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India Gazette
21 hours ago
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- India Gazette
BCCI holds 28th Apex Council meeting, constitutes committee to form guidelines for victory celebrations after tournaments
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 14 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held its 28th Apex Council meeting on Saturday, during which a committee was formed to prevent cases like the stampede outside Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title win. Also, venues for the home white-ball series between India and New Zealand were approved. The committee will be headed by BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia. The committee will formulate guidelines about such victory celebrations within 15 days. A statement from BCCI said, 'The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) convened its 28th Apex Council Meeting on Saturday, June 14, 2025.' 'The following key decisions were taken during the meeting: The Apex Council expressed its profound grief over the tragic incidents in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, which led to the unfortunate loss of innocent lives.' 'In light of the incident that occurred during the victory celebrations in Bengaluru, the Apex Council has decided to constitute a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines aimed at preventing such occurrences in the future. The committee will comprise: Devajit Saikia (Chairperson), Prabhtej Singh Bhatia (BCCI Treasurer) and Rajeev Shukla (BCCI vice-president). The committee will formulate the guidelines within 15 days,' the statement continued. The stampede left 11 people dead and 33 people injured. The Apex Council confirmed the venues for India's upcoming white-ball home series against New Zealand, scheduled to be held in early 2026. The series will have three ODIs to be held at Baroda (January 11), Rajkot (January 14) and Indore (January 18) and five T20Is to take place at Nagpur (January 21), Raipur (January 23), Guwahati (January 25), Vizag (January 28) and Trivandrum (January 31). The BCCI Domestic Season 2025-26 has been approved, the season will start with the Duleep Trophy (August 28, 2025) and conclude with the Senior Women's Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy (April 3, 2026). There have been some key changes made to domestic cricket tournaments and structure: *The Duleep Trophy and Senior Women's Challenger tournaments will now be contested between six zonal teams selected by zonal selectors. *Plate Group restructuring has been introduced across age categories. The bottom 6 teams (based on the previous season's rankings) will be placed in the Plate Group for limited-overs tournaments. *Promotion/relegation rules updated: Only one team will be promoted/relegated between Elite and Plate groups going forward. *Tournament Format Updates: The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Senior Women's T20 Trophy will now include a Super League stage instead of a traditional knockout. *New Grouping Formats: Major tournaments such as Vijay Hazare Trophy, Senior Women's One Day Trophy, and Men's U23 State A Trophy will follow a 4 Elite Groups + 1 Plate Group model. Most junior and women's tournaments (U16, U19, U23) have moved to a 5 Elite + 1 Plate group structure. The Apex Council has resolved to establish a Working Group comprising five (5) 'Umpire Coaches' to oversee the development of umpires and enhance their on-field performance. These five 'Umpire Coaches' must possess international umpiring experience and have served as former umpires. Additionally, the Apex Council has decided to form a Working Group consisting of three (3) former Match Referees. This Working Group will be responsible for monitoring the development of match referees and providing them with opportunities to improve their performance in cricket matches. (ANI)
Mint
a day ago
- Sport
- Mint
Bengaluru stampede: BCCI forms 3-member committee to formulate guidelines to avoid such incidents
Days after the tragic stampede at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Apex Council has decided to constitute a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines for victory celebrations. The BCCI took the decision to form the committee at the 28th BCCI Apex Council Meeting on Saturday. 'In light of the incident that occurred during the victory celebrations in Bengaluru, the Apex Council has decided to constitute a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines aimed at preventing such occurrences in the future,' shared BCCI in a press release. The committee will consist of Devajit Saikia (Chairperson), Prabhtej Singh Bhatia and Rajeev Shukla and will formulate the guidelines within 15 days. Earlier on 4 June, a stampede took place in M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during the Royal Challengers Bangalore's maiden IPL trophy victory celebrations. In the event, 11 people were killed and several were injured. The BCCI in its Apex Council meeting decided to establish a Working Group comprising five 'Umpire Coaches' to oversee the development of umpires and enhance their on-field performance. All these 'Umpire Coaches' must possess international umpiring experience and have served as former umpires. Also, the Apex Council has decided to form a Working Group consisting of three former match referees. They would be responsible for monitoring the development of match referees and providing them with opportunities to improve their performance in cricket matches. Among others, the BCCI's Apex Council confirmed the venues for India's upcoming white-ball home series against New Zealand, scheduled to be held in early 2026.
The Hindu
a day ago
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- The Hindu
Domestic season to kick off on August 28; Duleep Trophy back to zonal format
The 2025-26 domestic cricket season will kick off with the Duleep Trophy, starting August 28, and end with the Senior Women's Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy on April 3. The schedule for the upcoming season was announced via a press release after the BCCI's 28th Apex Council meeting on Saturday. The Ranji Trophy is slated to be held from October 15 to February 28. Like last season, the league stage of India's premier First Class competition will be held in two phases. The first phase will be held from October 15 to November 19 while the second phase will involve two rounds from January 22 to February 1. The knockouts will begin on February 6. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy - the T20 and 50-over competitions respectively - will be played during the Ranji break. Among the key decisions taken at the meeting was a return to the zonal format for the Duleep Trophy. In the 2024-25 season, the tournament was played between four teams, named India A, India B, India C and India D, picked by the national selectors. This year, it will again be contested among the six zones – North, South, West, East, Central and North East. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will now include a Super League stage instead of the knockouts. The Super League stage will feature two groups of four teams each based on standings at the end of the league phase. The group toppers will directly contest the final. Meanwhile, the itinerary for New Zealand's white-ball tour of India in January 2026 was also confirmed. The Black Caps will play three ODIs and five T20Is from January 11 to 31. Following the stampede in Bengaluru after Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory that led to 11 deaths, the BCCI has also decided to 'constitute a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines aimed at preventing such occurrences in the future'. BCCI office-bearers Devajit Saikia, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia and Rajeev Shukla are part of the committee expected to prepare the guidelines within 15 days.
Indian Express
a day ago
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- Indian Express
BCCI Apex Council Meeting: Committee to make guidelines in 15 days to prevent incident like RCB stampede
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), at its 28th Apex Council Meeting convened on Saturday, decided to constitute a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines aimed at preventing incidents in the future such as the stampede after Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the Indian Premier League title. After RCB's IPL win, the franchise hosted a victory parade which had resulted in a stampede that led to the deaths of 11 fans and many more injuries. The BCCI named a three-member committee which includes Devajit Saikia (as Chairperson), Prabhtej Singh Bhatia and Rajeev Shukla to 'formulate comprehensive guidelines' for the future. BCCI's three-member committee will formulate the guidelines within 15 days, the statement added. In a statement released by BCCI, it said that the 'Apex Council expressed its profound grief over the tragic incidents in Ahmedabad (the air India air crash which left at least 270 dead) and Bengaluru, which led to the unfortunate loss of innocent lives.' The venues for the home series against New Zealand were also given the green light. The following venues will host the three ODIs: Baroda (1st ODI on 11 Jan), Rajkot (2nd ODI on 14 Jan) and Indore (3rd ODI on 18 Jan). Meanwhile the five T20Is will be held at Nagpur (1st T20I on 21 Jan), Raipur (2nd T20I on 23 Jan), Guwahati (3rd T20I on 25 Jan), Vizag (4th T20I on 28 Jan) and Trivandrum (5th T20I on 31 Jan). The BCCI also announced key changes to the domestic circuit for the 2025–26 season, Season Duration and Coverage The 2025–26 domestic will begin with the Duleep Trophy (August 28, 2025) and conclude with the Senior Women's Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy (April 3, 2026). Key Changes The Duleep Trophy and Senior Women's Challenger tournaments will now be contested between six zonal teams selected by zonal selectors. Plate Group restructuring has been introduced across age categories. The bottom 6 teams (based on the previous season's rankings) will be placed in the Plate Group for limited overs tournaments. Promotion/relegation rules updated: Only one team will be promoted/relegated between Elite and Plate groups going forward. Tournament Format Updates The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Senior Women's T20 Trophy will now include a Super League stage instead of a traditional knockout.
Khaleej Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Bengaluru stampede: BCCI forms committee to formulate guidelines for celebrations
Following the tragic stampede that occured during the victory celebrations in Bengaluru after the the team's maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) triumph, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has constitute a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines aimed at preventing such occurrences in the future. The newly formed committee headed by board secretary Devajit Saikia and includes board president Rajeev Shukla and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia. The committee will formulate the guidelines within 15 days focused on enhancing public safety during major cricketing events and celebrations. The stampede in Bengaluru resulted in 11 deaths, while several were injured in the tragic incident.
