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2024–25 Ranji Trophy
The 2024–25 Ranji Trophy also known as the IDFC First Bank Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 90th season of the Ranji Trophy taking place from 11 October to 26 February 2025. Mumbai were the defending champions. Format The teams are divided into two categories, one named Elite category which has 32 teams split into four groups, and one named Plate category having 6 teams in one group. The Elite category teams play each other once, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals. In the Plate Group teams also play each other once, but the top four teams qualify for the plate group knockouts, with the bottom two teams playing for the fifth and sixth positions, and another playoff for the third and fourth positions with the semi-final losers. The two Plate finalists are promoted to the Elite group for the next season, 2025–26, while the bottom two teams of all the four Elite groups combined - factoring in both points and the quotient will be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI founded the championship in 1934, Since then, it has been organised across various grounds and stadiums in India. The competition currently consists of 38 teams, including at least one team from each of the 28 States and union territories of India#States, states of India and four of the eight States and union territories of India#Union territories, union territories. When the tournament was founded, it was named "the Cricket Championship of India", in 1935–36 Ranji Trophy, 1935 it was renamed after Ranjitsinhji, who was the first Indian to play international cricket. He played for England cricket team, England from 1896 to 1902. The Mumbai cricket team is the most successful team of the tournament, with a record 42 titles to their name. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
