Indians to play inter-corporate cricket league
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
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