Duleep Trophy

The Duleep Trophy, named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinghji, was launched by the BCCI to raise the level of competition in domestic cricket. The intention was to facilitate a proper assessment of the Indian players by ensuring their participation in premier domestic tournaments.

Duleep Trophy is played on a zonal basis - North Zone, Central Zone, East Zone, West Zone and South Zone are the teams participating in this prestigious tournament.

The original format envisaged a knock-out competition among the five zonal teams. However, from the 1993-94 season onwards the competition has been following a league format.

Duleep Trophy Winners

Year	Winning Zone
2005-06	West Zone
2004-05	Central Zone
2003-04	North Zone
2002-03	Elite C
2001-02	West Zone
2000-01	North Zone
1999-00	North Zone
1998-99	Central Zone
1997-98	Central Zone / West Zone (Joint)
1996-97	Central Zone
1995-96	South Zone
1994-95	North Zone
1993-94	North Zone
1992-93	North Zone
1991-92	North Zone
1990-91	North Zone
1989-90	South Zone
1988-89	North Zone / West Zone (Joint)
1987-88	North Zone
1986-87	South Zone
1985-86	West Zone
1984-85	South Zone
1983-84	North Zone
1982-83	North Zone
1981-82	West Zone
1980-81	West Zone
1979-80	North Zone
1978-79	North Zone
1977-78	West Zone
1976-77	West Zone
1975-76	South Zone
1974-75	South Zone
1973-74	North Zone
1972-73	West Zone
1971-72	Central Zone
1970-71	South Zone
1969-70	West Zone
1968-69	West Zone
1967-68	South Zone
1966-67	South Zone
1965-66	South Zone
1964-65	West Zone
1963-64	West Zone / South Zone (joint)
1962-63	West Zone
1961-62	West Zone