The Nagpur District Tennis Ball Cricket Association, under the Vidarbha Tennis Ball Cricket Association (VTBCA), will be organizing the 19th Junior (Under-19 Boys and Girls) and 24th Senior (Men and Women) State-Level Tennis Ball Cricket Tournaments. The event is set to take place on Friday at the St. Ursula High School and Junior College grounds.
The inauguration ceremony will be graced by District Collector Dr. Vipin Itankar. Other distinguished guests include Anup Ravande, Resident Deputy Collector; Suresh Bagde, Sub-Divisional Officer; and Piyush Ambulkar, Sports Officer from NMC.
Ajay Hiwarkar, President of VTBCA, announced during a press conference that teams from Nagpur City, Nagpur Rural, Gondia, Chandrapur, Wardha, Amravati, Washim, Akola, Buldhana, Yavatmal, Gadchiroli, and Bhandara will participate in the two-day tournament.
Approximately 250 players will compete in both men’s and women’s categories. According to Rajkumar Kaithwas, Secretary of VTBCA, the six-over-a-side tournament will also serve as selection trials for the Junior and Senior Nationals, set to be held in Haryana and Jammu, respectively.
Maheshwari Chaudhary, Saurabh Rangari, and Viraj Kaithwas were also present at the press conference.