North East Zone cricket team

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North East Zone
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Captain Rongsen Jonathan
Team information
Established2022
History
Duleep Trophy  wins0
Deodhar Trophy  wins0

North East Zone cricket team is a cricket team that plays first-class and List A cricket in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. The team is geographically based in Northeast India. They are currently being captained by Hokaito Zhimomi. It is a composite team of players from six teams from north east India: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.

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History

Before the 2022–23 season, inter zonal cricket in India had consisted of five teams, representing the Central, East, North, South and West zones. [1] With the addition of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ahead of the 2018–19 season, a new zone was required when zonal cricket returned in 2022–23. [2] Therefore, North East Zone cricket was formed in August 2022 for both men's and women's cricket. [3] In August 2022, BCCI announced that North East Zone would be one of the six zones to compete in the 2022–23 Duleep Trophy. [4] [5]

This was the first time that North East Zone participated in any competitive cricket tournament in India, with Hokaito Zhimomi being named as the captain. [6] [7] They played their inaugural first-class match on 8 September 2022 and drew the match against West Zone. [8] However, they could not qualify for the semi-final because of West Zone's first innings lead. [9]

They took part in the 2023 Deodhar Trophy, a List A cricket competition for the first time. [10]

Squad

NameBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleState TeamFormatNotes
Batsmen
Rongsen Jonathan 4 October 1986 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm off break Nagaland First-classCaptain
Kishan Lyngdoh21 March 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium Meghalaya First-class
Nilesh Lamichaney 4 September 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Sikkim First-class & List A
Langlonyamba Keishangbam 6 December 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Manipur First-class & List AVice-captain
Joseph Lalthankhuma26 September 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break Mizoram First-class
Anup Ahlawat13 November 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium Arunachal Pradesh First-class & List A
Larry Sangma 5 October 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium Meghalaya List A
Jehu Anderson12 November 1999 (age 24)Right-handed Mizoram List A
All-rounders
Palzor Tamang 22 February 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Sikkim First-class & List A
Lee Yong Lepcha 7 November 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break Sikkim List A
Priyojit Kangabam 24 November 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Manipur List A
Wicket-keepers
Prafullomani Pukhrambam 1 March 1994 (age 30)Right-handed Manipur First-class
Kamsha Yangfo 16 November 1992 (age 31)Right-handed Arunachal Pradesh List A
Ashish Thapa 4 January 1994 (age 30)Right-handed Sikkim List A
Spin bowlers
Kishan Singha 23 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Manipur First-class
Imliwati Lemtur 25 December 1991 (age 32)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Nagaland First-class & List A
Khrievitso Kense 6 March 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Sikkim List A
Pace bowlers
Dippu Sangma 20 May 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium Meghalaya First-class
Rex Rajkumar 30 August 2000 (age 24)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast Manipur First-class & List A
Jotin Pheiroijam15 March 2006 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium Manipur First-class
Nagaho Chishi 12 November 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Nagaland First-class
Akash Choudhary 28 November 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium Meghalaya First-class
Nabam Abo5 October 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Arunachal Pradesh List A
Abhishek Kumar4 May 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Meghalaya List A

Updated as on 26 Jul 2023

Seasons

YearPosition
Duleep Trophy Deodhar Trophy
2022–23Quarter-final (6th)Did not held
2023Quarter-final (6th)TBD

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