BCCI Postpones Ranji Trophy And Other Tournaments Due To A Surge In Covid-19 Cases

The tournaments were scheduled to begin on January 13

India’s domestic cricket schedule was thrown into chaos on Tuesday after BCCI decided to postpone major tournaments including Ranji Trophy and the Col CK Naidu Trophy due to a surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.

The board informed the same through a press release, "The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the postponement of the Ranji Trophy, Col C K Naidu Trophy & Senior Women's T20 League for the 2021-22 season in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. The Ranji Trophy & Col C K Naidu Trophies were scheduled to begin this month while the Senior Women's T20 League was scheduled to commence in February.”

"BCCI does not want to compromise the safety of the players, support staff, match officials and other participants involved and hence, has decided to put the three tournaments on hold till further notice. The BCCI will continue to assess the situation and take a call at the start of the tournaments accordingly.

"BCCI thanks and continues to appreciate the efforts of the healthcare workers, state associations, players, support staff, match officials and all the service providers who put their best foot forward to host more than 700 matches across 11 tournaments in the current 2021-22 domestic season," the release further stated.

The BCCI had informed six separate bubbles in six different cities with multiple grounds—Ahmedabad, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata.

The Bengal team has reported six COVID-19 cases, including five players while Mumbai's India player Shivam Dube also tested positive and is in isolation.

Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Avishek Dalmiya had been admitted to a city nursing home as a precautionary measure after testing positive.