Even Gully Cricket Is Live: Fans Lash Out At BCCI Over Duleep Trophy No-Show As Domestic Stars Denied Limelight

The zonal first-class tournament started on Thursday (August 28) at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru with two quarter-final clashes in which North is facing East Zone, while Central are playing North East Zone.

However, there is no telecast for either game, with the tournament not being shown by the broadcaster yet, and no plans have been announced for the semi-final and final. Fans were left baffled on waking up to realise that they could not watch the match, which features some top Indian international players like Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Rajat Patidar, and Kuldeep Yadav, among others.

Cricket lovers took to social media and lashed out at the Indian cricket governing body, which are the world’s richest cricket organisation. Many users were quick to point out that we live in an era where even small tournaments are shown live, with it was also mentioned that the ongoing Buchi Babu Trophy is being live-streamed on YouTube. Several cricket enthusiasts questioned the BCCI’s seriousness towards domestic cricket. Alongside, there is no medium for watching the match, and entry for fans was also not allowed to see the players in action from the ground at the COE. At one time, BCCI had shown strictness towards players

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What Happened on Day 1 In Duleep Trophy 2025?

The Central Zone team lost their services of their captain, Dhruv Jurel and Rajat Patidar led the side, who made the most of the chance and scored a knock of 125 in 96 balls. They went into stumps at 432/2 with Danish Malewar unbeaten at 198.

On the other hand, even the North Zone was without skipper Shubman Gill due to illness, as Ankit Kumar led the side. They finished the first day at 308-6 with a half-century (63) from Ayush Badoni. On his comeback, Shami took bowled 17 overs and took one wicket while giving 55 runs.