The technical committee headed by Sourav Ganguly and the special committee comprising of another former captain Anil Kumble, among others, had recommended some sweeping changes in the domestic cricket structure on June 12.
As per the recommendations, the Elite and Plate groups are to be replaced by three groups of nine teams each. Each team will play eight matches at the league stage.
Three teams from Groups A and B, and two from Group C, will qualify for the knockout phase. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final will be five-day games.
If in the knockout phase, result of first innings is not obtained at the end of the fifth day, then the match will be extended into sixth day. If a result on first innings is not obtained even at the end of the sixth day, then the winner will be decided on the spin of a coin.
The technical committee has also recommended a change in the points system in the league stage, suggesting six points for an outright win to encourage teams to go for it rather than be content with taking first innings points (3 for the team taking the lead). (MORE)