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  • Duleep Trophy 2024: Rinku Singh Joins India B Squad, Mayank Agarwal To Lead India A | cricket news

    Duleep Trophy 2024: All-rounder Rinku Singh received the nod from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the second round matches of the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2024. Rinku comes in as a replacement player in the India B squad after the The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant had to withdraw following their selection for the senior men’s Test series against Bangladesh. The second round matches in the Duleep Trophy starting from 12th September. The BCCI also revealed in a release that India A Captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav and Akash Deep have been named in India’s Test squad for the series against Bangladesh and will not feature in the upcoming round.

    The selectors have named Pratham Singh (Railways) as a replacement for Gill, Akshay Wadkar (Vidarbha CA) as a replacement for KL Rahul and SK Rasheed (Andhra CA) as a replacement for Jurel. Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani will replace Kuldeep in the squad whereas Aaqib Khan (UPCA) will replace Akashdeep in the squad.

    Mayank Agarwal has been named as the Captain of India A.

    Updated India A squad: Mayank Agarwal (C), Riyan Parag, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat, Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, SK Rasheed, Shams Mulani, Aaqib Khan

    India B’s Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant have been named in India’s squad and the selectors have named Suyash Prabhudessai and Rinku Singh as replacements respectively. Fast bowler Yash Dayal has received his maiden national call-up while Sarfaraz Khan, who too has been named in India’s squad, will feature in the second-round game. Himanshu Mantri (Madhya Pradesh CA) has been added to the squad.

    Updated India B squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Rinku Singh, Himanshu Mantri (WK)

    As Axar Patel will join Team India from Team D, he will be replaced by Nishant Sindhu (Haryana CA). Tushar Deshpande is ruled out of the second round owing to a niggle and he will be replaced by India A’s Vidwath Kaverappa.

    Updated India D squad: Shreyas lyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson ( WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vidwath Kaverappa

    Team C squad remains unchanged for the second round.

  • Duleep Trophy: South Zone face West Zone in an all-star last

    The South Zone and West Zone gamers will look to bridge the hole between the collective aim of a title win and their private targets once they face one another within the Duleep Trophy last, beginning right here from Wednesday.

    From a group perspective, West have a proud report to protect. They have appeared in 34 Duleep Trophy finals to this point, profitable 19 of them.
    They are essentially the most profitable group on this match and South might be keen to finish that hegemony by profitable a 14th title for themselves.

    South may also have a degree to show as they’d misplaced to Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone by an enormous 294 runs within the Duleep Trophy last final 12 months.

    As it happens in any group contest, Duleep Trophy additionally works as a automobile to attain sure particular person goals. Cheteshwar Pujara affords essentially the most telltale instance.

    The veteran India batter was dropped from the India squad for the West Indies tour. The omission may definitely have left him a bruised man.
    But the Saurashtra star didn’t confine himself to a darkish nook. He flew to Bengaluru and made a strong 133 for West Zone within the semifinal towards Central Zone, main his facet’s entry into the title conflict.

    He might be eyeing one other massive outing within the last. That willingness to grind proven by a person, who has performed 103 Tests and scored over 7000 runs, will work as a pathway for a lot of others from each the groups.

    Mayank Agarwal, vice-captain of South, Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw have come to this match using on heaps of runs that they’ve made within the earlier Ranji season.

    Mayank made two fifties (76 & 54) within the quarterfinals towards North Zone however the West pair of Prithvi and Sarfaraz did not kick on. The trio will search a greater outing this week.

    Hanuma Vihari and Washington Sundar too want a severe effort however for a distinct purpose than the aforementioned troika.

    Vihari final appeared for India in 2022 throughout the Birmingham Test towards England, whereas Washington performed towards Sri Lanka within the white-ball collection earlier this 12 months.

    However, accidents and competitors for spots have curtailed their progress in Test cricket. Now, they wish to dish out an impression efficiency right here, and return among the many contenders listing.

    N Tilak Varma, who has been not too long ago drafted into India’s T20I squad to face West Indies, wish to underline his red-ball credentials, as his said goal is to be an all-format participant.

    These are all gamers who’ve been within the headlines for some time now. But then there are gamers like B Sai Sudarshan, R Sai Kishore, Vysakh Vijayakumar, Vidwath Kaverappa and so on who can be eager to elevate the veil of relative unfamiliarity and present their wares within the longer format.

    That jostle over the following 5 days might be an intense watch.

    Teams: South Zone: Hanuma Vihari (captain), Mayank Agarwal (vice-captain), Sai Sudharsan, Ricky Bhui (wk), R Samarth, Washington Sundar, Sachin Baby, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Sai Kishore, V Kaverappa, V Vyshak, KV Sasikanth, Darshan Misal, N Tilak Varma.

    West Zone: Priyank Panchal (captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Suryakumar Yadav, Harvik Desai (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Het Patel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Arpit Vasavada, Atit Seth, Shams Mulani, Kedar Jadhav, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Chintan Gaja, Arzan Nagwaswalla.

  • Ajinkya Rahane units instance, asks Yashasvi Jaiswal to go away area for indiscipline

    In a uncommon act, West Zone skipper Ajinkya Rahane ordered his teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal to go away the sphere for disciplinary causes, setting an instance on the fifth day of the Duleep Trophy remaining towards South Zone right here.

    The 20-year-old Jaiswal had a good time with the bat, smashing a superb double century to arrange a giant win for West Zone within the summit showdown.

    However, the identical can’t be stated of his time on the sphere as he discovered himself on the centre of controversy on Sunday. He was requested by his captain Rahane to go away the sphere for going overboard with sledging towards South Zone batter Ravi Teja.

    South batter Ravi Teja had apparently complained concerning the verbal volleys that Jaiswal was constantly firing at him as he was fielding near the bat.

    After being spoken to earlier, Jaiswal got here underneath hearth once more within the 57th over when the on-field umpire complained concerning the younger batter’s alleged verbal volleys. Jaiswal seemed to be animated when Rahane had a phrase with him with regard to his motion and despatched him off, leaving West Zone with 10 males on the sphere.

    Jaiswal returned to the sphere after being away for seven overs.

    He was later declared Man of the Match after West received by 294 runs.

    The unassuming Rahane has at all times been like that. When Mohammed Siraj confronted racial abuse in Australia, Rahane, who was main the staff in Virat Kohli’s absence, introduced it up with the match referee, however avoided partaking with the Australians on or off the sphere.

    Asked concerning the incident involving Jaiswal, Rahane stated after the match, “I believe in always respecting your opponents, umpires and match officials. So you have to handle certain incidents in a certain manner.”

  • Duleep Trophy remaining: Baba Indrajith 118 provides South Zone first-innings lead over West Zone on Day 2

    Baba Indrajith’s fast hundred helped South Zone seal a 48-run lead in opposition to West Zone within the first innings because the southern aspect ended Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy remaining at 318/7.

    Indrajith’s 118 off 125 balls, together with contributions from Manish Pandey (48) and Gowtham (43 off 55 balls), ensured that South completed the second day on 318 for seven — 48 runs away from West Zone’s first innings rating of 270.

    .@IndrajithBaba scored a strong ton on Day 2 of the #DuleepTrophy #Final as South Zone sailed previous West Zone’s first-innings complete. #WZvSZ | @mastercardindia

    Here’s how the motion unfolded https://t.co/NJrRobKkjz pic.twitter.com/pxF80is4Ra

    — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) September 22, 2022

    The match did become fascinating when South had been in a spot at 243 for six, however all-rounders Gowtham and T Ravi Teja (26) added 63 for the seventh wicket in simply 16.2 overs, and within the course of, surpassed West’s complete.

    R Sai Kishore (5/86 in 35.3 overs) could be happier that he might seize a fifth five-for and deny younger Het Patel (98) an opportunity to get to the coveted three-figure mark.

    Mayank Agarwal pouched his catch, however later, when he got here on to bat, he was caught within the slip cordon by Yashasvi Jaiswal off seamer Atit Seth’s supply. Hanuma Vihari (25), whose Test batting slot is in line, was then caught plumb in entrance, however Indrajith was extra dominant throughout their stand of 61.

    The Tamil Nadu right-hander performed some attractive drives however was equally adept whereas working the deliveries pitched on his legs. His thirteenth first-class hundred had 14 fours in it and the 105-run partnership for the fourth wicket, with the seasoned Pandey, put South within the driver’s seat.

    Pandey, who had shortly hit 4 fours and a few sixes, ought to have transformed it into a giant rating however Tanush Kotian, the Mumbai off-spinner, castled him two in need of fifty.

    The distinction between the 2 sides was how the spinners fared. While Sai Kishore and Gowtham choked the run-flow for the South, the 2 Mumbai spinners of West — Ranji Trophy’s highest wicket-taker Shams Mulani (0/73 in 14 overs) and Kotian (1/110 in 27 overs) — gave away 183 runs within the 41 overs between them.

    Brief Scores: West Zone 1st Innings 270 all out (Het Patel 98, R Sai Koshore 5/86). South Zone 1st Innings 318/7 (Baba Indrajith 118, Manish Pandey 48, Krishnappa Gowtham 43, Jaydev Unadkat 3/52, Atit Seth 3/51)

    — ENDS —

  • Duleep Trophy: West & North Zones advance to semifinals on foundation of first-innings lead

    West Zone and North Zone secured semi-final berths within the Duleep Trophy by taking the first-innings lead of their matches towards North East Zone and East Zone respectively.

    While West obtained a large 367-run lead over North East Zone on the M A Chidambaram Stadium and opted for batting follow on the fourth and ultimate day on Sunday, North rode on an excellent ton by debutant Yash Dhull (193) to overtake East Zone’s complete. The Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone had been 268 for 5 when the match ended. Aith Sheth remained not out on 102 (101 balls, 10 fours, 1 six), and Shams Mulani fell for 97 (115 balls, 12 fours), because the match meandered to a draw. North East bowlers did lots higher within the second innings and had their opponent three down for 49 and 65 for 4 earlier than Mulani and Sheth got here collectively for a 179-run partnership.

    Medium-pacer Dippu Sangma (3 for 70) eliminated Het Patel (7), Rahul Tripathi (24) and Hardik Tamore (24) to maintain the West batters in examine. In Puducherry, North, resuming on in a single day 433 for 3, added an additional 112 runs earlier than being dismissed for 545. Himanshu Rana made 81 and captain Mandeep Singh hit a affected person 63.

    North Zone appeared set for an enormous complete however the hard-working left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed got here up with a five-wicket haul to limit Mandeep Singh & Co. Shahbaz Ahmed’s scalps included Mandeep, Himanshu Rana, Nishant Sindhu. He ended the 131-run stand between Mandeep and Himanshu Rana which went a good distance in serving to East cease North’s cost. Earlier on Saturday, the gifted Dhull hammered an excellent 193 (243 balls, 28 fours, 2 sixes) to energy North Zone’s reply to East’s first innings rating of 397.

    Brief scores:

    At Puducherry: East Zone 397 all out in 136.4 overs (Virat Singh 117) and 102 for 3 drew with North Zone 545 all out in 148.5 overs (Yash Dhull 193, Dhruv Shorey 81, Mandeep Singh 63, Himanshu Rana 62, Manan Vohra 44, Shahbaz Ahmed 5 for 86). (North took first- innings lead and certified) At Chennai: West Zone 590 for two in 123 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 228, Ajinkya Rahane 207 not out, Prithvi Shaw 113) and 268 for five in 64.3 overs (Atit Sheth 102 not out, Shams Mulani 97, Dippu 3 for 70, Bishworjit 2 for 39) drew with North East Zone 235 all out in 81.5 overs (Ankur Malik 81, Ashish Thapa 43, Hokaito Zhimono 32, Jaydev Unadkat 3 for 35, Chintan Gaja 4 for 38). (West took first-innings lead and certified).

  • Duleep Trophy: Dhull hammers 193 as North Zone takes lead vs East Puducherry

    Talented batter Yash Dhull hit an outstanding 193 embellished with 28 fours and two sixes to energy North Zone to 433 for 3 of their first innings at stumps on day three of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final in opposition to East Zone .

    Thanks to Dhull’s batting heroics, North Zone have taken a primary innings lead of 36 runs with seven wickets in hand, and they’re in command within the match. After a splendid begin to his Ranji Trophy profession with a century in each innings for Delhi on debut earlier this 12 months in opposition to Tamil Nadu, Dhull made his maiden look within the prestigious Duleep Trophy a memorable one with an excellent ton on Saturday. He missed a double ton by simply seven runs. The highly-rated Dhull, who led India to triumph within the Under-19 World Cup earlier this 12 months, confirmed his super abilities, punishing the East Zone bowlers each time they erred in line and size.

    The 19-year outdated Dhull confronted 243 balls throughout his stroke-filled innings. He led the North reply as they raced to 100 within the twenty fourth over. He reached to his well-deserved ton from 131 balls with 15 hits to the fence with the staff rating studying 174 for 1.

    He continued to search for runs and located the fence 13 extra instances in a knock that stored the scoreboard ticking at a brisk tempo. Dhull and Manan Vohra (44) placed on 128 runs for the primary wicket earlier than Shahbaz Nadeem (1 for 107) acquired the latter. Dhull then added 192 runs with Dhruv Shorey (81, 163 balls, 9 fours) for the second wicket to deliver North nearer to the East Zone’s first innings rating of 397.

    After Dhull was bowled by Manishankar Mura Singh for a marathon 193, Shorey and captain Mandeep Singh (34 batting) shared a 28-run stand earlier than he fell. Mandeep appeared content material to play second fiddle as Himanshu Rana went on the overdrive and rattled up 62 (82 balls, 8 fours) to assist North take the lead. Brief Scores: East Zone 397 all out in 136.4 overs (Virat Singh 117) vs North Zone 433 for 3 in 111 overs (Yash Dhull 193, Dhruv Shorey 81, Himanshu Rana 62 batting; Manan Vohra 44).

    West Zone bowlers made to work onerous by North East batters In Chennai, the formidable West Zone bowlers confronted sudden resistance from the North East Zone batters earlier than dismissing them for 235 in 81.5 overs to safe a large 367-run first innings lead on the third day of the opposite quarterfinal. Ankur Malik hit a quickfire 81 whereas skipper Hokaito Zhimoni and Ashish Thapa made helpful contributions to defy the West staff, which might have hoped to make brief work of their opponents.

    West declared on the in a single day rating of 590 for two and the weak North East batting line-up slipped to twenty for 4 rapidly because the skilled Jaidev Unadkat (3 for 35) and Chintan Gaja (4 for 38) acquired right down to work.

    Unadkat set the ball rolling by dismissing Kishan Lyndoh (2). He had Mohammed Al Bashid caught by Het Patel for a duck off the following supply however Jonathan Rongsen prevented him from getting a hat-trick. Jonathan fell a few overs later to Gaja and Doria was caught by Ajinkya Rahane off Undakat to depart North East struggling at 20 for 4. When it seemed just like the staff from the North-East would capitulate swiftly, skipper Zhimoni (32) and Thapa (43) acquired collectively. They defied a diverse West Zone assault for greater than 30 overs with give attention to survival slightly than scoring. Zhimoni’s stonewalling effort — lasting 154 balls and 62-run stand with Thapa (143 balls, 4 fours) — ensured that the West bowlers had been made to work onerous for wickets.

    Thapa succumbed to medium-pacer Atit Sheth (2 for 51) as West managed to interrupt the stand. Dippu Sangma (2) didn’t final lengthy however Ankur Malik (81), who walked in at No.8, was in no temper to defend. He took the assault to the West Zone bowlers and hammered 13 boundaries to infuse some curiosity into the proceedings.

    Malik took a selected liking to bowling of spinner Shams Mulani and smacked him for seven boundaries. His aggression meant that North East went previous the 200-run mark. He fell 19 runs in need of a ton when Gaja castled him. West selected to bat a second time regardless of having taken a mammoth lead with a day’s play remaining.

    Earlier, West had amassed 590 for two driving on double centuries from Rahane and Yashasvi Jaiswal and a ton from Prithvi Shaw.
    Brief Scores: West Zone 590 for two in 123 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 228, Ajinkya Rahane 207 not out, Prithvi Shaw 113) and 12 for 1 in 9 overs vs North East Zone 235 all out in 81.5 overs (Ankur Malik 81, Ashish Thapa 43, Hokaito Zhimono 32, Jaydev Unadkat 3/35, Chintan Gaja 4/38).

  • On comeback path, Ajinkya Rahane slams double ton in Duleep Trophy

    On a comeback path, India Test discard Ajinkya Rahane and Yashasvi Jaiswal hammered double centuries as West Zone put a pedestrian North East Zone assault to the sword by amassing 590 for 2 of their Duleep Trophy quarter-final right here on Friday.

    Sent into bat, Rahane (207 batting) and Jaiswal (228) toyed with the North East bowling line-up and added 333 runs for the second wicket.

    The stylish Rahane, who has performed many a memorable knock within the Test area, appeared to benefit from the hit within the center as he feasted on the North East bowling.  Not recognized to be a six hitter, Rahane despatched six over the rope, aside from his 22 fours to stamp his authority on the second day.

    Earlier within the day, Prithvi Shaw was the primary man to be dismissed by the opposition workforce when spinner Ankur Malik had him caught behind by Ashish Thapa for a brisk 113. He had placed on 206 for the opening wicket with Jaiswal.

    The duo, resuming at in a single day 116 for no loss, added an additional 90 runs in fast time, persevering with from the place they left off on a rain-hit opening day.

    After getting a reprieve on 80, Shaw introduced up his ton with a shot to the purpose space, earlier than falling to Ankur Malik in opposition to the run of play. Rahane, in want of runs to mount a comeback into the Test aspect, ensured that the distress of the North East bowlers continued. The trendy right-handed batter appeared to get pleasure from his time within the center and, within the firm of the proficient Jaiswal, waded into the opposition bowling. Jaiswal additionally received a reprieve when Malik dropped a catch off his personal bowling. However, the duo saved getting runs at will and Jaiswal reached his double century in 281 balls.

    Jonathan Rongsen, bowling off-spin ended Jaiswal’s keep on the crease when he was caught by Bishworjit Singh for 228. Rahul Tripathi (25 batting) joined Rahane within the center and strung collectively a 51-run stand in fast time.
    Speaking on the finish of the day’s play, Shaw mentioned it was particular to attain the century and added that regardless of the weak bowling assault, it was necessary to maintain focus.

    “I think it was special for me because after training so much and giving myself time, good to score a century.” He additionally sought to downplay the inexperienced bowling assault and mentioned, “To be trustworthy, if they’re taking part in this type of degree they will need to have performed one thing. They have potential, that’s why they’re taking part in right here.

    “First 20-25 overs they bowled well. Obviously, Yash (Jaiswal) and Ajju bhai getting those doubles (centuries)… I think you just need one ball to get out. We need to focus and prepare for it.” Asked how necessary this home season was for him after he discovered himself on the sidelines of the nationwide workforce a couple of seasons in the past, Shaw mentioned, “I feel every match is important for me. I am a guy who is a team man. Whichever opportunity comes I will try to grab it.” Brief scores: West Zone 590 for two in 123 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 228, Ajinkya Rahane 207 batting, Prithvi Shaw 113) vs North East Zone.

    Virat Singh ton helps East Zone make 397 vs North

    In Puducherry, younger Yash Dhull (35 batting) and Manan Vohra (20 batting) led a robust North Zone reply, cruising to 65 for no loss after East Zone had posted 397 of their first innings, within the different quarter-final. Resuming at in a single day 179 for 3, East Zone rode on a high-quality century by Virat Singh (117) and a 62 by all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed to achieve a first-innings complete of 397. After captain Manoj Tiwary (27) fell to Nishant Sindhu after placing on 77 runs with Virat Singh, the contribution by Singh and Shahbaz Ahmed enabled East submit a aggressive complete.

    For North, hard-working pacer Navdeep Saini and left-arm spinner Nishant Sindhu picked up three wickets every, which went a good distance in making certain that East didn’t cross the 400-mark.Dhull, who led India to title triumph within the Under-19 ICC World Cup earlier this 12 months, confirmed his class with a flurry of boundaries in his knock of 35, to steer the North Zone riposte.

    Brief scores: East Zone 397 all out in 136.4 overs (Virat Singh 117, Shahbaz Ahmed 62, Sudip Kumar Gharami 68, Nishant Sindhu 3 for 64, Navdeep Saini 3 for 83) vs North Zone (Yash Dhull 35 batting).

  • State associations to nominate zonal panels to choose Duleep Trophy groups

    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written to all state models concerning the appointment of zonal choice committees that may choose groups for the Duleep Trophy. The new structure of the BCCI doesn’t permit its nationwide selectors to choose zonal groups and that activity has been handed to zonal panels.

    The Indian board has determined to stage the Duleep Trophy from September 8 to 25 this yr. As per a BCCI round, the event might be performed on a knockout foundation and state associations might be divided zonally.

    “All respective zones are requested to appoint a Zonal Selection Committee comprising one selector from each state. This Zonal Selection Committee will pick a 15- member squad for the tournament. Further, all zones are also requested to nominate a Zonal Convener who will oversee proceedings and report to the Board,” Abey Kuruvilla, Game Development Manager of the BCCI, knowledgeable all state models.

    The Zonal Conveners may also nominate their help employees together with coach, physio, coach, efficiency analyst, masseur and supervisor.

    “All Zonal Conveners are requested to conduct their respective selection committee meetings and submit the squad, including players and support staff, as per above guidelines on or before Friday, 26th August 2022.”

    The Duleep Trophy might be staged in Tamil Nadu this yr with a couple of new venues in Coimbatore, Salem and Chennai internet hosting video games.

    Rahane more likely to lead West Zone

    India middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane is more likely to lead West Zone within the Duleep Trophy, with the group more likely to be picked in Mumbai on August 26.

    Rahane tore his hamstring throughout the Indian Premier League this season whereas enjoying for Kolkata Knight Riders. He suffered the harm throughout KKR’s final contest, in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 14 on the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune. Rahane later underwent rehabilitation on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. He resumed batting a couple of weeks in the past and is predicted to be match-fit quickly.

    Tare out of white-ball reckoning

    The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has introduced a 47-player record for its senior low season camp, and it doesn’t embody Aditya Tare. Chairman of the choice committee Salil Ankola knowledgeable that the selectors had already spoken to Tare and knowledgeable him of their intention of making an attempt out children.

    “We have told him what we are thinking and what our plan is. I had spoken to him during the Ranji Trophy knockout stage and informed him that we wanted to groom youngsters in white-ball cricket,” Ankola mentioned.

    However, the chief selector mentioned Tare’s exclusion from the low season camp pertained solely to white-ball cricket, and the wicketkeeper-batsman might be within the scheme of issues when red-ball cricket begins later this yr.

  • Duleep Trophy to kick-start India’s home cricket season, Ranji Trophy from December 13

    Duleep Trophy will mark the beginning of India’s home cricket season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced on Monday.

    Over 1500 matches will probably be held throughout the full-fledged season that can begin within the first week of September 2022 and run till mid-March 2023. The 2022-23 season may even see a return of the Irani Cup.

    The Duleep Trophy will probably be performed from September 8 to September 25, and it will likely be contested between six zones (North, South, Central, West, East and Northeast) on a knockout foundation. It will probably be adopted by the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The two white-ball tournaments will probably be contested between 38 groups cut up into three teams of 8 groups and two teams comprising seven groups.

    🚨 NEWS 🚨: BCCI pronounces India’s home season for 2022-23.

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    — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) August 8, 2022

    The Ranji Trophy will probably be performed from December 13 to February 20. The groups will probably be divided into two classes; 1) Elite and a pair of) Plate. The Elite Group will comprise 32 groups and may have 4 teams of 8 groups in a house and away format with every workforce enjoying 7 matches within the league stage. The prime two groups from every of the 4 teams will instantly qualify for the quarterfinals.

    The Plate Group will comprise 6 groups with 15 league matches and the highest 4 will instantly qualify for the semi-final whereas the underside two will play in opposition to one another for the fifth/sixth place.

    The girls’s calendar begins with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy beginning on October 11 and concluding on November 5. It will then be adopted by the Senior Women’s Inter-zonal T20 and T20 Challenger. The 50-over format will then take over with Senior Women’s one-day Trophy and the inter-zonal one-day.

    The Senior Women’s Interzonal T20 and one-day have been re-introduced this season. For the primary time, a one-day match for women U-16 degree will probably be performed. The competitors will assist the ladies get a really feel of aggressive cricket at a younger age and assist them make a smoother transition to the U-19 degree. It will probably be performed between December 26 to January 3.

    Since South Africa may even host the inaugural ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in January, the ladies’s U19 T20 Trophy and Women’s U-19 T20 Challenger have been scheduled from October 1 to November 7.

  • Increase in home cricket prize cash; Deodhar Trophy culled

    Prize cash for home tournaments, together with the Ranji Trophy, can be elevated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. This was one of many selections taken on the Apex Council assembly held in Mumbai on Thursday. Ranji Trophy winners get a cheque of Rs 2 crore. The resolution to extend the prize cash follows the windfall of Rs 48,390 crore from sale of IPL media rights

    “The Apex Council has decided to give powers to office bearers to decide on the revised prize money,” a BCCI official mentioned.

    The home calendar will see a change because the BCCI determined to drop the Deodhar Trophy, which was first held in 1973-74. The Deodhar Trophy is a list-A match which options three groups – India A, B and C.

    A BCCI official mentioned the explanation for culling the match was the packed home schedule. The BCCI is ready to conduct 1,773 home video games this season, together with age-group tournaments. “We couldn’t find space with so many matches to be played during the domestic season which is scheduled to start from September this year,” the BCCI official mentioned.

    The Duleep Trophy to be performed in a zonal format, Ranji Trophy to have Elite and Plate teams and the Decision Review System (DRS) prone to be in place for all Ranji Trophy Games, have been the opposite key selections taken on the Apex Council assembly.

    The assembly on Thursday was the BCCI’s first bodily assembly submit Covid-19. It was chaired by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly whereas secretary Jay Shah and treasurer Arun Dhumal additionally attended.

    As for the Ranji Trophy, the BCCI has determined to reintroduce the Elite and Plate group, like within the pre-Covid days. Thirty-two groups can be divided into 4 Elite teams of eight every, whereas six groups can be within the Plate group. The winners of the Plate Group closing will get a spot within the quarterfinals of Ranji Trophy. A relegation system can even be in place.

    The Ranji Trophy will start in December and groups will play house and away.

    The different tournaments throughout the home season would be the Irani Trophy (Rest of India vs Ranji Trophy winner), Vijay Hazare Trophy (50 overs) and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (20 overs). The BCCI officers felt that going again to the zonal format in Duleep Trophy will assist enhance the standard of the match. The Duleep Trophy in its present format consists of three groups – India Red, India Blue and India Green

    DRS seemingly for Ranji Trophy?

    The Apex Council mentioned having DRS (Decision Review System) within the subsequent season of Ranji Trophy recreation. A lot of howlers by umpires has resulted within the BCCI mulling over introducing DRS in Ranji Trophy. “The BCCI has agreed in principle to have the DRS system in place for next season. If everything goes smoothly, the BCCI will have a DRS system for all live games,” a BCCI official mentioned.