Ranji Trophy 2024 Schedule: The 89th edition of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament was held from January 5th to March 10th. A total of 38 teams competed against each other in the tournament. In this post, you can find which team won the Ranji Trophy 2024, prize money, and other relevant details.
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Ranji Trophy 2024 Schedule Overview
| Tournament | Ranji Trophy 2024 |
| Groups | Eilte and Plate |
| Category | Men’s Senior |
| Season | 89th edition |
| First Edition | 1934–35 |
| Start Date | 5 January 2024 |
| End Date | 14 March 2024 |
| Administrator | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (Test Match) |
| Host | India |
| Participants | 38 |
| Matches | 137 |
| Sponsor | IDFC First Bank |
| Ranji Trophy 2024 Winner | Mumbai |
Ranji Trophy 2024 Schedule
Ranji Trophy 2024 Schedule: The Ranji Trophy, a premier domestic cricket competition, is also known as IDFC First Bank Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons. The 70-day tournament began on January 5, 2024, and ended on March 14, 2024.
Ranji Trophy Divisions:
The Cricket Ranji Trophy 2024 is divided into two main divisions:
The 89th edition will feature 38 teams from across India, distributed into four Elite Groups of 8 teams each and a Plate Group with 6 teams. The 32 elite teams are grouped into four groups (A,B,C, & D), while the six plate teams form a single group (E).
The last group phase fixtures of elite division are on February 16, 2023, followed by the Plate final the next day.
The Elite team quarter-finals are scheduled for February 23, ahead of the semis on March 2. The winners of the semi-finalists will then compete for the Ranji Trophy championship title on March 14.
In the Ranji Trophy knockout stage, Elite and Plate teams will remain distinct, with no merging, as observed in limited-overs tournaments.
2023-24 Ranji Trophy Matches: The teams within the Elite Group will compete in 7 league-stage matches each, with two teams from each group advances to the Quarterfinals. The Plate Group’s six teams, on the other hand, will compete in five league-stage matches each, and the top four will move on to the semi-finals. Altogether, the Ranji Trophy’s Elite and Plate divisions will feature a total of 137 First-class cricket matches.
2023-24 Ranji Trophy Divisions | Elite and Plate Division
Elite Teams Ranji Trophy 2024
The first tier in the Ranji Trophy is the Elite Division. This division is organized into four groups, each comprising eight teams. Across these groups, teams participate in a total of 10 matches, covering seven league games, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the grand final.
Securing victory in the Elite Division makes a team as the overall Ranji Trophy winner. However, the two teams with the lowest standings from each of the four Elite Divisions face demotion to the Plate Division. For a detailed breakdown, check the lists of teams in their respective groups provided below:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Saurashtra 2. Jharkhand 3. Maharashtra 4. Rajasthan 5. Vidarbha 6. Haryana 7. Services 8. Manipur | 9. Bengal 10. Andhra 11. Mumbai 12. Kerala 13. Chhattisgarh 14. Uttar Pradesh 15. Assam 16. Bihar | 17. Karnataka 18. Punjab 19. Railways 20. Tamil Nadu 21. Goa 22. Gujarat 23. Tripura 24. Chandigarh | 25. Madhya Pradesh 26. Uttarakhand 27. Himachal Pradesh 28. Baroda 29. Delhi 30. Odisha 31. Pondicherry 32. Jammu and Kashmir |
Plate Teams Ranji Trophy 2024
The Plate Division is the second tier of the Ranji Trophy, which consists of a single group with 6 teams. Each team in this division plays 5 league-stage matches, and the top four teams advance to the Semifinals.
The two teams that make it to the finals get promoted to the Elite Division for the next session. Here’s a list of the teams and their groups in the Plate Division:
Group E– Nagaland, Hyderabad, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh.
2024 Ranji Trophy Winner
Mumbai won the 2024 season defeating Vidarbha. The Ranji Trophy Final 2024 was held from 10-14 March 2024 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
2023-24 Ranji Trophy Live Broadcast Details
Sports 18 is the official broadcaster, and Jio Cinema is the official digital streaming partner for the Ranji Trophy 2024 Schedule.
Television: Sports 18
Mobile/Tablet/Laptop: JioCinema (android/IOS)
2023-24 Ranji Trophy Tickets
Ranji Trophy Tickets Price: The entry for Ranji Trophy 2024 was free.
Ranji Trophy Prize Money
The winners of Ranji Trophy 2024 season will be rewarded with Rs 5 crore, and the runners-up will receive Rs. 3 crore.
Ranji Trophy Format
What is the format of Elite and Plate Division in Ranji Trophy?
The Elite Division, with 32 teams, is higher up than the Plate Division, which has 6 teams. If a team makes it to the finals in the Plate Division, they move up to the Elite Division for the next round. The teams might go down from Elite to Plate based on how well they perform.
The team that wins the Elite Division is the Ranji Trophy winner for that round. Also, it’s important to note that teams from elite and plate divisions don’t merge together during the knockout stages.
How teams are grouped in their respective divisions?
Ranji Trophy comprises of 38 teams from 28 different states and 8 union territories of India. The position of the teams vary every year in Elite and Plate Division according to their respective performance. Teams with extraordinary performance get promoted to Elite Division and demoted to Plate Division for poor performances. The teams are being grouped as follows :
Elite Group A: Winners, Quarterfinal loser Rank 4, Elite Rank 9, 16, 17, 24, 25 and Plate Rank 2.
Elite Group B: Runners-up, Quarterfinal loser Rank 3, Elite Rank 10, 15, 18, 23, 26 and Plate Rank 1.
Elite Group C: Semi Final loser Rank 1, Quarterfinal loser Rank 2, Elite Rank 11, 14, 19, 22, 27, 30.
Elite Group D: Semi Final loser Rank 2, Quarterfinal loser Rank 1. Elite Rank 12, 13, 20, 21, 28, 29.
Plate Group: Elite Rank 31, 32. Plate Rank 3, 4, 5, 6.
2023-24 Ranji Trophy Points Table | Elite and Plate Division
| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidarbha | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +0.052 | 33 |
| 2 | Saurashtra | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +0.531 | 28 |
| 3 | Services | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +0.100 | 25 |
| 4 | Haryana | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +0.452 | 24 |
| 5 | Rajasthan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +0.055 | 19 |
| 6 | Jharkhand | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +0.010 | 16 |
| 7 | Maharashtra | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0.152 | 14 |
| 8 | Manipur | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1.522 | 0 |
| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +0.202 | 37 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +0.041 | 26 |
| 3 | Bengal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +0.322 | 18 |
| 4 | Kerala | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +0.165 | 17 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -0.275 | 16 |
| 6 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +0.752 | 14 |
| 7 | Assam | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -0.093 | 8 |
| 8 | Bihar | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1.096 | 5 |

| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +0.425 | 28 |
| 2 | Karnataka | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +0.506 | 27 |
| 3 | Gujarat | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -0.203 | 25 |
| 4 | Railways | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +0.036 | 24 |
| 5 | Tripura | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +0.224 | 17 |
| 6 | Punjab | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3.725 | 11 |
| 7 | Chandigarh | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -0.812 | 6 |
| 8 | Goa | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -0.255 | 4 |
| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madhya Pradesh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +0.586 | 32 |
| 2 | Baroda | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +0.053 | 26 |
| 3 | Delhi | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +0.680 | 22 |
| 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +0.189 | 18 |
| 5 | Uttarakhand | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +0.909 | 17 |
| 6 | Pondicherry | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +0.169 | 15 |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +0.941 | 12 |
| 8 | Odisha | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -0.069 | 12 |
| # | Team | MP | W | L | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyderabad | 6 | 6 | 0 | +1.709 | 40 |
| 2 | Meghalaya | 6 | 4 | 2 | +0.037 | 26 |
| 3 | Mizoram | 6 | 2 | 3 | +0.881 | 15 |
| 4 | Nagaland | 6 | 2 | 3 | -0.390 | 14 |
| 5 | Sikkim | 5 | 2 | 3 | +0.902 | 13 |
| 6 | Arunachal Pradesh | 5 | 0 | 5 | +0.300 | 0 |
Updated on 20 Feb (11:19 AM): We’ve updated the Ranji Trophy points table 2024 of the matches played on 16 February.
Elite Division Ranji Trophy 2024 Fixtures
Ranji Trophy Group Stage
Elite Division Ranji Trophy 2024 Scheduled Fixtures
| # | Date | 2024 Ranji Trophy Matches | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05-08 Jan | Saurashtra vs Jharkhand | Match drawn |
| 2 | 05- 08Jan | Maharashtra vs Manipur | MAH won by an innings and 69 runs |
| 3 | 05-08 Jan | Haryana vs Rajasthan | Match drawn |
| 4 | 05-08 Jan | Vidarbha vs Services | VID won by 7 wickets |
| 5 | 05-08 Jan | Andhra vs Bengal | Match drawn |
| 6 | 05-08 Jan | Bihar vs Mumbai | MUM won by an innings and 51 runs |
| 7 | 05-08 Jan | Kerala vs Uttar Pradesh | Match drawn |
| 8 | 05-08 Jan | Chhattisgarh vs Assam | CHA won by 10 wickets |
| 9 | 05-08 Jan | Karnataka vs Punjab | KAR won by 7 wickets |
| 10 | 05-08 Jan | Chandigarh vs Railways | CHN trail by 132 runs |
| 11 | 05-08 Jan | Gujarat vs Tamil Nadu | GCC won by 111 runs |
| 12 | 05-08 Jan | Tripura vs Goa | TRI won by 237 runs |
| 13 | 05-08 Jan | Uttarakhand vs Madhya Pradesh | Match drawn |
| 14 | 05-08 Jan | J&K vs Himachal Pradesh | Match drawn |
| 15 | 05-08 Jan | Baroda vs Odisha | BAR won by 147 runs |
| 16 | 05-08 Jan | Delhi vs Pondicherry | PUD won by 9 wickets |
| 17 | 12-15 Jan | Saurashtra vs Haryana | HAR won by 4 wkts |
| 18 | 12-15 Jan | Maharashtra vs Jharkhand | Match drawn |
| 19 | 12-15 Jan | Services vs Rajasthan | Match drawn |
| 20 | 12-15 Jan | Manipur vs Vidarbha | VID won by an innings and 90 runs |
| 21 | 12-15 Jan | Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal | Match drawn |
| 22 | 12-15 Jan | Mumbai vs Andhra | MUM won by 10 wkts |
| 23 | 12-15 Jan | Assam vs Kerala | Match drawn |
| 24 | 12-15 Jan | Bihar vs Chhattisgarh | Match drawn |
| 25 | 12-15 Jan | Gujarat vs Karnataka | GUJ won by 6 runs |
| 26 | 12-15 Jan | Punjab vs Railways | Match drawn |
| 27 | 12-15 Jan | Tripura vs Tamil Nadu | Match drawn |
| 28 | 12-15 Jan | Goa vs Chandigarh | Match drawn |
| 29 | 12-15 Jan | Madhya Pradesh vs Odisha | Match drawn |
| 30 | 12-15 Jan | Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand | UTT won by 88 runs |
| 31 | 12-15 Jan | Baroda vs Pondicherry | BAR won by 98 runs |
| 32 | 12-15 Jan | J&K vs Delhi | Match drawn |
| 33 | 19-22 Jan | Vidarbha vs Saurashtra | SAU won by 238 runs |
| 34 | 19-22 Jan | Services vs Jharkhand | Match drawn |
| 35 | 19-22 Jan | Rajasthan vs Maharashtra | RAJ won by 10 wkts |
| 36 | 19-22 Jan | Manipur vs Haryana | HAR won by an innings and 338 runs |
| 37 | 19-22 Jan | Bengal vs Chhattisgarh | Match drawn |
| 38 | 19-22 Jan | Assam vs Andhra | AP won by 172 runs |
| 39 | 19-22 Jan | Kerala vs Mumbai | MUM won by 232 runs |
| 40 | 19-22 Jan | Uttar Pradesh vs Bihar | Match drawn |
| 41 | 19-22 Jan | Karnataka vs Goa | Match drawn |
| 42 | 19-22 Jan | Punjab vs Tripura | Match drawn |
| 43 | 19-22 Jan | Tamil Nadu vs Railways | TN won by an innings and 129 runs |
| 44 | 19-22 Jan | Chandigarh vs Gujarat | Match drawn |
| 45 | 19-22 Jan | Madhya Pradesh vs Delhi | MP won by 86 runs |
| 46 | 19-22 Jan | Uttarakhand vs Puducherry | PUD won by 55 runs |
| 47 | 19-22 Jan | Himachal Pradesh vs Baroda | BAR won by an innings and 18 runs |
| 48 | 19-22 Jan | Odisha vs J&K | J&K won by 2 wkts |
| 49 | 26-29 Jan | Services vs Saurashtra | Match drawn |
| 50 | 26-29 Jan | Jharkhand vs Vidarbha | VID won by 308 runs |
| 51 | 26-29 Jan | Haryana vs Maharashtra | Match drawn |
| 52 | 26-29 Jan | Manipur vs Rajasthan | RAJ won by an innings and 42 runs |
| 53 | 26-29 Jan | Assam vs Bengal | BEN won by an innings and 162 runs |
| 54 | 26-29 Jan | Chhattisgarh vs Andhra | Andhra won by 126 runs |
| 55 | 26-29 Jan | Mumbai vs Uttar Pradesh | UP won by 2 wkts |
| 56 | 26-29 Jan | Bihar vs Kerala | Match drawn |
| 57 | 26-29 Jan | Tripura vs Karnataka | KAR won by 29 runs |
| 58 | 26-29 Jan | Goa vs Punjab | PUN won by 6 wkts |
| 59 | 26-29 Jan | Railways vs Gujarat | RAI won by 184 runs |
| 60 | 26-29 Jan | Tamil Nadu vs Chandigarh | TN won by an innings and 293 runs |
| 61 | 26-29 Jan | Pondicherry vs Madhya Pradesh | MP won by 319 runs |
| 62 | 26-29 Jan | Delhi vs Uttarakhand | Delhi won by 7 runs |
| 63 | 26-29 Jan | Odisha vs Himachal Pradesh | Odisha won by 238 runs |
| 64 | 26-29 Jan | Baroda vs J&K | Match drawn |
| 65 | 02-05 Feb | Maharashtra vs Saurashtra | SAU won by 48 runs |
| 66 | 02-05 Feb | Jharkhand vs Manipur | JHA won by an innings and 102 runs |
| 67 | 02-05 Feb | Rajasthan vs Vidarbha | Match drawn |
| 68 | 02-05 Feb | Haryana vs Services | SER won by 1 run |
| 69 | 02-05 Feb | Bengal vs Mumbai | MUM won by an innings and 4 runs |
| 70 | 02-05 Feb | Bihar vs Andhra | AP won by an innings and 157 runs |
| 71 | 02-05 Feb | Chhattisgarh vs Kerela | Match drawn |
| 72 | 02-05 Feb | Uttar Pradesh vs Assam | Match drawn |
| 73 | 02-05 Feb | Railways vs Karnataka | KAR won by 1 wicket |
| 74 | 02-05 Feb | Chandigarh vs Punjab | Match drawn |
| 75 | 02-05 Feb | Goa vs Tamil Nadu | TN won by 7 wickets |
| 76 | 02-05 Feb | Gujarat vs Tripura | TRI won by 156 runs |
| 77 | 02-05 Feb | Himachal Pradesh vs Madhya Pradesh | Match drawn |
| 78 | 02-05 Feb | J&K vs Uttarakhand | Match drawn |
| 79 | 02-05 Feb | Delhi vs Baroda | Match drawn |
| 80 | 02-05 Feb | Odisha vs Pondicherry | Match drawn |
| 81 | 09-12 Feb | Rajasthan vs Saurashtra | SAU won by 218 runs |
| 82 | 09-12 Feb | Jharkhand vs Haryana | HAR won by an innings and 205 runs |
| 83 | 09-12 Feb | Maharashtra vs Vidarbha | VID won by 10 wickets |
| 84 | 09-12 Feb | Manipur vs Services | SER won by an innings and 196 runs |
| 85 | 09-12 Feb | Kerela vs Bengal | KER won by 109 runs |
| 86 | 09-12 Feb | Andhra vs Uttar Pradesh | Match drawn |
| 87 | 09-12 Feb | Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai | Match drawn |
| 88 | 09-12 Feb | Assam vs Bihar | ASM won by 9 wickets |
| 89 | 09-12 Feb | Tamil Nadu vs Karnataka | Match drawn |
| 90 | 09-12 Feb | Punjab vs Gujarat | GT won by 6 wickets (1 ball left) |
| 91 | 09-12 Feb | Railways vs Goa | RAI won by 63 runs |
| 92 | 09-12 Feb | Chandigarh vs Tripura | Match drawn |
| 93 | 09 -12 Feb | Madhya Pradesh vs Baroda | MP won by an innings and 52 runs |
| 94 | 09-12 Feb | Odisha vs Uttarakhand | UT won by 162 runs |
| 95 | 09-12 Feb | Himachal Pradesh vs Delhi | DEL won by 76 runs |
| 96 | 09-12 Feb | Pondicherry vs J&K | J&K won by 19 runs |
| 97 | 16-19 Feb | Saurashtra vs Manipur | SAU won by an innings and 243 runs |
| 98 | 16-19 Feb | Jharkhand vs Rajasthan | JHA won by 89 runs |
| 99 | 16-19 Feb | Services vs Maharashtra | Match drawn |
| 100 | 16-19 Feb | Vidarbha vs Haryana | VID won by 115 runs |
| 101 | 16-19 Feb | Bengal vs Bihar | BEN won by an innings and 204 runs |
| 102 | 16-19 Feb | Andhra vs Kerala | Match drawn |
| 103 | 16-19 Feb | Mumbai vs Assam | MUM won by an innings and 80 runs |
| 104 | 16-19 Feb | Uttar Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh | Match drawn |
| 105 | 16-19 Feb | Karnataka vs Chandigarh | Match drawn |
| 106 | 16-19 Feb | Tamil Nadu vs Punjab | TN won by 9 wickets |
| 107 | 16-19 Feb | Tripura vs Railways | RAI won by 5 wickets |
| 108 | 16-19 Feb | Goa vs Gujarat | GUJ won by 7 wickets |
| 109 | 16-19 Feb | Madhya Pradesh vs J&K | MP won by 256 runs |
| 110 | 16-19 Feb | Uttarakhand vs Baroda | Match drawn |
| 111 | 16-19 Feb | Pondicherry vs Himachal Pradesh | HP won by an innings and 63 runs |
| 112 | 16-19 Feb | Delhi vs Odisha | DEL won by 7 wickets |
Ranji Trophy Quarter Final Matches
| # | QF | Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | QF 1 | 23-27 Feb | Vidarbha vs Karnataka | VID won by 127 runs |
| 114 | QF 2 | 23-27 Feb | Mumbai vs Baroda | Match Drawn (MUM won on 1st inns) |
| 115 | QF 3 | 23-27 Feb | Tamil Nadu vs Saurashtra | TN won by an inns and 33 runs |
| 116 | QF 4 | 23-27 Feb | Madhya Pradesh vs Andhra | MP won by 4 runs |
Ranji Trophy Semi-Final Matches
| # | SF | Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | SF 1 | 02-06 Mar | Vidarbha vs Madhya Pradesh | VID won by 62 runs |
| 118 | SF 2 | 02-06 Mar | Mumbai vs Tamil Nadu | MUM won by an inns and 70 runs |
2023-24 Ranji Trophy Final Match
| # | Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 10-14 Mar | Vidarbha vs Mumbai | MUM won by 169 runs |
Plate Division Ranji Trophy 2024 Fixtures
Plate Division Ranji Trophy 2024 Scheduled Fixtures
| # | Date | Team | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05-08 Jan | Nagaland vs Hyderabad | HYD won by an innings and 194 runs |
| 2 | 05-08 Jan | Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya | MEG won by an innings and 172 runs |
| 3 | 05-08 Jan | Mizoram vs Sikkim | SIK won by 4 wickets |
| 4 | 12-15 Jan | Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim | SIK won by an innings and 288 runs |
| 5 | 12-15 Jan | Meghalaya vs Hyderabad | HYD won by an innings and 81 runs |
| 6 | 12-15 Jan | Mizoram vs Nagaland | Match drawn |
| 7 | 19-22 Jan | Meghalaya vs Nagaland | MEG won by an innings and 128 runs |
| 8 | 19-22 Jan | Hyderabad vs Sikkim | HYD won by an innings and 198 runs |
| 9 | 19-22 Jan | Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram | MIZ won by 8 wkts |
| 10 | 26-29 Jan | Sikkim vs Nagaland | NAG won by 7 wkts |
| 11 | 26-29 Jan | Hyderabad vs Arunachal Pradesh | HYD won by an innings and 187 runs |
| 12 | 26-29 Jan | Mizoram vs Meghalaya | MIZ won by 191 runs |
| 13 | 02-05 Feb | Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh | NAG won by an innings and 38 runs |
| 14 | 02-05 Feb | Hyderabad vs Mizoram | HYD won by an innings and 73 runs |
| 15 | 02-05 Feb | Sikkim vs Meghalaya | MEG won by 6 wickets |
| 16 | 09-12 Feb | Hyderabad vs Nagaland | HYD won by an innings and 68 runs |
| 17 | 09-12 Feb | Mizoram vs Meghalaya | MEG won by 6 wkts |
| 18 | 17-21 Feb | Hyderabad vs Meghalaya | HYD won by 5 wickets |
Ranji Trophy 2024 Important Links
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FAQs
1. How many matches in Ranji Trophy?
There are a total of 137 matches in the Ranji Trophy 2024.
2. Which is Ranji Trophy LIVE Streaming Channel?
Sports 18 is the official broadcaster for TV, and Jio Cinema is the official digital partner for streaming the Ranji Trophy 2023-24.
3. Who is Ranji Trophy named after?
The Cricket Championship of India which was founded in 1934 was renamed after Ranjitsinhji in 1935, the first Indian who played international cricket for England from 1896-1902.