History of cricket in India from 2000–01

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

The Australia national cricket team toured India from February to April 2001 for a three-Test series and a five-match ODI series.

Events

Former Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag (left to right)

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.

The Indian Premier League has become very popular in India since its inaugural in 2008.

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

Noted Indian cricketers in the 21st century include Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, VVS Laxman, Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

India won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007. Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh consistently performed for the team, while others chipping in occasionally.

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

Indian cricket team under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and brilliant performances from Gautam Gambhir & Yuvraj Singh also went on to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and became the first team in history to win the Cup at home.

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
2007–08 – Delhi
2008–09 – Mumbai
2009–10 – Mumbai
2010–11 – Rajasthan
2011–12 – Rajasthan
2012–13 – Mumbai
2013–14 – Karnataka
2014–15 – Karnataka

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
2007–08 – North Zone
2008–09 – West Zone
2009–10 – West Zone
2010–11 – South Zone
2011–12 – East Zone
2012–13 – East Zone
2013–14 – North Zone & South Zone Shared
2014–15 – Central Zone

International tours of India

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Zimbabwe 2000–01

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 7 wickets
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn

Australia 2000–01

1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Australia won by 10 wickets
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 171 runs
3rd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – India won by 2 wickets

England 2001–02

1st Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – India won by 10 wickets
2nd Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – match drawn
3rd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn

Zimbabwe 2001–02

1st Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – India won by an innings and 101 runs
2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 4 wickets

West Indies 2002–03

1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – India won by an innings and 112 runs
2nd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – India won by 8 wickets
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata – match drawn

New Zealand 2003–04

1st Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – match drawn
2nd Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn

Australia 2004–05

1st Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Australia won by 217 runs
2nd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – match drawn
3rd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – Australia won by 342 runs
4th Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – India won by 13 runs

South Africa 2004–05

1st Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata – India won by 8 wickets

Pakistan 2004–05

1st Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata – India won by 195 runs
3rd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Pakistan won by 168 runs

South Africa 2005–06

Limited overs tour only.

Sri Lanka 2005–06

1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – match drawn
2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 188 runs
3rd Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – India won by 259 runs

England 2005–06

1st Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn
2nd Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – India won by 9 wickets
3rd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – England won by 212 runs

Sri Lanka 2006–07

Limited overs tour only.

West Indies 2006–07

Limited overs tour only.

External sources

CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India

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