MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will reportedly conduct 1,054 domestic matches across 13 tournaments in the 2021-22 season.
In a note circulated among the members of the Apex Council who met virtually recently, the BCCI has stated that it will conduct 13 tournaments this season as against “very limited amount of domestic cricket in the last season due to the raging Covid 19 pandemic”, cricbuzz reports.
“It is a massive astro-turfing exercise that the BCCI has undertaken and 1054 domestic matches under bio-secure environment will be no mean task,” a BCCI official told the cricket website, adding “It’s a record no cricketing nations can boast of in these times.”
The 2021-22 domestic season kicks off September 28 and is scheduled to run till April 2 next year.
“BCCI’s domestic season is the backbone of Indian cricket. Thousands of players play across various tournaments and age group. The domestic cricket is the nurturing ground for producing world class players for the Indian team,” the Apex Council note, accessed by cricbuzz, states.
The note goes on to add: “The BCCI was able to organise a very limited amount of domestic cricket in the last season due to the raging Covid 19 pandemic. In the current season, the pandemic situation has considerably improved, and the vaccination process is in full swing. India is also opening, and domestic travel allowed in most parts of the county.
“The BCCI is looking forward to hosting the full domestic season for 2021 – 2022 for both and men and women category. The new season will be played in a bio secure environment in a similar manner like how it was done in the previous years.”
As per the note, the tournament to be conducted this season are Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Men’s State A One Day, Col C. K. Naidu Trophy, Vinoo Mankad Trophy, Men’s U19 One Day Challenger, Cooch Behar Trophy (Multi Day), Senior Women’s T20 League, Senior Women’s One Day League, Senior Women’s One Day Challenger Trophy, Women’s U19 One Day League and Women’s U19 One Day Challenger Trophy.
