Chhattisgarh will make their satisfactory debut whilst the 83rd version of the Ranji Trophy receives underway from October 6. The Mohammad Kaif-led side, delivered as a 10th crew in institution C, will tackle Tripura of their commencing stumble upon in Ranchi. The 2015 season of Ranji Trophy was played in two durations, with the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy sandwiched among the league ranges and the knock-out ranges of the great opposition. however, that won't be the case for the approaching season because the T20 competition and the 50-over tournament will simplest start after the Ranji season ends. Following hints from the BCCI's technical committee, which is headed by means of former India captain Sourav Ganguly, the 2016-17 season of Ranji Trophy could be held at impartial venues. The area-finals can be played among December 17-21, accompanied by using the semi-finals from December 27. The final could be held between January 7-11, 2017. The Irani Cup, a good way to see the winner of Ranji Trophy tackle a relaxation of India side, will be held from January 18 to January 22, 2017. this may be followed by means of the constrained-overs competitions, beginning with the revamped Syed Mushtaq Trophy, which begins on January 29. An interstate One-Day opposition, with 4 companies of seven groups each, could be played from February 25. The top-two teams of each group will compete in the All India Knock-out Vijay Hazare Trophy, beginning March thirteen. India's 2016-17 home season will come to an quit with the Deodhar Trophy, to be performed from March 25 to March 29. it will be a triangular collection, just like the Challenger Trophy, with India A, India B and the winner of the Vijay Hazare Trophy as the 3 participating teams. Mumbai, defending champions of Ranji Trophy, are grouped alongside Madhya Pradesh - one of the semi-finalists remaining season - as well as Punjab, Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Railways. Saurashtra, who earned a advertising after finishing as runners-up, are in group B, which additionally has Karnataka, Delhi and Vidarbha. Andhra and Haryana, the two relegated aspects, are a part of group C, along with Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, among others. Bengaluru will not host any Ranji Trophy games this season because of the ongoing upkeep paintings on the M Chinnaswamy stadium, where the ground's drainage machine is present process an upgrade. Belgaum and Raipur are the 2 new venues for the season, so that you can see games carried out across 40 centres. Ranji Trophy companies: organization A: Mumbai, Baroda, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Railways, Uttar Pradesh group B: Saurashtra, Odisha, Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Vidarbha, Rajasthan, Assam, Jharkhand group C: Hyderabad, Haryana, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, offerings, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra, Chhattisgarh