MUMBAI: The Deodhar Trophy, one of many oldest one-day home tournaments within the nation, will return to the calendar within the yr of the ODI World Cup after a hiatus of three seasons resulting from Covid, as per the BCCI’s tentative home schedule for the 2023-24 season accessed by TOI.
As per the schedule, the subsequent home season will tee off with the Duleep Trophy from June 28 to July 16. The Deodhar Trophy, set to return within the zonal format — with six zones vying for it — can be performed from July 24 to August 3.
The final version of the Deodhar Trophy was performed in Ranchi, between India A, B & C, in Oct-Nov 2019.
The Irani Cup tie between Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra and Rest of India can be performed at Rajkot from October 1-5. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy can be held from October 16-November 6 whereas the Vijay Hazare Trophy will happen from November 23-December 15.
The Ranji Trophy can be held from January 5-March 14. The Plate Group finalists can be promoted to the Elite Group within the 2024-25 season, whereas the underside 2 groups of all of the Elite Groups mixed based mostly on factors/bonus factors/win/quotient can be relegated to the Plate Group within the 2024-25 season.
BCCI appoints agency to evaluate stadiums
With India set to host the ODI World Cup later this yr, the BCCI has appointed Grant Thornton, a consultancy agency, for GAP evaluation for upgradation of 15 cricket stadiums across the nation, that are prone to host the matches of the mega event.
As per the minutes of the assembly held on December 21 final yr, the Board will take steps to commemorate 50 years {of professional} ladies’s cricket in India, as per a suggestion mooted by Apex Council member Shubhangi Kulkarni, who’s additionally a former India ladies’s crew captain.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has permitted a one-time cost of Rs 21 lakh to V Jayadevan for calculating goal scores in rain-truncated restricted overs matches, as a “goodwill gesture.”
Tentative home schedule:
Duleep Trophy (June 28 to July 16), Deodhar Trophy (July 24 to August 3), Irani Cup (October 1-5), Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (October 16-November 6), Vijay Hazare Trophy (November 23-December 15), Ranji Trophy (January 5, 2024-March 14)
As per the schedule, the subsequent home season will tee off with the Duleep Trophy from June 28 to July 16. The Deodhar Trophy, set to return within the zonal format — with six zones vying for it — can be performed from July 24 to August 3.
The final version of the Deodhar Trophy was performed in Ranchi, between India A, B & C, in Oct-Nov 2019.
The Irani Cup tie between Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra and Rest of India can be performed at Rajkot from October 1-5. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy can be held from October 16-November 6 whereas the Vijay Hazare Trophy will happen from November 23-December 15.
The Ranji Trophy can be held from January 5-March 14. The Plate Group finalists can be promoted to the Elite Group within the 2024-25 season, whereas the underside 2 groups of all of the Elite Groups mixed based mostly on factors/bonus factors/win/quotient can be relegated to the Plate Group within the 2024-25 season.
BCCI appoints agency to evaluate stadiums
With India set to host the ODI World Cup later this yr, the BCCI has appointed Grant Thornton, a consultancy agency, for GAP evaluation for upgradation of 15 cricket stadiums across the nation, that are prone to host the matches of the mega event.
As per the minutes of the assembly held on December 21 final yr, the Board will take steps to commemorate 50 years {of professional} ladies’s cricket in India, as per a suggestion mooted by Apex Council member Shubhangi Kulkarni, who’s additionally a former India ladies’s crew captain.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has permitted a one-time cost of Rs 21 lakh to V Jayadevan for calculating goal scores in rain-truncated restricted overs matches, as a “goodwill gesture.”
Tentative home schedule:
Duleep Trophy (June 28 to July 16), Deodhar Trophy (July 24 to August 3), Irani Cup (October 1-5), Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (October 16-November 6), Vijay Hazare Trophy (November 23-December 15), Ranji Trophy (January 5, 2024-March 14)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com