Rest of India cricket team

Rest of india
Rest of India cricket team's logo
Personnel
CaptainRuturaj Gaikwad
Team information
ColoursCricket Whites
Founded1960
History
First-class debutBombay
in 1960
at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Irani Cup wins32 (30 wins and 2 shared)
2024–25 Irani Cup

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.

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).