BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday confirmed that the Asia Cup has been shifted to UAE, from Sri Lanka, amidst the political and financial unrest within the island nation. The Asian Cricket Council and the involved board had been in talks for fairly a while concerning the matter. Ganguly confirmed the developments after the board’s Apex Council assembly.
Sri Lanka was set to host the mega occasion, however Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) knowledgeable the ACC concerning the circumstances within the nation and pulled out because the hosts. Because of the identical cause, SLC additionally postponed their Lanka Premier League (LPL). As for the Asia Cup (T20Is), it’s now slated to be held within the UAE from August 27 to September 11.
“Asia Cup can be in UAE, as it’s the solely place the place there received’t be rains,” Ganguly knowledgeable the media in keeping with NDTV after the Board’s Apex Council assembly in Mumbai.
A handful of choices taken on India’s home cricket schedule
Fairly a couple of choices have been taken in the course of the Apex Council assembly. As per the Council’s dialogue of a number of choices for the 2022–23 season, Ganguly introduced {that a} full home season will happen in 2022–23. The Duleep Trophy, which can possible start on September 8, is being thought of as a potential means for the Board to kick off the senior males’s season. The Irani Cup, which can happen from October 1–5, can also be being thought of.
The Duleep Trophy was beforehand a knockout event between 5 zones, however later it was decreased to a round-robin competitors between three groups, with the highest two groups transferring on to the ultimate. The present Ranji Trophy winners compete towards the Remainder of India’s crew within the Irani Cup.
Moreover thought of have been the probabilities for internet hosting the Ranji Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The Vijay Hazare Trophy (ODI) is anticipated to start play on November 12, whereas the Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) could start on October 11. The Ranji Trophy is prone to start on December 13 with the knockouts from February 1.
One of many assembly’s instructed codecs requires the Ranji Trophy to be divided into 4 teams of Eight Elite groups and one group of Six Plate groups. As in earlier Group levels, every crew would thus get to play a minimal of seven video games. The Ranji Trophy makes the competitors extra fierce as a result of a crew should play a minimal of 10 video games to win. In accordance with Ganguly, the Board will begin providing a ladies’s U16 division within the forthcoming season.
