Kerala Cricket League

Last updated

Kerala Cricket League
KCL-Logo.png
Official Logo of the KCL
Countries India
Administrator Kerala Cricket Association
Format Twenty20
First edition 2024
Next edition 2025
Tournament format Round-robin and playoffs
Number of teams6
TV Star Sports (Tv)
Fancode (internet)
Cricket current event.svg 2024 Kerala Cricket League

Kerala Cricket League is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in State of Kerala in India. [1] [2] organised by Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) and sanctioned by Board of Control for Cricket in India. [3] [4] and first contested during the 2024 season. [5] It is contested by six teams based in cities around the State's. [6] [7] [8]

Contents

History

In August 2024, the kerala Cricket League was launched. The league was aimed to make up for the absence of high-profile matches in Kerala every year and to expose talented players from districts. [9] [10] [11] Mohanlal Has Been Roped In As The Brand Ambassador Of The Tournament.

A Total Of Six Teams Are Going To Participate In The Tournament. These Six Teams Are: Kochi Blue Tigers, Trivandrum Royals, Thrissur Titans, Kollam Sailors, Calicut Globstars and Alleppey Ripples.

The Tournament is scheduled to take place from September 2 to September 18 At The Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.

Each team has already picked up one icon player each - Mohammed Azharuddeen (Alleppey Ripples), Rohan S Kunnummal (Calicut Globstars), Basil Thampi (Kochi Blue Tigers), Sachin Baby (Kollam Sailors), Vishnu Vinod (Thrissur Titans) and Abdul Basith (Trivandrum Royals). [12]

The player Auction take place on 10 Aug Saturday where a total of 168 players registered for the auction, with each team allowed to pick a maximum of 20 players. [13]

The six teams play each other twice in the group stages of the competition before the top four sides move to the semi-final stages.

Teams acquire players through an auction as opposed to a draft, making it the second cricket league in the states after the Tami Nadu Premier League and Andhra Premier League to do so. Each team purchases a squad of 20 players, with the opportunity of signing up to five players prior to the auction.

Foundation

the KCA announced a franchise based Twenty20 cricket competition known as the Kerala Cricket League. The inaugural season was scheduled to start in September 2024, commencing with a "high-profile ceremony" in Thiruvananthapuram. KCA President Jayesh George, who led the KCL initiative, provided details of the tournament, including its format, prize money, franchise revenue system, and squad composition rules.

To determine team ownership, an auction for the franchises was held in August 2024. The reserve prices for the six franchises totalled $100 million, but the auction ultimately raised $23.59 million. The league officially commenced in August 2024, featuring Kochi Blue Tigers, Trivandrum Royals, Thrissur Titans, Kollam Sailors, Calicut Globstars and Alleppey Ripples.

Tournament structure

Six Franchise city-based teams will compete during the school summer holidays.There will be 30 matches in the league stage of the tournament, with the top four teams qualifying for the semi-final stage. The winners of both the semi-final matches will be the finalists.

Organisation

The Governing Council is responsible for the league's functions, including the organization of tournaments.

Player acquisition, squad composition, and salaries

A team can acquire players through the annual player auction, trading with other teams during trading windows, and signing replacements for unavailable players. Players sign up for the auction and set their base price and are bought by the highest-bidding franchise. Unsold players at the auction can become replacement signings. Trades require player consent, and any contract differences are covered by the franchise. There are typically three trading windows: two before the auction and one before the tournament. No trading is allowed outside these windows or during the tournament, but replacements can be signed before or during the event.

Tournament format and squad composition

Kerala Cricket Legue features six teams namely and . Domestic players in Kerala participates in the league. Each team consist of 20 players and 2 support staffs. There are also 4 players for each team, if replacements are required. The tournament have a round-robin format with each team playing against each other twice followed by playoffs - semi finals and final. All of these are day and night games with white ball and coloured clothing as per BCCI playing conditions. Two matches were played in a day. There were 34 matches in the first season.

Teams

India Kerala location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
class=notpageimage|
Locations of the KCL Franchises

Source: [16]

TeamCityCaptainCoachOwners
Alleppey Ripples Alleppey Console Shipping Services Indian Private Limited
Calicut Globstars Calicut EKK Infrastructure Limited
Kochi Blue Tigers Kochi Enigmatic Smile Rewards
Kollam Sailors Kollam Aries Group
Thrissur Titans Thrissur Finesse Market Link Private Limited
Trivandrum Royals Trivandrum Priyadarshan and Jose Thomas Pattara

Tournament season and results

SeasonFinalPlayer of the series
VenueWinnersResultRunners-up

Team performance

Season

Franchise
 2024
Overall
AppearancesMatchesWonLostNR

Venue

Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
Greenfield International Stadium [19]
Capacity: 50,000
Matches: 33
Greenfield International Stadium.jpg

Broadcasting

Star Sports are the official broadcasting partners of the league for three years and Fancode are the streaming partners live exclusively in India on FanCode app. [20]

See also

Related Research Articles

Venad was a medieval kingdom lying between the Western Ghat mountains and the Arabian Sea on the south-western tip of India with its headquarters at the port city of Kollam (Quilon). It was one of the major principalities of Kerala, along with kingdoms of Kannur (Kolathunadu), Kozhikode (Nediyiruppu), and Kochi (Perumpadappu) in medieval and early modern period.

The Kerala cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first class cricket tournament in India. It was known as Travancore-Cochin cricket team until 1957/58.

Many sports are played by the people in Kerala including both traditional sports and sports from other countries. Association football is the most popular sport in Kerala, followed by cricket. Kerala Blasters are the most supported football club in the whole state and participates in the Indian super league the top tier of Indian football. Whereas Gokulam Kerala FC a club which plays in the I-league derives most of its support from the Malabar region. However, larger numbers of Keralites also follow sports such as volleyball, hockey, badminton, and kabaddi. There are many large stadiums in Kerala across different cities. Trivandrum city has various sports venues such as Trivandrum International Stadium, Jimmy George Indoor Stadium, University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram), Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium and Central Stadium whereas Kochi city has stadiums such as Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (Kochi) and Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium. An international astro turf hockey stadium is located at Kollam city. Other major stadiums are EMS Stadium in Kozhikode, Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium in Manjeri, Kannur Indoor Stadium in Kannur, Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Kollam and many more. All these stadiums attest to the mass appeal of such sports among Keralites.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rajasthan Royals</span> Indian franchise cricket team

Rajasthan Royals are a professional franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team is owned by Manoj Badale and The Royals Sports Group. The Royals team is based at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. It plays its home matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium and at ACA Stadium, Guwahati. The Royals are known to unearth obscure and high potential talent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C. V. Pappachan</span> Indian footballer

C. V. Pappachan is a former Indian football player and a retired police officer from Thrissur, Kerala. He captained India in a couple of tournaments.

The Kerala Cricket Association is the governing body of the game of cricket in the Kerala state of the Republic of India. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Kerala cricket team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kochi Tuskers Kerala</span> Indian Premier League team that represented Kochi, Kerala

Kochi Tuskers Kerala was a franchise cricket team that played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) representing the city of Kochi, Kerala. The team was one of two new franchises added to the IPL for the 2011 season, alongside Pune Warriors India. The team franchise was owned by Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd., which was a consortium of multiple companies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thiruvananthapuram railway division</span> Railway division of India

Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division (TVC) or Trivandrum Railway Division(TVC) is one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway, Indian Railways. It has its headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala, India. Thiruvananthapuram Division was formed on 2 October 1979 which serves the eight districts of southern part of the Kerala, Kanniyakumari district. With 104 stations in its territorial jurisdiction, it is the fourth largest out of six divisions in Southern Railway. It is the southernmost railway division of India and manages 625 km of route track and 108 railway stations in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The major stations of the division are Thiruvananthapuram Central, Ernakulam Junction, Kollam Junction, Thrissur, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Chengannur, Kayamkulam, Aluva, Nagercoil Junction, Kanniyakumari, Changanasseri, Tiruvalla, Kochuveli, Varkala, Mavelikara, Angamaly and Karunagappally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Kerala</span> Overview of and topical guide to Kerala

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kerala:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asramam Maidan</span>

The Asramam Maidanam or Ashramam Maithanam is an urban park, or maidhanam, in the city of Kollam, in Kerala, India. At 72 acres (29 ha), it is the largest open space within Kerala Municipal Corporation limits. The maidan is considered one of the green lungs of the city and regularly hosts the city's main cultural and sports events. It holds an adventure park children's park, picnic village, British Residency and mangrove forests making it an important tourism spot in the city.

KCA President's Cup T20 is an Indian Twenty20 cricket league organized by Kerala Cricket Association in the state of Kerala. The league is designed on the lines of successful Indian Premier League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ports in Kerala</span>

The South Indian state of Kerala has a coastline of around 590 km. The state is home to a major port operated by Cochin Port Authority & DP World and owned by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under Government of India and other 19 non major ports including Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram, India's first and only deep water automatic transshipment port.In India the ports under central government is classified as Major Ports and other Ports are classified as non major Port

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan</span> Indian cricketer

Manukrishnan is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a bowling all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm medium-pace.

Abhishek Mohan is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm medium-pace.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Latin Catholics of Malabar</span> Ethnic group

The Latin Catholics of Malabar Coast, also known as Malabar Latin Catholics or Latin Christians of Kerala are a multi-ethnic religious group in Kerala adhering to the Roman Rite liturgical practices of the Latin Church, on the Malabar Coast, the southwestern coast of India. Ecclesiastically, they constitute the ecclesiastical provinces of Verapoly and Trivandrum. They are predominantly Malayali people and speak the Malayalam language, though a subgroup of Luso-Indians speaks the Cochin Portuguese Creole. They trace their origins to the evangelization of Malabar Coast by the Dominican, Franciscan, Jesuit and Carmelite missionaries, mainly French and Portuguese.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Kerala Cricket League</span> Cricket Tournament

The 2024 Kerala Cricket League was the inaugural season of the Kerala Cricket League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Kerala, India.organised by Kerala Cricket Association (KCA). The tournament was played from 2 September to 18 September 2024 at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.

Alleppey Ripples is a franchise cricket team in the Kerala Cricket League (KCL) representing the city of Alappuzha, India.

Trivandrum Royals is an upcoming cricket team set to participate in the recently launched Kerala Cricket League (KCL). Representing the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the team has generated significant interest ahead of its debut in the league.

References

  1. ↑ "Allegations made to derail Kerala Cricket League, says KCA secretary". the Hindu. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League". kca. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Financial Bid Opening – KCL". kca. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Successful Bidders – Kerala Cricket League". kca. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "KCA unveils Kerala Cricket League logo, player auction to take place on Aug 10". hindustantimes. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League Franchise Meet". kca. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Excitement Builds as Kerala Cricket League Unveils Team Names, Icon Players". kca. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League, 2nd to 18th September 2024". kca. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Venue of Kerala Cricket League Season 1". kca. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League: Player Auction". kca. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League: Logo Launch". kca. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League: Icon of Players". kca. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League Auction". kca. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Mohanlal named brand ambassador of Kerala Cricket League". onmanorama.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Sanju Samson named tournament icon for inaugural Kerala Cricket League". rajasthanroyals.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  16. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/t20-kcl-six-icon-players-revealed-sanju-likely-to-miss-out/articleshow/112330660.cms
  17. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League: Teams". kca. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League: Squad of 6 Teams". kca. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "Venue of Kerala Cricket League Season 1". kca. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  20. ↑ "Kerala Cricket League: Broadcast and Streaming Partner". kca. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.