Washington Sundar has been included in the 20-member Tamil Nadu squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy starting November 4. Sundar is currently recovering from a finger injury sustained before the Test series against England and will miss the IPL 2021 and the T20 World Cup in UAE.

Following BCCI's Apex Council meeting on Monday, secretaty Jay Shah announced hike in match fee for domestic and women cricketers. Senior players with experience of over 40 matches will get Rs 60,000 per match day, almost 50 per cent more than what they used to get in the previous structure.

Jay Shah has dismissed the criticism BCCI faced for favouring IPL over domestic cricket tournaments and called it unfair and unwarranted to compare the cash-rich league with the domestic season. Shah also said to save the lives of young players the board had to cancel all the age-group tournaments.

All-rounder Deepak Hooda, who infamously was involved in a tussle with Krunal Pandya earlier this year, has decided to quit Baroda ahead of the 2021/22 domestic season that kicks off in October. Hooda, who debuted for Baroda as a 17-year-old in 2013, is reportedly set to move to Rajasthan.