Ranji Trophy to have new format this season, league phase set to be held from February 16 to March 5

Ranji Trophy format has been tweaked and there will be eight groups of four teams each with the plate group comprising six teams.

The league stage of the Ranji Trophy is set to be held from February 16 to March 5, as per a revised scheduled prepared by the BCCI.

The BCCI was forced to postpone the premier domestic tournament due to rising COVID cases in the country. It was originally scheduled to start from January 13.

The likely venues for the 38-team event are Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Trivandrum, Cuttack, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, and Rajkot.