New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) India's domestic cricket season begins with the BCCI Corporate Tournament from September 1 while the league stage of Ranji Trophy elite competition will be held from November 3 to December 24, the Cricket Board announced today.
The BCCI Corporate Tournament for the Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy will be played from September 1-8 in Vishakhapatnam, Chennai and Bengaluru.
Jaipur will host the Irani Cup game between Ranji Trophy winners Rajasthan and the Rest of India from October 1-5.
The next tournament, decided by BCCI Tour, Programmes and Fixtures Committee at its recent meeting in Mumbai, is the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, to be played at Nagpur from October 10-13.
For Ranji Trophy first division, eight teams -- Rajasthan, KSCA, Mumbai, Railways, UPCA, Punjab, Saurashtra and Orissa -- have been placed in Group A.