The Asian Cup, which was scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka, has been moved to the UAE, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said here on Thursday. “Asia Cup will be in the UAE because it is the only place where it will not rain,” Ganguly told reporters after the Apex Council meeting in Mumbai. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had informed the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Wednesday that the board will not be able to host the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup T20 due to the economic and political crisis in the country.
The development comes after the SLC recently postponed the third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) due to the ongoing crisis.
Asia Cup is scheduled for August 27 to September 11 and will be played in T20 format.
Full domestic season
The BCCI Apex Council discussed several options for the 2022-23 season on Thursday, with board chairman Sourav Ganguly announcing that a full domestic season will take place in 2022-23.
The board is considering starting the men’s senior season with the Duleep Trophy, which is likely to be played from September 8. It is also considering hosting the Irani Cup from October 1-5.
Previously, the Duleep Trophy was contested between five zones on a knockout basis, but later turned into a three-team affair, with the top two teams advancing to the final after the round-robin division.
In Irani Cup, the current Ranji Trophy champions take on the rest of India.
Options were also discussed to host the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Ranji Trophy.
While the Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) could take place from October 11, the Vijay Hazare Trophy (the ODI format) is expected to take place from November 12.
The Ranji Trophy could start from December 13, while the knockout matches could be played from February 1.
According to one of the formats discussed at the meeting, there can be four groups of Eight Elite teams and one group of Six Plate teams in Ranji Trophy.
Thus, each team would be able to play at least seven matches, as before in the group stage.
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To win the Ranji Trophy, a team must play at least 10 matches, which makes the tournament more competitive.
Ganguly said the women’s U-16 category will be introduced by the board from next season.
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