Thursday, 21 May 2015

Alterations made in domestic structure

Alterations made in domestic structure & Duleep Trophy rescheduled for World T20


1) Ranji Trophy was discussed with an objective to encourage teams to aim for outright      victories. It was proposed to abolish the current system of awarding 3 points for the first innings  lead and 1 point for the other team, and introduce a bonus point system for batting and  bowling, applicable in the first innings only. One bonus point will be awarded to a team scoring  300 runs in 85 overs and one bonus point for a team taking 7 wickets in 85 overs. However,  the current system of awarding 6 points for an outright win and a bonus point if applicable, will  continue. Ranji Trophy points structure is the most important as the issue has generated a lot o  of debate over the decades. Many different systems have been used but domestic teams  continue to be predominantly conservative by opting for a draw and setting for three first- innings points. In Ranji Trophy 2014-15, 51 of the 108 league matches finished in draws.

2) Considering that India is hosting the ICC World T20 2016 in March-April 2016, the Committee proposed to postpone the Duleep Trophy, which is scheduled during that period. It was also proposed to revamp the current format of the Deodhar Trophy and have three teams participating - the winner of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and two teams picked by the national selectors. It is understood that with the Deodhar Trophy modified, the BCCI has indirectly scrapped the NKP Salve Challenger tournament.

3) It was also proposed to reformat the One-Day Inter-State Seniors’ tournament and the Syed  Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament by forming four groups from across the country, as against the  current zonal system.

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