Other Indian players like Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant played in the last round of matches on January 23. However, Kohli was absent from Delhi’s previous game due to a neck issue.

Last week, Kohli confirmed his availability for Delhi’s final league match against Railways, scheduled to take place from January 30 to February 2 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Kohli’s Last Ranji Trophy Appearance

The last time Kohli played in the Ranji Trophy was in 2012, when Delhi faced Uttar Pradesh under Virender Sehwag’s captaincy. In that match, he scored 14 and 43, but Delhi ended up losing.

Now, at 36, Kohli is set to return to domestic cricket after more than a decade. This move aligns with the BCCI’s new rule that mandates centrally contracted players to participate in domestic cricket whenever available.

Initially, the Delhi vs Railways match was not selected for live broadcast. Instead, the scheduled televised games were Karnataka vs Haryana, Bengal vs Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir vs Baroda. However, once Kohli confirmed his participation, the broadcasters made adjustments to include the match in their live coverage.

How to Watch Virat Kohli’s Ranji Trophy Match?

Fans can watch the Delhi vs Railways Ranji Trophy match live on the Jio Cinema app and website. The match starts at 9:30 AM IST on January 30.

Recently, Kohli trained with former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar at Reliance’s cricket facility in Alibaug. After struggling in Australia, where he was dismissed eight times edging deliveries behind the stumps, Kohli sought Bangar’s guidance.

Under Bangar’s tenure as India’s batting coach, Kohli was at his peak between 2015 and 2019. In practice videos from Alibaug, he was seen focusing on his backfoot play.

Kohli’s Upcoming Matches

While Kohli managed a century in Perth, he scored only 190 runs across five Tests and was dismissed eight times to balls outside the off-stump.

India’s next Test series is in June in England. Before that, Kohli will shift focus to his strongest format, ODI cricket. India will host England for a three-match ODI series from February 6, followed by the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

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In the 2024-25 season, a total of 38 teams from different states and cricket associations will compete against each other to clinch the coveted Ranji Trophy title. The competition will witness some of the biggest cricketing talents, including domestic stars, future India prospects, and seasoned First-Class cricketers.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially announced the full squads for all participating teams, and the players are ready to showcase their skills and talent in this competitive tournament. Here, we bring you the complete squad list of Ranji Trophy Elite 2024-25 for each team.

Why Ranji Trophy 2024-25 is Special?

The Ranji Trophy Elite 2024-25 is set to offer intense competition between domestic powerhouses and talented players. Every year, several young cricketers emerge from this tournament and go on to represent Team India in Test cricket.

This season will also provide a platform for senior players like Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, and Wriddhiman Saha to regain their form and push their case for a national team comeback. Additionally, promising youngsters like Tilak Varma, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and Yash Dhull will look to make a strong statement to selectors.

What’s at Stake?

The ultimate glory in the Ranji Trophy is winning the coveted First-Class title. The team that emerges victorious will not only lift the prestigious Ranji Trophy but also strengthen its players’ chances of getting picked for India’s Test cricket team.

The BCCI has scheduled the tournament in such a way that it does not clash with major international cricket, ensuring all eyes remain on domestic cricket.

When Will Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Start?

The Ranji Trophy Elite 2024-25 is scheduled to kick off on January 5, 2025, and will continue till March 2025. The format will include:

• Round-Robin Matches
• Quarterfinals
• Semi-Finals
• Grand Finale

The winner of the Ranji Trophy Elite 2024-25 will not only gain glory but also automatic qualification for the prestigious Irani Trophy to be played later in the year.

Full Squads of Ranji Trophy Elite 2024-25

Below is the team-wise full squad list of all 38 participating teams in the Ranji Trophy Elite 2024-25. The list contains captains, vice-captains, wicketkeepers, and key players who will represent their respective teams throughout the tournament.

Each team is packed with domestic powerhouses, future international cricketers, and experienced veterans who will aim to make a mark in India’s premier First-Class cricket tournament.

Ranji Trophy Elite Teams Full Squads

Meghalaya

Roshan Warbah, Akash Kumar Choudhary, Swarajeet Das, Ram Gurung, Arpit Bhatewara, Bijon Dey, Chengkam Sangma, Kishan Lyngdoh, Aryan Borah, Dippu Sangma, Jaskirat Singh Sachdeva, Bamanbha Shangpliang.

Maharashtra

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Siddhesh Veer, Arshin Kulkarni, Murtaza Trunkwalla, Nikhil Naik (wk), Hitesh Walunj, Pradeep Dadhe, Mandar Bhandari, Rajnish Gurbani, Azim Kazi, Harshal Kate, Mukesh Choudhary, Satyajeet Bachhav, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Solanki, Ankeet Bawane, Sachin Dhas.

Odisha

Govinda Poddar (c), Kartik Biswal, Anurag Sarangi, Suryakant Pradhan, Shantanu Mishra, Harshit Rathod, Sumit Sharma, Sunil Kumar Roul, Debaprata Pradhan, Swastik Samal, Aashirwad Swain (wk), Anil Parida, Biplab Samantaray, Sandeep Pattanaik, Rajesh Dhupar, Rajesh Mohanty, Tarani Sa.

Andhra

Ricky Bhui (C), Satyanarayana Raju, A Lalith Mohan, Vamsi Krishna (wk), G Manish, Ashwin Hebbar, KV Sasikanth, T Vijay, Hanuma Vihari, Shaikh Rasheed (vc), Abishek Reddy, CH Stephen, Maheep Kumar, M Hemanth Reddy, Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Hyderabad

Tilak Varma (Captain), Tanay Thyagarajan, Aniketh Reddy, Saranu Nishant, Rahul Radesh, Rohit Rayudu, Rahul Singh G (Vice Captain), Nitesh Kannala, Kartikeya Kak, Rakshann Readdi, Dheeraj Goud, Abhirath Reddy, CV Milind, Himateja.

Gujarat

Priyajitsinh Jadeja, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Arya Desai, Rinkesh Vaghela, Vishal Jayswal, Jaymeet Patel, Chintan Gaja, Manan Hingrajia, Siddharth Desai, Rishi Patel, Priyank Panchal, Het Patel, Urvil Patel, Tejas Patel, Umang Kumar.

Rajasthan

Deepak Hooda (captain), Manav Suthar, Deepak Chahar (vice-captain), Salman Khan, Yash Kothari, Mahipal Lomror, Ram Mohan Chauhan, Bharat Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore, Abhijeet Tomar, Aniket Chaudhary, Khalil Ahmed, Arafat Khan, Ajay Singh Kookna, Rahul Chahar.

Reserve Players
Rajesh Bishnoi (Jr), Rajveer Singh Rathore, Mohit Jain, Rajkumar Saini, Shubham Garhwal, Samarprit Joshi, Zuber Ali Khan.

Madhya Pradesh

Shubham Sharma (c), Aryan Pandey, Kulwant Khejroliya, Harsh Gawali, Sagar Solanki, Anubhav Agarwal, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kartikeya, Saransh Jain, Avesh Khan, Harpreet Bhatia, Yash Dubey, Himanshu Mantri, Shubranshu Senapati.

Karnataka (first 2 rounds)

Mayank Agarwal (captain), Nikin Jose, Manish Pandey, Mohsin Khan, Sujay Sateri, Kishan Bedare, Abhilash Shetty, Hardik Raj, Devdutt Padikkal, Vyshak Vijayakumar, Vasuki Koushik, Prasidh Krishna, R Smaran, Shreyas Gopal, Luvnith Sisodia, Vidyadhar Patil.

Kerala (first round)

Sachin Baby (c), Nidheesh MD, Fanoos F., Rohan Kunnummal, Vishnu Vinod, Mohammed Azharuddeen (wk), Akshay Chandran, Krishna Prasad, Salman Nizar, Jalaj Saxena, Vathsal Govind, Basil Thampi, KM Asif, Aditya Sarvate, Baba Aparajith.

Bengal

Anustup Majumdar (captain), Avilin Ghosh, Wriddhiman Saha, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pradipta Pramanik, Rishav Vivek, Sudip Chatterjee, Akash Deep, Yudhajit Guha, Rohit Kumar, Abhishek Porel, Suraj Jaiswal, Shuvam Dey, Mohd Kaif, Mukesh Kumar, Sudip Gharami, Writtick Chatterjee, Aamir Gani.

UP Squad

Aryan Juyal (captain, Wk), Madhav Kaushik, Priyam Garg, Vipraj Nigam, Vijay Kumar, Saurabh Kumar, Yash Dayal, Siddhartha Yadav, Abhishek Goswami, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Shivam Sharma, Kritagya Singh, Atal Bihari Rai, Ankit Rajpoot, Prince Yadav, Vineet Panwar, Kartikey Jaiswal, Aaqib Khan, Akshdeep Nath, Nitish Rana.

Tamil Nadu (1st round)

R. Sai Kishore (Captain), B. Indrajith, B. Sai Sudharsan, M. Siddharth, S. Mohamed Ali, Vijay Shankar, S. Ajith Ram, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, R. Sonu Yadav, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Gurjapneet Singh, N. Jagadeesan (Vice Captain), M. Shahrukh Khan, M. Mohammed, C. Andre Siddarth, S. Lokeshwar, S. Lakshay Jain, Sandeep Warrier.

Delhi (first 2 rounds)

Himmat Singh (captain), Sanat Sangwan, Sumit Mathur, Himanshu Chauhan, Simarjeet Singh*/Divij Mehra, Anuj Rawat (wk), Mayank Rawat, Ayush Badoni, Yash Dhull, Harsh Tyagi, Money Grewal, Shivank Vashisth, Kshitiz Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Pranav Rajuvanshi (wk), Hrithik Shokeen, Jonty Sidhu, Dhruv Kaushik.

Saurashtra

Jaydev Unadkat (c), Vishvaraj Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara, Harvik Desai (wk), Chirag Jani, Hiten Kanbi, Parswaraj Rana, Sheldon Jackson, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, D Jadeja, Prerak Mankad, Tarang Gohel, Navneet Vora, Parth Bhut, Arpit Vasavada.

Chhattisgarh

Amandeep Khare, Shubham Agarwal, Jivesh Butte, Shashank Singh, Ravi Kiran, Ayush Pandey, Vishvas Malik, Eknath Kerkar, Rishabh Tiwari, Bhupen Lalwani, Ashutosh Singh, Sanjeet Desai, Anuj Tiwary, Ajay Mandal, Ashish Chouhan, Vasudev Bareth.

Jharkhand

Ishan Kishan (capt), Anukul Roy, Ravi Kumar Yadav, Vikas Kumar, Vivekanand Tiwary, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Nazim Siddique, Virat Singh (vice-capt), Supriyo Chakraborty, Kumar Suraj, Aryaman Sen, Utkarsh Singh, Manish, Raunak Kumar, Saurabh Shekhar, Sharandeep Singh.

Bihar

Veer Pratap Singh (capt), Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Yashpal Yadav, Jitin Kumar Yadav, Harsh Vikram Singh, Sachin Kumar Singh, Anuj Raj, Rishav Raj, Akash Raj, Shakibul Gani (vice-capt), Babul Kumar, Ayush Loharuka (wk), Abhijeet Saket, Shraman Nigrodh (wk), Himanshu Singh, Mayank Choudhary, Shabbir Khan, Rishi Raj, Shakib Hussain.

Mumbai

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Suryansh Shedge, Prithvi Shaw, Mohd. Juned Khan, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Tanush Kotian, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhessh Lad, Himanshu Singh, Hardik Tamore (WK), Royston Dias, Shams Mulani, Sidhaant Addhatrao (WK), Mohit Avasthi, Shardul Thakur.

Final Words

The Ranji Trophy Elite 2024-25 promises thrilling cricket action featuring some of the best domestic talents in India. With 38 teams battling for the coveted Ranji Trophy title, cricket fans can expect some high-quality red-ball cricket.

It’s also a golden opportunity for uncapped players, future stars, and seasoned professionals to make a mark and get noticed by national selectors. With a long season ahead, cricket lovers will undoubtedly witness some iconic moments, memorable performances, and new cricketing heroes emerging from the Ranji Trophy Elite 2024-25.

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Tournament Format

A total of 38 teams will participate, representing different states. Some states even have multiple teams, like Maharashtra (Mumbai, Maharashtra, and Vidarbha) and Gujarat (Baroda, Saurashtra, and Gujarat).

The competition is divided into two tiers:

1. Elite Division – 32 teams split into four groups of eight.
2. Plate Division – Six teams competing in a separate group.

Promotion and Relegation

• Each team in the Elite Division plays all other teams in its group once.
• The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and the final.
• The Plate Division follows a round-robin format, with the top four teams reaching the semi-finals.
• The Plate Division winner earns promotion to the Elite Division.
• The two weakest Elite Division teams (based on points and net run rate) are relegated to the Plate Division.

Last season, Goa and Manipur were relegated, while Nagaland and Hyderabad secured promotion. Who will rise and fall this year? It promises to be an exciting season!

Elite and Plate Division Teams for 2024-25

Elite Division Groups

Group A: Jammu & Kashmir, Mumbai, Baroda, Services, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tripura, Meghalaya
Group B: Vidarbha, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Andhra, Uttarakhand, Puducherry
Group C: Haryana, Kerala, Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar
Group D: Saurashtra, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Railways, Assam, Chandigarh

Plate Division

Goa, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh.

Ranji Trophy Elite 2024-25 Full Schedule (With Date, Time, Venue)

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