BCCI prepones domestic T20 tourneys ahead of IPL 2018 auction

New Delhi, Dec 21 (CRICKETNMORE) - The BCCI has decided to bring forward two domestic tournaments, the Zonal T20 league and the Syed Mushtaq Ali knockout tournament, to ensure the players have a chance to audition ahead of the Indian

Consequently, the fixtures for the Vijay Hazare Trophy -- the domestic 50-over tournament -- have also been reworked. 

The group-league phase, which was to be played from February 16 to 25, has been advanced to February 5 to 14. 

The schedule for the knockout stages has also been tweaked and it will be now played from February 21 to 26 instead of March 3 to 8. 

Similarly, the Deodhar Trophy has also been advanced to March 4 to 8 from the earlier scheduled of March 14 to 18.

On the other hand, the Irani Cup, which will feature the Ranji Trophy winner against a Rest of India side, has been postponed from January to March.