TOI had reported in it is June 17 version that the BCCI, for the primary time, is prone to begin giving Participant of the Match/Sequence awards in all its junior tournaments from the 2024-25 home season onwards. A call relating to this was taken on the BCCI’s apex council assembly on June 18.
Clearly, the Board has launched money rewards to make home cricket profitable, in addition to encourage younger women and men cricketers to excel in age group tournaments.
The BCCI conducts Below-16 (Vijay Service provider Trophy), U-19 (Cooch Behar Trophy) and U-23 (CK Nayudu Trophy) tournaments on the junior stage for males, and the U-15, U-19 and U-23 occasions for girls. Whereas the governing physique of the sport offers annual awards for the very best performers in these tournaments, this would be the first time that ‘POTM’ and ‘POTS’ awards are given to the gamers at this stage.
The BCCI has determined to eradicate the toss within the CK Nayudu Trophy for the 2024-25 season, with the visiting crew now having the correct to decide on whether or not to bat or bowl first.
India’s home calendar begins on September 5 in Bangalore with the Duleep Trophy. Will probably be adopted by the Irani Cup in October. The Ranji Trophy, India’s premier first-class competitors, will get underway on October 11. The Syed Mushtaq Ali is scheduled to start out on November 23, after which the Vijay Hazare Trophy will happen from December 21.
