As per a tentative schedule for this season drawn up by batting legend Rahul Dravid, the National Cricket Academy (NCA) head, and interim IPL CEO Hemang Amin, the Mushtaq Ali Trophy will begin from November 19, just after the IPL, and culminate on December 7, while the Ranji Trophy will kick off from December 13 and end on March 10. It means that last season's Ranji champions Saurashtra will be denied a chance to play the traditional Irani Cup tie against Rest of India.
In case of women's cricket, the BCCI, under flak for not sending the national team to England in the wake of Covid-19, is holding a full-fledged season - the One-Day League (March 17 to April 12, 2021), T20 League (November 1-20), U-23 One-Day league (November 30-December 23), U-23 T20 league (January 27 to February 15), U-19 One-Day League (December 29- January 21) and U-19 T20 Trophy (Feb 21 to March 11).
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