Ranji Trophy to be held in 2 phases in 2022, knockouts in June: BCCI secretary Jay Shah

BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated the board is planning to host the Ranji Trophy in two phases with the knockout stage scheduled in June. The premier home event, which was cancelled final 12 months resulting from Covid-19, was rescheduled earlier this season. Jay Shah stated it is completely necessary to safeguard the curiosity of Ranji Trophy, India’s premier home cricket event (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSRanji Trophy is all set to get underway in February, knockout part in JuneRanji Trophy, which was cancelled final season, was rescheduled a number of instancesJay Shah stated the BCCI will guarantee security of gamers and different stakeholdersThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Friday confirmed that the Ranji Trophy might be held in two phases, with the knockout rounds scheduled for June. The premier home event which was postponed on January 4 after getting rescheduled a number of instances is more likely to begin in February and resume after the completion of the Indian Premier League.

The determination to go forward with Ranji Trophy amid Covid-19 pandemic comes after the BCCI high brass met on Thursday to debate the way forward for the event, which was cancelled within the 2020-21 season.”The Board has decided to conduct the Ranji Trophy this season in two phases. In the first phase, we plan to complete all matches of the league stage while the knockouts will be held in June,” Jay Shah stated in an announcement.Jay Shah careworn the significance of the Ranji Trophy to Indian cricket and stated the BCCI is concentrated on safeguarding the premier occasion.”Ranji Trophy is our most prestigious domestic competition, which has been providing Indian Cricket with an enviable talent pool every year. It is absolutely important that we take all necessary steps to safeguard the interest of this premier event,” he added.Shah stated the BCCI will work on making certain logistics and security of gamers and others concerned within the clean conduct of the event.”My team is working closely to mitigate any kind of health risk caused by the pandemic, while at the same time ensuring a highly competitive red-ball cricket contest,” he stated.The stress was mounting on the board with gamers expressing their concern at the potential for Ranji Trophy’s cancellation for the 2nd successive season. The gamers had been compensated for the cancelled home matches from the final season earlier this 12 months.Earlier this month, Jay Shah had expressed confidence that the BCCI will have the ability to host IPL 2022 in India regardless of the Omicron menace. Shah stated the IPL 2022 will begin from the ultimate week of March and run till the ultimate week of May.The BCCI is more likely to host the league part of the Ranji Trophy earlier than the beginning of IPL 2022 and the knockout part after the completion of the franchise-based T20 event.Speaking to India Today on Thursday, BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal stated the destiny of the remainder of the postponed home tournaments, together with the C Okay Nayudu Trophy and the Senior Women’s T20 League, might be determined later primarily based on the evolving Covid-19 scenario.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.