Duleep Trophy is a national first-class game of cricket held in India. Originally played by teams representing geographical regions of India. From its start, the Duleep Trophy has included teams from the North, South, Central, East, and West zones. The Duleep Trophy was held by three teams—India Red, India Blue, and India Green from 2016–17 through the 2019–20 seasons. Throughout the years, the Duleep Trophy has also featured players from outside, including West Indies & Sri Lanka. The Duleep Trophy comes back in the zonal format after an eight-year break to provide the BCCI domestic season of 2022–23. The West Zone is the current champion of the Duleep Trophy.
The competition, which bears the name Vijay Hazare in honor of the illustrious Indian cricketer of the twentieth century, was established in the 2002–03 season. Tamil Nadu has won the trophy 5 times, making them the most successful team. The Vijay Hazare Trophy is an Indian domestic cricket event that consists of 38 teams. The first match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy was played in 2002 and now the 21st edition was started in 2022. Saurashtra is the current champion of the 2022-2023 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Domestic cricket has produced many skillful players throughout these years for the National team of India. Deodhar Trophy is one of them. It is started in 1973 and the latest season of the Deodhar Trophy was held in 2019. At first, it consists of the same teams as were in Duleep Trophy such as East Zone, West Zone, Central Zone, North Zone, and South Zone. And now it consists of three teams only which are India A, India B, and India C. It is a 50-over game and has been taking place every year from 1973 till 2020. That was the 47th edition of the Deodhar Trophy. After that, it was dropped by BCCI due to a busy domestic schedule.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, formerly known as the "Inter-State T20 Championship," is a yearly T20 tournament held in India in 2006. It was reintroduced as the "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy" three years later. 27 teams battled for the T20 title in the tournament's debut season back in 2006–07, but by 2022, 38 domestic teams who participate in the Ranji Trophy will also fight for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Till now 15 editions of this league have occurred. Mumbai is the winner of the latest edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket that has been taking place in India since 1935. It is now consisting of 38 teams and till now 88 editions of this league have occurred. The competition's original name was "The Cricket Championship of India," however it was subsequently changed. Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala, gave the trophy in honor of Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, who had passed away the year before. Madras and Mysore played in the competition's opening game on November 4 at the Chepauk field in Madras (Now Chennai). Mumbai (Bombay) has won the event 41 times, including 15 consecutive victories from 1958–1959 to 1972–1973.
Its 88th edition began on December 13 and ran until February 19 of 2023. The 32 Elite teams were divided into four groups of eight this season following the new format. The previous season's Ranji Trophy champions, Madhya Pradesh, were the defending champions. Sikkim played host to Ranji Trophy matches for the very first time during this season.
The Irani Cup is a first-class cricket tournament that is played between the Ranji Trophy Champions and the cricket team from the rest of India every year. The inaugural match between the Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of India took place in 1959–1960. The trophy was named in honor of Rafael Irani, a devoted cricket fan and longtime treasurer as well as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. It was played around the end of the season for the first several years. Recognizing the significance of the fixture, the BCCI relocated it to the start of the season, where it was traditionally held to mark the commencement of the new domestic season from 1965–1966 until 2012–2013.
It was changed in 2013 to a time immediately following the Ranji Trophy final, which resulted in two Irani Cup games in the 2012–13 season. Since then, the match has continued to be played after the season, immediately after the Ranji Trophy final. For the very first time in the tournament's history, the BCCI opted to hold the 2019–20 and 2022–23 trophies back-to-back in 2022, with the matches being held in Rajkot and Indore, respectively. So the 59th edition has taken place in March 2023. The rest of India is the current champion of the Irani Cup.
Indian Premier League (IPL) is a men's T20 cricket competition that was started in 2007. It was established as an immediate response to the establishment of the Indian Cricket League, a competitive undertaking (ICL). The BCCI and other international cricket associations (as well as online cricket betting franchises and brands) refused to accept the newly founded franchise, therefore it was decided to create a new Twenty20 super league with teams from all around India.
The IPL Governing Council, which operates under the auspices of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, organizes the Indian Premier League (IPL), a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition that takes place every year in India (BCCI). It is the second-best paid sports league in the world and the most viewed Twenty20 competition.
Ten teams are now playing in 10 places all over India as part of the IPL, which was first organized in 2008. The Rajasthan Royals won the first IPL season. The IPL tournament has had fifteen seasons as of May 2022. The Gujarat Titans won their first championship during the most recent season.
The Mumbai Indians have five championships. As of June 2022, the other teams that have won the tournament title are Sunrisers Hyderabad & Rajasthan Royals in addition to the previous franchise Deccan Chargers, who have won two titles each. Chennai Super Kings & Kolkata Knight Riders have each won four championships. Gujarat Titans were the champions of the 15th season and the 16th season started in March, 2023.