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.