KCA President's Cup T20

KCA President's Cup T20 is an upcoming Indian Twenty20 cricket league organized by Kerala Cricket Association in the state of Kerala.[1] The league is designed on the lines of successful Indian Premier League.

KCA President's Cup T20
Countries India
AdministratorKerala Cricket Association
FormatT20
First edition2020-21
Tournament formatRound-robin & playoffs
Number of teams6
WebsiteKCA
Tournaments

The tournament will be marking the comeback of S Sreesanth after his 7 year ban. He will be playing for Kerala Tigers captained by Sachin Baby.[2]

Structure

KCA President's Cup T20 will feature six teams. There will be no franchises or owners. Domestic players in Kerala will be participating in this league. Each team will consist of 14 players and 2 support staffs. There will also be 4 players for each team, if replacements are required.The tournament will have a round-robin format followed by playoffs - semi finals and final. There will be a total of 33 matches.[3]

Teams
Team Captain Coach
KCA Royals Sijomon Joseph Padmanabhan Prasanth
KCA Eagles Mohammed Azharuddeen Sunil Oasis
KCA Tuskers Vathsal Govind Biju Mon
KCA Tigers Sachin Baby Sebastin Antony
KCA Lions Ponnam Rahul Mazar Moidu
KCA Panthers Akshay Chandran Rajagopal

Squads

KCA Royals

Players with International caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Playing Role
Sijomon Joseph (c) (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 Left-handed bat Slow left-arm orthodox Bowler
M. Ajnas (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 Right-handed bat Right-arm Off Break Batsman
Rojith KG Right-handed bat Right-arm Leg Break All-rounder
Abhishek J Nair (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 Right-handed bat Right-arm Offspin Batsman
Albin Alias (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 Right-handed bat Right-arm Offspin Batsman
Krishnaprasad Right-handed bat Right-arm Offspin Batsman
Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 Left-handed bat Left-arm medium Bowler
Harikrishnan KN Right-handed bat Right-arm medium Allrounder
Shahansha Right-hand bat Right-arm
KM Asif (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 Right-handed bat Right-arm medium Bowler
N. Vishnu Raj (wk) (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 Right-handed bat N/A Batsman, Wicketkeeper
M Arun Right-handed bat Right-arm Fast Bowler
Atul Diamond (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 Right-handed bat Right-arm Offbreak Allrounder
Abi Biju (2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 Left-handed bat Left-arm Legspin Bowler
Padmanabhan Prasanth (Coach) (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 Left-handed bat Left-arm Legspin Allrounder

KCA Eagles

Players with International caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Playing Role
Mohammed Azharuddeen (c) & (wk) (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 Right-handed bat N/A Batsman, Wicketkeeper
Basil Mathew (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 Right-handed bat Right-arm off break Batsman
Shiv Ganesh Right-handed bat Right-arm medium Allrounder
Rohan Prem (1986-09-13) 13 September 1986 Left-handed bat Left-arm Offbreak Batsman
Ashwin Anand (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 Right-handed bat Right-arm Offbreak Batsman
J. Ananthakrishnan (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 Right-handed bat Right-arm offbreak Allrounder
Abhishek R Nair (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 Right-handed bat Left-arm legbreak Allrounder
Karimuttathu Rakesh (1983-05-12) 12 May 1983 Left-handed bat Right-arm offbreak Allrounder
Aditya Krishnan Right-handed bat Right-arm medium Allrounder
Sreehari S Nair Right-handed bat Slow left-arm orthodox Bowler
Sharafudheen
KC Akshay (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 Right-handed bat Slow left-arm orthodox Bowler
N.P. Basil (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 Right-handed bat Right-arm Fast Bowler
Rabin Krishnan Right-handed bat Right-arm fast Allrounder
Sunil Oasis (Coach) (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973 Right-handed bat Right-arm medium Allrounder

KCA Tuskers

Players with International caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Playing Role
Vathsal Govind (c) (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 Left-handed bat Left-arm Legbreak Batsman
Anand Krishnan (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 Left-handed bat Right-arm Offbreak Batsman
Joffin Jose (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 Right-handed bat Right-arm Offbreak Allrounder
Arjun Aji (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 Right-handed bat Right-arm medium fast Batsman
Anuj Jotin (1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 Right-handed batsman Right-arm medium Batsman
Vishnu Vinod (wk) (1993-12-02) 2 December 1993 Right-handed bat Right-arm (unknown style) Batsman, Wicketkeeper
MN Neeraj Kumar Batsman
Sreeroop MP (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 Right-handed bat
Vaishak Chandran
Vishnu P Kumar Bowler
Mohit Shibu Bowler
Karaparambil Monish (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 Left-handed bat Slow left-arm medium Bowler
MD Nidheesh (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 Right-handed bat Right-arm medium Bowler
Ahmed Farzeen (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 Right-handed bat Right-arm pace medium Bowler
Biju Mon (Coach)

KCA Tigers

Players with International caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Playing Role
Sachin Baby (c) (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 Left-handed bat Right-arm offbreak Batsman
Varun Nayanar (wk) (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 Right-handed bat N/A Batsman, Wicketkeeper
Bharath Surya
Ajith KA
Aquib Fazal
Akash C Pillai
Muhammad Kaif (wk) Batsman, Wicketkeeper
Aditya Mohan
Akhil Acaria
Athul Raveendran
Fazil Fanoos (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Bowler
Akhil Anil
Sreesanth (1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 Right-handed bat Right-arm Fast-medium Bowler
Gautham Mohan
Sebastin Antony (Coach)

KCA Lions

Players with International caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Playing Role
Ponnam Rahul (c) (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 Left-handed bat Right-arm offbreak Batsman
Abhiram CH
Vishnu Mohan (wk) Batsman, Wicketkeeper
Akshay Manohar (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 Right hand bat Right-arm offbreak Allrounder
Abdul Basith
Salman Nizar (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 Left-handed bat Right-arm offbreak Batsman
Vinu Kumar Gopalakrishanan (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 Right hand bat Right-arm fast medium Bowler
Alfrin Francis
Midhun PK (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 Right hand bat Slow left arm orthodox
Vinod Kumar (1987-07-31) 31 July 1987 Right-handed bat Right-arm medium Bowler
Vishweshwar Suresh (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 Right hand bat Right-arm fast-medium Bowler
Abhishek Mohan (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 Left-handed bat Right-arm medium Bowler
Riyas PA
Mazar Moidu (Coach)

KCA Panthers

Players with International caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Playing Role
Akshay Chandran (c) (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 Left-handed bat Slow left-arm orthodox Allrounder
Adhidev KJ
Subin Suresh (wk) Batsman, Wicketkeeper
Sachin Mohan
Sanju Sajeev Right-handed bat Right-arm offspin
Shaun Roger
Akhin Sathar
Vinoop Manoharan (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 Right-handed bat Right-arm offbreak Allrounder
M.Kiran Sagar (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 Right hand bat Left arm slow Bowler
Anand Joseph (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 Right hand bat Right-arm fast medium Bowler
Rohan Kunnummal (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 Right-handed bat Right-arm bowler Batsman
Sachin Suresh (wk) Batsman, Wicketkeeper
Jose S Perayil Right-handed bat Right-arm medium Allrounder
Rajagopal (Coach)

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Sponsorship

The promoters of the KCA President's Cup T20 will be the Dream 11. Twenty First Century Media pvt lmt. will be the official branding partners, marketers and broadcasting partners of the league for three years.[5]

Venue

KCA had officially confirmed that the venue for KCA President's Cup T20 will be Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha. Audience are not allowed in the stadiums due to strict restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala.[6]

Season 1 (2020-21)
Main article: 2020–21 KCA President's Cup T20

2020–21 KCA President's Cup T20 will be the first edition of KCA President's Cup T20. It was planned to be held from 17th December 2020 to 3rd January. But the tournament got postponed as the Kerala association didn't get a clearance from the Kerala state government to organize the tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The tournament would likely be held on January.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Kerala Cricket Association plans President's Cup T20 tourney in December". www.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "Sreesanth to play Presidents Cup T20 in Kerala". www.sportsstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. "KCA Presidents Cup T20". www.keralacricketassociation.com.
  4. "Players Kerala cricket association". keralacricketassociation.com.
  5. "KCA Presidents CUP T20". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. "Kerala Cricket Association plans President's Cup T20 tourney in December". www.msn.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. "Sreesanth's wait to get longer. KCA president's cup deferred". www.timesofindia.com.
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