Pro Cricket Championship Trophy (PCCT) announced the schedule of their selection trials and matches today

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Pro Cricket Championship Trophy (PCCT) announced the schedule of their selection trials and matches today

Their first selection-trials of this season of PCCT is scheduled on 20th June 2022 at Noida Cricket Stadium in Sec21 Noida which will be followed by a series of selection-trials all across the country. The selection trials in Noida will be open to all players from Delhi/NCR, North UP & Haryana.

Speaking at the event, Shiv Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO of the league said “We have designed PCCT in such a way that quality cricketers get a lot of chances to grow in their cricket career with Nilesh Suri Founder. PCCT is all about quality cricket and not quantity. Yes there will be a lot of matches but, in an extremely organised manner so that the best talent comes out and play for their states as well as the country”.

With likes of Tatenda Carlos Munaku who is currently associated as a coach with Delhi Capitals academy and has represented Zimbabwe in U19 world cup player and Srikant Kate, a former Ranji player, spearheading its coaching department, Harun Chaudhary. Pro Cricket Championship Trophy (PCCT) is quickly becoming the most sought after cricket championship in India.

Interestingly, PCCT last season’s grand finale is also successfully done 10th April this year.

As per Shiv Kumar, PCCT will shortlist 24 state teams this year from various parts of the country in each age group. Matches will be played in U14, U16, U19, U23 & U25 categories which means that every budding cricketer now has a good rookie cricket league to look forward to. All the matches will be in 20 overs format with colored dresses and white balls so that the players get accustomed to this format of the game.

ALSO READ  Junior State Basketball Championship concludes in Surat, Baroda and Ahmedabad win finals with dominanceSurat (Gujarat): [By Kevin Somani]: The Gujarat State Basketball Association (GSBA) organised Junior State Championships from 25th November to 27th November 2021 at Surat. The tournament had two categories, under-19 boys and under-19 girls. Baroda won in the girl's category, retaining the title for the 17th consecutive year by defeating their traditional rivals Bhavnagar. Ahmedabad defeated host team Surat by 83 - 58 to win the boys category. The tournament was played on the newly constructed two basketball courts at the Umra Police Ground, inaugurated by Shri C R Patil and Shri Harsh Sanghavi. The three-day tournament was conducted in a league cum knockout format. The boy's category had 12 teams in three groups and eight teams in two groups. Bhavnagar and Baroda are the big powerhouses in the state. Surat, Ahmedabad and Rajkot were some other contenders as well. Shafiq Shaikh, GSBA Secretary, said, "Surat District Basketball Association took the responsibility on 14th November, and by 25th November, we are on the court. They did all the preparations in 11 days from accommodation to better playing conditions; everything was really good." "We are back hosting tournaments at the state level after two years, and this was one of the best tournaments in recent history. The place and the matches were really good. The last few games were narrowly won, which shows the quality of teams we have." The Surat boys team had some players who have played at the national levels, such as Karan Mahadik, Aryaman Shah and Pavan Desai. They were the runners up for the tournament after losing to Ahmedabad in the finals. The girl's team went all the way to the semi-finals before suffering a tough defeat from Baroda. Kashish Sorathiya, Sakshi Sabalpara and Khushboo Aggarwal were part of the team. Sarfaraz Zirak, coach of the Surat teams, commented, "We were a strong side, we had the home-court advantage, we played our hearts out for our supports. Sometimes the things don't click as you want, which creates pressure to perform. I'm sure by next year, we will be better than this." He further added, "You see, even after not playing for a couple of years, we performed and that too really well. There is nothing lost here. We now know what our drawbacks were, and we will definitely work on it." Baroda girls team entered into finals by thrashing Surat by 32:17. The team earlier had won against newbie Navsari and Ahmedabad. Naomi Lakhanpal, Khushi Shah and Aditi Vasudev were some of the top players for the team. The trio is called up for the national camp as well. Ahmedabad boys team looked strong when they won over the fierce Gandhinagar in the first match and then Sabarkantha in a high-intensity game. Vedanth Jain, Sahil Pallath, Sashmit Rore were the star players for the team. The selected players will go to the camp to represent Gujarat at the National level.

Coaches from many other state associations are also supporting this initiative to promote the game of cricket especially in the areas where there are lesser opportunities.

Additionally, Shiv Kumar confirmed that there will be 100 percent sponsorships for top performing players who get selected in as the top performing player of the season. Player registrations for selection trials can be done online on their website http://www.procricketchampions.com

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