Deodhar Trophy
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| Countries |  India |
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| Administrator | BCCI |
| Format | List A cricket |
| First tournament | 1973-74 |
| Tournament format | Knock out |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Current champion | East Zone |
| Most successful | North Zone (13 titles) |
| Website | BCCI |
 2014–15 Deodhar Trophy |
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The Deodhar Trophy is a List A cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket. It is named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 5 zonal teams - North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone. The competition was introduced in 1973-74 season with South Zone winning the trophy.
The winner of the 2014-15 competition is East Zone. North Zone has won the tournament a record 13 times.
Format
Two teams play in a quarter-final match, with the winner progressing to the semi-finals, met with the remaining 3 teams. From then, it is a simple knockout tournament.
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