The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has confirmed that the board has determined to conduct the Ranji Trophy this season in two phases. According to ANI, Shah mentioned, “In the first phase, we plan to complete all matches of the league stage while the knockouts will be held in June.”
The Board has determined to conduct the Ranji Trophy this season in two phases. In the primary part, we plan to finish all matches of the league stage whereas the knockouts shall be held in June: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah
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— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2022
The home event was scheduled to start out on January 13 this yr however was postponed indefinitely by the BCCI as a result of third wave of the pandemic.
Excellent initiative to attempt to get the Ranji Trophy going. It was a lot wanted for each, the primary class cricketers and, in a bigger context, for Indian cricket
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 28, 2022
Shah’s assertion got here after former head coach Ravi Shastri on Friday mentioned that Indian cricket would turn out to be “spineless” if the presently postponed Ranji Trophy is ignored. “The Ranji Trophy is the backbone of Indian cricket. The moment you start ignoring it our cricket will be SPINELESS!,” Shastri tweeted.
BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal, after a gathering of the Board on Thursday, additionally mentioned that the physique intends to carry the marquee home event in “two phases”. This is as a result of the BCCI is planning to start out the IPL from March 27 and will probably be virtually unattainable to carry the Ranji Trophy at a stretch.
Dhumal had mentioned this after many state models and the BCCI brass held a gathering to debate the best way ahead. The assembly was additionally attended by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.
As of now, the plan is to carry the league part for a month, beginning in February until March after which have the following part in June-July, when the monsoon begins in numerous elements of the nation with peak summer time in another elements.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
