MUMBAI: In a first for the Indian cricket board, the BCCI has assigned the responsibility of scheduling its domestic season to Sportsmechanics, a consultancy founded by the national team’s former video analyst S Ramakrishnan, Times of India reports.
As per the firm’s official website, Sportsmechanics is a platform to implement “top-notch solutions with agile advisory services, advance analytics and technology platforms to help sports bodies, athletes, teams, brands and broadcasters achieve better outcomes”.
The BCCI had recently released its new domestic calendar in which it proposed to introduce pre-quarterfinals in the Ranji Trophy. It took a decision to implement the same format in the junior tournaments and positioned the sequence of domestic tournaments in the following order: Duleep Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ranji Trophy League phase, Mushtaq Ali T20, Ranji Trophy knockouts, Deodhar Trophy.
