Duleep Trophy: List of Foreign Players and Teams who have played in the Tournament

Duleep Trophy, India's domestic first-class competition, is known for teams representing different geographical Indian zones since the inaugural edition in 1961-62. However, there were a few instances when foreign teams toured India to compete in the Duleep Trophy.

Interestingly, the first time when foreign cricketers competed in the Duleep Trophy was in the 1962-63 domestic season when three West Indies cricketers were part of three different zonal sides. However, it was in 2005 when a foreign team was invited as a special invitee side.

Duleep Trophy List of Foreign Players and Teams

That said, let's take a look at the list of foreign cricketers who were part of the Duleep Trophy competition in the past.

1. Roy Gilchrist (1962-63)

The Caribbean pacer Roy Gilchrist represented South Zone in the Duleep Trophy 1962-63 season. He racked up five wickets in two matches with the best bowling figures of 3/116. Though South Zone made it to the final, they were crushed by West Zone with an innings defeat.

2. Chester Donald Watson (1962-63)

Chester Donald Watson, the former West Indies pacer, competed with the North Zone team in the 1962-63 season, scalping seven wickets from three innings and scoring 23 runs with the willow. He emerged as the second leading wicket-taker in the season.

3. Sven Conrad Stayers (1962-63)

The former Caribbean all-rounder Sven Conrad Stayers was part of the West Zone team that was the eventual champion of the Duleep Trophy 1962-63 season. Stayers scalped three wickets from two innings with the best figures of 2/42.

4. Bangladesh Cricket Board XI (2004-05)

Bangladesh Cricket Board XI was also part of the Duleep Trophy in the 2004-05 season, led by Mohammad Ashraful. Though they played two games in the campaign, they settled for a loss and a draw.

Al Sahariar, Nafees Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful (c), Alok Kapali, Manzarul Islam, Saghir Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Anwar Hossain Monir, Nazmul Hossain, Talha Jubair

5. Zimbabwe President's XI (2005-06)

Zimbabwe President's XI, led by Hamilton Masakadza, competed in the Duleep Trophy 2005-06 season. Unfortunately, they couldn't make an impact losing both their league games and bowing out of the competition.

Hamilton Masakadza (c), Andy Blignaut, Neil Ferreira, Terrence Duffin, Keith Dabengwa, Charles Coventry, Vusumuzi Sibanda, Brendan Taylor (wicketkeeper), Dion Ebrahim, Waddington Mwayenga, Blessing Mahwire, Prosper Utseya, Graeme Cremer, Antony Ireland.

6. Sri Lanka A (2006-07)

Sri Lanka A, led by Thilan Samaraweera, were part of the Duleep Trophy 2006-07 season. The south Asian side had an excellent run in the campaign moving to the final. However, they suffered a defeat to North Zone in the final by eight wickets.

Thilan Samaraweera (c), Jehan Mubarak, Michael Vandort, Mahela Udawatte, Jeevan Mendis, Malintha Warnapura, Kaushal Silva (wk), Upul Chandana, Rangana Herath, Chamara Silva, Dhammika Prasad, Tharanga Lakshitha, Akalanga Ganegama, Ishara Amarasinghe, Kosala Kulasekara.

7. England A (2007-08)

England A were part of the Duleep Trophy 2007-08 season. Though they didn't make it to the final, the squad had some notable names such as Kevin Pietersen, Monty Panesar and Adil Rashid. The squad was led by Michael Yardy, who ended the campaign as the team's leading run-scorer with 233 runs.

Michael Carberry, Joe Denly, James Foster, James Hildreth, Ed Joyce, Jonathan Trott, Steven Davies, Michael Yardy (c), Steve Kirby, Graham Onions, Monty Panesar, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Kabir Ali, Alan Richardson, Charlie Shreck