A deeper look at north-east team’s Vijay Hazare feat reveals rigorous restructuring since 2019, top-class coaching under head doach Trevor Gonsalves & hopes of seeing a state cricketer represent India.
Assam cricket has been the talk of India’s domestic cricket circles for the last couple of months. However, Assam’s semifinal finish in 2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy, which concluded earlier this month, is not their best performance in the domestic one-day tournament. Their best finish in the meet came about a decade ago, when Assam were beaten in the 2012-13 season final by domestic heavyweights Delhi in the coastal city of Vishakhapatnam. Interestingly, that was Delhi’s maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy crown.
