da winzada777： The technical committee meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket inIndia (BCCI) at its meeting in Baroda on Saturday, suggested radicalchanges in the format of the domestic cricket tournaments from the2002-2003 season to make it very
da cassino online： 11-Aug-2001The technical committee meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket inIndia (BCCI) at its meeting in Baroda on Saturday, suggested radicalchanges in the format of the domestic cricket tournaments from the2002-2003 season to make it very competitive.The BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele told reporters that therecommendations of the technical committee would be discussed at theworking committee meeting of the BCCI to be held on August 25 atMumbai and then it would go to the general body of the BCCI, whichwill take a final decision."The technical committee also recommended changes in the pointssystem for Ranji Trophy matches which will become effective from theensuing season after the approval by the concerned bodies of theBCCI," Lele added.Lele said from next year onwards the teams would be divided into twogroups. Two teams from each zone will form group A in which there willbe ten teams, playing on league basis.At present there are three teams from each zone which qualify for theknock-out stages. So in all 15 teams play in super league stage. Therewill be no knock-out stage from next year.In Group B, there will be 17 teams from five zones which fail to makeit to the super league from their respective zones, Lele said.The 17 teams will be divided into two groups of nine and eight andthey will play Ranji Trophy matches on a round robin basis. The topthree teams from Group B will be promoted to Group A while three teamsremaining at the bottom of Group A will be relegated to Group B.Justifying the changes in the format, committee chairman SunilGavaskar, who presided over the meeting, told newspersons that thesechanges were in the interest of the game for making it morecompetitive.He said there are 27 teams in the country which participate in theRanji Trophy. "In the UK, domestic matches are played on this formatwith 20 teams participating," Gavaskar added.The technical committee had discussed making the changes at its lastmeeting and after getting feedback from the top players andassociations, decided to go in for radical changes in the format. Theteams will get one more year to qualify for two top positions in theirrespective zones.Lele said the committee recommended changes in the points system whichwill become effective from this year’s Ranji Trophy season after beingokayed by the working committee and the general body meeting."Under the changed system, the team winning on first innings leadwill get one point while an outright win will fetch two points. Therewill be no points if the match is abandoned or play is not possiblefor whatever reason," he added."At present, the team winning on the basis of first innings lead getsfive points while eight points are given for an outright victory whilethe team losing the match on first innings lead gets three points,"Lele said.Lele said changes in the Duleep Trophy format have also been suggestedwhich may be taken up for discussion at a later stage. Under the newformat, Duleep Trophy will be played on knock-out basis and not onleague basis as at present. The Duleep Trophy matches will be playedin centres hosting international events.
