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Ravi Shastri takes a dig at BCCI for prioritising Ranji Trophy over IPL

Weak Indian males’s cricket crew head coach Ravi Shastri has taken an indirect dig at BCCI for not taking a resolution on conserving Ranji Trophy earlier.

India’s pink-ball match is a backbone of Indian cricket because it produces cricketers for the area cricket.

The Ranji Trophy used to be not held closing season attributable to the raging coronavirus pandemic and dates of this season has not but been announced by BCCI. The season, which on the total starts in dreary November, is aloof browsing for a brand new date. While all efforts are being applied to host IPL 2022 in India.

Key contributors of BCCI alongside with president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah met on Thursday to steal over the fate of Ranji Trophy. At the extinguish of the meeting, it used to be made up our minds that the match will be held in two phases.

It’s anticipated that the 38-crew match will commence in the second week of February and the predominant phase will continue for roughly a month.

BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal, after a gathering of the Board on Thursday, had mentioned that the body intends to preserve the match in “two phases”.

Right here is since the BCCI is planning to commence the IPL from March 27 and it’d be practically most unlikely to preserve the Ranji Trophy at a stretch.

Dhumal had mentioned this after many affirm fashions and the BCCI brass held a gathering to talk in regards to the kind forward.

The fans are elevating questions on BCCI’s intentions. That why did they not steal to host the match earlier. 

A day later, Shastri wrote on his Twitter that how vital Ranji Trophy is for Indian cricket, inserting extra more stress on BCCI to organise it this year. He called Ranji Trophy the backbone of Indian cricket without which it’d be spineless.

“The Ranji Trophy is the backbone of Indian cricket. The moment you commence ignoring it our cricket will be SPINELESS!,” Shastri tweeted.

The Ranji Trophy is the backbone of Indian cricket. The moment you commence ignoring it our cricket will be SPINELESS!

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) January 28, 2022

Bhai Ranji trophy kab commence ho Rahi hai? Ho Rahi ha na? I had not not up to 25 cricketers calling and checking on me about it. So gay to listen to about Ranji trophy initiating quickly. #happynews @BCCI

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 28, 2022

Weak Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan too tweeted on the brand new topic, asserting that in the pasr few days he has purchased name from domestic cricketers who’re asking whether the match will be held or not. Now to not neglect, there are gamers who make not play IPL and their bread butter is dependent on the domestic tournaments adore Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Plus, there are umpires, groundsmen who’re struggling for no domestic cricket is occurring in the country. 

Irfan wrote: “Bhai Ranji trophy kab commence ho Rahi hai? Ho Rahi ha na? I had not not up to 25 cricketers calling and checking on me about it. So gay to listen to about Ranji trophy initiating quickly.”

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