Thursday the 11th of the August was the day when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), announced all the schedule and fixtures to be played for Duleep tropy under the lights and that too with a pink ball for the very first time.
The tournament starting from the 23rd of August and likeliest three teams will be participating for the race, namely, India Green, India Blue, India Red which will open up its first match at the Greater Noida Cricket International Stadium in Uttar Pradesh, And it will very interesting to see all the former Indian players Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina leading the three teams respectively.
Murali Vijay & Cheteshwar pujara also included in the squad for India Green & India Blue respectively, though they are currently playing in the ongoing test series against West Indies but they are likely to join the squad after 22 August and join their respective teams from the second round.