Ranji Trophy

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From 13^th December, Ranji Trophy 2022-23 has started, and will end on 20^th February, 2023.

What is Ranji Trophy?

1. It was named after one of India’s 1^st test cricketer, Ranjitsinhji, who played for England and Sussex.
2. The Ranji Trophy founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
3. Ranjitsinhji is known as ‘Father of Indian cricket’, never actually played for India.
4. It is largely regional in nature.
5. Ranji Trophy is seen as a domestic 1^st -class cricket series.
6. It is played by various regional teams against one another.
7. The series was announced in 1934, and Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala donated the trophy.
8. The Ranji Trophy has gained popularity over the years, and in modern times has achieved a similar status like county cricket, which is dominant in England.
9. Apart from regional cricket boards of various states, government teams also take part in the tournament, like the Railways team, and several other teams associated with government enterprises.
10. In Ranji Trophy 2022-23, a total of 135 matches will be played and a total of 32 teams are taking part that have been split into four groups.
11. Madhya Pradesh won the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy.

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What are the Other Domestic Cricket Tournaments?

Duleep Trophy	Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar, the Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition in India whose 1st edition was played in 1961-62.
Vijay Hazare Trophy	Vijay Hazare Trophy is a limited overs domestic competition that involves different state teams from India to fight against each other for the title and is named after Prominent Indian Batsman-Vijay Hazare.
Deodhar Trophy	The Deodhar Trophy is a List-A domestic fifty-over competition annually conducted in India, having first started in the 1973-74 season.
Irani Cup	On completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy Championship, The BCCI inaugurated the Irani Trophy in the name of late Z R Irani in 1960. Irani Cup sees a match annually between the Ranji Trophy champions of the preceding year and rest of Indian team.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy	Introduced in the year 2008-09, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a Twenty20 cricket domestic championship, organized by BCCI, among the teams from Ranji Trophy.

 

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