Ranji Trophy starts from 6 October and to be played in neutral venues

According to the fixtures of the domestic tournaments announced by the BCCI, All the matches in the upcoming Ranji trophy cricket tournament will be played in neutral venues.

The BCCI on Friday annouced the fixtures of the domestic tournaments for senior, junior and women to be played in 2016-2017 season. BCCI's technical committee headed by Sourav Ganguly, had recommended to hold the matches of its premier domestic championship at neutral venues in may this year to make it more competitive.

The semifinals will be held from December 27-31 and the final will be played between January 7 and 11. The one-day competitions – Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-overs) and the newly-proposed inter-zonal T20 tournament for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – will be played after the completion of the Ranji Trophy.

Ranji Trophy 2016-17 groups:

Group A: Mumbai, Baroda, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Gujarat,Tamil Nadu, Railways, Uttar Pradesh

Group B: Saurashtra, Odisha, Delhi, Maharashtra, Assam, Vidarbha, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Jharkhand

Group C: Hyderabad, Haryana,Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Services, Goa, J&K, Andhra, Chhattisgarh