The South Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents southern India in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. It is a composite team of players from seven first-class Indian teams from southern India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. South Zone has the third strongest track record of all the zones in the Duleep Trophy, as they have won the Trophy 11 times, with the best team, West Zone having won 19 times.
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | State Team | Format | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
Mayank Agarwal | 16 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Karnataka | First-class & List A | Vice-captain |
Hanuma Vihari | 13 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Andhra | First-class | Captain |
R Samarth | 22 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Karnataka | First-class | |
Tilak Varma | 8 November 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Hyderabad | First-class | |
Sai Sudharsan | 15 October 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Tamil Nadu | First-class & List A | |
Sachin Baby | 18 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Kerala | First-class | |
Pradosh Ranjan Paul | 21 December 2000 | Left-handed | Tamil Nadu | First-class | ||
Suyash Prabhudessai | 6 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Goa | First-class | |
Devdutt Padikkal | 7 July 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Karnataka | List A | |
Rohan Kunnummal | 6 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Kerala | List A | |
Rohit Rayudu | 29 July 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Hyderabad | List A | |
All-rounder | ||||||
Washington Sundar | 5 October 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Tamil Nadu | First-class & List A | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Ricky Bhui | 29 September 1996 | Right-handed | Andhra | First-class & List A | ||
N Jagadeesan | 24 December 1995 | Right-handed | Tamil Nadu | First-class & List A | ||
Arun Karthik | 15 February 1986 | Right-handed | Pondicherry | List A | ||
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Sai Kishore | 6 November 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Tamil Nadu | First-class & List A | |
Darshan Misal | 11 September 1992 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Goa | First-class | |
Sijomon Joseph | 28 September 1997 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Kerala | List A | |
Mohit Redkar | 27 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Goa | List A | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
V Vyshak | 31 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Karnataka | First-class & List A | |
Vidwath Kaverappa | 25 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Karnataka | First-class & List A | |
KV Sasikanth | 17 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Andhra | First-class | |
V Koushik | 19 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Karnataka | First-class & List A | |
Arjun Tendulkar | 24 September 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Goa | List A |
Updated as on 03 Aug 2023
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