Despite uncertainty over Ranji season, teams are gearing up

By Khurram Habib New Delhi, Nov 25 : While there still remains uncertainty over the timing of the start of Indian domestic cricket’s premier tournament, the Ranji Trophy, as there has been no official intimation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the state associations, many of the states have started preparing for the Ranji season, following the strict norms laid down by not just the BCCI but also the local authorities.
Vidarbha, who won the Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy titles in 2017-18 and 2018-19, have had to send regular video clips daily to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to show that they are adhering to the norms.
They have been doing low-intensity training sessions over the last couple of days after conducting Covid tests for 60-70 players and coaches over the last week.
Up until the last couple of days, online training sessions were being followed.
Uttar Pradesh too has begun preparations and will soon complete the state selection trials towards the end of this month.
Yudhvir Singh, the secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) told IANS, “We have already begun selection trials in various districts and the selection trials for the Ranji Trophy team should end by November-end. We are going ahead with it keeping in mind that BCCI’s domestic season will start from January 1 next year. We will do it in Kanpur.”