Wikipedia - 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. 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, with all 28 states in India and four of the eight union territories with at least one team from each. When the tournament was founded, it was named "The Cricket Championship of India", in 1935 it was renamed after Ranjitsinhji, who was the first ever Indian to play international cricket. He played for the England from 1896 to 1902.

The Mumbai cricket team is the most successful team of the tournament, with a record 42 wins to their name.

The Mumbai cricket team holds the present title of the 2023–24 edition. It defeated Vidharbha cricket team in the final at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.

History

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. The competition was launched following BCCI's meeting at Shimla in July 1934, with the first fixtures taking place in 1934–35 .Initially the tournament was named as 'The cricket championship of India', it later was renamed. The trophy was donated by Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala in memory of Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar who had died the previous year. The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at the Chepauk ground in Madras (Now Chennai). Mumbai (Bombay) has won the tournament the most times with 42 wins including 15 back-to-back wins from 1958–59 to 1972–73.

In 2015 Paytm became the first company to hold the tournament's title sponsorship right by virtue of BCCI's title sponsorship deal.

The 2020–21 Ranji Trophy tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first season since the tournament's inception that it was not held.

Il "Ranji Trophy" è un torneo di cricket indiano che si svolge annualmente. Prende il nome da Ranjitsinhji, uno dei più grandi giocatori di cricket indiani di tutti i tempi.

Il torneo è organizzato dalla Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ed è considerato uno dei più prestigiosi e importanti tornei di cricket nazionali in India.

Il Ranji Trophy coinvolge squadre rappresentative di diverse regioni e stati indiani, che competono per il titolo di campione nazionale. Le squadre partecipanti sono selezionate in base alle prestazioni dei giocatori nei tornei di cricket a livello statale.

Il torneo si svolge in formato a lunga durata, con partite che durano diversi giorni. Le squadre si sfidano in una serie di partite a eliminazione diretta, culminando in una finale emozionante per determinare il vincitore del trofeo.

Il Ranji Trophy è noto per essere una piattaforma per scoprire e sviluppare giovani talenti nel cricket indiano. Molti giocatori che hanno partecipato a questo torneo sono poi diventati stelle del cricket internazionale.

Gli appassionati di cricket in India seguono con grande interesse il Ranji Trophy, che è considerato un trampolino di lancio per i giocatori che aspirano a rappresentare la squadra nazionale indiana. Le partite sono spesso affollate di tifosi entusiasti che sostengono le loro squadre preferite.

In conclusione, il Ranji Trophy è un torneo di cricket di alto livello in India, che offre un'opportunità unica per i giocatori di emergere e dimostrare il loro talento. È un evento molto atteso nel calendario del cricket indiano e suscita grande interesse tra gli appassionati di questo sport.