Ranji Trophy, India's premier domestic cricket competition, will return on January 5, 2024, for a 70-day 2023-24 season to determine the best team in the country, with the winner crowned following the final on March 14. Saurashtra are the defending champions after they beat Bengal in the Eden Gardens-based final, played from February 16 to 19, 2023. (More Cricket News)
Founded in 1934, the Ranji Trophy is racing rapidly towards its centenary version. Held by the Board of Control for Cricket in India yearly, the contest will enter its 89th edition in 2024, with the Covid-19-hit 2020-21 season the only blemish in its otherwise perfect record. In its current iteration, 38 teams participate in the tournament, 32 in the Elite Groups and the remaining six in the Plate Group. All 28 states of the Indian Union are represented on the Ranji roster at least once, with four of the eight Union Territories also joining the mix.
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The tournament has held its current name since 1935, switching over from the Cricket Championship of India to pay tribute to the first international cricket player the nation had produced: Ranjitsinhji, who played for England from 1896 to 1902.
Mumbai (previously, Bombay) are the most successful team in Ranji Trophy history, winning the pan-India tournament 41 times, although the last time they touched the coveted trophy was back in 2015/16.
Ranji Trophy 2023-24 Groups
Elite Group A: Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Services, Vidarbha
Elite Group B: Andhra, Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh
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Elite Group C: Chandigarh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab, Railways, Tamil Nadu, Tripura
Elite Group D: Baroda, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Uttarakhand
Plate Group: Nagaland, Hyderabad, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh.
Ranji Trophy 2023-24: All You Need To Know - When, Where, How To Watch, Live Streaming
When to watch Ranji Trophy 2023-24?
Ranji Trophy 2023/24 will begin on January 5, 2024, with fixtures being played all over the country from 9:30 AM onward. The season will conclude with the final on March 14, 2024, 70 days after it begins.
Which TV channel will broadcast Ranji Trophy 2023-24 live?
The Sports18 Network will broadcast the tournament live on TV.
Where to stream Ranji Trophy 2023-24 live?
The latest season of the Ranji Trophy will be available to stream live on Jio Cinema app and website.
