Ranji Trophy 2021 to Start From January 5 With Changed Format, Senior Cricket to Start With Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy From October 27
BCCI scheduled a revamped Ranji Trophy for the 2021-22 season from Jan 5 to Mar 20 next year after it released a revised schedule to the state cricket bodies.
Domestic cricket's most prestigious tournament - Ranji Trophy is back as BCCI has issued a fresh itinerary for home cricket in India with the 2021-22 season of the tournament scheduled to be played between January 5 to March 20. The Ranji Trophy wasn't held during last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the logistical obstacles faced for having an extended bio-bubble for 38 teams. Saurashtra won the last Ranji Trophy title in the 2019-20 season.
Along with Ranji Trophy, BCCI also released schedules for other domestic tournaments. The Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy, Vijay Hazare one-dayers, and senior women (national one day) will play their first tournament. All three tournaments will follow a uniform pattern this time.
The blue-riband tournament is back in BCCI's domestic calendar but the senior men's cricket will commence from October 27 and run till November 22 with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which will be held after the IPL in order to ensure the availability of quality cricketers.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy (National One Dayers) will be played from December 1 to 29th, while senior women will play their first tournament -- National One Day -- from October 20 to November 20.
The season starts with women's and men's U-19 one dayers (Vinoo Mankad) starting September 20 and it would be followed by U-19 challenger trophy for both women and men starting October 25 and 26th respectively.
The U-25 (State A) One-dayers will be held from November 9 to December 10 while the CK Nayudu Trophy (also U-25 from the previous year's U-23) will start from January 6.
Groupings
For the senior men's tournaments (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy), the 38 teams will be divided into six groups. There will be five Elite Groups with six teams each and one Plate group with eight teams.
For U-25 level, there will be five Elite Groups of six teams each and one Plate group of seven teams.
(With PTI Inputs)
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