2020–21 Indian cricket season

2020–21 Indian domestic cricket season
	Men Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E); Ranji Trophy (Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E); 2021 Indian Premier League; Women T20 League; One Day League;

The 2020–21 Indian cricket season will be the 127th cricket season since the commencement of first-class cricket, List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket in India.

Paytm retained the title sponsorship of international and domestic Indian cricket tournaments for five years.[1] BCCI partnered with All India Radio for radio commentary of all international and selected domestic games for 2019–20 and 2020–21 season.[2]

International

Men's International tours
Dates	Tournament	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
Dates	Tournament	Home team	Away team	Test	ODI	T20I
January 2020- March 2021	England tour of India	India	England	[5]	[3]	[3]

Domestic

BCCI announced the domestic schedule in August 2020.[3] In this season a total of 1183 domestic games (less 853 games than previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic) being played across various age groups in the men's and women's category.[4] But in a season that also has no place for 50-overs competitions like Vijay Hazare Trophy and Deodhar Trophy and the first-class match like Duleep Trophy and the Irani Cup.[5] Challenger Trophies for women's senior and junior find no place in the proposal.

Men's

Transfers

The following players transfers and staff changes were held during the season.

Transfers

Name	From	To	Note	Ref
Sheldon Jackson	Saurashtra	Puducherry		[6]

Dates	Tournament	Matches Format	Teams Format (No. of Teams)	Tournament format (No. of Matches)	Winners
19 November 2020- 7 December 2020	Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy	Twenty20	Inter-state (38 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (109 Matches)
13 December 2020- 10 March 2021	Ranji Trophy	First-class	Inter-state (38 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (136 Matches)

Women's

2020–21 (2020–21) India's Women's domestic cricket season
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Dates	Tournament	Matches Format	Teams Format (No. of Teams)	Tournament format (No. of Matches)	Winners
1 November 2020- 20 November 2020	T20 League	Women's Twenty20	Inter-state (37 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (142 Matches)
17 March 2021- 12 April 2021	One-Day League	Women's List A	Inter-state (37 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (160 Matches)

Junior Level

Contents
1 Domestic Men's			2 Domestic Women's
1.1 Col C K Nayudu Trophy	1.2 Cooch Behar Trophy	1.3 Vijay Merchant Trophy	2.1 U23 One-Day League	2.2 U23 T20 League	2.3 U19 One-Day League	2.4 U19 T20 League

The BCCI has decided to conduct junior level tournaments for men's like CK Nayudu Trophy, Cooch Behar Trophy and Vijay Merchant Trophy and for women's like U23 One Day League, U23 T20 League, U19 One Day League and U19 T20 League.[7][8] Challenger Trophies across all categories like men and women, senior and junior find no place in the proposal.[3]

Domestic Men's

Cooch Behar Trophy will be held from November to January. Vijay Merchant Trophy is being held from November to January. Col C K Nayudu Trophy will be held from December to March.

2020-21 (2020-21) India's Junior Men's domestic cricket season
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Dates	Tournament	Age-Group (Matches Format)	Teams Format (No. of Teams)	Tournament format (No. of Matches)
1 November 2020- 7 January 2021	Vijay Merchant Trophy	Men's U-16 (Multi-Day)	Inter-state (36 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (102 Matches)
1 November 2020- 22 January 2021	Cooch Behar Trophy	Men's U-19 (Multi-Day)	Inter-state (35 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (143 Matches)
15 December 2020- 9 March 2021	Col C K Nayudu Trophy	Men's U-23 (Multi-Day)	Inter-state (37 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (160 Matches)

Domestic Women's

Women's U23 One-Day League will be held from November to December. Women's U23 T20 League is being held from January to February. Women's U19 One-Day League will be held from December to January. Women's U19 T20 League will be held from February to March.

2019-20 (2019-20) India's Junior Women's domestic cricket season
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Dates	Tournament	Age-Group (Matches Format)	Teams Format (No. of Teams)	Tournament format (No. of Matches)
30 November 2020- 23 December 2020	Women's U23 One-Day League	Women's U-23 (One-Day)	Inter-state (37 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (160 Matches)
29 December 2020- 21 January 2021	Women's U19 One-Day League	Women's U-19 (One-Day)	Inter-state (36 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (152 Matches)
27 January 2021- 15 February 2021	Women's U23 T20 League	Women's U-23 (Twenty20)	Inter-state (37 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (142 Matches)
21 February 2021- 11 March 2021	Women's U19 T20 League	Women's U-19 (Twenty20)	Inter-state (36 Teams)	Round-robin and Playoff format (135 Matches)

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References

"Paytm retains title sponsorship of Indian cricket for five years". Livemint. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
"BCCI partners with All India Radio for commentary in international and domestic games". India Today. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
"India's domestic 2020-21 season: Only Ranji Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali for men?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
"Ranji Trophy likely to begin on December 13". SportStar. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
"Vijay Hazare tournament set to be skipped in rejigged calendar". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
"Sheldon Jackson quits Saurashtra for Puducherry". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
"BCCI Draws Up Schedule For The Domestic Season; Provision Only For SMAT And Ranji Trophy". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
"2020-21 Indian domestic season to see only Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali T20, says report". Circle of Cricket. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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[1] "Paytm retains title sponsorship of Indian cricket for five years". Livemint. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[2] "BCCI partners with All India Radio for commentary in international and domestic games". India Today. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[Cricinfo-3] "India's domestic 2020-21 season: Only Ranji Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali for men?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[4] "Ranji Trophy likely to begin on December 13". SportStar. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[5] "Vijay Hazare tournament set to be skipped in rejigged calendar". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[6] "Sheldon Jackson quits Saurashtra for Puducherry". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[7] "BCCI Draws Up Schedule For The Domestic Season; Provision Only For SMAT And Ranji Trophy". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[8] "2020-21 Indian domestic season to see only Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali T20, says report". Circle of Cricket. Retrieved 12 August 2020.