The Ranji Trophy, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, makes a comeback. The games are scheduled to be played between September 2021 and March 2022 across the men’s and women’s formats and different age groups.
The 2021-22 season is set to start on September 21 with the Senior Women’s One Day League. Meanwhile, for the men’s, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be the first competition of the season, and it will kick off on October 20, and the final will be played on November 12.
Four days after the final, the Ranji Trophy will start with 38 teams competing across four groups. It will be played across a three-month window, and it will finish on February 19, 2022.
The 50-over tournament, Vijay Hazare Trophy, will have been scheduled between February 23 and March 26 in 2022. As far as the women’s cricket is concerned, apart from the Senior Women’s One Day League, the senior women have the Challenger and T20 League scheduled as well.
The Under-19 and Under-23 tournaments for both men and women have also returned. The BCCI secretary Jay Shah is confident about the upcoming domestic season.
“The BCCI is confident of hosting the domestic season with health and safety of players and all people involved being paramount,“
the BCCI secretary Jay Shah was quoted saying in a statement released by the BCCI.
MEN’S SCHEDULE
| Tournament | Age Group | Start Date | End Date | Number of Matches |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) | Senior | 20th October 2021 | 12th November 2021 | 149 |
| Ranji Trophy (Multi Day) | Senior | 16th November 2021 | 19th February 2022 | 177 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy (One Day) | Senior | 23rd February 2022 | 26th March 2022 | 169 |
| Col C K Nayudu Trophy – League (Multi Day) | Under 23 | 18th November 2021 | 12th December 2021 | 160 |
| Men’s State A One Day | Under 23 | 23rd February 2022 | 26th March 2022 | 160 |
| Vinoo Mankad Trophy (One Day) | Under 19 | 28th September 2021 | 29th October 2021 | 152 |
| Men’s U19 One Day Challenger | Under 19 | 3rd November 2021 | 9th November 2021 | 7 |
| Cooch Behar Trophy (Multi Day) | Under 19 | 14th November 2021 | 7th February 2022 | 152 |
| Vijay Merchant Trophy (Multi Day) | Under 16 | 1st October 2021 | 6th December 2021 | 102 |
WOMEN’S SCHEDULE
| Tournament | Age Group | Start Date | End Date | Number of Matches |
| Senior Women’s One Day League | Senior | 21st September 2021 | 22nd October 2021 | 160 |
| Senior Women’s One day Challenger Trophy | Senior | 27th October 2021 | 21st October 2021 | 4 |
| Senior Women’s T20 League | Senior | 19th March 2022 | 11th April 2022 | 142 |
| Women’s U23 T20 League | Under 23 | 17th January 2022 | 7th February 2022 | 142 |
| Women’s U23 One Day League | Under 23 | 11th February 2022 | 15th March 2022 | 160 |
| Women’s U19 One Day League | Under 19 | 1st October 2021 | 31st October 2021 | 152 |
| Women’s U19 T20 League | Under 19 | 4th November 2021 | 27th November 2021 | 135 |
| Women’s U19 One Day Challenger Trophy | Under 19 | 1st December 2021 | 5th December 2021 | 4 |
