(Cricket News) The secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jay Shah has proposed to eliminate the toss in India’s domestic tournament, Col CK Nayudu Trophy. The toss won’t take place, rather the visiting team will have the right to decide whether to bat first or bowl first.

Jay Shah presented a series of proposals on domestic cricket to the Apex council, which included increasing the gap between games, a new points system and other proposals along with the elimination of the toss.

“The toss will be eliminated for the CK Nayudu Trophy matches. Instead, the visiting team will have the right to choose whether to bat or bowl first, ” Jay Shah said and also suggested a new points system for the under-23 red ball competition. “The CK Nayudu Trophy will implement a new points system aimed at promoting balanced performances. This includes awarding points for batting and bowling performances in the first innings, in addition to points for the first innings lead or outright win.”

The board also proposed to longer the gap between domestic games, an issue raised by several captains and players. The likes of Shardul Thakur, Sai Kishore and even former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has raised the concern of the gap between the games.

“There will be an increased gap between matches to allow players sufficient time for recovery and to maintain peak performance throughout the season,” the note to the Apex Council stated.

BCCI also addressed the concerns of several state teams, specially those from the North that faces the issues of extreme cold conditions and a lot a fog during the Ranji Trophy season. Addressing the issue, the Apex council stated  “Careful consideration has been given to scheduling matches to minimize the impact of weather disruptions, ” said a proposal.

The council also made an important change to the women’s cricket, wherein the zonal-teams for the Inter zonal events will now be selected by the national selectors.  “All Women’s Inter-zonal tournaments, including one-day, T20 and multi-day formats, will have teams selected by the national selectors,” Jay Shah’s note has proposed.

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