The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday (January 17) conducted its Apex Council meeting, in which the governing body had a discussion on the domestic season after further dialogues with state units.
Speaking to ANI, sources present in the meeting said that a final call is yet to be taken on the hosting of Ranji Trophy or the Vijay Hazare trophy.
"We are yet to take a final call on the domestic season and we have to see if we will have the Ranji Trophy or the 50-over format. The state associations did show keen interest to have the Vijay Hazare, so a call will be taken soon. The bubble system shall remain the same as is being used in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy," the source said.
In the meeting, it was also announced that New Zealand will tour India as part of preparations for the T20 World Cup 2021
Asked about the plan to host New Zealand, the source stated: "The venues and detailing will be done in some time. But the idea is to play maximum T20 games with an eye on the T20 World Cup. It will help the boys prepare."
According to a report by ANI, the other major items on the agenda were discussion on tax solution for ICC T20 World Cup, discussion on the NCA project, hiring of personnel for NCA, Bengaluru and for BCCI headquarters at Mumbai, discussion on matters related to ICC's 2023-2031 cycle, update on Bihar Cricket Association.
The discussion on tax solution was also brought up during the BCCI Annual General Meeting on December 24 and it was decided that secretary Jay Shah and treasurer Arun Dhumal would speak to the government to figure a way out in this matter.
"We are set to host the 2021 T20 World Cup as well as the 50-over World Cup in 2023. We need to speak to the government to see if we can get tax exemption and for this, we have decided that our secretary Jay Shah and treasurer Arun Dhumal will speak to the government.
"If the government does not agree, we will then decide on how to go about it. We also have the 2016 World T20 matter pending, so that will also have to be worked out," a member, who had attended the meeting, quoted as saying by ANI.
(With ANI inputs)
