Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer to participate in Bucchi Babu Tournament: Know full schedule, teams, and streaming details

Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shreyas Iyer will be participating in the tournament for their respective states. While Ishan Kishan will be back in cricketing action after a long hiatus leading Jharkhand, Iyer and Surya are looking to toil hard marking an ideal preparation for the upcoming red-ball matches.

Tournament structure

Twelve teams will be separated into four groups. 10 state teams, including Railways, will feature in the tournament besides two sides from Tamil Nadu — the (TNCA) President’s XI and TNCA XI. 
 

The matches will be played in a four-day format. Madhya Pradesh are the reigning champion, having beaten Delhi in the final last year. The Duleep Trophy will be played in September and the Ranji Trophy will begin in October, this tournament is a much-needed practice to get going.

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Group A: Madhya Pradesh, Hyderabad and Jharkhand
Group B: Railways, Gujarat and TNCA President’s XI
Group C: Haryana, TNCA XI and Mumbai
Group D: Jammu and Kashmir, Chattisgarh and Baroda
 

Round 1 (August 15-18)
Madhya Pradesh vs Jharkhand, Tirunelveli
Railways vs Gujarat, Salem
Mumbai vs Haryana, Coimbatore
Jammu & Kashmir vs Chattisgarh, Natham

Round 2 (August 21-24)
Jharkhand vs Hyderabad, Tirunelveli
Railways vs TNCA President’s XI, Salem
Haryana vs TNCA XI, Coimbatore
Jammu & Kashmir vs Baroda, Natham

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Round 3 (August 27-30)
Madhya Pradesh vs Hyderabad, Tirunelveli
Gujarat vs TNCA President’s XI, Salem
Mumbai vs TNCA XI, Coimbatore
Baroda vs Chattisgarh. Natham
 

Semi-finals (September 2-5)
Winner Group A vs Winner Group B, Tirunelveli
Winner Group C vs Winner Ground D, Natham
 

Final (September 8-11)
 

Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2

Where can you watch this tournament?

TNCA YOUTUBE and TNCA app. will stream the Buchi Babu tournament. There will be no live telecast of the Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 on any TV channel in India.

Stars in action
Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Ishan Kishan.

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