Duleep Trophy 2023 is set to start tomorrow with a couple of quarter-final matches. Central Zone will take on East Zone in the first match, whereas North Zone will take on North-East Zone in the second one. Some of the star names of Indian cricket will be on the field for their respective zones.
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For those unversed, West Zone and South Zone are already in the semi-finals as they were the finalists last season. This tournament is important for many players as the Indian Test team may see some changes going forward. Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara has been dropped on the West Indies tour and will have a point to prove.
Batter Sarfaraz Khan has been piling up runs in domestic cricket and it will be yet another opportunity for him to break the selection door. He is a part of the West Zone side who won the title last year. The final match of the tournament will be a five-day contest and the rest of the games will be four-days affairs.
Duleep Trophy Live Streaming in India
Because of the presence of star players, there is a craze about the tournament between fans as well. However, it is to be noted that no official broadcaster has been announced till now for the tournament.
Star Sports Network is the usual broadcaster of the Indian domestic season. We may see selective matches of the tournament televised live on Star Sports, whereas Disney+Hotstar can digitally stream the games. The fans must check the different channels of the network in the morning to get confirmed updates.
The last season of the Duleep Trophy was broadcasted by Star Sports Network only. Neither Star Sports nor BCCI have posted anything about the tournament so far. Apart from North-East Zone, the rest five teams have some great players and it can be a closely fought tournament.
