[1] The corporate trophy acted as a high-profile starter to the Indian domestic cricket season.
The BCCI's prime objective was to promote employment opportunities for domestic cricketers in India's corporate houses.
[2] The board invited 12 corporate teams to take part which involved some of India's top cricketers.
The tournament initially involved players formerly from the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL).
Some of the ICL players said that after the announcement of the Corporate Trophy, they had received calls from their employers asking them to cut ties with the rebel league.