic first class cricket competition played in India. It will take place from 5 September to 22 September 2024. The tournament will be played by four teams, A, B, C and D, unlike recent years which was played in zonal format. All squads are picked by national selectors. It will be forming part of the 2024 Indian domestic cricket season, announced by the BCCI in June 2024.South Zone are the defending champions.
About Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji
Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (13 June 1905 – 5 December 1959), often known as Duleep or K. S. Duleepsinhji, was an Indian international cricketer who represented the English cricket team. Playing in the era before the Indian Independence and the establishment of the Indian cricket team, he played first class cricket in the United Kingdom and later represented the England team.
Descended from the royal family of Nawanagar, Duleepsinhji was born on the Kathiawar peninsula in present-day Gujrat. He was educated at the Rajkot, before moving to England where he attended Cheltenham college and Cambridge university. He represented Sussex in the English country championship, whom he captained later. He was one of the most prolific scorers in first class cricket with more than 15,000 runs including 50 centuries at an average just below 50. He was a slip fielder and took 256 catches. Though he had a short test career, he scored 995 runs at an average of 58.52 and has one of the highest averages in the history of test cricket.
Post his cricketing career, Duleepsinhji served as the High comissioner of India in Australia and New Zealand and later as the chairman of the Public Service Commission in Saurashtra. Duleep trophy, one of the premier first class cricket competitions in India is named after him.
Schedule, timing and Venue
The squads for the first round for all the teams was announced by BCCI on 14 August 2024.
| Day And Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
| Thursday, September 5 to Sunday, September 8 | Team A vs Team B | 9:00 AM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Thursday, September 5 to Sunday, September 8 | Team C vs Team D | 9:00 AM | Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur |
| Thursday, September 12 to Sunday, September 15 | Team A vs Team D | 9:00 AM | Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur |
| Thursday, September 12 to Sunday, September 15 | Team B vs Team C | 9:00 AM | ACA ADCA Ground, Anantapur |
| Thursday, September 19 to Sunday, September 22 | Team B vs Team D | 9:00 AM | ACA ADCA Ground, Anantapur |
| Thursday, September 19 to Sunday, September 22 | Team A vs Team C | 9:00 AM | Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur |
Duleep Trophy 2024: Where To Watch It Live On Mobile And TV
Cricket fans can catch all the action live on Sports 18 Networks. Additionally, matches will be available for streaming on the Jio Cinema app and website, providing extensive coverage for audiences across India.
Duleep Trophy 2024: Teams And Squads
India A: Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KL Rahul, 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), Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier.
India D: Shreyas lyer (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.
