MUMBAI, Aug 31: India’s men’s domestic calendar will begin with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on November 4, while the Ranji Trophy, the country’s premier first-class competition, starts on January 13, 2022. The Vijay Hazare Trophy will get underway from December 8, with neutral venues being used across all tournaments.
In an extensive list of domestic fixtures released by the BCCI on Monday, the board also confirmed that Delhi will host the Syed Mushtaq Ali final, on November 22, while Kolkata will stage the Ranji finale, on March 16.
The Ranji Trophy will begin after the teams complete a five-day quarantine, with the matches being held at Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum and Chennai. Kolkata will host all the knockout matches, which will begin on February 20 after the teams serve another five-day quarantine period.
The tournament will consist of six groups, including five Elite ones of six teams each and one Plate group featuring eight teams.
Meghalaya is placed in the Plate group along with Chandigarh, Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, meanwhile, will be held across Lucknow, Guwahati, Baroda, Delhi, Haryana and Vijayawada. The BCCI, however, did not announce the venues for the Vijay Hazare Trophy yet.
The Men’s Under-25 State A one-day competition will be held from November 20 to December 10, with Bangalore hosting the final on December 10. The four-day CK Nayudu Trophy will run from January 28 to March 31.
Meanwhile, the Women’s Under-19 One Day Fixtures will begin on September 28 and run till October 18. (Agencies)
