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Domestic cricket of India acts as the golden key for a young player to enter the Indian cricket team and international tournaments. Indian cricket has transformed exponentially in the past few decades with respect to players, finance, and infrastructure. Above all, domestic competition in India also expands vastly across groups and genders. Many senior men's tournaments like the Deodhar Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and more. The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) assists players to outperform in matches.
Different tournaments under domestic cricket of India:
Among the different tournaments, Ranji Trophy became widely popular in Indian domestic cricket & inaugurated in 1935. It is called the red ball championship where multiple teams from different regions in India participate to play. This Ranji trophy was named after the first Indian who played international cricket - Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II.
Ranji Trophy is still a gateway for the Indian cricket team. It will be counted as the best platform to showcase the talents & impress selectors. Many popular cricketers in Indian teams, such as Rishab Pant in 2016, Mayank Agarwal & Hanuma Vihari are primary examples who made it to Indian team selection with the help of the Ranji Trophy tournaments.
Currently, Ranji Trophy has 38 teams - 28 state teams, four teams representing union territories, and the rest of two teams representing army forces mainly railway & services. Mumbai shines like a star team in the competition by winning Ranji Trophy 41 times.
Duleep Trophy This format was started in 1961-62 as an interzonal competition. From 2016 to 2020, under the Duleep trophy, four seasons have been organized with three teams - India Red, India Blue, and India Green. Recently in 2021-22, the tournament was set back to its original format of five teams representing the north zone, south zone, west zone, central zone, and east zone. Among these teams, the west zone has won the maximum number of matches - 19 times.
The future trend of the Duleep trophy shares the sign of a bright future by raising the bar for young Indian players.
Irani Trophy Commenced in 1959-60, this trophy tournament started as the Ranji Trophy, where the winner played against the rest of the Indian team.
The Irani trophy has contributed to interesting matches like Mumbai Vs Rest of India 2003Â (Mumbai playing XI & ROI playing XI). Another memorable one is Delhi Vs Rest of India, 2008 where players like Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kholi & Virendra Sehwag mark their performance.With busy international schedules, the BCCI couldn't manage to gather international players for the Irani Cup. So, the possibility is a little bleak of the next Irani Cup matches where Indian players will show up again.
Senior Men's One-Day Competitions: Vijay Hazare Trophy & Deodhar Trophy The Vijay Hazare trophy is a 50-over game that comprises regional & state teams together. Back in 2002-03, the tournament started with 38 teams placed as per the Robin format followed by playoffs. Tamil Naidu has been the most successful team in the tournament.
On the other hand, the Deodhar trophy is also a 50-overs game played between the three teams: India A, India B & India C.
Both these tournaments have great potential in the future ahead. The BCCI will organize more editions under domestic List A cricket competitions.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Formatting as a national-level T20 competition, this competition is played by the Ranji trophy team. It is considered the best
domestic cricket of India & acts as a feeder for Indian Premier League. A few popular competitions hosted by state boards are the T20 Mumbai League, Tamil Nadu Premier League, and Karnataka Premier League.
Indian Premier League The most popular T20 league that attracts a huge number of attention worldwide is the Indian Premier League.
It's a franchise-based tournament under Indian domestic cricket. Till date, Chennai Super Kings won the IPL trophy 5-times & became a more successful team in IPL.
By looking at the domestic cricket scoreboard, we can say that Indian domestic cricket has a prosperous future. It is a progressive path for cricket players to impress selectors, and make it to international levels. All these domestic tournaments are under the control of the BCCI, it would be exciting to witness more competition. Stay updated withBCCI latest news on domestic cricket. To follow up on more detailed information on thedomestic cricket of India, check out CBTF Speed News!
