Indian Cricket clubs have been playing a vital role in bringing up new cricketers and also in providing them with a chance to get into competitive situation. There are numerous cricket academies and clubs in each and every state of this country. Almost all the major cricket playing states in India have their own cricket leagues and the local leagues see the participation of a large number of Cricket clubs.
Most of the Indian Cricket clubs form their teams from the cricketers that they select from different parts of their respective state. In this way, they are actually giving a great chance to the young cricketers to get noticed by performing well in the league matches.
Popular Indian Cricket Clubs
The top academies of this country are Sehwag Cricket Academy, Karnataka Institute of Cricket and National School of Cricket. Sehwag Cricket Academy is one of the most famous cricket academies in India. This academy presents original cricket coaching by Ranji-Players along with the chance to meet famous national and international players. Karnataka Institute of Cricket is a very famous cricket academy because it functions all through the years. Net practices present audio and video session for enhanced learning. National School of Cricket is a combined enterprise of Abhimanyu Cricket Academy and Asian School.
Some of the other Indian Cricket Clubs are Gyanti Cricket Academy, Adarsh Cricket Club, Amar Cricket Club, Apollo Cricket Club, Bharat Cricket Club, Blue Star Cricket Club, Canara Vijay Cricket Club, Challengers Cricket Club, Diamond Star Cricket Club, Indian Dynamite Cricket Club, John Bright Cricket Club, Kandivli Cricket Association, Kshatriya Cricket Club, Maharashtra Young Cricketers, National Cricket Club, Rajawadi Cricket Club, Shree Shivaji Cricket Club and many more.
Tournaments Organised by Indian Cricket Clubs
Some of the major Indian Cricket clubs also hire cricketers from other states, even from other countries to get success in the local league or tournaments. The beginning of two huge Twenty20 tournaments in India in the recent years have paved the way for establishment of a number of new Indian Cricket clubs. The tournaments are the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and the Indian Premier League (IPL), where more than 20 professional clubs compete with each other for winning the trophy. All these clubs are mainly engaged in the Twenty20 format of Cricket and they are also being run and managed by various corporate houses, or celebrities from different parts of the society. The ICL has a total of 9 participating teams, named as the Chandigarh Lions, Chennai Superstars, Delhi Giants, Hyderabad Heroes, Royal Bengal Tigers, Mumbai Champs, Lahore Badshahs, Ahmedabad Rockets, Dhaka Warriors, etc. The teams mainly represent various major States or Cities of India and other countries and have also been named after their respective cities.
On the other hand, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is being run and managed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and it also sees the participation of a number of clubs. The IPL is also a tournament of the Twenty20 format of Cricket and the Indian Cricket clubs participating in the IPL have also been named after various major cities of India. They are being run and managed by different corporate houses or celebrities from different parts of the society. The participating teams in IPL include the Mumbai Indians, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Rajasthan Royals.