MUMBAI: The 2021-22 edition of the Ranji Trophy, which will be divided into two phases— pre and post IPL — will kick off from February 16. The group stage games of the Elite group stage will be played till March 5.
The BCCI has picked nine venues for the Ranji Trophy — eight venues will host eight Elite Groups consisting of four teams each, while the ninth venue will host six teams in the Plate Group. The venues for the Ranji Trophy will be Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Trivandrum, Cuttack, Baroda, Ahmedabad and Rajkot. As per the earlier format, the venues for the Ranji Trophy stay neutral.
