The BCCI on Thursday announced the schedule of men’s and women’s domestic tournaments for the upcoming 2024/25 season. This season fans will get to see some big changes in domestic cricket. The Ranji Trophy will be held in two phases, with the league stage in October and the knockouts in February.

The domestic season will begin on September 5 with the prestigious red-ball cricket tournament, the Duleep Trophy. This will be followed by the Irani Trophy in October. Limited overs cricket will begin with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which will begin on November 23. This will be followed by the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which will begin on December 21. The Deodhar Trophy has been dropped from the schedule once again, which was last added after a gap of four years.

BCCI removes toss from CK Nayudu Trophy

Talking about the changes in the domestic season, BCCI has proposed a new change for the CK Nayudu Trophy, in which the toss is being abolished. Instead of the toss in this tournament, the visiting team will have the privilege of batting or bowling first.

Regarding this, BCCI issued a press release saying, “The domestic season 2024-25 has been carefully planned, taking into account several factors to strengthen the core of domestic cricket while prioritizing the well-being of the players.”

Apart from this, the women’s domestic season will start with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy on October 17. The knockout rounds will start from November 6. After this, the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy will be played from November 17 to November 27. The Senior Women’s ODI Trophy will be held from December 4 to 30 while the Multi Day Challenger Trophy will be played from March 18 to April 1.