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Time of India
a day ago
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- Time of India
Buchi Babu cricket: Tamil Nadu look to find a spin partner for Sai Kishore
M Siddharth CHENNAI: The Buchi Babu invitational tournament, which traditionally acts as a preparatory event for the Ranji Trophy, could not have come at a better time for Tamil Nadu . Different factors – including workload management and injuries to key players – have put TN outside their comfort zone ahead of the red-ball competition that will begin here on Monday. The tourney will serve as a testing ground for TN, who will seek answers to some probing questions via their two teams – TNCA President's XI and TNCA XI. Among those is the quest to find an able ally for lead spinner R Sai Kishore in the first phase of the Ranji Trophy. Sai Kishore's partner-in-crime S Ajith Ram, a left-arm slow bowler who has been a mainstay in the TN XI for the last few years, is set to be out of action until at least December, after suffering an ACL injury during the Tamil Nadu Premier League. You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Gold Rates Today in Chennai | Silver Rates Today in Chennai With TN set to play three of their first five matches of the Ranji season on the spin-friendly Coimbatore ground, discovering the right combination will be high on the agenda. While left-arm tweaker M Siddharth (TNCA XI) is likely to be the front-runner to replace Ajith Ram, he will have to demonstrate during Buchi Babu that he is cut above the rest. DT Chandrasekar (TNCA XI), P Vidyuth (TNCA President's XI) and P Vignesh (TNCA President's XI) are the other left-arm spinners in the fray, with Lakshay Jain (TNCA XI) and J Hemchudeshan (TNCA President's XI) being the off-spinning options. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Next-Level Tablet Experience Awaits with Blackview MEGA 8 BlackView Shop Now Undo Given that Sai Kishore has been ruled out with a minor finger injury, the TNCA President's XI slow bowlers may receive the opportunity to take up the lead role. TN head coach M Senthilnathan said that it is up to the players to make a strong case for themselves. 'We have enough spin-bowling talent to encounter this situation. The Buchi Babu tournament gives them a platform to showcase their skills. Some of these players are not well established at TN's senior level, so the tournament will allow us to pick the right players for the Ranji Trophy,' Senthilnathan told TOI on Sunday. Chandrasekar was the topper of the TNCA first division league's wickets chart in the opening phase, while Vidyuth and Hemchudeshan were also placed in the top-15. 'We have many left-arm spinners in TN and they have shown that they are capable of picking up wickets,' added Senthilnathan. Meanwhile, U-19 stars RS Ambrish (TNCA President's XI), K Abhinav (TNCA President's XI) and D Deepesh (TNCA XI) will get a taste of senior-level cricket. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Indian Express
4 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
Buchi Babu Trophy 2025: Full schedule, groups, key squads, match dates and venues
The All India Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 is scheduled to be held ahead of the senior men's domestic cricket season, starting August 18 in Tamil Nadu. Hosted annually in the lead-up to the domestic cricket season, the Buchi Babu Trophy returned after a six-year hiatus in 2023. Considered to be one of the oldest-running cricket tournaments in India, the tournament is named after Mothavarapu Venkata Mahipathi Naidu, popularly known as Buchi Babu Naidu, a pioneer of cricket in Tamil Nadu. MUST READ | Why a cricket tournament dating back to 1909 is still the preferred event for state teams to prepare for Ranji Trophy The tournament will also have several India stars in the competition this time. 16 teams will participate in the competition along with two teams picked by the TNCA – President's XI and TNCA XI. The tournament will be held at multiple venues across Chennai. The winner will take receive Rs. 3 lakh while the runner-up will get Rs. 2 lakh. In the league stage, each game lasts for three days. Each team's first innings will consist of 90 overs, followed by a second innings of 45 overs. Knockout matches are four-day games, with each team batting for 90 overs in both the first and second innings. Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 Groups 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. Round 1 (August 18 to 20) TNCA President's XI vs HPCA at Gojan College A Ground TNCA XI vs Mumbai at Gojan College B Ground Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra at Gurunanak College Jammu & Kashmir vs Indian Railways at MRF-Pachiyappa's Odisha vs Baroda at CPT IP Haryana vs Bengal at AM Jain College MPCA vs Jharkhand at SRM College Hyderabad vs Punjab at Murugappa Ground Round 2 (August 22 to 24) TNCA XI vs Haryana at Gojan College A Ground TNCA President's XI vs Maharashtra at Gojan College B Ground Hyderabad vs Jharkhand at Gurunanak College Punjab vs MPCA at MRF-Pachiyappa's Chhattisgarh vs HPCA at SSN College Jammu & Kashmir vs Baroda at Murugappa Ground Mumbai vs Bengal at IIT Madras Indian Railways vs Odisha at SRM College Round 3 (August 26 to 28) TNCA President's XI vs Chhattisgarh at Gojan College A Ground TNCA XI vs Bengal at Gojan College B Ground Mumbai vs Haryana at MRF-Pachiyappa's Indian Railways vs Baroda at Gurunanak College Hyderabad vs MPCA at AM Jain College Punjab vs Jharkhand at CPT IP Jammu & Kashmir vs Odisha at SSN College Maharashtra vs HPCA at Murugappa Ground Semifinals (August 31 to September 3) Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group B, Venue: TBD Winner of Group C vs Winner of Group D, Venue: TBD Final (September 6 to 9) Venue: TBD When and where to watch Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 matches? The Buchi Babu Trophy 2024 matches will be streamed on the TNCA app and the TNCA YouTube channel. Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 Squads Maharashtra: Ankeet Bawane (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prithvi Shaw, Siddhesh Veer, Sachin Dhas, Arshin Kulkarni, Harshal Kate, Siddharth Mhatre, Saurabh Nawale (WK), Mandar Bhandari (WK), Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Pradeep Dadhe, Vicky Ostwal, Hitesh Walunj, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar. Mumbai: Ayush Mhatre (c), Musheer Khan, Divyansh Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Suved Parker (vc), P Kanpillewar, Harsh Aghav, Sairaj Patil, Aakash Parkar, Aakash Anand,, Hardik Tamore, Shreyas Gurav, Yash Dicholkar, Himanshu Singh, Roystan Dias, Sylvester Dsouza, Irfan Umair. TNCA President's XI: Pradosh Ranjan Paul (C), C. Andre Siddarth C (Vice-capt.), B. Indrajith, Vijay Shankar, R. Vimal Khumar, S. Radhakrishnan, S. Lokeshwar, G. Ajitesh, J. Hemchudeshan, R.S. Ambrish, C.V. Achyuth, H. Trilok Nag, P. Saravana Kumar, P. Vidyuth, K. Abhinav. TNCA XI: M. Shahrukh Khan (C), Boopathi Vaishna Kumar (Vice-capt.), B. Sachin, M. Siddharth, Tushar Raheja, Kiran Karthikeyan, S. Mohamed Ali, S. Rithik Easwaran, S.R. Athish, S. Lakshay Jain, D.T. Chandrasekar, P. Vignesh, R. Sonu Yadav, D. Deepesh, J. Prem Kumar, A. Esakkimuthu, T.D. Lokesh Raj. Jammu and Kashmir: Qamran Iqbal, Vivrant Sharma, Paras Dogra, Yawer Hassan, Abdul Samad, Musaif Ajaz, Kawalpreet Singh, Shivansh Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, Dikshant Kundal, Umran Malik, Umar Nazir, Rohit Sharma, Vanshaj Sharma, Sunil Kumar & Sahil Lotra.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Buchi Babu to have 16 teams in the fray
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.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Buchi Babu Trophy 2025: Full schedule, teams, groups, format, live streaming info
The All India Buchi Babu Invitational Cricket Tournament 2025 will be hosted by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) from August 18 to September 9. Named after Mothavarapu Venkata Mahipathi Naidu, considered the father of cricket in Tamil Nadu, the Buchi Babu tournament was first held in 1909/10. Last season, it returned after a hiatus of 12 years. This season, fourteen teams will take part in the competition along with two teams picked by the TNCA - President's XI and TNCA XI. The tournament will be held at multiple venues across Chennai. The winner will take home Rs. 3 lakh while the runner-up will get Rs. 2 lakh. Format The 16 teams will be divided into four group of four each. Each team will play the other three in its group once. The league stage games will be played over three days. The first innings of each team will comprise 90 overs, while the second innings will comprise 45 overs each. The knockout matches will be four-day contests. With both innings lasting 90 overs. The winner of each group will advance to the semifinal. Groups 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. Schedule Round 1 (August 18-20) TNCA President's XI vs HPCA at Gojan College A Ground TNCA XI vs Mumbai at Gojan College B Ground Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra at Gurunanak College Jammu & Kashmir vs Indian Railways at MRF-Pachiyappa's Odisha vs Baroda at CPT IP Haryana vs Bengal at AM Jain College MPCA vs Jharkhand at SRM College Hyderabad vs Punjab at Murugappa Ground Round 2 (August 22 to 24) TNCA XI vs Haryana at Gojan College A Ground TNCA President's XI vs Maharashtra at Gojan College B Ground Hyderabad vs Jharkhand at Gurunanak College Punjab vs MPCA at MRF-Pachiyappa's Chhattisgarh vs HPCA at SSN College Jammu & Kashmir vs Baroda at Murugappa Ground Mumbai vs Bengal at IIT Madras Indian Railways vs Odisha at SRM College Round 3 (August 26 to 28) TNCA President's XI vs Chhattisgarh at Gojan College A Ground TNCA XI vs Bengal at Gojan College B Ground Mumbai vs Haryana at MRF-Pachiyappa's Indian Railways vs Baroda at Gurunanak College Hyderabad vs MPCA at AM Jain College Punjab vs Jharkhand at CPT IP Jammu & Kashmir vs Odisha at SSN College Maharashtra vs HPCA at Murugappa Ground Semifinals (August 31 to September 3) Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group B Winner of Group C vs Winner of Group D Final (September 6 to 9) (venues for the knockouts are yet to be confirmed) Live Streaming Info All matches of the All India Buchi Babu Invitational Cricket Tournament 2025 will be streamed live on the TNCA YouTube channel. (With inputs from S. Dipak Ragav) Related Topics Buchi Babu Tournament
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Business Standard
7 days ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
Sai Kishore, Pradosh to lead TN squads for Buchi Babu Tournament 2025
The prestigious All India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament is set to return to Chennai from August 18 to September 9, and Tamil Nadu has announced two strong squads for the competition. R. Sai Kishore will captain the TNCA President's XI, while Pradosh Ranjan Paul will lead the TNCA XI, as preparations ramp up ahead of a demanding domestic season. The squads feature a mix of experienced campaigners and young talent. Notably, four members of Tamil Nadu's Cooch Behar Trophy-winning team, K. Abhinav, J. Hemchudeshan, D. Deepesh, and R.S. Ambrish, have been rewarded for their performances and included in the two squads. Meanwhile, senior players such as Sandeep Warrier, Gurjapneet Singh, and N. Jagadeesan have been given a break from the tournament. With a long domestic season ahead, the TN selectors have opted to manage workloads and ensure key players are rested ahead of more high-stakes competitions. The TNCA President's XI boasts seasoned names including B. Indrajith, Vijay Shankar, M. Shahrukh Khan, and Sai Kishore himself, while also featuring emerging talents like R. Vimal Khumar and C. Andre Siddarth, who will serve as vice-captain. The TNCA XI, on the other hand, includes a promising blend of youth and experience with players like Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, B. Sachin, and the aforementioned Tushar Raheja ready to make their mark. As one of the country's oldest invitational tournaments, the Buchi Babu Trophy remains a crucial stage for domestic players to showcase their skills and stake claims for higher honours. With a host of emerging stars and experienced heads in the mix, the upcoming edition promises exciting cricket and opportunities for Tamil Nadu's next generation of talent. Squads TNCA President's XI: R. Sai Kishore (Capt.), C. Andre Siddarth C (Vice-capt.), B. Indrajith, Vijay Shankar, M. Shahrukh Khan, R. Vimal Khumar, S. Radhakrishnan, S. Lokeshwar, G. Ajitesh, J. Hemchudeshan, M. Siddharth, R.S. Ambrish, C.V. Achyuth, H. Trilok Nag, P. Saravana Kumar and K. Abhinav. TNCA XI: Pradosh Ranjan Paul (Capt.), Boopathi Vaishna Kumar (Vice-capt.), B. Sachin, Tushar Raheja, Kiran Karthikeyan, S. Mohamed Ali, S. Rithik Easwaran, S.R. Athish, S. Lakshay Jain, D.T. Chandrasekar, P. Vidyuth, R. Sonu Yadav, D. Deepesh, J. Prem Kumar, A. Esakkimuthu and T.D. Lokesh Raj.
