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.

El Trofeo Ranji de India es un torneo de cricket de primera clase que se celebra anualmente en India. Nombrado en honor a Ranjitsinhji, uno de los primeros jugadores de cricket indios, este torneo es considerado uno de los eventos más prestigiosos del cricket doméstico en el país.

El Trofeo Ranji de India se juega entre equipos estatales y se lleva a cabo durante varios meses. Los equipos representan a diferentes estados y regiones de India, lo que agrega un elemento de rivalidad regional al torneo. Los jugadores que participan en el Trofeo Ranji son seleccionados de los equipos estatales y tienen la oportunidad de mostrar su talento y habilidades en el cricket.

El torneo se juega en el formato de cuatro días, donde los equipos compiten en una serie de partidos de ida y vuelta. Los equipos acumulan puntos en función de sus actuaciones en los partidos y los mejores equipos avanzan a las etapas eliminatorias. La final del Trofeo Ranji es un evento muy esperado y atrae a una gran cantidad de seguidores y fanáticos del cricket.

El Trofeo Ranji de India ha sido una plataforma para que muchos jugadores talentosos muestren su habilidad y se hagan un nombre en el cricket indio. Muchos jugadores que han representado a India en el cricket internacional han pasado por el Trofeo Ranji y han utilizado este torneo como trampolín para su carrera.

En resumen, el Trofeo Ranji de India es un torneo de cricket de primera clase que celebra la competencia y el talento en el cricket estatal. Es un evento emocionante y prestigioso que ha contribuido al desarrollo del cricket en India y ha sido una plataforma para que los jugadores muestren su habilidad y talento en el deporte.