Why Sri Lanka A team participated in this tournament?
Now they are in the finals.
2006-11-14 02:49:36 · 1 answers · asked by Friendly Dilshan 2 in Sports ➔ Cricket
The Duleep Trophy competition was started by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1961-62.
It is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji.
The original format was that five teams, drawn from the five zones, played each other on a knock-out basis. From the 1993-94 season however, the competition converted to a league format.
Lately, the Indian board has invited International A teams to participate. For instance Bangladesh A participated last year and Sri Lanka A is here this year. The idea is to provide a greater degree of competition into the tournament by bringing in overseas players. This of course, is great exposure to A teams too as the level of competition is fairly high for "A" teams.
2006-11-14 05:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by pressurekooker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋