History of cricket in India from 2000-01

This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 2000-01 season to the present.

Events

The BCCI tinkered with the Duleep Trophy in the 2002-03 season. The original zonal teams were replaced by five new teams called Elite A, Elite B, Elite C, Plate A and Plate B. These teams were constructed from the new Elite Group and Plate Group divisions which had been introduced into the Ranji Trophy that season. However, this format lasted for only one season as it was felt that the new teams lacked a sense of identity. From the 2003-04 season, the five original zonal teams competed along with a sixth guest team which was a touring foreign team. The first guest team was England A in 2003-04.

Mumbai (formerly Bombay) has continued its dominance of the domestic scene into the 21st century by winning the Ranji Trophy three times in the first seven seasons.

Noted Indian cricketers in the 21st century include Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar.

India won the inaugural ICC World T20 in 2007.

India was the first Sub-continental team to win a Test match at the WACA in January 2008 against Australia.

Domestic cricket

Ranji Trophy winners

* 2000-01 – Baroda
* 2001-02 – Railways
* 2002-03 – Mumbai
* 2003-04 – Mumbai
* 2004-05 – Railways
* 2005-06 – Uttar Pradesh
* 2006-07 – Mumbai

Duleep Trophy winners

* 2000-01 – North Zone
* 2001-02 – West Zone
* 2002-03 – Elite C
* 2003-04 – North Zone
* 2004-05 – Central Zone
* 2005-06 – West Zone
* 2006-07 – North Zone

International tours of India

Zimbabwe 2000-01

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71010.html 1st Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 7 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71070.html 2nd Test] at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn

Australia 2000-01

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71720.html 1st Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Australia won by 10 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71775.html 2nd Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 171 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71804.html 3rd Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – India won by 2 wickets

"For details of this tour, see" : Australian cricket team in India in 2000-01

England 2001-02

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/73/73483.html 1st Test] at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – India won by 10 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/73/73532.html 2nd Test] at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/73/73578.html 3rd Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn

Zimbabwe 2001-02

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74160.html 1st Test] at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – India won by an innings and 101 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74202.html 2nd Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 4 wickets

West Indies 2002-03

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/75/75613.html 1st Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – India won by an innings and 112 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/75/75660.html 2nd Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – India won by 8 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/75/75717.html 3rd Test] at Eden Gardens, Kolkata – match drawn

New Zealand 2003-04

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/78/78085.html 1st Test] at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/78/78180.html 2nd Test] at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn

Australia 2004-05

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/80/80759.html 1st Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Australia won by 217 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/80/80804.html 2nd Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/80/80902.html 3rd Test] at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – Australia won by 342 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/80/80949.html 4th Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – India won by 13 runs

outh Africa 2004-05

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81074.html 1st Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81132.html 2nd Test] at Eden Gardens, Kolkata – India won by 8 wickets

Pakistan 2004-05

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81776.html 1st Test] at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81822.html 2nd Test] at Eden Gardens, Kolkata – India won by 195 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/81/81861.html 3rd Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Pakistan won by 168 runs

outh Africa 2005-06

"Limited overs tour only. For details, see" : South African cricket team in India in 2005-06

ri Lanka 2005-06

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84296.html 1st Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84379.html 2nd Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 188 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84454.html 3rd Test] at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – India won by 259 runs

"For details of this tour, see" : Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2005-06

England 2005-06

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/85/85095.html 1st Test] at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/85/85155.html 2nd Test] at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – India won by 9 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/85/85235.html 3rd Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – England won by 212 runs

"For details of this tour, see" : English cricket team in India in 2005-06

ri Lanka 2006-07

"Limited overs tour only. For details, see" : Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2006-07

West Indies 2006-07

"Limited overs tour only. For details, see" : West Indian cricket team in India in 2006-07

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/IND.html CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India]

Further reading