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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 (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, 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 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.
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
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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.
印度Ranji Trophy于1934年首次举办，是一个全国性的锦标赛，由印度板球控制委员会（BCCI）组织。该锦标赛由各个印度邦和地区的板球队参加，共分为四个不同组别：A组、B组、C组和D组。每个组别都有一定数量的参赛队伍，他们之间进行循环赛和淘汰赛，最终决出各组别的冠军。
印度Ranji Trophy是印度板球运动的重要组成部分，也是培养和发掘新人才的重要平台。许多印度板球界的著名球员都是通过参加Ranji Trophy锦标赛而崭露头角的。这个锦标赛为年轻球员提供了展示自己技能和才华的机会，同时也为他们提供了与经验丰富的球员竞争的机会。
印度Ranji Trophy的比赛通常在印度的不同城市和地区举行，吸引了大量的板球爱好者和观众。比赛期间，球员们展现出高超的技巧和战术，为观众带来了激动人心的比赛。这个锦标赛也为印度板球运动的发展和推广做出了重要贡献。
总的来说，印度Ranji Trophy是印度板球界最具声望和历史的锦标赛之一。它不仅是一项竞技体育赛事，更是一个培养和展示印度板球人才的平台，为印度板球的发展做出了重要贡献。