[8] In September 2016, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the dates, groups and fixtures for the competition.

[9] The pink ball was used in the tournament, to help the BCCI make a decision on playing a day/night Test match.

[13] The MCA joint-secretary Unmesh Khanvilkar said that it "gives unfair advantage to the participating teams with respect to their qualification the knockout phase".

[20] The Holkar Stadium in Indore hosted the final on 10 January 2017, two days earlier than originally planned.

[21] Mumbai beat Tamil Nadu by 6 wickets to progress to their 46th final in the Ranji Trophy.