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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
Ranjitsinhji, after whom the tournament is named. The idea of a national level, first class championship tournament was proposed by BCCI's founder A.S. De Mello. [7] The competition was launched following BCCI's meeting at Shimla in July 1934, [10] with the first fixtures taking place in 1934–35.Initially the tournament was named as 'The cricket championship of India', it later was renamed. [7]
The 2023–24 Ranji Trophy is the 89th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. [1] It took place from 5 January to 14 March 2024. [ 2 ] Saurashtra were the defending champions, winning their second Ranji Trophy in previous seasons.
Vidarbha cricket team formerly known as Central Provinces and Berar played 15 first-class matches between 1933 and 1949, including 11 Ranji Trophy matches. As Vidarbha they first played first-class cricket in the 1957–58 season, [4] competing against the other Central Zone teams until 2001-02, after which the Ranji Trophy was no longer contested on a zonal basis.
The 2022–23 Ranji Trophy was the 88th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. [1] It was played from 13 December 2022 and was finished on 19 February 2023. [2] Madhya Pradesh were the defending champions, winning their first Ranji Trophy title previous season. [n 1] [3] [4]
For most of its history, the Indian Railways has met little success in the Ranji Trophy. However, in recent years since 2000, Railways have won the trophy twice and become runners-up one time. As Champions of the Ranji Trophy, they have played the Irani Trophy twice, emerging victorious on both occasions.
The Ranji Trophy is the premier first-class cricket championship played in India. Conducted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it was founded in 1934 as "The Cricket Championship of India". [1] [2] As of January 2020, a triple century has been scored on 46 occasions by 41 different batsmen in the Ranji Trophy. [3]
The 2010–11 Ranji Trophy season was the 77th Ranji trophy season. It was contested through two leagues: Super and Plate. It was contested through two leagues: Super and Plate. Each division was divided into 2 groups – A and B, each team played all the other teams from its group only once, either home or away.