The BCCI introduced the Challenger Trophy, an annual day-night limited-overs tournament featuring the top 36 cricketers in the country, in 1994-95. The 36 cricketers are divided into three teams; India Seniors, India 'A' and India 'B'. The teams play each other in a round-robin format, followed by the final between the top two teams in terms of points. Thus, a total of four matches are played.
The tenth edition of the tournament got underway in Mumbai on 7th February 2005. The tournament has completed a decade. Given below is a dossier of the last ten editions:
| Season |
Venue |
Winners |
Runners-up |
| 1994-95 |
Kolkata |
India Seniors |
India A |
| 1995-96 |
Hyderabad |
India Seniors |
India A |
| 1996-97 |
Mohali |
India Seniors |
India B |
| 1997-98 |
Mumbai |
India Seniors |
India A |
| 1998-99 |
Ahmedabad |
India A & B |
- |
| 1999-00 |
Ahmedabad |
India Seniors |
India A |
| 2000-01 |
Chennai |
India Seniors |
India A |
| 2001-02 |
Bangalore |
India 'A' |
India Seniors |
| 2003-04 |
Bangalore |
India 'A' |
India B |
Notes:
1) India A & B were declared joint winners in 1998-99 when rain abandoned most of the matches .
2) The tournament was not played in the 2002-03 season