Ranji Trophy, India’s premier domestic cricket tournament, will return in January 2022 after the pandemic made it a no-show last season, the first break in its 87-year history. The domestic cricket season will kick off this September with the U-19 boys one-day tournament, the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, to be played in a bio-bubble environment. For seniors, the BCCI has planned the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament from the third week of October followed by one-day Vijay Hazare Trophy in November. If everything goes smoothly the board wants to have its Ranji Trophy and U-25 games in January 2022. As per the old schedule which was circulated earlier, the board was planning to host its Ranji Trophy from November 16 to February 19m 2022 but has now decided to conduct Vijay Hazare Trophy in November.

Source: Indian Express August 14, 2021 19:39 UTC