![]() Rest of India cricket team's logo | |
Personnel | |
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Captain | Hanuma Vihari |
Team information | |
Colours | Cricket Whites |
Founded | 1960 |
History | |
First-class debut | Bombay in 1960 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Irani Cup wins | 32 (30 wins and 2 shared) |
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Rest of India cricket team is a first-class cricket team in India that is composed of players from across the country except for those from the current Ranji Trophy winners.[1][2] It competes annually against the Ranji Trophy winner for the Irani Cup, in a "The Best vs Best of the Rest" tournament. The team was officially instituted for the 1959–60 Irani Cup, playing its first match on 18 March 1960 against the Bombay.
Rest of India has won Irani Cup 30 times (outright wins and first innings leads in drawn matches) and shared the trophy twice (with Bombay in 1965–66 and Delhi in 1979–80).
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Honours
- Irani Cup (30) – 1966–67, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24; (2 shared) – 1965–66, 1979–80
Captains
Current Team (for 2023-24 Irani Cup)
Other forms
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has named other Rest of India teams. These have played tour matches against international teams, and in 1971-1972 played a series of 3 first-class matches against the Indian national cricket team to raise funds for defence forces.[4] A List A "Best vs Best of the Rest" match was organized between Rest of India and the winner of 1989-90 Deodhar Trophy, West Zone, on 2 October 1989.[5]
See also
- Rest of Australia
- Non-international England cricket teams aka The Rest (of England)
- Rest of South Africa
References
- ^ Team Profile at CricketArchive
- ^ Team Profile at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "The Hyderabad Connection". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Defence_Fund_Match_1971-72".
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy Winners v Rest 1989/90".
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