Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: The Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season is being organized in two parts. The first round was played from 11 October 2024 to 16 November 2024 and now the second round will be held from 23 January to 2 March. In the second round, league matches will be played from January 23 to January 26 and then from January 30 to February 2. After this the quarter final round will begin. Let us tell you, after losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, BCCI has made it mandatory for all its contracted cricketers to play domestic cricket if there is no fitness related problem. In such a situation, even star players have to play Ranji Trophy.
The power of stars will be visible in Ranji
Star batsman Virat Kohli is ready to play his first match in Ranji Trophy since 2012. He has made himself available for Delhi’s match against Railways from January 30. Indian captain Rohit Sharma will also be seen participating in Ranji Trophy for Mumbai after 10 years. Rohit Sharma will play against Jammu and Kashmir under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane. Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also took part in the practice session of the Saurashtra team in Rajkot and is certain to play in the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi starting on January 23. Jadeja last played for Saurashtra in January 2023.
Gill and Pant will also participate
Shubman Gill will play Ranji match for Punjab and Rishabh Pant for Delhi. Rishabh Pant has declared himself available for Delhi Capitals’ upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra starting January 23 in Rajkot. Pant last represented Delhi in the Ranji Trophy in the 2017-2018 season. Meanwhile, Shubhman Gill will play for Punjab against Karnataka in the next round of Ranji Trophy match starting from January 23.
What is the format of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season?
In Ranji Trophy 2024-25, 38 teams have been divided into five groups. There are four elite groups (A, B, C and D), with 8 teams in each group. At the same time, the remaining 6 teams have been placed in a separate plate group.
All groups of Ranji Trophy 2024-25
- Elite A: Mumbai, Baroda, Services, Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura, Maharashtra, Odisha, Meghalaya
- Elite B: Vidarbha, Andhra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Pondicherry, Himachal Pradesh, Hyderabad
- Elite C: Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar
- Elite D: Tamil Nadu, Saurashtra, Railways, Delhi, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Chandigarh
- Plate: Goa, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
What time will the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 matches start?
The matches of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 will start at 9.30 am.
On which channel will you be able to watch Ranji Trophy 2024-25 matches on TV?
The live TV broadcast of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 will be available on Sports 18 TV network on both SD and HD channels.
Where to watch live streaming of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 matches?
Online live stream of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 will be available on JioCinema app and website.
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