Deodhar Trophy

The current List A cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket is the Deodhar Trophy. It is named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 5 zonal teams - North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone. The competition was introduced in 1973-74 season with South Zone winning the trophy.

The winner of the 2010-11 competition was North Zone, who have won the tournament a record 13 times.

Format

Two teams play in a quarter-final match, with the winner progressing to the semi-finals, met with the remaining 3 teams. From then, it is a simple knockout tournament.

See also

• Cricket in India
• History of cricket
• Duleep Trophy
• Ranji Trophy
• Irani Trophy
• BCCI

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