Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) announced the launch of Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 on Saturday. The tournament will be held between August 7-26. One can say it is the new version of the defunct Karnataka Premier League. Follow InsideSport.IN For more updates
Top cricketers from the state are going to feature in the competition. The tournament will see six teams representing Bengaluru, Mysore, Hubli, Shivamoga, Raichur and Mangalore vie for top honours. All the teams will be formed via a players draft, said KSCA secretary Santosh Menon.
Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: KSCA officially launch Maharaja Trophy T20 tourney, set to start from August 7, teams to be formed via players draft
“The Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 will commence on 7th August in Mysore with the first leg of matches being held at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Ground in Mysore. A total of 18 matches will be held in Mysore followed by a total of 16 matches including the final being held in Bengaluru at the Chinnaswamy Stadium,” stated Santosh Menon, Hon. Secretary of KSCA.
“All the top cricketers within the age bracket of 35 years will be eligible to take part in the tournament. The teams will be formed through a player draft, and KSCA will nominate the Captains and Vice Captains for the teams and we will assign support staff for each of the six teams,” Menon added.
The logo and the Maharaja-themed trophy which is carefully crafted with an engraved metal pillar adorned by 11 solid wings that suggests the number of players in a cricket team was also unveiled.
The two-week T20 extravaganza will provide emerging stars from the state an opportunity to perform in front of packed-stadiums, under floodlights and bask in the limelight with all matches being telecast live on Star Sports 2 and Star Sports Kannada. It will also be live streamed on the Fancode app for larger consumption.
Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: KSCA officially launch Maharaja Trophy T20 tourney, set to start from August 7, teams to be formed via players draft
“Through the process of inviting expression of interest from corporates for team sponsorship and naming rights, Cycle Argarbattis, Kalyani Motors, Jindal Steels, Fiza Developers and infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Gulbarga Megaspeed and Micon Engineers (Hubli) have been named as team sponsors for Mysore, Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore and Raichur respectively. We are in the process of finalising a team sponsor for Shimoga,” stated Vinay Mruthyunjaya, Hon. Treasurer of KSCA.
“There will be no involvement of team sponsors in selecting playing XI, or any other aspects of the game. All the commercial rights and cricketing rights will be held by KSCA alone,” Mruthyunjaya asserted.
Karnataka’s top cricketers including Devdutt Padikkal, Shreyas Gopal, K Gowtham, Manish Pandey, J Suchith, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Abhinav Manohar, KC Cariappa, Pravin Dubey and Abhimanyu Mithun are expected to feature in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20.
Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: KSCA officially launch Maharaja Trophy T20 tourney, set to start from August 7, teams to be formed via players draft
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