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The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at the Chepauk ground in Madras (Now Chennai). Mumbai (Bombay) has won the tournament the most times with 42 wins including 15 back-to-back wins from 1958–59 to 1972–73 .
On 30 January, the BCCI cancelled the 2020–21 Ranji Trophy season, [16] but gave the go-ahead for the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy to take place. [17] An estimated 800 cricketers were impacted by the cancellation of the tournament, with each player due to be paid R140,000 per match. [18]
Player Teams Career span 40 Wasim Jaffer: Mumbai, Vidarbha: 1996/97 – 2019/20 31 Ajay Sharma: Delhi, Himachal Pradesh: 1984/85 – 2000/01 30 Paras Dogra: Himachal Pradesh, Pondicherry: 2001/02 – 2022/23 28 Hrishikesh Kanitkar: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan: 1994/95 – 2013/14 Amol Muzumdar: Bombay/Mumbai, Assam, Andhra: 1993/94 ...
One team totally dominated Indian cricket in the 1960s. As part of 14 consecutive victories in the Ranji Trophy from 1958–59 to 1972–73, Bombay won the title in all ten seasons of the period under review. Among its players were Farokh Engineer, Dilip Sardesai, Bapu Nadkarni, Ramakant Desai, Baloo Gupte, Ashok Mankad and Ajit Wadekar.
Maharashtra's player Bhausaheb Nimbalkar scored record 443 in an inning in 1948 Ranji trophy, the record still stands and is still the highest Ranji trophy and first class score by an Indian. [5] As of February 2021 Maharashtra had played 395 times in the Ranji Trophy, winning 98, losing 75, and drawing 222 times. [6]
The BCCI created four grades for contracted male players—A+, A, B andC; and three grades for contracted female players—A, B and C. Male players who are in A+ grade get ₹7 crore a year. Players of A-grade get ₹5 crore , B-grade's players get ₹3 crore and C-grade players receive ₹1 crore per year.
The 2024–25 Ranji Trophy also known as the IDFC FIRST Bank Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the current Ranji Trophy taking place from 11 October to 26 February 2025. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Format
The Services team first played in the Ranji Trophy in 1949–50. They played in the North Zone of the competition until 2001–02, and have played in the Plate Group and other lower-ranked groups since 2002–03, except for one season, where they played in the Elite Group, during 2005–06.