Central Zone cricket team

Central Zone cricket team
AssociationBoard of Control for Cricket in India
History
Duleep Trophy wins6
Deodhar Trophy wins4

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 7 times, with the best team, North Zone having won 17 times.[1]

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. Updated as on 8 Aug 2025

Name Domestic team Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Format Notes
Batters
Rajat PatidarMadhya Pradesh1 June 1993Right-handedRight arm off breakFirst-classVice-captain
Yash RathodVidarbha16 May 2000Left-handedRight arm OffbreakFirst-class
Danish MalewarVidarbha8 October 2003Right-handedLegbreakFirst-class
Ayush PandeyChhattisgarh19 September 2003Left-handedRight-arm offbreakFirst-class
Sanjeet DesaiChhattisgarh12 December 1997Right-handedLegbreak GooglyFirst-class
All-rounder
Manav SutharRajasthan3 August 2002Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFirst-class
Harsh DubeyVidarbha23 July 2002Left-handedSlow Left arm OrthodoxFirst-class
Shubham SharmaMadhya Pradesh24 December 1993Right -handedRight arm OffbreakFirst-class
Wicket-keepers
Dhruv JurelUttar Pradesh21 January 2001Right-handed-First-classCaptain
Aryan JuyalUttar Pradesh11 November 2001Right-handed-First-class
Spin Bowlers
Saransh JainMadhya Pradesh31 March 1993Left-handedRight-arm off breakFirst-class
Kuldeep YadavUttar Pradesh14 December 1994Left-handedLeft arm Wrist SpinFirst-class
Pace Bowlers
Khaleel AhmedRajasthan5 December 1997Right-handedLeft arm Fast mediumFirst-class
Deepak ChaharRajasthan7 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumFirst-class
Aditya ThakareVidarbha8 November 1998Right-handedRight arm mediumFirst-class

Famous players from Central Zone

References

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