BCCI hosts the Associate & Affiliate tournament (Under-19) in Bangalore
The format of matches being played is league cum knock out with a total of six teams participating in the tournament.
The six teams will constitute five North Eastern States, i.e. Arunachal, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland and Manipur, along with Bihar.
The teams have been divided into two groups and the top two teams will qualify for semi finals.
The junior national selection committee Chairman, Venkatesh Prasad andRakesh Parikh are stationed at the stadium witnessing the match, in order to select a combined Associate & Affiliate team.
This team will further participate in Vinoo Mankad tournament in east zone, the BCCI said in a statement.
Commenting on the same, Anurag Thakur, President BCCI, said, “We at the BCCI are committed towards uplifting the Affiliate and Associate States. In a quest to do so, we are constantly working towards providing them with the right platform, facilities, exposure and opportunity, thereby paving a way for the mainstream. This initiative marks another step in this direction and we hope that this will ensure that the right talent meets opportunity and more number of youngsters get motivated and take up cricket as a sport.”
Ajay Shirke, Honorary Secretary BCCI, said, “We have organized this tournament in Bangalore, with intent to provide these budding cricketers with the best of facilities and infrastructure. We hope to host more of such tournaments with intent to inspire youth to play cricket in the affiliate and associate states. We wish all the players luck for this tournament and all their future endeavors.”
Similarly, separate tournaments will be conducted to select combined teams for Under- 16 and Under-19 to participate in Vijay Merchant Trophy (Under-16 East Zone) and Cooch Behar Trophy (Under-19 Plate Group).
All these team will have a coaching camp at National Cricket Academy, Bangalore, prior to their participation in the tournaments. BCCI will appoint support staff for the teams and take care of all the expenses.
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