India’s emerging batting star Sarfaraz Khan and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel have met the criteria to play three Tests this season and have been selected for a retainer fee of Rs 1 crore per annum BCCI Central Contract Group C. Their names were approved at the BCCI Apex Governing Council meeting held on Monday. Mumbai’s domestic heavyweight Sarfaraz scored three half-centuries in three Tests against England, while Agra native Jurel scored 90 and 39 respectively in a tricky chase in Ranchi The score earned him the Man of the Match award in the second game. Approval of the central contract was on the agenda and approved by both parties.

Ranji Trophy Schedule

The BCCI may revisit the Ranji Trophy calendar for next season and not schedule any matches in north India between December and January as fog and poor light often ruin matches.

While the detailed domestic schedule will be announced later, the BCCI Apex Governing Council did discuss the tentative schedule for 2024-25, which was one of the main items on the eight-point agenda of the day’s Apex Governing Council meeting.

In the past few seasons, the Ranji Trophy started in January and ended in the second week of March, with most matches played in northern Indian cities such as Delhi, Chandigarh, Kanpur, Meerut, Jammu, Dharamshala, etc. All will be affected by poor light and heavy fog. Peak winter season.

“No decision has been taken yet but the Ranji Trophy like previous years may start from mid-October or end-of-October after the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which is the platform for IPL auction. Some states are in a do-or-die contest The team lost crucial points as the weather was bad from mid-December to mid-February, a senior BCCI source told PTI.

It is also reported that the BCCI will form a committee that will decide whether the union territories of Daman and Diu will be granted associate membership.

Foreign boards cannot speak directly to state agencies about exposed travel

Many associate members of the International Cricket Council like Nepal are keen to come to India for exposure tours and practice matches with some of the national teams. In fact, the Nepal team, which will play in the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies, is supposed to train in the national capital and is scheduled to play a few T20 matches against Gujarat, Vadodara in a three-team tournament called friendlies. cup.

However, the BCCI’s Apex committee has made it clear that any affiliated national unit will need to obtain an NOC from the parent body to host any international team.