Irani Cup 2026-27 — Full squads, timing, live-streaming info for Rest of India vs Jammu and Kashmir
Paras Dogra (left) will lead Jammu and Kashmir, while Rest of India will have Rishabh Pant as its captain. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar/R. V. Moorthy
Paras Dogra (left) will lead Jammu and Kashmir, while Rest of India will have Rishabh Pant as its captain. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar/R. V. Moorthy
The Irani Cup 2026-27 will see Rest of India take on Ranji Trophy champion Jammu and Kashmir from October 1 to 5 in Srinagar. It will be the first time that the city will host the tournament.
The Irani Cup is an annual first-class match played between the reigning Ranji Trophy champion and the Rest of India side, which consists of players from various Ranji teams.
The tournament is named after Z. R. Irani, a long-serving president and treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from its inception in 1928 until his death in 1970.
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It was founded during the 1959-60 season to mark the completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy championship. Originally intended as a one-off match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to make it an annual fixture, and it has been played in most seasons since 1962-63.
Jammu and Kashmir vs Rest of India squads:
Jammu & Kashmir: Paras Dogra (Capt.), Shubham Khajuria, Qamran Iqbal, Yawer Hassan, Shubham Pundir, Abdul Samad, Kawalpreet Singh, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (wk), Abid Mushtaq, Sahil Lotra, Vanshaj Sharma, Sunil Kumar, Umar Nazir, Lone Nasir Muzaffar, Rohit Sharma
Rest of India: Rishabh Pant (Capt. & wk), Sanat Sangwan, Sudip Gharami, Sarfaraz Khan, Ayush Doseja, R. Smaran, Shikhar Mohan, Aryan Juyal (wk), Anukul Roy, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh Choudhary, Aryan Pandey
When will the Irani Cup 2026-27 match, Jammu and Kashmir vs Rest of India, be played?
The Irani Cup 2026-27 match between Jammu and Kashmir and Rest of India will be played between October 1 and 5. The match will start at 9:30 AM IST.
Where will Irani Cup 2026-27 match between Jammu and Kashmir and Rest of India be played?
The Irani Cup 2026-27 match between Jammu and Kashmir and Rest of India will be played at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar.
Where to watch Irani Cup 2026-27 match between Jammu and Kashmir and Rest of India?
The Irani Cup 2026-27 match between Jammu and Kashmir and Rest of India can be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website
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