BCCI organises independent trials to prevent Arunachal forfeitures

BCCI has organised fresh trials for Arunachal Pradesh men’s and women’s sides at every age level after the state forfeited its first Ranji Trophy game against Nagaland in Ahmedabad. The same problem had already stopped the side from appearing in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy and the Under-19 Women’s T20 Trophy because of a court case between two groups in the Arunachal Cricket Association.

M. Khairul Jamal Majumdar, a BCCI Apex Council member, will run the trials with three former Assam players—Satya Gopal Chakraborty (chairman), Jayanta Chowdhury and Deep Bora. The panel will choose squads for the Ranji Trophy, Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy, Senior Women’s T20 Trophy and Vijay Merchant Trophy. “The BCCI will do everything, keeping the players’ interest in mind,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told Sportstar. He added that the Board decided to act after learning of the factional row and checking the papers. Majumdar has already visited Arunachal, and newspaper notices have been issued so that selection remains free from outside pressure. Support staff will be named by Wednesday.