Important GK about Duleep Trophy:
Duleep Trophy is a domestic cricket competition organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament was named after the name of Kumar Nagar, Shri Duleep Singh Ji. This first class domestic cricket tournament is played in India, originally in teams representing the geographic regions of the country. The current winner of this competition is India Blue. He won the Duleep Trophy by defeating defending champion India Red in the finals of the 2018-19.
Quick Info About Duleep Trophy:
Administrator | Indian Cricket Control Board (BCCI) |
Tournament format | First-Class |
First Edition | 1961-62 |
Current winner | India Blue (Season 2018-19) |
The most successful team | North zone and West zone (18 times) |
Country | India |
History of Duleep Trophy:
The tournament was inaugurated by the BCCI in the year 1961-62. The first title of this competition was won by West Zone, who beat South Zone by 10 wickets in the final. North Zone and West Zone have been the most successful team of this tournament with 18 wins.
List of Duleep Trophy Winners Since 1961-2018
Season | Winner Team | Final Venue |
2018–19 | India Blue | NPR College Ground, Dindigul |
2017–18 | India Red | Lucknow International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
2016–17 | India Blue | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida |
2014–15 | Central Zone | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
2013–14 | North Zone & South Zone(shared) | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi |
2012–13 | East Zone | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
2011–12 | East Zone | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
2010–11 | South Zone | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Vizag |
2009–10 | West Zone | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad |
2008–09 | West Zone | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
2007–08 | North Zone | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
2006–07 | North Zone | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
2005–06 | West Zone | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
2004–05 | Central Zone | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
2003–04 | North Zone | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
2002–03 | Elite C | N/A |
2001–02 | West Zone | N/A |
2000–01 | North Zone | N/A |
1999–2000 | North Zone | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
1998–99 | Central Zone | N2 Stadium, Aurangabad |
1997–98 | Central Zone & West Zone(shared) | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
1996–97 | Central Zone | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
1995–96 | South Zone | N/A |
1994–95 | North Zone | N/A |
1993–94 | North Zone | N/A |
1992–93 | North Zone | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad |
1991–92 | North Zone | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad |
1990–91 | North Zone | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur |
1989–90 | South Zone | Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad |
1988–89 | North Zone & West Zone(shared) | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
1987–88 | North Zone | Jayanti Stadium, Bhilai |
1986–87 | South Zone | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
1985–86 | West Zone | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
1984–85 | South Zone | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
1983–84 | North Zone | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
1982–83 | North Zone | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
1981–82 | West Zone | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay |
1980–81 | West Zone | Eden Gardens, Calcutta |
1979–80 | North Zone | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
1978–79 | North Zone | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
1977–78 | West Zone | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
1976–77 | West Zone | Moti Bagh Stadium, Baroda |
1975–76 | South Zone | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras |
1974–75 | South Zone | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad |
1973–74 | North Zone | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay |
1972–73 | West Zone | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay |
1971–72 | Central Zone | Central College Ground, Bangalore |
1970–71 | South Zone | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay |
1969–70 | West Zone | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
1968–69 | West Zone | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad |
1967–68 | South Zone | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay |
1966–67 | South Zone | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay |
1965–66 | South Zone | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras |
1964–65 | West Zone | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay |
1963–64 | West Zone & South Zone(shared) | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
1962–63 | West Zone | Eden Gardens, Calcutta |
1961–62 | West Zone | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay |
Click for more: List of Duleep Trophy Winners Since 1961 to 2018.