The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will reintroduce the Duleep Trophy and Irani Cup in the domestic calendar this year. The decision to re-introduce both the tournaments was taken at the Board`s Apex Council meeting held here on Thursday.

Duleep Trophy, which was last held three years ago in 2019, will return in the format of the zonal system. It will be held from September 8 and run till 25 and a total of five knockout games will feature in the matches to be played among five zones of the BCCI.