
Ranji Trophy set to be cancelled
The Hindu
The Ranji Trophy is set to be cancelled for the second successive season due to the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases resulting in lack of a window ahead of the Indian Premier League’s 15th edition.
The Ranji Trophy is set to be cancelled for the second successive season due to the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases resulting in lack of a window ahead of the Indian Premier League’s 15th edition. However, the BCCI is optimistic about staging the other major domestic tournaments.
The Hindu understands that considering the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases and the countdown for IPL, likely to begin on April 2, having already begun, it’s “all but curtains” for the premier domestic first class tournament.
“The IPL bubble will start around March 20 and at the moment, there seems to be no clarity over when the latest COVID-19 wave will start subsiding, so we will be stretched for time to organise the Ranji Trophy,” a BCCI insider said on Thursday.