The state of Rajasthan (formerly known as Rajputana), has an ancient history of cricket playing, as the first match on the soil of Rajputana was played long back in the year of 1887 between the Mayo College and Govt. College at Ajmer. However, the first cricket organisation in Rajasthan was established before the first match took place and it was the Jaipur Cricket Club that was formed in 1873. The club has the honour of being one of the oldest cricket clubs in India and it enjoyed the patronage of H.H. the late Maharaja Sawai Ram Singhji. The governing body that is responsible for all kinds of cricketing activities in Rajasthan at the moment, the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), was established at Ajmer in the year of 1931.

The Rajasthan Cricket Association was founded as the RAJPUTANA Cricket Association in the initial period and it started participating in the Ranji Trophy tournament from the years of 1935-36. The RCA has the credit of organising a number of matches against several foreign teams visiting India. The Headquarter of the RCA was shifted from Ajmer to Udaipur in the month of November, 1956, when H.H Maharana Bhatwat Singh Ji of Mewar become the President of RCA. He revitalized the Association, as a great Patron of the game. The Rajasthan team appeared in the prestigious and leading domestic tournament in India, Ranji Trophy in the year of 1935 for the first time and the first Ranji trophy match played on the soil of Rajasthan was played at Ajmer in 1936.

The Rajasthan Cricket Association has done a great job by introducing a large number of talented and great cricketers to India during its journey so far. The most notable cricketers include the likes of Salim Durrani, G.R. Sunderum, C.G. Jodhi, Raj Singh Dungarpur, Hanumant Singh, Suryaveer Singh, Kailash Gatani, and Parthsarthy Sharma. The Rajasthan team has a glorious record in the Ranji Trophy, as it entered the finals of the tournament for a record nine times so far, including the first entry in 1961.

Another unique feature of the Rajasthan state and the Rajasthan Cricket Association is that here are a number of 25 cricket grounds in Rajasthan where first class cricket matches are played. However, the S.M.S. Stadium of Jaipur, inaugurated in 1963, is the most popular among all of them and the latest venue in the state is the newly built Jhalawar District Sports Complex. The RCA is currently operating under the Presidentship of Mr. Lalit Kumar Modi, who is also the Vice President of BCCI, at the moment. Mr. Subhash Joshi is the Hon. Secretary of RCA and Mr. Modi is representing the association in BCCI.