Ranji Trophy in for overhauling – Cricket News Update
Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) is considering overhaul India’s premiere domestic event http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746 the Indian board’s technical committee met on Tuesday with recommendations to improve the domestic cricket structure in
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. The recommendation for the approaching 2012-2013 season, proposed the idea of two finalists to be placed in different groups – Tier A and B for the next season of Ranji Trophy.
Ranji Trophy is an annual 27-team tournament, which has been India’s elite first-class cricket event since its inauguration in 1934. Previously, the Trophy format was divided between Elite and Plate Divisions. The Elite Division was consisted of two groups,
A and B, with eight and seven teams participating in it respectively, while the Plate Division was also divided into two groups, A and B, with six teams each.
The committee recommended revamping the format by introducing three groups A, B and C each with nine teams, every team will play eight matches in the Trophy. Ganguly later told the reporters, "We have recommended two major changes in Ranji Trophy format.
There will be nine teams in three groups A, B and C. Each team will play eight matches in the league stage and there will be promotion and relegation."
The purpose is to give every team an equal chance which will not only bring parity among the competitors but also increasing the number of matches that every team will play in the competition. The recommendations also include a relegation-promotion format.
At the end of every season the top three teams from group B will be promoted to group A while the last two from group B would be relegated to group C. Similarly, the bottom three teams from group A will also be relegated to group B.
On the heels of ICC’s cricket committee’s recommendation to introduce two bouncers an over, the technical committee also recommended an increase in the number of bouncers to be bowled in an over for their domestic circuit "Two bouncers will be permitted
per over," suggested the technical committee in Tuesday’s meeting. The recommendation also included to increase a bowler’s quota to twelve overs.
During the meeting the committee did not recommend any changes in the rules for PowerPlay such as, to increase or decrease the number of players outside the thirty-yard circle. Cricket pundits in India have lauded the inclusion of veterans like Ganguly and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anil-Kumble-c44737 in such recommendation committees and administrative body, since with their extensive on-field experience and service for the cricket can prove beneficial for the development of the game in India.
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