Ranji Trophy Teams 2025-26: States, Players & Squads Info

Cricket is loved all over India! The Ranji Trophy brings together the best teams from every state. Each team has amazing players who work hard to win.

This tournament is India’s biggest domestic cricket competition. Let’s learn about all the teams and what makes this tournament special.

Ranji Trophy 2025-26: What You Need to Know

The Ranji Trophy is India’s most important domestic cricket tournament. Teams from different states and regions play against each other. It helps find the best cricketers in India.

Information	Details
Tournament Name	Ranji Trophy 2025-26
Edition	91st edition
Country	India
Total Teams	38 teams
Total Matches	138 matches
Start Date	October 15, 2025
End Date	February 24, 2026
Format	First-class cricket (4 days each match)
Defending Champions	Vidarbha
Coverage	All across India

Vidarbha are the defending champions. They beat Kerala in the final last season.

All Ranji Trophy Teams 2025-26

Note: Some teams have not yet announced their full squads. The squads listed below will be updated as more teams release their player lists.

Here are all 38 teams playing in the Ranji Trophy:

1. Karnataka

Karnataka has a strong cricket history. They have many talented batsmen and bowlers.

Star Batsmen: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Karun Nair, R. Smaran, Abhinav Manohar, Nikin Jose

All-Rounders: Shreyas Gopal, M. Venkatesh

Wicket Keepers: K.L. Shrijith, Kruthik Krishna

Bowlers: V. Vyshak, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shikar Shetty, Mohsin Khan, Abhilash Shetty, K.V. Aneesh

2. Vidarbha

Vidarbha are the champions! They won the trophy last year and want to win again.

Star Batsmen: Atharva Taide, Aman Mokhade, Danish Malewar, Yash Rathod (vice-captain), Yash Kadam, Dhruv Shorey, R Samarth

All-Rounders: Parth Rekhade, Nachiket Bhute, Darshan Nalkande, Aditya Thakare, Praful Hinge, Akshay Karnewar

Wicket Keepers: Akshay Wadkar (captain), Shivam Deshmukh

Bowlers: Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur

3. Jammu and Kashmir

From the northern mountains, this team has exciting young players.

Star Batsmen: Paras Dogra (captain), Shubham Khajuria, Rohit Sharma, Qamran Iqbal, Sahil Lotra

All-Rounders: Abdul Samad, Vivrant Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, Vanshaj Sharma, Auqib Nabi

Wicket Keeper: Kanhaiya Wadhawan

Bowlers: Umran Malik, Umar Nazir, Yudhvir Singh, Mujtaba Yousuf, Kawalpreet Singh, Yawer Hassan, Musaif Aijaz, Sunil Kumar, Lone Nasir Muzaffar

4. Odisha

Odisha brings fighting spirit to cricket. Their team works very hard.

Star Batsmen: Subhranshu Senapati (captain), Swastik Samal (vice-captain), Gourav Choudhary, Sandeep Pattanaik, Govinda Poddar

All-Rounders: Anil Parida, Sambit Baral, Sumit Sharma

Wicket Keepers: Aashirwad Swain, Rajesh Dhupar

Bowlers: Badal Biswal, Sunil Roul, Rajesh Mohanty, Tarani Sa, Tapas Das

5. Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh has many promising players who love the game.

Star Batsmen: Amandeep Khare (captain), Ayush Pandey, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Singh, Sahban Khan, Shubham Agrawal

All-Rounders: Aditya Sarwate, Anuj Tiwari, Arafat Khan, Ashish Chouhan, Prateek Yadav, M Ravi Kiran, Sanjeet Desai, Shashank Singh, Sourabh Majumdar, Vasudev Bareth

Wicket Keeper: Shashank Chandrakar

6. Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh has some of India’s best players in their squad.

Star Batsmen: Rajat Patidar (captain), Yash Dubey, Harsh Gawli, Shubham Sharma, Himanshu Mantri, Sagar Solanki

All-Rounders: Venkatesh Iyer, Harpreet Singh, Saransh Jain, Adheer Pratap, Aryan Pandey

Bowler: Kumar Kartikey

7. Jharkhand

Jharkhand has exciting young talent. Their team captain is a famous player.

Star Batsmen: Ishan Kishan (captain), Virat Singh (vice-captain), Sharandeep Singh, Shikhar Mohan, Kumar Suraj, Vikas Kumar

All-Rounders: Anukul Roy, Manishi, Jatin Kumar Pandey, Sahil Raj

Wicket Keeper: Kumar Kushagra

Bowlers: Vikash Singh, Aditya Singh, Shubham Singh, Aryaman Sen, Rishav Raj

8. Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has a long cricket tradition. They have many skilled players.

Star Batsmen: N. Jagadeesan (captain), Pradosh Ranjan Paul (vice-captain), B. Indrajith, M. Shahrukh Khan, R. Vimal Khumar, B. Sachin, P. Vidyuth

All-Rounders: C. Andre Siddarth, R.S. Ambrish

Wicket Keeper: G. Ajitesh

Bowlers: D.T. Chandrasekar, Sandeep Warrier, Gurjapneet Singh, C.V. Achyuth, H. Trilok Nag, J. Hemchudesan

9. Mumbai

Mumbai is known as the home of cricket in India. They have won the most Ranji Trophy titles.

Star Batsmen: Ayush Mhatre, Musheer Khan, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Akhil Herwadkar, Ajinkya Rahane, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Suved Parkar

All-Rounders: Shardul Thakur (captain), Suryansh Shedge, Akash Parkar, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Himanshu Singh, Atharva Ankolekar, Ishan Mulchandani

Wicket Keepers: Akash Anand, Hardik Tamore, Prasad Pawar

Bowlers: Tushar Deshpande, Sylvester Dsouza, Irfan Umair, Roystan Dias, Pratik Mishra

10. Nagaland

Nagaland is a new team in the Ranji Trophy. They are working hard to improve.

Squad: Sedezhalie Rupreo, Nzanthung Mozhui, Hem Bahadur Chetri, Jonathan Rongsen, Tohuka Zhimo, Imiwati Lemtur, Yugandhar Singh, Odilemba Kichu, Dip Borah, Saurav Kumar, Vino G Zhimo, Tahmeed Rahman, Nischal Dega, Chetan Bisht, Ronit More

11. Andhra

Andhra has many good players who represent their state with pride.

12. Assam

Assam from the northeast brings energy to the tournament.

13. Baroda

Baroda has produced many famous Indian cricketers over the years.

14. Bengal

Abhimanyu Easwaran (Captain), Abishek Porel (Vice-Captain/Wicket-keeper), Sudip Kumar Gharami, Anustup Majumdar, Sudip Chatterjee, Sumanta Gupta, Saurabh Kumar Singh, Vishal Bhati, Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Shakir Habib Gandhi (Wicket-keeper), Ishan Porel, Kazi Junaid Saifi, Rahul Prasad, Sumit Mohanta, Vikash Singh

15. Bihar

Bihar is building a strong cricket culture with young players.

16. Chandigarh

Chandigarh represents the union territory with dedicated players.

17. Delhi

Delhi has always been a cricket powerhouse with many stars.

18. Gujarat

Gujarat has a strong cricket setup and good facilities.

19. Haryana

Haryana has given India many international cricketers.

20. Himachal Pradesh

From the hills, Himachal Pradesh brings tough competitors.

21. Hyderabad

Tilak Varma, Rahul Singh, C.V. Milind, Tanmay Agarwal, M. Abhirath Reddy, Himateja, Varun Goud, Tanay Thyagarajan, Rohit Rayudu, Saranu Nishant, Punnaiah, Aniketh Reddy, Kartikeya Kak, Ali Kachi Diamond (wk), Rahul Radesh (wk)

Note: This squad is for the first three matches of the tournament.

22. Kerala

Kerala were the runners-up last season. They will try to win this year.

23. Maharashtra

Maharashtra has a strong cricket tradition and many good players.

24. Meghalaya

Meghalaya is growing in cricket and has enthusiastic players.

25. Puducherry

Puducherry represents the union territory with dedication.

26. Punjab

Punjab has produced many Indian cricket stars over the years.

27. Railways

The Railways team has players from all over India who work for Indian Railways.

28. Rajasthan

Rajasthan has a strong cricket culture and good infrastructure.

29. Saurashtra

Saurashtra has won the Ranji Trophy and has tough competitors.

30. Services

The Services team represents the Indian Armed Forces with pride.

31. Tripura

Tripura from the northeast is improving in cricket every year.

32. Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is a big state with many talented cricketers.

33. Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand, from the mountains, has passionate cricket lovers.

34. Goa

The team has played good cricket in the past.

35. Arunachal Pradesh

Made their debut during the 2018-19 season.

36. Sikkim

One of the eight teams that made their debut during the 2018-19 season.

37. Mizoram

One of the teams from the North East region of India.

38. Manipur

Managed one win last season against Arunachal Pradesh.

Conclusion: Ranji Trophy Has 38 Teams

The Ranji Trophy is India’s biggest domestic cricket tournament. It shows the best cricket talent from every corner of India. Some teams have big hitters, others have great bowlers.

The tournament helps young players learn and grow. It also gives fans across India their own team to support. Many players who perform well in the Ranji Trophy go on to play for Team India.

From Kashmir in the north to Tamil Nadu in the south, from Gujarat in the west to Assam in the east, cricket brings everyone together. The 2025-26 season will have 138 exciting matches from October 15, 2025, to February 24, 2026.

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