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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
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.
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]
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.
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 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]
The Nagaland cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Nagaland in Indian domestic competitions. In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The 2021–22 Ranji Trophy was the 87th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into eight groups, with four teams in Group C. [ 3 ] All the Group C league matches took place in Chennai . [ 4 ]