Buchi Babu to have 16 teams in the fray

Kaumi GazetteCricket13 August, 2025

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K.S. Viswanathan, D.V. Ravi, chairman, organising committee, Dr. P. Ashok Sigamani, TNCA president, Adam Sait, TNCA vice-president, T.J. Srinivasaraj, TNCA treasurer, and Dr. R.N. Baba, TNCA assistant secretary, at the media briefing.

K.S. Viswanathan, D.V. Ravi, chairman, organising committee, Dr. P. Ashok Sigamani, TNCA president, Adam Sait, TNCA vice-president, T.J. Srinivasaraj, TNCA treasurer, and Dr. R.N. Baba, TNCA assistant secretary, at the media briefing.
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The Take Sports-All India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament, organised by the TNCA, will probably be held from August 18 to September 9.

The event, which was revived two years in the past, featured 12 teams in the final two editions.

This yr, there will probably be 16 teams in the fray unfold evenly throughout 4 teams.

The format has additionally been modified from four-day to three-day fixtures in the league stage.

Each group will play three three-day video games with someday’s relaxation in between contests.

The first innings will probably be 90 overs per facet, whereas the second innings will probably be 45 overs per facet.

The semifinals and ultimate will probably be four-day video games, with each innings having 90 overs per facet.

This yr, all the matches will probably be performed in Chennai.

The video games will probably be livestreamed on the TNCA YouTube channel.

The prize cash for the winner and runner-up will probably be ₹3,00,00 and ₹2,00,000 respectively.

Hyderabad is the reigning champion and beat Chhattisgarh by 243 runs in the ultimate final yr in Dindigul.

Tamil Nadu will have two teams in the event — TNCA President’s XI, led by R. Sai Kishore, and TNCA XI, led by Pradosh Ranjan Paul.

The teams:

Group-A: TNCA President’s XI, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra.

Group-B: Railways, Jammu & Kashmir, Baroda, Odisha.

Group-C: TNCA XI, Mumbai, Haryana, Bengal.

Group-D: Hyderabad, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand.

Venues: Gojan A & B, MRF-Pachiyappa’s, Guru Nanak College, CPT-IP, AM Jain College, SSN College, SRMC, IIT-Madras, Murugappa Ground.

The dates: Round 1: August 18-20.

Round 2: Aug. 22-24.

Round 3: Aug. 26-28.

Semifinals: Aug. 31-Sept. 3.

Final: Sept. 6-9.

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