What is All India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament? All you need to know about TNCA's domestic competition

The All India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament 2024 will see India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav feature in it.

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has announced that it will host the All India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament this year from August 15 to September 11 2024 at four venues – Natham (Dindigul), Salem, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli.

A total of 12 teams – two sides of TNCA and 10 other states’ teams – will feature in this competition that will host matches in four-day format.

History of Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament:

It is one of the oldest First Class (FC) tournaments in India. The tournament is named after M. Buchi Babu Naidu (real name Mothavarapu Venkata Mahipathi Naidu) who played for the Madras United Cricket Club under British rule.

He is recognised as the ‘Father of South Indian/Madras Cricket’ and is credited for growing the game in Madras (now Chennai). Two of his sons, M. Baliah Naidu and C. Ramaswami, represented India in international cricket.

The Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament tournament started in the 1909/1910 season, a year after Naidu’s death. Initially, it was a memorial event and then became a professional invitational tournament when TNCA took over in the 1960s.

The tournament now signals the start of domestic cricket in India and provides preparation and game-time players ahead of the Ranji Trophy.

The Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament returned last year after a five-year gap.

The tournament has gained traction in recent days after India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav announced that he will play in this year’s edition in a bid to make a comeback to India’s test team. Ishan Kishan is also set to make his comeback to domestic cricket for Jharkhand.

All India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament 2024 teams:

The tournament includes 10 state-based sides – Madhya Pradesh (defending champions), Jharkhand, Railways, Gujarat, Mumbai, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Chattisgarh, Hyderabad and Baroda – and two local teams – TNCA President’s XI and TNCA XI.

Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament 2024 groups:

Group A: Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Hyderabad

Group B: Railways, Gujarat and TNCA President’s XI

Group C: Mumbai, Haryana and TNCA XI

Group D: Jammu & Kashmir, Chattisgarh and Baroda

Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament 2024 schedule:

Date	Match	Venue
August 15-18	Madhya Pradesh vs Jharkhand	Tirunelveli
August 15-18	Railways vs Gujarat	Salem
August 15-18	Mumbai vs Haryana	Coimbatore
August 15-18	Jammu and Kashmir vs Chhattisgarh	Natham
August 21-24	Jharkhand vs Hyderabad	Tirunelveli
August 21-24	Railways vs TNCA President’s XI	Salem
August 21-24	Haryana vs TNCA XI	Coimbatore
August 21-24	Jammu and Kashmir vs Baroda	Natham
August 27-30	Madhya Pradesh vs Hyderabad	Tirunelveli
August 27-30	Gujarat vs TNCA President’s XI	Salem
August 27-30	TNCA XI vs Mumbai	Coimbatore
August 27-30	Baroda vs Chhattisgarh	Natham
September 02-05	1st Semi-Final:  Group A Topper vs Group B Topper	Tirunelveli
September 02-05	2nd Semi-Final: Group C Topper vs Group D Topper	Natham
September 08-11	Final: Winner 1st Semi-Final vs Winner 2nd Semi-Final	Natham

Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament Live Streaming and Broadcasting details:

The tournament will be live-streamed on the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association’s app. It will not be telecasted on television.

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