New Delhi / Thiruvananthapuram, 3rd March, 2021: Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) would be resuming its cricket activities with the Kodak KCA Presidents Cup T20 tournament, to be held at the S D College Cricket ground, Alappuzha from the March 6- 23rd March 2021.
Sri: Jayesh George- Jnt Secretary – BCCI will inaugurate the tournament.
TCM Sports Management Pvt. Ltd., a leading Sports Marketing company will be associating with KCA as a commercial partner involving in the branding, digital promotion & broadcasting of matches LIVE. KCA has entered into a 3 year MoU with TCM for this purpose. We are happy to welcome KODAK as our sponsor.
This inaugural T20 tournament will be an annual affair involving 6 teams selected by a committee constituted by KCA for this purpose. There shall be no franchisees or owners. Each team consists of 14 players and 2 support staff. There will also be 4 players “on-call” for each team, if replacements are required.
The competition shall be double headers (round robin) league followed by play-off – semi finals and final. Total of 33 matches will be played during the 18 day competition. All are day-games (two matches/day) with white ball, colored clothing and played as per BCCI playing conditions. As the tournament is being played without the presence of spectators, The matches can be watched LIVE exclusively on FanCode by downloading the FanCode App or streaming on the web: www.fancode.com
All players, support staff and concerned officials shall be brought under a bio-secure environment to minimize the risk of infection through external contact. Strict adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols will be ensured. For this purpose before the commencement of the tournament, KCA will conduct on-line workshops for players/officials, to educate them on the SoPs and on-ground precautionary measures.
The teams are a mixture of youth and experience. Many prominent State/ India A/ IPL,players will be in action. The tournament is expected to produce keen contests and provide a platform for many aspiring cricketers to showcase their skills.
TEAMS
1. KCA Panthers
2. KCA EAGLES
3. KCA Lions
4. KCA Tigers
5. KCA Royals
6. KCA Tuskers
“KCA has been actively putting its effort in developing high quality infrastructure over the past few years to provide adequate facilities for the aspiring cricketers from across the state. Now is the time to enable the young players to experience the intensity of T20 cricket and gives the opportunity for fans across the region, to watch their home grown cricketers compete at the highest level-.” Adv. Sreejith V Nair, Secretary, KCA .
Iam Extremely happy to introduce the inagural editon of KCA Presidents cup, It is an excellent opportunity for our youngsters to play along with one of the best players around . Many of the new talents will be getting opportunities to showcase their talents. Im sure this tournament will go a long way. And another happy news is that the fans can watch our national and domestic players in action in fancode app. – Sajan K Varghese- President – KCA
Meanwhile, Basant Dhawan, Chief Executive Officer, TCM said “We are excited to be appointed as a commercial partner for the inaugural Kodak KCA Presidents Cup T20 tournament. It is the commencement of the cricket activities in Kerala. This enables the die hard fans to watch their local talent perform in a competitive tournament besides giving brands an opportunity to engage with the fans.”
