# North East Zone cricket team

North East Zone cricket team is a cricket team that plays first-class and List A cricket in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. The team is geographically based in Northeast India. They are currently being captained by Hokaito Zhimomi. It is a composite team of players from six teams from north east India: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.

## History

Before the 2022–23 season, inter zonal cricket in India had consisted of five teams, representing the Central, East, North, South and West zones. With the addition of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ahead of the 2018–19 season, a new zone was required when zonal cricket returned in 2022–23. Therefore, North East Zone cricket was formed in August 2022 for both men's and women's cricket. In August 2022, BCCI announced that North East Zone would be one of the six zones to compete in the 2022–23 Duleep Trophy.
This was the first time that North East Zone participated in any competitive cricket tournament in India, with Hokaito Zhimomi being named as the captain. They played their inaugural first-class match on 8 September 2022 and drew the match against West Zone. However, they could not qualify for the semi-final because of West Zone's first innings lead.
They took part in the 2023 Deodhar Trophy, a List A cricket competition for the first time.

## Squad

| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | State Team | Format | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| Rongsen Jonathan | (1986-10-04) 4 October 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Nagaland | First-class | Captain |
| Kishan Lyngdoh | (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Meghalaya | First-class | |
| Nilesh Lamichaney | (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Sikkim | First-class & List A | |
| Langlonyamba Keishangbam | (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Manipur | First-class & List A | Vice-captain |
| Joseph Lalthankhuma | (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Mizoram | First-class | |
| Anup Ahlawat | (2000-11-13) 13 November 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Arunachal Pradesh | First-class & List A | |
| Larry Sangma | (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Meghalaya | List A | |
| Jehu Anderson | (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | | Mizoram | List A | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| Palzor Tamang | (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Sikkim | First-class & List A | |
| Lee Yong Lepcha | (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Sikkim | List A | |
| Priyojit Kangabam | (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Manipur | List A | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| Prafullomani Pukhrambam | (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | | Manipur | First-class | |
| Kamsha Yangfo | (1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | | Arunachal Pradesh | List A | |
| Ashish Thapa | (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | | Sikkim | List A | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| Kishan Singha | (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Manipur | First-class | |
| Imliwati Lemtur | (1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Nagaland | First-class & List A | |
| Khrievitso Kense | (2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Sikkim | List A | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| Dippu Sangma | (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Meghalaya | First-class | |
| Rex Rajkumar | (2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Manipur | First-class & List A | |
| Jotin Pheiroijam | (2006-03-15) 15 March 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Manipur | First-class | |
| Nagaho Chishi | (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Nagaland | First-class | |
| Akash Choudhary | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Meghalaya | First-class | |
| Nabam Abo | (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Arunachal Pradesh | List A | |
| Abhishek Kumar | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Meghalaya | List A | |
Updated as on 26 Jul 2023

## Seasons

| Year | Position | Position |
| Year | Duleep Trophy | Deodhar Trophy |
| 2022–23 | Quarter-final (6th) | Did not held |
| 2023 | Quarter-final (6th) | TBD |