Nagaland Senior Men’s team will take on Hyderabad on January 5,2024 at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima in the opening match of the Ranji Trophy 2023-2024. The match will be Nagaland’s 1st match from January 5 and the last match with Arunachal Pradesh on February 2 onwards in its own backyard at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima.
Mention may be made that the Under-19 Nagaland team also just won the Cooch Behar Trophy finals (plate group) at the same venue on January 1, 2024. Ranji Trophy is the premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate.
The BCCI founded the championship in the year 1934, since then it is organized across various grounds and stadiums in India. Nagaland will be playing in the plate group and the team which finishes last in each Elite sub-group will be relegated, and both plate group finalists will be promoted for the following season to the Elite group. Nagaland Senior Men’s team will be touring 3 states playing away matches and 2 home matches will be played at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima.
Nagaland Squad for the first 3 (three) Ranji Trophy matches:–
- Jonathan Rongsen (C)
- Imliwati Lemtur
- Sedezhalie Rupreo
- Tahmeed Rahman
- Nagaho Chishi
- Hopongkyu Sangtam
- Khrievitso Kense
- Sepichem Jingru
- Joshua Ben Ozukum
- Yugandhar Singh
- Nzanthung Mozhui
- Vishal Sahani
- Karan Tewatiya- guest player
- RS Jaganath Sinivas- guest player
- Sumit Kumar- guest player
SUPPORT STAFF - Shatilo Kent- Team Manager
- Muralidhar R- Head Coach
- Arzoo Raj- Asst. Coach
- Kechisen Keppen- Asst. Coach
- Shyla Alam- S&C coach
- Mowalong Kichu- Physio
RANJI TROPHY 2023-24 (PLATE GROUP FIXTURE)
- Nagaland Vs Hyderabad: 5th – 8th Jan, 2024 at Nagaland Cricket Stadium
- Nagaland Vs Mizoram: 12th – 15th Jan, 2024 at Gokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, Nadiad
- Nagaland Vs Meghalaya: 19th – 22nd Jan, 2024 at MCA Cricket Ground, Polo Ground, Shillong
- Nagaland Vs Sikkim: 26TH – 29th Jan, 2024 at SICA ground, Rangpo
- Nagaland Vs Arunachal: 2ND – 5th Feb, 2024 at Nagaland Cricket Stadium