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 be held from August 18 to September 9.
The tournament, which was revived two years ago, featured 12 teams in the last two editions.
This year, there will be 16 teams in the fray spread evenly across four groups.
The format has also been changed from four-day to three-day fixtures in the league stage.
Each team will play three three-day games with one day’s rest in between contests.
The first innings will be 90 overs per side, while the second innings will be 45 overs per side.
The semifinals and final will be four-day games, with both innings having 90 overs per side.
This year, all the matches will be played in Chennai.
The games will be livestreamed on the TNCA YouTube channel.
The prize money for the winner and runner-up will be ₹3,00,00 and ₹2,00,000 respectively.
Hyderabad is the reigning champion and beat Chhattisgarh by 243 runs in the final last year in Dindigul.
Tamil Nadu will have two teams in the tournament — 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.
Published – August 12, 2025 11:23 pm IST