South Zone cricket team

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The South Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents southern India in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and previously in Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy also. It is a composite team of players from six first-class Indian teams from southern India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. 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, North Zone having won 17 times.

Current squad

Name Domestic team Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Vijay Shankar Tamil Nadu (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium pace Vice-Captain
Tanmay Agarwal Hyderabad (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29) Left-handed
Mayank Agarwal Karnataka (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33) Right-handed
Ricky Bhui Andhra (1996-09-29) 29 September 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm leg break
Hanuma Vihari Andhra (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm off break
All-rounders
Pavan Deshpande Karnataka (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 34) Left-handed Right arm off break
Basil Thampi Kerala (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium pace
Wicket-keepers
Vishnu Vinod Kerala (1993-12-02) 2 December 1993 (age 30) Right-handed
Dinesh Karthik Tamil Nadu (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 38) Right-handed -
Bowlers
Vinay Kumar Karnataka (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Captain
Rahil Shah Tamil Nadu (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Murugan Ashwin Tamil Nadu (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm leg break
Dasari Swaroop Kumar Andhra (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm leg break and googly
Chama Milind Hyderabad (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm medium pace
Sandeep Warrier Kerala (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Sreenath Arvind Karnataka (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984 (age 40) Left-handed Left-arm medium pace

International players from South Zone

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