Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin and former Saurashtra captain and current SCA (Saurashtra Cricket Association) president Jaydev Shah are part of a seven-member working group set up by the BCCI to oversee the upcoming 2021-22 operations. domestic weather.
Other members include Rohan Jaitley, (DDCA president), Yudhveer Singh (UPCA secretary), Devjit Saikia (ACA secretary), Avishek Dalmiya (CAB secretary) and Santosh Menon (KSCA secretary). The immediate task of the Working Group is to formalize a compensation package for the BCCI domestic players for the 2020-21 domestic season, driven by the pandemic.
India's rising Covid-19 cases and the shortened available window from IPL 2020 staging in the UAE between September and November meant that the BCCI could not organize its premier men's domestic tournament, the Ranji Trophy, last year. In the women's circuit, the domestic T20 competition was cancelled, while no age group tournament was possible.
The absence of the Ranji Trophy, the biggest source of income for domestic male cricketers in India, resulted in a significant drop in players' income, leaving many without government jobs looking for opportunities elsewhere. On an average, a domestic male player charges Rs 12-14 lakh per season. This amount has come down to Rs 3-4 lakh for the 2020-21 season.
Earlier this month, the BCCI announced a full domestic season starting September, along with the women's one-day tournament. 2127 matches - men's, women's and age groups - are to be held across the country. The men's season will begin with the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20, which begins five days after the IPL final in the UAE on October 20. The Ranji Trophy has been placed in a three-month window from November 16, 2021. By 19 February 2022.
The seven-member committee will be responsible for the feasibility of bio-bubbles across the country besides finalizing the venues and logistics for conducting the domestic session. Board President Sourav Ganguly has already underlined the importance of creating bio-bubbles for the season.
"We will make bio-bubbles," he told reporters last week. "We created bubbles last time for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. We have to do the same. Without bubbles, cricket can't happen this season as well."