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The nine-member 'consensus committee’ has finally cleared Uttarakhand to be a part of this year’s Ranji Trophy league after a wait of almost 18 years. The five states of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Nagaland, and Meghalaya have also asked the SC to allow them to participate in the tournament.

The BCCI authorities will meet at the scheduled Special General Meeting on Friday in Delhi and confirm the CoA’s decision to ratify player contracts for the 2017-18 season as was announced in March. The BCCI introduced the new A+ grade which will hand players contracts worth Rs. 7 crores.

Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri have both been caught in the ongoing feud between the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) and the BCCI. After the CoA allowed the duo to be enrolled as ‘BCCI commentators', BCCI officials ruled against the move citing ‘conflict of interest’.

Virat Kohli is set to receive the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18) at the BCCI Awards on Tuesday. Apart from that, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has been adjudged the best State Association for the domestic 2016-17 season.