With the Duleep Trophy 2024 getting underway earlier this week, here is a look at some of the top performers with the bat in the competition's history.
This edition has seen the BCCI split players into four teams – India A, B, C and D in a departure from the traditional format of splitting the sides zonally. This has been done on occasion before as well.
Big names participating in Duleep Trophy 2024
It is also more significant this season because of the players involved. In recent seasons, the competition has been filled with the best players on the domestic circuit but participation from national team regulars has waned thanks to the packed cricketing calendar.
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However, a mandate from BCCI chair Jay Shah earlier this year meant several international players would also take part – Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and more were named in the squads for the tournament. Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja were also set to play before being withdrawn ahead of the first match.
Who is the highest scorer in Duleep Trophy history?
Several prominent names have graced the Duleep Trophy since its inception in the 1961-62 season, and excelled with bat in hand. Mumbai stalwart Wasim Jaffer, the all-time top-scorer in Ranji Trophy cricket, holds the same position in the Duleep Trophy, with 2,545 runs to his name for West Zone.
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Balls - 373
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Sixes - 5
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Former India men's batting coach Vikram Rathour is in second place, with 2,265 runs for North Zone between 1993 and 2002. Dinesh Karthik, recently retired from representative cricket, is 15th on the list, having last played the Duleep Trophy in 2017.
Three players participating in the 2024 Duleep Trophy have scored more than 500 runs in the competition – Mayank Agarwal (785), Baba Indrajith (708) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (527).
Duleep Trophy: Top run-getters of all time
The top ten run-getters in the Duleep Trophy are as follows.
- Wasim Jaffer - 2,545 runs
- Vikram Rathour - 2,265 runs
- Aunshuman Gaekwad - 2,004 runs
- Ajay Sharma - 1,961 runs
- Aakash Chopra - 1,918 runs
- Sunil Gavaskar - 1,859 runs
- Mohammad Kaif - 1,827 runs
- Robin Singh - 1,721 runs
- Lalchand Rajput - 1,705 runs
- Mohinder Amarnath - 1,692 runs
*Stats updated till September 6, 2024.
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