North Zone cricket team

The North Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents northern India in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. It is a composite team of players from six first-class Indian teams from northern India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Services. North Zone has the strongest track record of all the zones in the Duleep Trophy, as they have won the Trophy 17 times, with the next best team, West Zone having won 16 times. They hold the record for the most consecutive titles, five, from 1990-91 through to 1994-95.

Current squad

Name Domestic team Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Unmukt Chand Delhi 26 March 1993 Right-handed Right arm off break
Prashant Chopra Himachal Pradesh 7 October 1992 Left-handed Right arm leg break
Gautam Gambhir Delhi 14 October 1981 Left-handed Right arm leg break
Nikhil Gangta Himachal Pradesh 1 September 1992 Right-handed Right arm medium
Milind Kumar Delhi 15 February 1991 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Rajat Paliwal Services 24 September 1991 Right-handed Right arm off break
Vaibhav Rawal Delhi 9 November 1991 Left-handed Right arm leg break
Virender Sehwag Delhi 20 October 1978 Right-handed Right arm off break
Gurkeerat Singh Punjab 29 June 1990 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Ian Dev Singh J&K 1 March 1989 Right-handed Right arm off break
Jiwanjot Singh Punjab 6 November 1990 Right-handed Right arm off break
Mandeep Singh Punjab 18 December 1991 Right-handed Right arm medium
All-rounders
Rishi Dhawan Himachal Pradesh 19 February 1990 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Parvez Rasool J&K 13 February 1989 Right-handed Right arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Nitin Saini Haryana 28 October 1988 Right-handed -
Bowlers
Parvinder Awana Delhi 19 July 1986 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Siddarth Kaul Punjab 19 May 1990 Right-handed Left arm medium-fast
Sarabjit Ladda Punjab 10 July 1986 Right-handed Right arm leg break
Vikas Mishra Delhi 27 December 1992 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ashish Nehra Delhi 29 April 1979 Right-handed Left arm medium-fast
Ishant Sharma Delhi 2 September 1988 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Mohit Sharma Haryana 18 September 1988 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Sandeep Sharma Punjab 18 May 1993 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Harbhajan Singh Punjab 3 July 1980 Right-handed Right arm off break Captain
Suraj Yadav Services 26 October 1987 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast

Notable players from North Zone

North Zone also had the services of some very famous Indian cricketers before partition, such as

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