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

Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in India in 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

Main article: Australian cricket team in India in 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

Main article: English cricket team in India in 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

Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in India in 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

Main article: West Indian cricket team in India in 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

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

Pakistan 2004–05

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in India in 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.

Main article: South African cricket team in India in 2005–06

Sri Lanka 2005–06

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 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

Main article: English cricket team in India in 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.

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2006–07

West Indies 2006–07

Limited overs tour only.

Main article: West Indian cricket team in India in 2006–07

External sources

CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India

v t e Indian cricket seasons
History of cricket in India to 1918 1918–19 to 1945 1945–46 to 1960 1960–61 to 1970 1970–71 to 1985 1985–86 to 2000 History of cricket in India from 2000–01 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

Indian cricket seasons

History of cricket in India to 1918

History of cricket in India from 2000–01

International cricket tours of India

Test and LOI tours
Afghanistan	2016–17 2018 2019–20 2021–22 2023–24
Australia	1956–57 1959–60 1964–65 1969–70 1979–80 1984–85 1986–87 1996–97 1997–98 2000–01 2004–05 2007 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24
Bangladesh	2016–17 2018 2019–20 2024–25
England	1933–34 1951–52 1961–62 1963–64 1972–73 1976–77 1979–80 1981–82 1984–85 1992–93 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2011–12 2012–13 2016–17 2020–21 2023–24 2024–25
Ireland	2016–17 2018–19 2019–20
New Zealand	1955–56 1964–65 1969–70 1976–77 1988–89 1995–96 1999–2000 2003–04 2010–11 2012 2016–17 2017–18 2021–22 2022–23 2024–25
Pakistan	1952–53 1960–61 1979–80 1983–84 1986–87 1998–99 2004–05 2007–08 2012–13
South Africa	1991–92 1996–97 1999–2000 2004–05 2005–06 2007–08 2009–10 2015–16 2019–20 2022 2022–23
Sri Lanka	1982–83 1986–87 1990–91 1993–94 1997–98 2005–06 2006–07 2009–10 2014–15 2015–16 2017–18 2019–20 2021–22
West Indies	1948–49 1958–59 1966–67 1974–75 1978–79 1983–84 1987–88 1994–95 2002–03 2006–07 2011–12 2013–14 2014–15 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2025–26
Zimbabwe	1992–93 2000–01 2001–02

Tournaments hosted
World Cup	1987 1996 2011 2023
Men's T20 World Cup	2016 2021
Champions Trophy	2006
Asia Cup	1990–91
Multiple teams	1989 1993 1994–95 1996–97 1997 1997–98 1997–98 1998–99 2003–04

Other tours
Australian	1935–36 1945–46
Ceylonese/Sri Lankan	1932–33 1940–41 1952–53 1955–56 1957–58 1959–60 1961–62 1964–65 1966–67 1968–69 1970–71 1972–73 1974–75 1975–76
Dutch	1994–95 2012–13
English	1889–90 1892–93 1926–27 1937–38 1956–57 1963–64 1994–95 2005–06 2023–24
Kenyan	1999–00 2011–12
Multi-national	1930–31 1949–50 1950–51 1953–54 1961–62 1964–65 1967–68
Tanzanian	2006–07

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Domestic cricket

Ranji Trophy winners

Duleep Trophy winners

International tours of India

Zimbabwe 2000–01

Australia 2000–01

England 2001–02

Zimbabwe 2001–02

West Indies 2002–03

New Zealand 2003–04

Australia 2004–05

South Africa 2004–05

Pakistan 2004–05

South Africa 2005–06

Sri Lanka 2005–06

England 2005–06

Sri Lanka 2006–07

West Indies 2006–07

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