Countries India First tournament 2016 | Format Twenty20 Next tournament 2017 | |
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Administrator Kota District Cricket Association
Rajasthan Cricket Association Tournament format Double round-robin and Knockout | ||
Rajwada Cricket League (RCL) is a professional league for Twenty20 Cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Kota District Cricket Association present in Kota under the affiliation of Rajasthan Cricket Association.
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History
It is currently contested by Six teams from the cities of Jaipur, Kota, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer and Bikaner from 16 February 2016 to 24 February 2016 at International Cricket Stadium, Kota.
The confirmed participating players include Pankaj Singh, Deepak Chahar, Mahipal Lopror, Nathu Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Ashok Menaria and Rajesh Bishnoi.
The other players participating in this cricket tournament range from players of International Cricket, ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, IPL, Ranji Trophy and various other state as well as district cricket tournaments.
Nathu Singh who is being seen as a sensation in Indian Bowling attack for bowling over 140kmph, was auctioned for 3.2 Crores in IPL Auction 2016 is also a part of this league, playing under the captaincy of experienced wicket-keeper batsaman, Dishant Yagnik. Yagnik played for Rajasthan Royals until its suspension from IPL as a team in 2015.
Teams
The teams included in the tournament have been named in the following way:
Format
The 2016 season will take place between February. The six teams will play each other once in a round robin format; this will be followed by a finals day at the International Cricket Stadium, Kota.
Media coverage
The league was telecasted live on NEO Sports and NEO Prime from 9 AM to 5 PM from 16th Feb to 24th Feb 2016.