Vijay Hazare Trophy
Vijay Hazare Trophy, also known as the (Ranji One Day Trophy) was started in 2002-03 as a limited-over domestic competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates. It is named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare. Tamil Nadu have won the trophy 4 times. Jharkhand won the trophy in 2011, beating Gujarat in the finals at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Bengal are the current champions of the trophy in 2012 ,beating Mumbai in the finals which was held at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, Delhi on 12/3/2012, in the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly.
Vijay Hazare Trophy Format
The 27 Ranji teams are split into 5 zonal groups:
Zone | Teams |
Central | Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha |
East | Assam, Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Tripura |
North | Delhi, Harayana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Services |
South | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Hyderabad, Karanataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
West | Baroda, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Saurashtra |
Vijay Hazare Trophy History
Winners from 2002
Year | Winner |
2002-03 | Tamil Nadu |
2003-04 | Mumbai |
2004-05 | Tamil Nadu/Uttar Pradesh |
2005-06 | Railways |
2006-07 | Mumbai |
2007-08 | Saurashtra |
2008-09 | Tamil Nadu |
2009-10 | Tamil Nadu |
2010-11 | Jharkhand |
2011-12 | Bengal |