North East Zone cricket team explained

North East Zone
Captain:	Rongsen Jonathan
Established:	2022
Title1:	Duleep Trophy
Title1wins:	0
Title2:	Deodhar Trophy
Title2wins:	0

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.

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

Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	State Team	Format	Notes
Batsmen
	4 October 1986	Right-handed			First-class	Captain
Kishan Lyngdoh	21 March 1998	Right-handed			First-class
	4 September 1991	Right-handed			First-class & List A
	6 December 1997	Right-handed			First-class & List A	Vice-captain
Joseph Lalthankhuma	26 September 2000	Right-handed			First-class
Anup Ahlawat	13 November 2000	Right-handed			First-class & List A
	5 October 1992	Right-handed			List A
Jehu Anderson	12 November 1999	Right-handed			List A
All-rounders
	22 February 1993	Right-handed			First-class & List A
	7 November 1991	Right-handed			List A
	24 November 1994	Right-handed			List A
Wicket-keepers
	1 March 1994	Right-handed			First-class
	16 November 1992	Right-handed			List A
	4 January 1994	Right-handed			List A
Spin bowlers
	23 December 1996	Right-handed			First-class
	25 December 1991	Right-handed			First-class & List A
	6 March 2004	Right-handed			List A
Pace bowlers
	20 May 1997	Right-handed			First-class
	30 August 2000	Left-handed			First-class & List A
Jotin Pheiroijam	15 March 2006	Right-handed			First-class
	12 November 1997	Right-handed			First-class
	28 November 1999	Right-handed			First-class
Nabam Abo	5 October 1988	Right-handed			List A
Abhishek Kumar	4 May 2002	Right-handed			List A

Updated as on 26 Jul 2023

Seasons

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Duleep Trophy, 2014/15 . 9 November 2014 . ESPNcricinfo.
2. Web site: Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season . 18 July 2018 . 7 November 2022 . Indian Express.
3. Web site: Duleep Trophy 2022-23: Some playing for survival, some for recognition . 12 April 2023 . 7 September 2022 . Cricket.com.
4. Web site: BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2022-23 . 8 August 2022 . Board of Control for Cricket in India.
5. Web site: 7 September 2022. Duleep Trophy 2022-23: What the Return of the Zonal Format Means for Players . 2023-04-12 . The Quint . en.
6. Web site: 'We have nothing to lose, and lots to gain' - North East captain Hokaito Zhimomi . 2023-04-12 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
7. Web site: First-class events played by North East Zone . 2023-04-12 . CricketArchive.
8. Web site: North-East show fight on Duleep Trophy debut, get time with Rahane as reward . 2023-04-12 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
9. Web site: 11 September 2022. West Zone & North Zone advance to semi finals courtesy first-innings lead after dull draw in both games . 2023-04-12 . Inside Sport . en-US.
10. Web site: Duleep Trophy to kick off India's earliest ever domestic season on June 28 . 11 April 2023 . ESPNcricinfo.