Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel awarded with central contracts by BCCI

The newest batting star Sarfaraz Khan and wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel were introduced into Group C of BCCI’s central contract with an annual retainer ship fee of Rs 1 crore, after fulfilling the eligibility of playing three Tests in the present season.

The new players’ names were ratified during the BCCI Apex Council meeting which was held on Monday.

Sarfaraz, a domestic heavyweight for Mumbai, scored 3 fiftes in 3 Test matches against England while Agra man Jurel, with scores of 90 and 39 not out in a tricky chase at Ranchi, won the Player of the Match in only his second Test.
Ratification of the central contract was on the agenda and both have cut.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India is likely to revisit the Ranji Trophy calendar for the next season and will not schedule any matches in the northern part of India during December and January, as fog and bad light can spoil the match.

The detailed domestic calendar will be announced later. However, the BCCI Apex Council has given the tentative 2024-25 calendar, which was one of the main items in the eight-point agenda of the Apex Council meeting on the day.

For the past few seasons, the Ranji Trophy has started in January and ended in the second week of March and cities like Delhi, Chandigarh, Meerut, Kanpur, Jammu, and Dharamsala, most matches are being affected by bad light and fog during peak winter months.

”No decision has been taken yet but Ranji Trophy, like earlier years could start from mid or end October after the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which serves as an IPL auction platform. Some states are losing crucial points in do-or-die games because of inclement weather from mid-December to mid-February,” a senior BCCI source told PTI.

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It has been also learnt that BCCI will form a committee, which will decide whether union territory Daman & Diu get associate membership.

Many ICC associate member nations like Nepal want to come for exposure trips to India and play practice games against some of the state sides. The Nepal team, which will play the T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies are supposed to train in the national capital and also plan to play a few T20 matches against Gujarat, Barod in a three-team tournament called Friendship Cup.

However, BCCI’s Apex Council made it clear that any affiliated state unit will need NOC from the parent body before they can host any international team.

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