| Teams (defunct teams) |
Zone |
Notes |
| Andhra |
South |
Formed 1953, originally northern part of Madras Presidency. |
| Army |
|
See Services. |
| Assam |
East |
See Bengal. |
| Bengal |
East |
Formed as Cricket Association of Bengal and Assam in
1928. Assam seceded in 1938. East Bengal partitioned off as East Pakistan,
1947. Bangladesh independence declared , 1971. West Bengal played after
partition as Bengal. |
| Bihar |
East |
Formed 1935. Played since 1936-37. |
| Central India |
|
Formed 1932. Played in East Zone until 1939-40. In 1941 jurisdiction taken over by Holkar. |
| Central Provinces and Berar |
|
Formed Nagpur 1934. Played intermittently until 1949-50 when taken over by Madhya Pradesh. |
| Delhi |
North |
Founded 1932 as Delhi & District Cricket Association. Joined 1934-35. |
| Goa |
South |
|
| Gujarat |
West |
Formed 1934 (See Mumbai). Joined 1934-35. |
| Gwalior |
|
Now part of Madhya Pradesh. |
| Haryana |
North |
Formed from part of South Punjab, 1970-71. |
| Himachal Pradesh |
North |
|
| Holkar |
|
See Central India. Played 1941-42 to 1951-52 in East Zone. Transferred to Central Zone 1952-53. Changed title 1955- 56 to Madhya Bharat. Now part of Vidarbha. |
| Hyderabad |
South |
Formed c. 1930. Joined 1934-35, South Zone. Like Mumbai, the team represents the city; but the city is the political capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh which has its own team. See Andhra. |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
North |
Joined 1959-60. |
| Karnataka |
South |
Formerly Mysore. Changed name 1973-74. |
| Kerala |
South |
Formerly Travancore-Cochin, until 1957-58. Joined 1951-52. |
| Madhya Bharat |
|
Played as Holkar until 1954-55, and as Madhya Bharat in 1955-56 and 1956-57. Now part of Vidarbha. |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Central |
Originally part of Central India Cricket Association. Formed separate association and joined South Zone 1950. Since 1952-53 in Central Zone. |
| Maharashtra |
West |
Formed out of Bombay Presidency, 1934. Joined 1934-35. |
| Mumbai |
West |
Formerly Bombay. Bombay Presidency Cricket Association formed 1930. Joined Ranji Trophy 1934-35. Gujarat and Maharastra seceded that year. Is now Bombay Cricket Association, comprising only the city of Bombay. |
| Mysore |
|
Formed 1930. Changed name to Karnataka, 1973-74. |
| Northern India |
|
Joined 1934-35. Now in Pakistan. |
| Nawanagar |
|
Played in West Zone from 1936-37 to 1947-48. Now part of Saurashtra. |
| North-West Frontier Province |
|
Played in North Zone between 1937-38 and 1947-48. Now part of Pakistan. |
| Orissa |
East |
Originally southern part of Bihar. Formed Cricket Association and joined in 1949. |
| Patiala |
|
Went through various transformations, once appearing under its name before changing to Southern Punjab in 1959-60. See Punjab. |
| Punjab |
North |
Historically the Punjab was divided by Partition, the East remaining in India. Punjab Cricket Association formed 1968-69 from Northern and Southern Punjab; part of the South seceded in 1970-71 to become Haryana following the formation of that political state. |
| Railways |
Central |
Based in Delhi. Joined the competition and North Zone in 1958-59 but transferred in 1975-76 to Central Zone. |
| Rajasthan |
Central |
Formerly Rajputana, formed 1931. Has played as Rajasthan since 1956-57 and since 1952-53 in Central Zone. |
| Saurashtra |
West |
Originally part of Western India States, and played previously as Kathiawar. Formed 1950 and joined 1951-52. |
| Services |
North |
Formed as Army Sports Control Board 1919. Appeared in first Ranji Trophy Season, and reappeared in 1949-50 as the Services Sports Control Board (India). Based in Delhi. |
| Sind |
|
Played in West Zone 1934-35 until 1947-48. Now part of Pakistan. |
| Tamil Nadu |
South |
Formerly Madras. Joined 1970-71. |
| Travancore-Cochin |
|
See Kerala. |
| Tripura |
East |
|
| United Provinces |
|
Formed 1934. Moved to East Zone 1938-39. Changed name to Uttar Pradesh 1950-51. Joined Central Zone in 1952-53. |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Central |
Formerly United Provinces, changed to Uttar Pradesh in 1950-51. Since 1952-53 in Central Zone. |
| Vadodara |
West |
Formerly Baroda. Part of Gujarat until 1937. Joined 1937-38. |
| Vidarbha |
Central |
Originally Holkar, 1941-42 until 1951-52, then Madhya Bharat until 1956-57. |
| Western India States |
|
Founded 1934, consisting of four Prant clubs: Halar, Sorath, Jhalawat, and Gohelwad. Played in West Zone until 1945-46 when its jurisdiction was taken over by Kathiawar. See Saurashtra. |
