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The trophy was donated by the then Maharaja of Patiala, H.H.Bhupender Singh to the BCCI in fond memory of Sir Ranjitsinghji Vibhaji of Nawanagar, who has the honour of playing test cricket for England and is widely regarded as one of the finest batsmen the game has ever seen.
Bombay won the first Ranji Trophy Championship by defeating North India. Traditionally, most of the teams playing Ranji Trophy represent the states of India even though there are institutional teams such as Railways and Services.
At present, the top 15 teams are divided into 2 groups - Elite A and Elite B, where each team plays the other teams of its group on a league basis.
Ranji Trophy Statistics
