2017–18 Ranji Trophy
Player/Coach From To
Piyush Chawla Uttar Pradesh Gujarat
Robin Uthappa Karnataka Saurashtra
KB Arun Karthik Assam Kerala
Karn Sharma Railways Vidarbha
Ambati Rayudu Vidarbha Hyderabad
Pragyan Ojha Bengal Hyderabad
Amit Verma Assam Karnataka
Balchander Anirudh Hyderabad Tamil Nadu
Jatin Saxena Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh
Rahul Chahar Rajasthan Services
Robin Bist Himachal Pradesh Rajasthan
Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi Andhra Pradesh Railways
Player transfers
The following player transfers were approved ahead of the season : [ 33 ]
The 2017-18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between October 2017 and January 2018. Vidarbha won the tournament, beating Delhi by 9 wickets in the final, to win their first Ranji Trophy title. Vidarbha made their Ranji Trophy debut in the 1957-58 season, making it the third-longest wait before a team won their maiden title. Vidarbha's captain, Faiz Fazal, said that winning the Ranji Trophy has been the biggest achievement in my career. 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 was still played at neutral venues. The other change from the previous season was 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 progressed to the quarter-finals. Gujarat were the defending champions. The season started on 6 October 2017, with the quarter-finals taking place on 7 December 2017, the semi-finals on 17 December 2017, and the final being held from 29 December 2017 to 2 January 2018. The final was played at the Holkar Stadium, Indore for the second consecutive year.