The new season of the country’s prestigious domestic first class tournament Ranji Trophy will start from Friday. 38 records will enter the elite and plate groups. Play tournament matches across 48 venues over a 10-week run. The initial phase of this is starting from January 25. The home test series of 5 tests of India vs England is important. If the attention of many uncapped national selectors is drawn, then some veteran players will try to make a comeback in the team. The final of the elite group will start from March 10. The final of the plate group will start from 17th February. Know all the important things about Ranji season…

What is the proof of this domestic tournament?
The elite group has a score of 32 while the plate group has a score of 6. 32 teams have been called in 4 groups of 8-8. Each team will play 7 league matches and the top-2 scores in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals. At the same time, out of all the 6 record players in the plate group, one player each will play a total of 5 league matches. Out of these points, Goji reached the top-4 ranking. After this the final will take place.

What is the difference between elite and plate group?
The Plate Group has more Florida records than the Elite Group. The purpose of shining in different groups is to maintain the quality of the tournament. The record of 2 reaching the Plate Group final will remain in the elite group next year. The 2 teams that have the lowest figures in the final 2 places in the 8 races in the 4 Elite Groups will be relegated to the Plate Group next year.

Cheteshwar is out of the mixed test team. He was successful in staking his claim for return to the team by performing better in Ranji.

Which teams have got promotion to the elite group and relegation to the plate group this season?
The Hyderabad team, which had six singles defeats from seven in the group round last season, has made it to the Plate Group this year. At the same time, Nagaland team also gets relegated to the same group. Apart from these, the Plate Group includes other 4 nominated Democrat Territories, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Division. At the same time, the teams which won the final championship of Plate Group last year and Bihar are included in the elite group this time.

Is the competition tough in the elite group?
Group A features GATE winners Saurashtra along with two-time champions Vidarbha, Vijay Hazare’s reigning champions Haryana, records among others. At the same time, in Group-B, along with 41-time winner Mumbai, there is the team of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bengal and last time runner-up Bengal. 8-time winner Raina holds other records in Group-C with Tamil Nadu and Syed Mushtaq Trophy winner Punjab. Group-D has Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Credit, Himachal etc.

Which international stars are participating in the tournament?
Ajinkya will play for Outlet Mumbai and Cheteshwar Sangam for Saurashtra. Hanuma Vihari is the captain of Andhra Pradesh and Mayank Agarwal is the captain of Karnataka. Badam Yadav and Rinku Singh will also be seen in the tournament after national duty. Ministry Yadav will play for Vidarbha and Ishant Sharma will play for Delhi. Tilak Verma is in command of the Resident in the Plate Group.

Wex played his last Test on the West Indies tour in July last year. The selection company will also keep an eye on the left.

Where will the plants go this time?
Watch Elite Group matches at 48 venues across the country. The first Ranji match after 29 years will be played at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Solapur, Maharashtra. Plate group matches will be held at 5 venues.

Which key players will miss the tournament?
Prithvi Shaw will miss the first three matches of the tournament due to injury. Tamil captain Dinesh Karthik will not play Ranji for IPL in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Harshal Patel will also not be seen for Haryana due to injury.

Why is it necessary for a national selectors season?
R in the Indian team of selectors this season. Ashwin and the search for the restaurant is going on. In such a situation, interesting views on Rahul Chahar and Manav Suthar of Rajasthan. Many youngsters including Nickin Jose, Ryan Para, Yash Dhol, Saurabh Kumar are on the selectors’ list.