Challenger Trophy

The Challenger Trophy, a day-night limited-overs tournament featuring the best talent available, was introduced by the BCCI in 1994-95. The competition features three sides - India Seniors [India Blue], India A [India Red] and India B [India Green]. For first few years the three teams were picked on merit, but the emphasis shifted to selecting three well-matched teams, a move that resulted in closer and more popular matches.

From 1998-99 the tournament was known as the N K P Salve Challenger Trophy and it is now officially called Challenger Series, for the N K P Salve Trophy.

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 Green/India Red

2012-13 India B

2013-14 India Blue