Duleep Trophy Live Score Day 1 updates - Sudip Gharami hits century for East Zone; North Zone struggling at 209/8 vs West

Another one bites the dust! Nishant Sindhu’s turn now to walk back as Mukesh Choudhary gets his first wicket. A faint edge to the keeper as Sindhu pokes outside the off stump. The umpire does not raise his finger on-field but West takes it up for a review and there’s a clear spike on the UltraEdge.

Badoni handed another reprieve. He is put down on 42 at silly point by Shivalik Sharma off Shams Mulani, goes for a defence with hard hands but the ball bursts through the hands of the fielder.

He has picked up pace now, stepping out of his crease to heave Tanush Kotian beyond long on and Mulani over long off.

At what time will the Duleep Trophy matches begin?

The Duleep Trophy matches are scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM IST.

Who all will be playing in the first round of Duleep Trophy?

East Zone will take on Northeast Zone on Ground 2 of the CoE while West Zone will face North Zone in the ground 1 of the CoE in the first round of Duleep Trophy.

Will the Duleep Trophy matches be streamed live and televised?

The Duleep Trophy matches will be streaming live on JioHotStar app and website and televised on Star Sports network.

The biggest talking point ahead of this year’s Duleep Trophy isn’t a batter who scored close to 950 runs in the Ranji Trophy or a fast bowler who picked 60 wickets over the last two domestic seasons.

It’s, instead, a 15-year-old vice-captain.

The East Zone selectors’ decision to appoint Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as deputy to Ishan Kishan has dominated the build-up to the tournament.

Not because the teenager isn’t good enough. In fact, few youngsters have captured the imagination quite like the Bihar batter has over the last year. If the selectors see him as a long-term India player, there is every reason to expose him to bigger stages early.

But even then, it has revived an old debate.

For decades, the Duleep Trophy represented the highest reward for sustained excellence in domestic cricket. Leadership roles, too, generally went to players who had spent years proving themselves in the Ranji Trophy. Sooryavanshi’s elevation doesn’t diminish his credentials, but it does reflect how the conversation around selection has evolved.

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