Goa, Oct. 10 -- Arunachal Pradesh could miss its opening Ranji Trophy fixture against Nagaland in Ahmedabad as an ongoing legal dispute within its state cricket association threatens to derail the team's participation in domestic competitions.

The uncertainty has already affected the state's age-group cricket programme, with Arunachal failing to field a team in the Vinoo Mankad Under-19 Trophy, which began in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly informed Arunachal's opponents that the state may be unable to participate in any competition until the ongoing dispute is resolved by the court.

The crisis stems from a legal challenge to the recent elections of the Arunachal Pradesh Cricket A...