രഞ്ജി ട്രോഫി 2026-27 സീസണിന് തുടക്കമാകുന്നു. കെ.എൽ രാഹുൽ, മുഹമ്മദ് ഷമി, മുഹമ്മദ് സിറാജ്, യശസ്വി ജയ്സ്വാൾ തുടങ്ങിയ പ്രമുഖ താരങ്ങൾ ആദ്യ റൗണ്ടിൽ കളിക്കും. ന്യൂസിലൻഡ് ടെസ്റ്റ് പരമ്പരയ്ക്ക് മുന്നോടിയായി ഫോം കണ്ടെത്തുകയാണ് ലക്ഷ്യം. ജമ്മു കശ്മീർ, മുംബൈ, ഡൽഹി ടീമുകളുടെ മത്സരങ്ങൾ ശ്രദ്ധേയമാകും. ആകെ 138 മത്സരങ്ങളുള്ള ടൂർണമെന്റ് രണ്ട് ഘട്ടങ്ങളിലായാണ് നടക്കുന്നത്.
Several Indian stars will be in action, with Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and Mohammed Shami set to play for their state teams. The first-round fixtures are of utmost importance for these players as they look to get into the groove ahead of the two-Test series in New Zealand, where Rahul, Siraj and Jaiswal are expected to play key roles.
Defending champions Jammu & Kashmir will start their campaign against Madhya Pradesh, looking to bounce back from their recent defeat in the Irani Cup in Srinagar. The opening fixture comes just a week after that setback, giving the champions an early opportunity to regain momentum.
Delhi will begin their campaign against Bengal, and it will be an exciting contest as Delhi made several changes to their coaching staff, bringing in Vijay Dahiya as head coach and Rajkumar Sharma, the childhood coach of Virat Kohli, as the mentor. On the other hand, Mumbai will take on Chandigarh at the Wankhede Stadium, and it would be interesting to see how Jaiswal goes about his business, considering that all the Mumbai build-up has been about him practicing wicketkeeping at the training to find a spot in the India white-ball teams.
A total of 138 matches are scheduled across the tournament, making it another extensive test of consistency and squad depth for the participating teams. The Ranji Trophy calendar will be split into two phases, with the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and one-day Vijay Hazare Trophy tournaments scheduled between them.
Group B: Karnataka, Andhra, Saurashtra, Chhattisgarh, Hyderabad, Tripura, Punjab, and Assam.
Group C: Bengal, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Services and Odisha.
Group D: Mumbai, Rajasthan, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Railways.
Plate Group: Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Key India players participating in the first round matches
KL Rahul (Karnataka), Mohammed Siraj (Hyderabad), Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar (Bengal), Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan (Mumbai).