Duleep Trophy to return to zonal structure next year

• BCCI held a discussion at the 93rd Annual General Meeting to decide to return to the zonal format of the Duleep Trophy.
• The decision was made to maintain the competitive nature of the tournament, not to virtualize it into exhibition games.
• The decision was made based on recommendations from a working group, including head coach Rahul David, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, NCA head V.V.S. Laxman, and GM, operations Abey Kuruvilla.
• The AGM also authorized office-bearers to finalize BCCI’s representative for ICC’s meetings.
• The resolution was passed to maintain BCCI’s legal status as a society and to ensure that the tournaments, including IPL, will not be converted to a company.