Central Zone cricket team

The Central Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents central India in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. It is a composite team of players from seven first-class Indian teams from central India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Vidarbha. Central Zone has the fourth strongest track record of all the zones in the Duleep Trophy, as they have won the Trophy 5 times, with the best team, North Zone having won 17 times.[1]

For the women's cricket team, see Central Zone women's cricket team. For the similarly named Pakistani team, see Central Zone cricket team (Pakistan). For the similarly named Bangladeshi team, see Central Zone cricket team (Bangladesh).

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. Updated as on 30 Jul 2023

Name Domestic team Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Format Notes
Batters
Rinku SinghUttar Pradesh (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997Left-handedRight arm off breakFirst-class & List A
Shubham SharmaMadhya Pradesh (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993Right-handedRight arm off breakFirst-class
Vivek SinghRailways (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993Left-handedRight arm mediumFirst-class
Kunal ChandelaUttarakhand (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994Right-handedRight arm mediumFirst-class
Amandeep KhareChhattisgarh (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997Right-handedRight arm mediumFirst-class
Shivam ChaudharyRailways (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997Right-handedRight arm off breakList A
Madhav KaushikUttar Pradesh (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998Right-handedRight arm off breakList A
Yash DubeyMadhya Pradesh (1998-12-23) 23 December 1998Right-handedRight arm leg breakList A
Yash KothariRajasthan (1995-10-06) 6 October 1995Right-handedRight arm leg breakList A
Pratham SinghRailways (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992Left-handedRight arm off breakList A
All-rounder
Venkatesh IyerMadhya Pradesh (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994Right-handedRight arm mediumList ACaptain
Wicket-keepers
Himanshu MantriMadhya Pradesh (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994Left-handed-First-class
Akshay WadkarVidarbha (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994Right-handed-First-class
Upendra YadavRailways (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996Right-handed-First-class & List A
Dhruv JurelUttar Pradesh (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001Right-handed-First-class
Aryan JuyalUttar Pradesh (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001Right-handed-List A
Spin Bowlers
Saurabh KumarUttar Pradesh (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFirst-class
Saransh JainMadhya Pradesh (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993Left-handedRight-arm off breakFirst-class & List A
Manav SutharRajasthan (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFirst-class
Karn SharmaRailways (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987Right-handedRight arm leg breakList A
Aditya SarwateVidarbha (1989-12-10) 10 December 1989Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxList A
Pace Bowlers
Avesh KhanMadhya Pradesh (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996Right-handedRight arm medium-fastFirst-class
Shivam MaviUttar Pradesh (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastFirst-class & List AVice-captain
Yash ThakurVidarbha (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998Right-handedRight arm medium-fastFirst-class & List A
Aniket ChoudharyRajasthan (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fastList A
Akash MadhwalUttarakhand (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993Right-handedRight arm medium-fastList A

Famous players from Central Zone
Main article: List of Central Zone cricketers

References
  1. "First-class matches played by Central Zone (India)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. "Pravin Amre". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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