Live streaming, Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 begins on August 15: Where to watch - full schedule

The Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 will start on August 15 and run till September 11 in Tamil Nadu.

Named after Indian cricket pioneer M. Buchi Babu Naidu, the Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 will see 12 teams compete for the title.

Buchi Babu Naidu is considered to be the 'Father of Madras Cricket and also founded the annual Madras Presidency Matches between Indians and Europeans.

Baroda, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat Cricket Association, Haryana, Hyderabad Cricket Association, Indian Railways, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand Cricket Association, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, TNCA President's XI and TNCA XI are the teams that will battle for the Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024.

As per the format, these participating teams have been divided into four groups of three sides each.

Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 teams and groups

Group A: Madhya Pradesh, Hyderabad Cricket Association, Jharkhand Cricket Association

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

Group C: Haryana, TNCA XI and Mumbai

Group D: Jammu and Kashmir, Chattisgarh and Baroda

Each team will play the other sides in four-day matches in a round-robin format. The table-topper from each group will advance to the final.

The Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 final will be played from September 8.

Sankar Cements Cricket Ground, Salem Cricket Foundation Ground, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Ground and NPR College Ground are the four venues that will host Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 matches.

Since its inception in 1909-1910, the Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament was India’s biggest first-class tournament until Ranji Trophy competition came into existence in 1934.

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) revived the All-India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament after a gap of six years in 2023. 

Madhya Pradesh are the defending champions of the Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament after they defeated Delhi by a massive 250 runs in the 2023 final in September.

India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Sarfaraz Khan are some of the well known cricketers who will participate in the 2024 edition.

Where to watch Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 live

Live streaming of the Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 will be available on the TNCA app and TNCA's YouTube channel.

There will be no live telecast of the Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 on any TV channel in India.

Buchi Babu Cricket Tournament 2024 schedule and match start times

All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)

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