Karnataka cricket team is a cricket team that represents the Indian state of Karnataka in domestic first class cricket. It has traditionally been one of the strongest teams in the Ranji Trophy and produced many of the Indian cricket team's leading players throughout its existence. It was known as Mysore cricket team before the state of Mysore was officially renamed as Karnataka in 1973. It has won the Ranji Trophy six times and has come second six times (including two runner-up positions for the earlier Mysore team). The team's home ground is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
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