South Zone cricket team

South Zone cricket team
AssociationBoard of Control for Cricket in India
History
Duleep Trophy wins13
Deodhar Trophy wins9

The South Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents southern India in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy.[1] It is a composite team of players from seven first-class Indian teams from southern India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. South Zone has the third strongest track record of all the zones in the Duleep Trophy, as they have won the Trophy 12 times and also shared the winner's trophy twice, with the best team, West Zone having won 18 times plus shared the trophy two times more.[2][3]

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style State Team Format Notes
Batsmen
Mayank Agarwal16 February 1991Right-handedRight-arm off breakKarnatakaFirst-class & List AVice-captain
Hanuma Vihari13 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm off breakAndhraFirst-classCaptain
R Samarth22 January 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg breakKarnatakaFirst-class
Tilak Varma8 November 2002Left-handedRight-arm off breakHyderabadFirst-class
Sai Sudharsan15 October 2001Left-handedRight-arm leg breakTamil NaduFirst-class & List A
Sachin Baby18 December 1988Left-handedRight-arm off breakKeralaFirst-class
Pradosh Ranjan Paul21 December 2000Left-handedTamil NaduFirst-class
Suyash Prabhudessai6 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm mediumGoaFirst-class
Devdutt Padikkal7 July 2000Left-handedRight-arm off breakKarnatakaList A
Rohan Kunnummal6 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm mediumKeralaList A
Rohit Rayudu29 July 1994Left-handedRight-arm off breakHyderabadList A
All-rounder
Washington Sundar5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off breakTamil NaduFirst-class & List A
Wicket-keepers
Ricky Bhui29 September 1996Right-handedAndhraFirst-class & List A
N Jagadeesan24 December 1995Right-handedTamil NaduFirst-class & List A
Arun Karthik15 February 1986Right-handedPondicherryList A
Spin bowlers
Sai Kishore6 November 1996Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxTamil NaduFirst-class & List A
Darshan Misal11 September 1992Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxGoaFirst-class
Sijomon Joseph28 September 1997Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxKeralaList A
Mohit Redkar27 September 2000Right-handedRight-arm off breakGoaList A
Pace bowlers
V Vyshak31 January 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastKarnatakaFirst-class & List A
Vidwath Kaverappa25 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastKarnatakaFirst-class & List A
KV Sasikanth17 July 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastAndhraFirst-class
V Koushik19 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastKarnatakaFirst-class & List A
Arjun Tendulkar24 September 1999Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastGoaList A

Updated as on 03 Aug 2023

International players from South Zone

References

  1. ↑ https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/south-zone-2095
  2. ↑ "South Zone win Duleep Trophy". The Times of India. 17 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "List of the Duleep Trophy Winners (1961–2024)". Jagranjosh.com. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.