Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Naga Gangadhar Named South Zone Manager for Duleep Trophy
K. Naga Gangadhar has been chosen to manage the South Zone cricket team.
Vikram Verma will be the team’s head coach.
Both men previously played cricket for Andhra.
The Duleep Trophy is a major domestic red-ball cricket tournament in India.
Six zonal teams are taking part in the competition.
South Zone is led by Tilak Varma, and Ricky Bhui is its vice-captain.
South Zone has already qualified directly for the semifinals.
The semifinal is scheduled for August 30, and the final is scheduled for September 6.
Former Andhra player K. Naga Gangadhar was appointed manager of the South Zone team.
Former Andhra Ranji player Vikram Verma was named the team’s head coach.
The six-team Duleep Trophy is being held at Bengaluru’s BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground.
South Zone is led by India’s T20 vice-captain Tilak Varma, with Ricky Bhui as vice-captain.
South Zone will play its semifinal from August 30, while the final begins September 6 in Bengaluru.
- Who
- K. Naga Gangadhar was appointed manager, and Vikram Verma was appointed head coach of South Zone.
- What
- They were appointed to lead the South Zone team in the Duleep Trophy 2026.
- When
- The 2026-27 tournament began on August 23; South Zone’s semifinal is scheduled for August 30, and the final for September 6.
- Where
- The tournament is being held at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru.
- Why
- Gangadhar was appointed to manage the South Zone team during the tournament; the article gives no further reason.
- Tournament
- Duleep Trophy 2026, identified in the article as the 2026-27 edition
- Teams
- Six zonal teams: South, East, North, West, Central and North East
- South Zone manager
- K. Naga Gangadhar
- South Zone head coach
- Vikram Verma
- South Zone captain
- Tilak Varma
- South Zone vice-captain
- Ricky Bhui
- Final
- Scheduled to begin September 6 in Bengaluru