BCCI reveals domestic season 2024-25 schedule with unique 'toss elimination' in CK Nayudu Trophy

In the latest piece of news for Indian cricket fans, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule of Indian domestic cricket for the upcoming season of 2024-25. The season will start with the red-ball cricket, starting with the Duleep Trophy.

BCCI revealed the official schedule of the domestic season in an official media release through their official website. Notably, the Senior Men’s selection committee will pick the four participating teams for the Duleep Trophy.

“The season will commence with red-ball cricket, featuring the prestigious Duleep Trophy. Four teams selected by the Senior Men’s Selection Committee will compete in the Duleep Trophy, starting in Anantapur from 5th September. This will be followed by the Irani Cup and the Ranji Trophy, featuring the first five league matches,” reads the official statement from BCCI.

“Next, the white-ball tournaments will take centre stage, beginning with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, followed by the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The Ranji Trophy will then resume with the final two league matches,” the statement adds further.

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Innovative moves from BCCI to revamp the structure of domestic cricket

Meanwhile, what might attract the eyeballs will be the new decisions taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Interestingly, the teams for all the women’s tournaments in Indian domestic cricket for the upcoming season will be picked by the national selectors.

Besides that, the Board has also come up with an innovative ‘toss elimination’ move, it means that there will not be any kind of toss in the CK Nayudu Trophy as the visiting team will be given the privilege to decide what to do first, batting or bowling.

Apart from this move, the points system has also been revamped for the CK Nayudu Trophy, it will include the distribution of points for brilliant batting and bowling performances in the first innings. The board is also looking ahead to adopt the same in the Ranji Trophy if it works in the CK Nayudu Trophy.

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