Ranji Trophy To Begin From January 5, Senior Cricket To Begin With Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 From October 27

The BCCI has issued a contemporary itinerary for domestic cricket in India with the 2021-22 season of the Ranji Trophy event scheduled to be performed between January 5 to March 20. The Ranji Trophy wasn’t held during last season as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and the logistical obstacles confronted for having an prolonged bio-bubble for 38 groups. The event is again in BCCI’s home calendar however senior males’s cricket will begin from October 27 with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which can be held after the IPL with a view to guarantee availability of high quality cricketers.

The Vijay Hazare Trophy can be performed from December 1 to 29, whereas senior ladies will play their first event — Nationwide One Day — from October 20 to November 20.

The season begins with ladies’s and males’s U-19 one dayers (Vinoo Mankad Trophy) beginning September 20 and it might be adopted by U-19 Challenger Trophy for each men and women beginning October 25 and 26 respectively.

The U-25 one dayers can be held from November 9 to December 10 whereas the CK Nayudu Trophy (additionally U-25 from earlier yr’s U-23) will begin from January 6.

Groupings

For the senior males’s tournaments (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy), the 38 groups can be divided into six teams.

Promoted

There can be 5 Elite Teams with six groups every and one Plate group with eight groups.

For U-25 stage, there can be 5 Elite Teams of six groups every and one Plate group of seven groups.