After a long gap of 6 years, the All India Buchi Invitational Tournament is starting from 15 August 2024. Many young players of India can be seen giving their best performance in this important tournament.

Let us tell you, All India Buchi Invitational Tournament is one of the earliest tournaments of Indian domestic cricket, in which every season many great test players have been seen leaving their mark. In the last few years, this tournament was completely lost but Tamil Nadu Cricket Association believes that now through All India Buchi Invitational Tournament, many young talented players will get a chance to present their excellent performance to the world.

In this tournament, a total of 12 teams will be divided into four groups. All these matches will be played in four venues of Tamil Nadu namely Salem, Coimbatore, Natham and Tirunelveli. This tournament will be played in a four-day red ball format like the league stage matches of Ranji Trophy. The first semi-final will be played in Tirunelveli while the second will be played in Natham. The winning team will get Rs 3 lakh as prize money while the runner-up team will be given Rs 2 lakh.

Group A consists of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Hyderabad while Group B consists of Railways, Gujarat and TNCA President’s XI. Group C consists of Mumbai, Haryana and TNCA XI while Group D consists of Jammu & Kashmir, Baroda and Chhattisgarh. The first round of the tournament will be played from August 15 to August 18 while the second and third rounds will be held from August 21 to August 24 and August 27 to August 30. The semi-finals will be played from September 2 to September 5 while the final will be played from September 8 to 11 at Natham.

Here is the complete schedule of the All India Buchi Invitational Tournament: