Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is going to organize the Odisha Cricket League (OCL) from June 30 at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
All the matches will be played at the international stadium from June 30 to July 17 in T20 format, OCA secretary Sanjay Behera said at a press meet.
A total of six teams have joined this league. Odisha Lions, Odisha Tigers, Odisha Jaguars, Odisha Pumas, Odisha Panthers and Odisha Cheetahs will descend on the ground in the mega sporting event.
Rakesh Patnaik will lead the Odisha Tigers, Cheetahs will be headed by Biplab Samantray. The Captain of Odisha Panthers is Sandeep Patnaik. Likewise, Karthik Biswal will lead Pumas and Suryakant Pradhan has been nominated as the captain of Odisha Lions. The captain of Jaguars is Shantanu Mishra.
A total of 33 matches will be played in this league while one team will play 10 matches each, Behera informed.
Like IPL, the Odisha Cricket Association has arranged red and green caps for maximum wicket takers and highest run scorers.
Similarly, OCA has implemented DRS and IMPACT PLAYER rules in this league.
The OCA selection committee has selected the promising players of the state. 40% of new talents who performed well in Kalahandi Cup have joined this league. Three matches will be played every day, Behera added.
If they perform well in this league, they will get an opportunity to play in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Behera said at a press conference.
Many new players will come to the fore by playing the T20 format, he maintained.
