A revamped Ranji Trophy competition will see 37 teams participate in the 2018-19 season, commencing November 1, BCCI announced on Wednesday july (18). The competition returns to Elite-Plate format with the nine newly added teams - Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim and Uttarakhand. BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018-19 season - Cricbuzz