NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

Challenger series is played with the purpose of show-casing the talent that the country has, as well as providing opportunities to younger players to make an impression. The tournament is played in October before the start of Ranji season.

From 1998-99 the tournament was known as the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, named after former Board of Control for Cricket in India president NKP Salve - the man who brought the World Cup to the sub-continent in 1987. The tournament was not played in 2002-03

The annual tournament is played between three sides made up 36 of the best players in India. The three teams were India Senior and India A & India B. Team names were changed for the 2006 version of this tournament. India Seniors became India Blue and India A and India B became India Red and India Green, respectively. India Senior have won 7 times including the 2005-06 edition.

The Challenger Series gained popularity in the 2005-06 edition as it featured the comeback of Sachin Tendulkar from injury. He lost his wicket to 16-year-old Piyush Chawla.

Winners

Year Winner
1994-95 India Seniors
1995-96 India Seniors
1996-97 India Seniors
1997-98 India Seniors
1998-99 India A / India B
1999-00 India Seniors
2000-01 India Seniors
2001-02 India A
2002-03 Not played
2003-04 India A
2004-05 India A
2005-06 India Seniors
2006-07 India Blue / India Red
2007-08 India Blue
2008-09 India Blue
2009-10 India Red
2010-11 India Blue
2011-12 India Red / India Green

See also

External links

v · Cricket in India
National Teams
India national cricket team · India national women's cricket team · India U-19 cricket team · India A cricket team
First Class
One Day Domestic
Vijay Hazare Trophy · Deodhar Trophy · NKP Salve Challenger Trophy · BCCI Corporate Trophy
Twenty20 Domestic
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy · Inter-State T20 Championship (Defunct)
Twenty20 Leagues
State Leagues
Jharkhand · Karnataka · Maharashtra · Mumbai · Orissa · Uttar Pradesh · Punjab  · Tamil Nadu

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