2017–18 Ranji trophy
The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners
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| Dates | 6 October 2017 – 2 January 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
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 India
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| Participants | 28 |
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The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy is scheduled to be the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. The previous season was played at neutral venues. For this season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to return to playing fixtures at home and away venues after the neutral venue trial was unpopular with domestic captains. However, the knock-out phase of the tournament will continue to be played at neutral venues. The other change from the previous season will be an increase in the number of groups from three to four, with each team playing six fixtures in the group stage. The top two teams from each group will progress to the quarterfinals.
The season is scheduled to start on 6 October 2017, with the quarter-finals on 7 December 2017, the semi-finals on December 17 2017, and the final being held from 29 December 2017 to 2 January 2018.Gujarat are the defending champions.
The teams were drawn in the following groups, with the groupings based on the average points for each side in the previous three years:
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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