A team from Uttarakhand will finally feature in the Ranji Trophy, ending an 18-year wait, as the BCCI decided to form a nine-member 'consensus committee' to oversee the state's domestic debut in the upcoming season.

CoA chairman Vinod Rai said that Uttarakhand will be making its Ranji debut. The committee comprises six members from different cricket associations in the state, one Uttarakhand government nominee and two BCCI nominees, including recently-retired Prof Ratnakar Shetty.