Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag,Yuvraj Singh and other Indian stars are likely to be part of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) inter-corporate tournament, for which the board has announced the participants and venues.
The 12-team tournament will be held in the first week of September, and will involve 50-over-a-side matches, with the winners picking up 1 crore rupees and the runners-up getting 50 lakh rupees.
The teams have been split into four groups of three, and the first phase of the tournament will have a round-robin format, with the top team in each group advancing to the semi-finals. One semi-final will be held in Mohali and the other in Bangalore, which will also host the final on September 8.
League matches to be played between September 1 and 3.
Group A: Indian Revenue, ITC, Air India (Blue). Matches to be held in Mohali
Group B: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, MRF, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. Matches to be held in Vishakapatnam
Group C: All-India public sector sports promotion board, Tatas, Indian Oil Corporation. Matches to be held in Dharamsala
Group D: Air India (Red), India Cements, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. Matches to be held in Bangalore
First semifinal: Mohail -- September 5
Second semifinal: Bangalore -- September 6
Final: Bangalore -- September 8