Pink Ball & Day-Night Test Matches :-

All the matches will be played with the Pink Ball and all will be day-night matches. This is first time in the Indian Cricket History when a test match will be played under the light and with pink ball too. It is an experiment and if successful BCCI will take it forward to the international level.

About the League :

It is a first class cricket league of Indian domestic cricket which is played every year and this will be the 55th season of the league. Generally 5 teams used to participate in the tournament but this year there will be 3 teams only. Total 4 matches to be played, each team will play once against each other and after three matches, the two teams having more points in the table will play the grand finale.

Format :-

The Duleep Trophy is a first class cricket league which follows test match format. This year the league matches will be of 4 days test matches and the final one will follow the international standards i.e. it will be 5 day test match. Pink ball will be used in place of the ordinary red ball and the matches will be played under the flood lights.

About the Teams :-

Yuvraj Singh will be leading the “India Red”, Suresh Raina is appointed as the captain of “India Green” and Gautam Gambhir will be heading up “India Blue”. Check complete squads of each team here.

Duleep Trophy 2016 Schedule & Fixtures :-

Lets see how it players perform under the lights and with the pink ball which will be the first experience for them.

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