Which trophy is contested as India's domestic Twenty20 championship?
- A.Vijay Hazare Trophy
- B.Deodhar Trophy
- C.Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
- D.Duleep Trophy
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. It is the inter-state Twenty20 tournament run by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and is named after the batsman who scored the first century by an Indian in a Test abroad. Its results decide much of the selection for Twenty20 sides.
Option A, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, is the inter-state one-day tournament, fifty overs an innings, and is the answer to the same question when it asks about the limited-overs rather than the Twenty20 format. Option B, the Deodhar Trophy, is also a one-day competition, played between selected teams and named after D. B. Deodhar. Option D, the Duleep Trophy, is a first-class tournament. Sort the four by format once and the question becomes routine: first-class Ranji and Duleep, one-day Vijay Hazare and Deodhar, Twenty20 Syed Mushtaq Ali.
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