Internet Desk: The BCCI will head back to its old ‘home and away’ format for the Ranji Trophy when board’s technical committee under the chairmanship of former India skipper Sourav Ganguly meet in Kolkata on August 2.
After this another meeting of Tours and Fixtures Committee will take place on the same day to decide the fixtures of India’s limited overs home series against Australia which will be played between October and November.
It will be after some months that one of BCCI’s sub- committees will be meeting and it has been scheduled in Kolkata as CAB president Ganguly has other commitments.
The BCCI had decided on neutral venues for Ranji Trophy during the 2016-17 season after numerous complaints about home teams doctoring the pitches.
However, most of the domestic captains gave it a thumbs down during the Captains Conclave in Mumbai earlier this year, when it became clear that the idea was a flop.
“Most of the states have already made it clear that we should go back to the old format of atleast four home matches. The last year became an ordeal for the teams as they were constantly travelling for three and half months. It made them homesick,” a senior BCCI official, who is not supposed to be officially quoted, said on Saturday.
“Hopefully, chairman of technical committee Ganguly will take a call. That’s the main point on the agenda apart from discussing the Conclave report,” the official added.