{ "id": "39809", "author": "13", "cnmid": "0", "title": "Duleep Trophy begins on Aug 17, Ranji Trophy from Nov 1", "lang": "en", "series": "1", "cup_year": "2018", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Mumbai, July 18 (CRICKETNMORE):  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced that the 37-team Raji Trophy championship will be held from November 1, 2018 to February 6, 2019 after the conclusion of the Vijay Hazare", "subtype": "", "editor1": "

Mumbai, July 18 (CRICKETNMORE): <\/strong> The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced that the 37-team Raji Trophy championship will be held from November 1, 2018 to February 6, 2019 after the conclusion of the Vijay Hazare and the Deodhar Trophy 50-overs tournaments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The domestic season will begin with the Duleep Trophy, starting on August 17, 2018. It will end on September 8.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Then the Vijay Hazare Trophy will run from September 19 to October 20, while the Deodhar Trophy will run from October 23 to 27.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Ranji Trophy will have nine new teams in Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim & Uttarakhand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The tournament will have nine teams each in Elite Group A and B and 10 teams in the Elite Group C. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

The nine new teams will be placed in the Plate group category. As per Justice RM Lodha committee recommendations, extension of the game to the remote areas was a priority and that is how the states from North East were introduced in this year's Ranji Trophy as participants in the plate division.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The top team that qualifies for quarter-finals from the Plate group will be promoted to Elite Group C in the next season. The top two teams that qualify for the quarter-finals from Elite Group C will be promoted to Elite Group A & B in the next season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy will also comprise 37 teams and will be played after the Irani Trophy. This will be a great platform for the domestic players to prepare for the IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Col C K Nayudu Trophy, Vinoo Mankad Trophy, Cooch Behar Trophy and Vizzy Trophy (Inter-university competition) will cater to the young and budding talent of the country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The senior women's team will commence their domestic season with the T20 Challenger Trophy, while the one-day league runs from December 1 to 29.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The one-day Challenger Trophy will be held from January 4, 2019 to January 8, while the T20 league will begin on February 20, 2019 and run till March 13, 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The BCCI is set to host more than 2,000 matches across various age-group competitions.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ranji-trophy-lg1.jpg", "alt_img": "Duleep Trophy begins on Aug 17, Ranji Trophy from Nov 1", "alt_title": "Duleep Trophy begins on Aug 17, Ranji Trophy from Nov 1", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Duleep Trophy begins on Aug 17, Ranji Trophy from Nov 1", "seo_desc": ".", "seo_keywords": "", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "duleep-trophy-begins-on-aug-17-ranji-trophy-from-nov-1", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2437", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2018-07-18 22:16:34", "updated": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "img_from": "Google Search", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2018-07-18 22:16:34", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2018-07-18 22:16:34", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/duleep-trophy-begins-on-aug-17-ranji-trophy-from-nov-1-39809" }