The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said that the teams for the Ranji Trophy shouldn't have less than 20 players but the members can't be more than 30.
"Accordingly, the number of support staff is capped at a total of 10," the BCCI has told the state associations ahead of the Ranji Trophy which starts on February 17.
The board has allowed two COVID RESERVES. "The teams are permitted to carry two extra players as COVID RESERVES. In case, where a Team India cricketer is deputed by the BCCI to participate in domestic cricket, he will be eligible for match fee over and above the 20 players based on his Playing XI and non-Playing XI status in the matches," the BCCI wrote.
The reporting date for the all the teams in February 10 and the players will have to be quarantined for five days which will end on February 14.
The matches of the first round will commence on February 17 and nine venues Cuttack, Rajkot, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum, Delhi, Haryana, Guwahati and Kolkata will be hosting the competition which has been divided into two phases. The knockouts will be played after the IPL.