New Delhi: BCCI has issued a new travel plan for domestic cricket in India with the 2021-22 season from the Trophy Ranji tournament scheduled to be played between January 5 to March 20.
The Ranji trophy was not held during the past season because last season the Covid-19 pandemic and logistical barriers were faced because they had bio-bubble expanded to 38 teams.
The Blue-Riband tournament returns to the BCCI domestic calendar but men’s senior cricket will begin on October 27 with the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, which will be held after the IPL to ensure the availability of quality cricket.
The Hazare Vijay (National One Dayers) Cup will be played from December 1 to 29, while senior women will play their first tournament – National One day – from October 20 to November 20.
This season began with the Under-19 women and men of a Pendour (Vinoo Mankad) starting September 20 and it will be followed by the U-19 challenger trophy for women and men from 25 and 26 October.
U-25 (country A) One pendaurer will be held from November 9 to December 10 while the CK Nayudu Cup (also U-25 from the previous year U-23) will start from the January group.
The group for a senior male tournament (Ranji Trophy), Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy), 38 teams will be divided into six groups.
There will be five elite groups with six teams and one plate group with eight teams.
For the U-25 level, there will be five elite groups of six teams and one group of seven team plates.