Ranji Trophy

51 articles tagged with "Ranji Trophy"

Sep 29, 2026

Srinagar has not hosted an international since 1986, and Jammu and Kashmir bring the Irani Cup there without Auqib Nabi

The Ranji Trophy champions play Rest of India at Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium from 1 October, with Rishabh Pant leading the visitors and J&K’s leading wicke...

Sep 18, 2026

Srinagar gets its biggest match since 1986, and the bowler who won J&K the Ranji Trophy will not be there

The Irani Cup goes to the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium from 1 October, with Rishabh Pant leading the Rest of India against the Ranji champions. Auqib Nabi,...

Sep 17, 2026

India’s top domestic umpires make 40,000 rupees a day, and the BCCI says that changes this season

Devajit Saikia confirmed on Thursday that the BCCI will pay domestic umpires and match referees more from 2026-27 and split the umpire panel into four...

Sep 8, 2026

Karun Nair was left out twice in a week, and he scored a hundred somewhere else

A selection row has opened up at the Duleep Trophy final in Chennai, where South Zone’s coach and their most decorated batter have given different acc...

Sep 3, 2026

India A get three four-dayers in New Zealand, and that is the only red-ball preparation before the Tests

India A will play New Zealand A in three four-day matches from October 24 to November 10, finishing nine days before the first Test in Wellington. It...

Sep 2, 2026

Auqib Nabi’s visa came through on Saturday, and Surrey have him for three Championship games

The Ranji Trophy’s leading wicket-taker has joined Surrey for three County Championship matches, starting against Yorkshire at the Oval. India’s two T...

Aug 30, 2026

Mumbai now pays its men and women the same retainer, and the BCCI’s own gap is tenfold

The MCA is the first state association in India to hand annual contracts to both its men’s and women’s players at identical rates, which is one thing...

Aug 24, 2026

Karn Sharma played four times for India, and won three straight IPL titles with three different teams

Karn Sharma has retired at 38 with four India caps, four IPL winners’ medals and 270 first-class wickets. He is still the only player to win three IPL...

Aug 19, 2026

Jammu and Kashmir have six of North Zone’s fifteen, and their keeper is captain

North Zone have made Kanhaiya Wadhawan their Duleep Trophy captain six months after he kept wicket in Jammu and Kashmir’s first Ranji Trophy final. Fi...

Aug 4, 2026

Auqib Nabi has 104 Ranji wickets in two seasons, and it took a Bumrah injury to get him picked

Two Ranji seasons, 104 wickets and a maiden title for Jammu and Kashmir were not enough to get Auqib Nabi into an India squad. A knee injury to Jaspri...

Jul 21, 2026

Cricket’s laws are being rewritten, and the Ranji Trophy starts ten days after they land

The MCC’s new edition of the Laws takes effect on October 1 with 73 amendments, headlined by a final over that has to be bowled out even after a wicke...

Jun 5, 2026

KS Bharat retires from international cricket at 32 after a long wait behind Pant

India’s long-serving Test reserve keeper has walked away from the international game at 32, with a move to the overseas T20 circuit the likely next st...

May 20, 2026

36 Ranji wickets and an 8 for 90: Agarkar’s ‘body allows only T20s’ line on Shami does not survive his own season

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar explained Mohammed Shami’s Afghanistan snub by saying his body permits only T20 cricket, but the Bengal pacer’s 2025-26 Ra...

Mar 4, 2025

Cricket legend Padmakar Shivalkar passed away at age 84

Retired Indian cricket star and Bombay legend Padmakar Shivalkar died on March 3, 2025, at the proud age of 84.

Feb 18, 2025

Right ankle injury prevents Yashasvi Jaiswal to play in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals

Mumbai’s Yashasvi Jaiswal suffers a right ankle injury, preventing him from competing in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals.

Oct 9, 2024

Ranji Trophy 2026-27 schedule: groups, fixtures, format and where to watch

The 92nd Ranji Trophy runs from 11 October 2026 to 3 March 2027, with 38 teams split into four Elite groups and a Plate group. Here is every group, th...

Mar 14, 2024

Ranji Trophy winners list: every champion from 1934-35 to Jammu and Kashmir’s first title

Jammu and Kashmir won their first Ranji Trophy in 2025-26. The full list of champions and runners-up from 1934-35, plus Mumbai’s record 42 titles.

Jan 2, 2024

Ranji Trophy 2024 begins on January 5 – full schedule

Saurashtra are the defending champions. They beat Bengal in the Ranji Trophy 2023 final by nine wickets. Mumbai are the most successful team with 41...

Dec 23, 2022

Lowest team totals in Ranji Trophy history: Hyderabad hold unwanted record

Jammu and Kashmir have three below 30 scores, the most by a team in Ranji Trophy history.

Dec 14, 2022

Most wickets in Ranji Trophy: Rajinder Goel tops charts, only bowler with 600+ scalps

Two Karnataka-based bowlers feature in the top five.

Dec 14, 2022

From Hyderabad to Tamil Nadu: Know the highest team total in Ranji Trophy

Jharkhand’s 880 against Nagaland in 2021-22 is the latest entry in the top 10.

Jun 30, 2022

Chak De: Chandrakant Pandit’s 23-year-old wait for redemption

For Chandrakant Pandit at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, it took 23 years for his tears of sadness to turn into tears of joy.

Apr 30, 2022

Ranji Trophy 2022 knockout stage to begin from June 6 – watch live in India

The Ranji Trophy 2022 knockout stage will be held after the conclusion of Indian T20 League 2022.

Feb 11, 2022

Ranji Trophy 2022 season to begin from February 17 – watch live in India

The knockouts for Ranji Trophy 2022 will be held after the conclusion of Indian T20 League 2022.