But it was not just the youngsters who did all the talking. Sunil Joshi (47 wickets at an average of 14.46) and Hrishikesh Kanitkar (734 runs in 5 matches) led the charge of the veteran brigade.
A complete statistical review of the Ranji season follows:
Highest team totals| Totals | For | vs | Venue | Start date |
| 653 - 6d | MAH | BIH | Dhanbad | 28/12/2002 |
| 607 - 9d | KAR | VID | Nagpur | 27/01/2003 |
| 598 - 3d | KAR | J&K | Bangalore | 27/11/2002 |
| 589 - 5d | ORI | GUJ | Ahmedabad | 01/02/2003 |
| 562 - 7d | MPR | J&K | Indore | 28/12/2002 |
Lowest team totals
| Totals | For | vs | Venue | Start date |
| 68 | MPR | HAR | Rohtak | 09/11/2002 |
| 97 | AND | DEL | Delhi FSK | 19/12/2002 |
| 98 | MUM | HYD | Secunderabad | 09/11/2002 |
| Batsman | Score | For | vs | Venue | Start date |
| HH Kanitkar | 290 | MAH | BIH | Dhanbad | 28/12/2002 |
| S Sriram | 267 | TND | PUN | Mohali | 01/02/2003 |
| MH Parmar | 247 | GUJ | ASM | Valsad | 17/11/2002 |
| Yashpal Singh | 240 | SER | TRI | Delhi Palam | 12/11/2002 |
| BM Rowland | 237* | KAR | J&K | Bangalore | 27/11/2002 |
| AR Khurasiya | 237 | MPR | MAH | Indore | 17/11/2002 |
| G Gambhir | 233* | DEL | RLY | Delhi FSK | 09/11/2002 |
| P Dharmani | 230* | PUN | GUJ | Ahmedabad | 25/01/2003 |
| S Somasunder | 222 | KER | TRI | Kochi | 27/11/2002 |
| AT Rayudu | 210 | HYD | AND | Secunderabad | 17/11/2002 |
| Ashwani Gupta | 203* | J&K | BIH | Jamshedpur | 09/11/2002 |
Leading run-getters
| Batsman | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 |
| G Gambhir | Del | 8 | 12 | 1 | 833 | 233* | 75.72 | 3 | 1 |
| HH Kanitkar | Mah | 5 | 9 | 0 | 734 | 290 | 81.55 | 2 | 4 |
| AT Rayudu | Hyd | 7 | 12 | 2 | 698 | 210 | 69.80 | 3 | 2 |
| AV Kale | Mah | 5 | 9 | 1 | 683 | 150 | 85.37 | 4 | 1 |
| M Manhas | Del | 8 | 12 | 0 | 674 | 158 | 56.16 | 3 | 2 |
| W Jaffer | Mum | 9 | 16 | 3 | 666 | 117 | 51.23 | 2 | 2 |
| Yashpal Singh | Ser | 5 | 9 | 1 | 659 | 240 | 82.37 | 2 | 3 |
| S Sriram | TN | 8 | 12 | 1 | 641 | 267 | 58.27 | 2 | 1 |
| DS Manohar | Hyd | 7 | 14 | 2 | 633 | 119 | 52.75 | 3 | 2 |
| AR Khurasiya | MP | 6 | 10 | 0 | 630 | 237 | 63.00 | 2 | 3 |
| SS Parab | Bar | 7 | 11 | 0 | 626 | 141 | 56.90 | 3 | 2 |
| MH Parmar | Guj | 6 | 9 | 0 | 619 | 247 | 68.77 | 1 | 4 |
| AA Pagnis | Rlys | 7 | 12 | 1 | 619 | 116 | 56.27 | 2 | 3 |
| KR Powar | Asm | 6 | 8 | 0 | 618 | 175 | 77.25 | 2 | 3 |
| VST Naidu | Kar | 7 | 10 | 2 | 612 | 167* | 76.50 | 1 | 5 |
| S Somasunder | Ker | 7 | 12 | 0 | 612 | 222 | 51.00 | 2 | 2 |
Best partnerships for each wicket
| Wicket | Batsmen | Runs | For | vs | Venue | Start date |
| 1 | 211 | A Chopra/G Gambhir | DEL | HPR | Delhi FSK | 27/11/2002 |
| 2 | 234 | DS Manohar/A Nand Kishore | HYD | BEN | Secunderabad | 19/12/2002 |
| 3 | 336 | G Gambhir/M Manhas | DEL | RLY | Delhi FSK | 09/11/2002 |
| 4 | 281* | BM Rowland/VST Naidu | KAR | J&K | Bangalore | 27/11/2002 |
| 5 | 245 | A Raja Ali/Abhay Sharma | RLY | AND | Vijayawada | 28/12/2002 |
| 6 | 181 | GK Pandey/N Chopra | UPR | TND | Chennai MAC | 27/11/2002 |
| 181 | DA Chougule/SB Joshi | KAR | VID | Nagpur | 27/01/2003 | |
| 7 | 190 | TB Arothe/NR Mongia | BAR | UPR | Varanasi | 25/01/2003 |
| 8 | 268 | S Sriram/MR Shrinivas | TND | PUN | Mohali | 01/02/2003 |
| 9 | 168 | S Narwal/D Bhagna | HAR | BIH | Gurgaon | 19/12/2002 |
| 10 | 101 | R Elahi/R Mishra | UPR | BAR | Varanasi | 25/01/2003 |
Best bowling (in an innings)
| Bowler | Best | For | vs | Venue | Start date |
| F Shaikh | 9-29 | GOA | SER | Delhi Palam | 28/12/2002 |
| MV Sane | 8-43 | MAH | J&K | Pune DG | 19/12/2002 |
| F Shaikh | 8-111 | GOA | VID | Nagpur | 27/11/2002 |
| KS Sahabuddin | 7-35 | AND | DEL | Delhi FSK | 19/12/2002 |
| D Ganesh | 7-36 | KAR | HAR | Faridabad | 28/12/2002 |
| KNA Padmanabhan | 7-39 | KER | TRI | Kochi | 27/11/2002 |
| JP Jobanputra | 7-83 | SAU | GOA | Rajkot | 19/12/2002 |
Best bowling (in a match)
| Bowler | Best | For | vs | Venue | Start date |
| D Ganesh | 12-89 | KAR | HAR | Faridabad | 28/12/2002 |
| Sunil B Joshi | 12-137 | KAR | KER | Bangalore | 04/03/2003 |
Leading wicket-takers
| Bowlers | Team | M | Balls | Runs | W | Avg | Best | 5WI | 10WI | SR |
| L Balaji | TN | 7 | 1580 | 668 | 47 | 14.21 | 6-26 | 7 | 3 | 33.61 |
| Sunil B Joshi | Kar | 7 | 2067 | 680 | 47 | 14.46 | 6-62 | 4 | 1 | 43.97 |
| ND Hirwani | MP | 6 | 1779 | 678 | 45 | 15.06 | 6-89 | 4 | 1 | 39.53 |
| A Bhandari | Del | 8 | 1605 | 884 | 45 | 19.64 | 6-73 | 3 | 1 | 35.66 |
| SV Bahutule | Mum | 9 | 1818 | 679 | 40 | 16.97 | 6-67 | 3 | - | 45.45 |
| KNA Padmanabhan | Ker | 7 | 1237 | 518 | 38 | 13.63 | 7-39 | 4 | 1 | 32.55 |
| F Shaikh | Goa | 5 | 1755 | 714 | 35 | 20.40 | 9-29 | 3 | 1 | 50.14 |
| RJ Kanwat | Raj | 7 | 1554 | 670 | 33 | 20.30 | 5-37 | 3 | - | 47.09 |
| Amit Mishra | Har | 5 | 1191 | 614 | 32 | 19.18 | 6-86 | 1 | 1 | 37.21 |
| PV Gandhe | Vid | 6 | 1821 | 648 | 32 | 20.25 | 5-33 | 3 | 1 | 56.90 |
| D Ganesh | Kar | 7 | 1364 | 740 | 31 | 23.87 | 7-36 | 2 | 1 | 44.00 |
| M Acharya | Vid | 6 | 1571 | 742 | 30 | 24.73 | 5-84 | 1 | - | 52.36 |
Most dismissals by a keeper (in an innings)
| Player | Dism | Ct | St | For | vs | Venue | Date |
| TR Arasu | 6 | 6 | 0 | GOA | SAU | Rajkot | 19/12/2002 |
| V Dahiya | 6 | 6 | 0 | DEL | RAJ | Jaipur | 28/12/2002 |
Most dismissals by a keeper (in a match)
| Player | Dism | Ct | St | For | vs | Venue | Date |
| TR Arasu | 8 | 7 | 1 | GOA | SAU | Rajkot | 19/12/2002 |
| I Khaleel | 8 | 7 | 1 | HYD | MUM | Secunderabad | 09/11/2002 |
Leading wicket-keepers
| Name | Team | Dism | Ct | St | Mts |
| VST Naidu | Kar | 29 | 25 | 4 | 7 |
| RB Jhalani | Raj | 28 | 27 | 1 | 7 |
| P Dharmani | Pun | 26 | 26 | 0 | 6 |
| I Khaleel | Hyd | 26 | 24 | 2 | 7 |
Most catches by a fielder (in an innings)
| Fielder | Cts | For | vs | Venue | Start date |
| S Abbas Ali | 4 | MPR | HAR | Rohtak | 09/11/2002 |
| NR Odedra | 4 | SAU | KER | Rajkot | 19/11/2002 |
| RS Jadhav | 4 | VID | GOA | Nagpur | 27/11/2002 |
| VR Mane | 4 | MUM | BEN | Mumbai | 28/12/2002 |
Most catches by a fielder (in a match)
| Fielder | Cts | For | vs | Venue | Start date |
| PP Joshi | 5 | SAU | VID | Nagpur | 12/11/2002 |
| Shafiq Khan | 5 | HAR | J&K | Jammu | 17/11/2002 |
| M Sengupta | 5 | BIH | KAR | Ranchi | 17/11/2002 |
| RS Jadhav | 5 | VID | GOA | Nagpur | 27/11/2002 |
| RF Morris | 5 | MUM | AND | Mumbai | 27/11/2002 |
| VR Mane | 5 | MUM | BEN | Mumbai | 28/12/2002 |
Leading fielders
| Player | Team | Cts | Mts |
| VR Mane | Mum | 18 | 9 |
| A Chopra | Del | 15 | 8 |
| SC Oasis | Ker | 14 | 7 |
Leading run scorers in all Indian first-class matches in 2002-03
| Name | Teams | Runs | Mts | Avg |
| W Jaffer | ROI/Mum/EB | 1207 | 14 | 57.47 |
| S Sriram | TD/EA | 1057 | 12 | 66.06 |
| S Somasunder | Ker/PB | 1000 | 11 | 58.82 |
| AA Pagnis | ROI/Rlys/EB | 989 | 12 | 49.45 |
| J Arunkumar | Kar/PB | 942 | 11 | 58.87 |
| Yashpal Singh | Serv/PA | 939 | 9 | 62.60 |
| SS Parab | Bar/EC | 895 | 11 | 55.93 |
| G Gambhir | Del/BP/EA | 893 | 10 | 63.78 |
| HH Kanitkar | Maha/PA | 858 | 9 | 50.47 |
| VST Naidu | Kar/PA | 817 | 11 | 51.06 |
| P Dharmani | Pun/EC | 808 | 10 | 62.15 |
| BM Rowland | Kar/PA | 802 | 11 | 47.17 |
| AV Kale | ROI/Maha/PA | 791 | 7 | 65.91 |
| Venugopal Rao | And/EA | 786 | 11 | 46.23 |
| AT Rayudu | Hyd/EB | 763 | 9 | 58.69 |
| MSK Prasad | And/EB | 754 | 11 | 44.35 |
| VR Mane | Mum/EB | 728 | 13 | 33.09 |
| AR Khurasiya | MP/PB | 717 | 9 | 51.21 |
| Ritesh Jaiswal | Tri/PA | 706 | 9 | 41.52 |
| DS Manohar | Hyd/EA | 700 | 9 | 46.66 |
Leading wicket-takers in all Indian first-class matches in 2002-03
| Name | Teams | Wkts | Mts | Avg |
| ND Hirwani | MP/PB | 79 | 10 | 18.21 |
| SV Bahutule | Mum/EB | 62 | 13 | 17.22 |
| Sunil B Joshi | Kar/PA | 57 | 11 | 19.03 |
| A Bhandari | Del/EC | 55 | 11 | 22.43 |
| L Balaji | TN/BP | 48 | 8 | 15.12 |
| Sarandeep Singh | ROI/BP/Del/EA | 47 | 13 | 32.04 |
| KS Parida | Rlys/EC | 45 | 11 | 30.97 |
| KNA Padmanabhan | Ker/PA | 42 | 9 | 17.11 |
| D Ganesh | Kar/PA | 39 | 11 | 26.20 |
| IK Pathan-jr | ROI/Bar/EA | 39 | 12 | 33.46 |
| F Shaikh | Goa/PA | 38 | 7 | 23.31 |
| RJ Kanwat | Raj/EA | 37 | 11 | 25.16 |
| A Uniyal | Pun/EB | 35 | 9 | 23.62 |
| SK Trivedi | Guj/EC | 33 | 10 | 30.93 |
| S Santh | Ker/PB | 33 | 11 | 28.96 |
| Amit Mishra | BP/Har | 32 | 6 | 22.75 |
| PV Gandhe | Vid | 32 | 6 | 20.25 |
| M Acharya | Vid | 30 | 6 | 24.73 |
| NM Kulkarni | Mum/EC | 30 | 7 | 21.36 |