India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said playing Ranji Trophy provides national team players an opportunity to go back to basics and also elevate the level of domestic cricket. The Board of Control for Cricket in India made it compulsory for national team players to play domestic cricket whenever they are not on national duty.

BCCI excluded Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from its central contract for the year 2024 due to ignorance of the board's diktat to play in Ranji trophy games.