Who bowled the first ball in Ranji Trophy?
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M.J. Gopalan
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Gundappa Vishwanath
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Sunil Gavaskar
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Ravi sastri
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Explanation
M.J. Gopalan, the legendary Indian cricketer, bowled the first ball in the inaugural Ranji Trophy match in 1934 between Madras and Mysore. This was a historic moment in Indian domestic cricket history.
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M.J. Gopalan bowled the first ball in the inaugural Ranji Trophy match, played between Madras and Mysore in 1934, which is why he holds this piece of cricketing trivia. The other names listed are much later, more famous Indian cricketers who played decades after the Ranji Trophy was established.