The 62nd edition of the DUEEP trophy will begin in Bengaluru on August 28. The squadrons for all teams were recently declared. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Isehan Kishan star has been named as captain of the east zone. To add his arsenal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Bengal’s first party received the duties of being Kishan’s deputy for the tournament. Rajasthan Royals (RR) Prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also been cornered as an independent player for the east zone.

The tournament will be played from August 28 and will continue until September 15. The Rhythm Bowling Department will experience the services of bowling players such as Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep and Mikesh Kumar. Shami was last seen at Indian Premier League (IPL) playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He chose six WICKETS in nine games for the franchise in 2025. In addition, Riyan Parag has also been appointed in the Squadron for the East Zone.

The DUEEP trophy has gone through many structural changes in recent years. The west zone is the most successful team in the tournament with 19 trophies in its name. The South Zone won the tournament in its latest zonal edition in 2023/24. Before that, the tournament was organized with four different Indian squadrones, which were segregated by alphabets A, B, C and D. These teams used to be selected by the Crick Board for Cricket in India (BCCI), and the body also used to name captains for each side.

Eastern Zone Squad for DomeEp Trophy 2025

The East Zone team has a mixed bag of all skills categories in its arsenal. With a good balance of youth and experience, Isehan Kishan will be exciting so that the national season of India kicks. There are lots of experience in players like Isehan Kishan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Mohammed Shami and Akash Deep. On the other hand, players like Vaibhav Suryavanshi will add some delicacy to the team. Although the Rajasthan Royals starter is appointed as one of the stand-by players, the tournament will see many young people with him waiting to leave a brand at domestic level.

East Zone Squad: Isehan Kishan (C), Abhimanyu Easwan (VC), Sandeep Pattnaik, Virat Singh, Denish Das, Sridam Paul, Sharandeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Riyan Para, Riyan Parag, Utkarash Singh, Maanishi, Surraj Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Muamhed Mohed Singh, Maanishi, Surraj Jaiswal, Mikesh Kumar, Musharash Mohed Mohed Mohed.

Waiting players: Mukhtar Hussain, Aasirwad Swain, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Swastik Samal, Sudip Kr Gharami, Rahul Singh.

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DUEEP trophy history

The DUEEEP trophy is named after the Indian Crickt player in Diseepsinnhji. The tournament is played between teams formed by several geographical areas. The tournament began in the 1961/62 season. In fact surprisingly, the DUEEP trophy is the only National First Class Tournament in India that is played with Kookaburra balls instead of SG test balls. The latter are generally used for several days games in India. The tournament was not held for a season in 2015/16, but returned in 2016/17. But after the return of the tournament, it was celebrated by three teams named by the BCCI designated as red, blue and green.

The last season deviated from the usual structure and the four teams that played the tournament were segregated as India A, India B, India C and India D. In addition, the tournament followed a round robbery format without knockout games. Then, to simplify, the team that had the largest number of points after the Redondo stage (League) won the tournament. The DUEEP trophy acts as a springboard for many emerging players in the Indian National Circuit. The tournament meets all the best national leagues in the country such as the Ranji trophy.

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