The Indian domestic season 2025-26 kickstarts from the Duleep Trophy, that will be played in Bengaluru from August 28 to September 15, but there will be a lot more tournaments, after the season-opener. This time around, the Ranji Trophy will be held in two phases as well, the first one being from October-November, followed by one in January-February.
In between those, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be held as well. Meanwhile, the last tournament in the men’s calendar will be the Vizzy Trophy, in March, which happens to inter-zonal university tournament. InsideSport takes a look at the Indian domestic men’s calendar in detail.
BCCI Domestic Calendar 2025-26
| Tournament | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Duleep Trophy | August 28 | September 15 |
| Irani Cup | October 1 | October 5 |
| Ranji Trophy (Elite) Phase 1 | October 15 | November 19 |
| Ranji Trophy (Elite) Phase 2 | January 22, 2026 | February 1 |
| Ranji Trophy Knockouts | Feb 6, 2026 | February 29 |
| Ranji Trophy (Plate final) | January 22, 2026 | January 26 |
| SMAT (Elite) | November 26 | December 18 |
| SMAT (Plate) | November 26 | December 6 |
| VHT (Elite) | December 24 | January 18 |
| VHT (Plate) | December 24 | January 6 |
| Vinoo Mankad Trophy (Elite) | October 9 | November 1 |
| Vinoo Mankad Trophy (Plate) | October 9 | October 19 |
| Col CK Nayudu Trophy (Elite) Phase 1 | October 16 | November 5 |
| Col CK Nayudu Trophy (Elite) Phase 2 | January 23 | February 9 |
| Men’s U19 One Day Challenger Trophy | November 5 | November 11 |
| Men’s U23 State A Trophy | November 9 | December 1 |
| Cooch Behar Trophy (Elite) | November 16 | January 20 |
| Cooch Behar Trophy (Plate) | November 16 | December 27 |
| Vijay Merchant Trophy (Elite) | December 7 | January 28 |
| Vijay Merchant Trophy (Plate) | December 7 | January 7 |
| Vizzy Trophy | March 1 | March 7 |
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