“Durand Cup is associated with which sport?” “Thomas Cup is for?” Sports cup questions are quick marks in SSC, railway and bank exams. This page lists the trophies sport by sport.
Cricket
Trophy
Level / details
Ranji Trophy
National first-class championship (1934); named after K.S. Ranjitsinhji
Duleep Trophy
Zonal first-class tournament; named after K.S. Duleepsinhji
Irani Cup
Ranji champion vs Rest of India
Vijay Hazare Trophy
Domestic one-day (50 overs)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Domestic T20
Deodhar Trophy
Zonal one-day
Cooch Behar Trophy
Under-19 multi-day
Vinoo Mankad Trophy
Under-19 one-day
C.K. Nayudu Trophy
Under-23 multi-day
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
Women’s T20 franchise league (2023)
Border–Gavaskar Trophy
India vs Australia Tests
Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy
India vs England Tests (from 2025; earlier Pataudi Trophy)
Freedom Trophy (Gandhi–Mandela)
India vs South Africa Tests
The Ashes
England vs Australia Tests
Football
Trophy
Level / details
Durand Cup
Oldest football tournament in Asia (1888, Shimla)
Santosh Trophy
National championship for states
Subroto Cup
Schools (inter-school)
IFA Shield
One of the oldest club tournaments (Kolkata, 1893)
Federation Cup / Super Cup
National club knockout
Rovers Cup
Mumbai club tournament (historic)
FIFA World Cup
International (next: 2026 in USA, Canada, Mexico)
SAFF Championship
South Asian football
Hockey
Trophy
Level / details
Beighton Cup
Oldest hockey tournament (Kolkata, 1895)
Aga Khan Cup
Mumbai club tournament
Obaidullah Khan Cup
Bhopal club tournament
Rangaswamy Cup
National championship (men)
Lady Rattan Tata Trophy
Women’s hockey
Hockey India League (HIL)
Franchise league (revived 2024–25)
Asia Cup / Asian Champions Trophy
Continental
Badminton, tennis and table tennis (team events)
Trophy
Sport
For
Thomas Cup
Badminton
Men’s teams (India won in 2022)
Uber Cup
Badminton
Women’s teams
Sudirman Cup
Badminton
Mixed teams
Davis Cup
Tennis
Men’s national teams
Billie Jean King Cup (earlier Fed Cup)
Tennis
Women’s national teams
Hopman Cup
Tennis
Mixed teams
Swaythling Cup
Table tennis
Men’s teams (World Championships)
Corbillon Cup
Table tennis
Women’s teams
Other sports
Trophy
Sport
Ryder Cup
Golf (USA vs Europe, men)
Solheim Cup
Golf (USA vs Europe, women)
Walker Cup
Golf (amateur)
America’s Cup
Yachting (sailing)
Nehru Trophy
Snake boat race, Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha (Keralam)
Chess Olympiad
Chess (India won both open and women’s gold in 2024, Budapest)
Stanley Cup
Ice hockey (North America)
Federation Cup
Volleyball and several other sports (India)
Grand Slam (Australian, French, Wimbledon, US Open)
Tennis majors
Players per side
Sport
Players
Sport
Players
Cricket
11
Kabaddi
7
Football
11
Kho-kho
9 (12 in a squad)
Hockey
11
Volleyball
6
Basketball
5
Polo
4
Netball
7
Water polo
7
Rugby union
15
Baseball
9
Famous Indian stadiums
Stadium
City
Sport
Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera)
Ahmedabad
Cricket (world’s largest cricket stadium)
Eden Gardens
Kolkata
Cricket
Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai
Cricket
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bengaluru
Cricket
Salt Lake Stadium (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)
Kolkata
Football
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
New Delhi
Hockey
Kalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar
Hockey
Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium
Rourkela
Hockey (largest hockey stadium, approx)
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
New Delhi
Athletics, football
Memory tips
Thomas = men, Uber = women, Sudirman = mixed (badminton).
Davis = men, Billie Jean King = women (tennis).
Swaythling = men, Corbillon = women (table tennis).
Durand (1888) is older than IFA Shield (1893) and Beighton (1895).
Exam-ready one-liners
Durand Cup (football, 1888) is Asia’s oldest football tournament.
Santosh Trophy: football for states; Subroto Cup: football for schools.
