The Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season will commence on October 11, Friday, bringing the excitement of Indian domestic cricket to peak. (Tournament Guide | More Cricket News)
A total of 38 teams will participate in the first-class cricket tournament, distributed among five groups: four Elite groups and one Plate group. Each Elite group consists of eight teams. In Elite Group D, the teams are as follows:
Tamil Nadu
Saurashtra
Railways
Delhi
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Assam
Chandigarh
The top two teams from all four Elite Groups will directly qualify for the Quarter Finals.
The Plate Group will have its own fixtures and knockout matches. The top two teams from the Plate Group will earn spots in the Elite groups for the following Ranji Trophy season, while the two teams finishing at the bottom this season will face relegation to the Plate Group next year.
This year, the matches will be played in two windows to address disruptions caused by the winter season in some parts of India. The first five rounds will take place from October 11 to November 13, followed by a two-month break before resuming on January 23, 2025.
Mumbai are the defending champions who won their 42nd Ranji Trophy title last year beating Vidarbha in the final match.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group D Squads:
Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Squad:
R. Sai Kishore (c), N. Jagadeesan (Vice Captain), B. Indrajith, B. Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, M. Shahrukh Khan, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, S. Mohamed Ali, C. Andre Siddarth, S. Ajith Ram, S. Lokeshwar, S. Lakshay Jain, Sandeep Warrier, Gurjapneet Singh, M. Mohammed, R. Sonu Yadav, M. Siddharth.
Saurashtra Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Squad:
Jaydev Unadkat (c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Harvik Desai (wk), Sheldon Jackson, Tarang Gohel, Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Prerak Mankad, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, D Jadeja, Parth Bhut, Vishvaraj Jadeja, Hiten Kanbi, Navneet Vora, Parswaraj Rana.
Railways Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Squad:
Pratham Singh (c), Suraj Ahuja, Vivek Singh, Upendra Yadav, Ashutosh Sharma (vc), Yuvraj Singh, Karn Sharma, Ayan Chaudhari, Shivam Chaudhary, Kunal Yadav, Bhargav Merai, Mohammad Saif, Akash Pandey, Himanshu Sangwan, Adarsh Singh
Delhi Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Squad:
Himmat Singh (c), Ayush Badoni, Anuj Rawat (wk), Sanat Sangwan, Dhruv Kaushik, Yash Dhull, Jonty Sidhu, Mayank Rawat, Kshitiz Sharma, Pranav Rajuvanshi (wk), Sumit Mathur, Navdeep Saini, Himanshu Chauhan, Simarjeet Singh*/Divij Mehra, Hrithik Shokeen, Harsh Tyagi, Money Grewal, Shivank Vashisth.
Jharkhand Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Squad:
Ishan Kishan (c & wk), Virat Singh (vc), Kumar Kushagra (wk), Anukul Roy, Utkarsh Singh, Supriyo Chakraborty, Manishi, Nazim Siddiquie, Pankaj Raunak, Ravi Kumar Yadav, Saurabh Shekhar, Aryaman Sen, Sharandeep Singh, Kumar Suraj, Vivekanand Tiwari, Vikas Kumar
Assam Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Squad:
Denish Das (c & wk), Sibsankar Roy, Rahul Singh, Sidharth Sarmah, Bhargav Dutta, Rishav Das,Mrinmoy Dutta, Sumit Ghadigaonkar, Rahul Hazarika, Mukhtar Hussain, Parvej Musaraf, Ruhinandan Pegu, Kunal Sarma, Akash Sengupta, Abhishek Thakuri
Chhattisgarh Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Squad:
Amandeep Khare, Shashank Singh, Bhupen Lalwani, Eknath Kerkar, Ajay Mandal, Shubham Agarwal, Ashutosh Singh, Ayush Pandey, Jivesh Butte, Ashish Chouhan, Sanjeet Desai, Ravi Kiran, Rishabh Tiwari, Anuj Tiwary, Vasudev Bareth, Vishvas Malik
Chandigarh Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Squad:
Manan Vohra (c), Raj Bawa, Gurinder Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Aayush Sikka, Arjit Pannu, Arslan Khan, Shivam Bhambri, Rohit Dhanda, Gaurav Puri, Jagjit Singh, Vishu Kashyap, Ankit Kaushik, Nishunk Birla, Mayank Sidhu
Fixtures:
(Round 1: October 11, Friday 2024)
Assam Vs Jharkhand
Venue: ACA Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati
Time: 9:30 AM IST
Chandigarh Vs Railways
Venue: GMSSS Sec-26 Cricket Ground, Chandigarh
Time: 9:30 AM IST
Chhattisgarh Vs Delhi
Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Time: 9:30 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Vs Saurashtra
Venue: Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Ground, Coimbatore
Time: 9:30 AM IST