Rest of India cricket team
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This article is about the Irani Cup team. For the Bombay Tournament team, see The Rest (Bombay) cricket team.
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.
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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) |
2023–24 Irani Cup |
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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).