East Zone

BCCI invites applications for national selectors, sets 15 November deadline

The deadline for sending applications is Sunday, 15 November, with an age-cap of 60 years and minimum eligibility criteria of 30 first-class matches.

Qatar to host East Zone games for AFC Champions League

The East Zone teams, which come from countries including Japan, China and Australia, will play their remaining matches in Doha from 18 November to 13 December, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said.

Ex-Bengal cricketer Tapan Jyoti Banerjee dies after prolonged illness at 73

Former Bengal and East Zone all-rounder Tapan Jyoti Banerjee passed away on Monday at a hospital here after a prolonged spell of illness, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) said.

Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy 2017: East Zone ride on Virat Singh's half century to storm to the title

Teenager Virat Singh was again in the limelight with a cracking half-century which guided East Zone to an eight-wicket victory over West Zone to clinch the National T20 Championship for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2017: Virat Singh, Manoj Tiwary help East Zone hammer North Zone

Virat Singh and Manoj Tiwary struck unbeaten half centuries and put on a rollicking century stand for the third wicket to enable East Zone trounce star-studded North Zone by eight wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Inter-Zonal league match.

Tiwary, Dinda help East Zone reclaim Deodhar title after ten years

East Zone put up a sterling all-round display to defeat holders West Zone by 24 runs in a keenly contested day/night final of the Deodhar Trophy, regaining the limited-over inter zonal title after a gap of ten seasons.

Duleep Trophy: Saurabh scores ton as East opt for sporting declaration

The 181-run fourth-wicket partnership between Saurabh and Sudip Chatterjee (99) was the highlight of the day

Duleep Trophy: Bawne, Yusuf give West Zone 1st innings lead over East Zone

While Bawne’s knock had eight fours and two sixes, Pathan predictably was more attacking in his less than two hour stay hitting 10 fours and two sixes.

Duleep Trophy: North in final after spin of coin decides rain-marred semi

North Zone declared their first innings at 591 for eight and in reply East reached 32 for one at stumps on day three. With the fourth day's play washed out, there was a chance for a result on the fifth day but there was no play possible today as well.

Harbhajan sets his sights on a "long spell" against East in Duleep semis

Harbhajan, whose last longest format game was second Test against Australia in Hyderabad last March, is happy to play whatever match is coming his way.