The first-ever franchise-based cricket tournament in Chandigarh, the ‘Chandra Shekhar Azad T20 Tournament’, organized by the UT Cricket Association (UTCA) commenced with a spectacular opening ceremony at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3. The event was graced by distinguished guests, franchise owners, team players, cricket academies, and enthusiastic sports fans.
The chief guests included Sh. Rajeev Verma (IAS), Chief Secretary of UT Chandigarh Administration, and Smt. Harpreet Kaur Babla, Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Ms. Prerna Puri (IAS), Secretary, Sports, UT and Sh. Saurabh Arora, PCS, Director, Sports, Sh. Vinay Partap Singh, IAS, Excise & Taxation Commissioner, Haryana along with UTCA President Sh. Sanjay Tandon and the Tournament Chairman Dr. Rupesh Singh.
During evening, Renowned Sufi Singers Ali Brothers performed and sang various songs. The event was also attended by special guests Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh; UTCA General Secretary Devendra Sharma, Executive Committee members CA Alok Krishna, Yuvraj Mahajan, Ravinder Singh, Hari Singh Khurana, and Daniel Banerjee, along with Rikrit Sarai, Managing Director of Satluj Group of Schools.
A total of 33 matches will be played. The confirmed teams include HIIMS Hawks (owned by Acharya Manish), Talanoa Tigers (owned by Harkiran Singh), Punjab Panthers (owned by Pransh Gilhotra), Wild Wood Warriors (owned by Sukhdev Singh), City Challengers (owned by Anil Dewan), and Manohar Mavericks (owned by Taran Inder Singh Bunny).