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The prestigious Duleep Trophy 2024-25 is set to return on September 5, 2024. This event marks the start of India’s upcoming 2024/2025 domestic season.
This year’s tournament is particularly significant as it will be a crucial preparatory platform for Indian cricketers aiming to secure their spots for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh in September. The competition will witness many top players like KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, and Yashasvi Jaiswal to secure their Test spots.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced a new format for the Duleep Trophy this season, progressing from the traditional zonal structure to a four-team setup. Teams A, B, C, and D will compete in a round-robin format, with no knockout stages.
The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be named the winner. The tournament will take place across three venues, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh (Rural Development Trust Stadium and ACA ADCA Ground) and Bengaluru (M Chinnaswamy Stadium), and will conclude on September 22.
To ensure the best possible preparation for the national squad, the BCCI has made participation mandatory for domestic players, although key players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravichandran Ashwin have been exempted to prevent injuries ahead of the Bangladesh series.
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Captains for this season are Shubman Gill (Team A), Abhimanyu Easwaran (Team B), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Team C), and Shreyas Iyer (Team D). Meanwhile, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been released from the Team B squad and the board is yet to announce his replacement. Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik will also miss out on the four-team competition due to illness with Navdeep Saini and Gaurav Yadav replacing them, respectively.
Group stage:
- Team A
- Team B
- Team C
- Team D
Duleep Trophy 2024-25 Full Schedule:
| Date | Fixtures | Venue |
| September 05-08 | Team A vs Team B | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| September 05-08 | Team C vs Team D | ACA ADCA Ground, Anantapur |
| September 12-15 | Team A vs Team D | Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur |
| September 12-15 | Team B vs Team C | ACA ADCA Ground, Anantapur |
| September 19-22 | Team B vs Team D | ACA ADCA Ground, Anantapur |
| September 19-22 | Team A vs Team C | Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anantapur |
Duleep Trophy 2024-25 squads:
Team A
Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.
Team 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).
Team C
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Kamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier.
Team 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.
*Subject to fitness
Live Streaming and Broadcasting details:
All the matches will be broadcast live on the Sports 18 Networks. Fans and cricket enthusiasts can also watch the game on the Jio Cinema app and website in India.