Ranji Trophy league phase likely to take place from February 16 to March 5

 

Groups to be spread across nine scenes: Chennai, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, Rajkot, Cuttack, Guwahati, Kolkata, Hyderabad.

The association period of the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy is probably going to be played between February 16 and March 5. According to the arrangement concocted by BCCI, the 38 groups that partake in the Ranji Trophy are probably going to be spread across nine shortlisted scenes. These settings include: Chennai, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, Rajkot, Cuttack, Guwahati, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

Remembering the tight window in which it needs to lead the head top notch competition, the BCCI shortlisted settings with a few grounds so that synchronous matches could happen inside a specific gathering.

More than one state affiliation, which houses the shortlisted scene, affirmed that they had informally heard the BCCI wanted to have four groups for each setting in the Elite Group. It couldn't be affirmed whether the six groups in the Plate gathering would be housed in one scene or more. The state affiliations said they were expecting an authority affirmation from BCCI quickly.

On January 27, BCCI secretary Jay Shah had affirmed that the board had chosen to have the Ranji Trophy in two stages. While the association stage was set for February-March, the knockouts were scheduled for June, leaving the April-May window for IPL 2022.

The Ranji Trophy was initially planned to begin on January 13, however must be deferred endlessly in view of rising Covid-19 cases in India. While settling on the choice to hold the Ranji Trophy, Shah said that recuperation rates from the third influx of the pandemic were empowering, however the BCCI would keep on having biosecure rises for the competition to alleviate any dangers.

"Since the time the choice on delay was made, the load up was dealing with a few models to guarantee that the competition happens when the climate is protected and helpful," Shah had written in a letter to state affiliations. "We will keep on having biosecure air pockets to alleviate any likely danger. The board is focused on giving a sound and secure climate and looks for your help in guaranteeing a protected competition for all our key partners."