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The stage is scheduled for another home cricket season full of action in India, as the Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) has completed the calendar of the 2025-26 season. With the red ball cricket in the heart of the calendar, the Raji trophy is expected to take place in two phases.
According to a PTI journalist, the Indian domestic season 2025-26 will begin with the Duleep trophy, which is scheduled from August 28 to September 15, giving selectors an early view of the form and physical way of players for international tasks.
BCCI reveals the Domestic Cricket season 2025-26
A few days later, the focus will go to the iconic Iranium Cup, which will be held from 1 to 5 October, where the Ranji Champions defense and the rest of the Indian team will fight for the trophy. Then, the first first class tournament in India, the Ranji Trophy, will take center stage.
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The Ranji Trophy will also be played in two phases this season. The first phase of the red ball tournament will take place from October 15 to 19, followed by a pause before the second phase and tie, scheduled for January 22 and February 28.
2025-2026 BCCI Domestic season: Ranjit Trofy Phase 1 from October 15 to 19 again, phase January 2 22 28, included. Duleep Trophy August 28-September 15, Irani Cup October 1-5
– Bharat Sharma (@Sharmabharat45) June 14, 2025
During the break, the white ball tournaments in India, including the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in December and the Vijay Hazarere trophy in January, will be staged by the BCCI.
BCCI returns the zonal format for the Duleep Trophy
In the meantime, the BCCI has decided to recover the traditional zonal format of the Duleep Trophy since this season. Instead of four teams like last year (India A, B, C and D), the tournament will now have six zones: north, south, east, west, central and north.
This change means that more domestic players will have the opportunity to show their talent and more test cricketers may be included in the plants. The decision was made during the BCCI APEX Board meeting in March and is now planned to be implemented when the season begins.
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Vidarbha began the ranji season as champions defender
Well, Vidarbha raised the Ranji trophy in the 2024-25 season after beating Kerala in the final in Nagpur. However, the game ended in a draw, but Vidarbha’s leadership in the first tickets was enough to secure the title, according to the tournament rules.
Karun Nair led the post with a brilliant century, while Danish Malewar provided a strong support to promote third offenders throughout 400. This victory marked the third title of Vidarbha’s Ranji Trophy in just seven years. After his strong show in the last domestic season, Nair was remembered on the Indian Cricket team.
Above all, the Indian Cricket team is currently preparing for the five -game test series against England, from June 20 in Leeds. They are currently facing India A in a warm -up game to adjust their preparations for the difficult challenge against Ben Stokes and his team.
