4th Bhaskar Thakur Memorial U-12 Cricket Tournament Kickstarts from March”22

By CG Reporter Last updated Mar 1, 2022

The fourth edition of the Bhaskar Thakur Memorial U-12 Cricket Tournament will kick start very soon from March in Mumbai this year. The first season of this competition was played in 2016 and this year the tournament resumes after a hiatus of two years. The tournament has been organized by Arvind Kadam, founder of Sind Cricket Club and Ajinkya Naik, Apex Council Member at the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association). A total of 64 teams have registered for this tournament, which is registered under the MCA. These 64 teams represent 64 cricket clubs spread across the MCA jurisdiction from Colaba to Dahanu and from Churchgate to Kalyan.

CricketGraph interacted Ajinkya Naik to get some more information about the Bhaskar Thakur Memorial U-12 Cricket Tournament. Naik said, “After a gap of two years due to COVID-19, we are back with this exciting tournament which showcases young cricketing talent in Mumbai. 64 cricket clubs will participate in the tournament this year. Every match will be a 22-overs a side affair. Taking a leaf out of Sachin Tendulkar’s suggestions, all the matches will see 14 players a side playing. Though only 11 players can take the field at a time, 14 different players can be used for batting and bowling.”

Naik further added, “This tournament is like a base tournament for cricketers as it serves as a good selection ground for the Mumbai U-14 selectors. When a cricketer registers for this tournament, he automatically gets registered with the MCA. Since the selectors are present for the matches of this tournament, players doing well here have a higher chance of making it to the MCA teams.”

Ajinkya Naik and Tushar Kadam — Vighnesh Arvind Kadam

Vighnesh Arvind Kadam shared with Cricketgraph “This tournament is a very good platform for showcasing young and promising cricketers. We are really looking forward and excited for this tournament to become a grand success”

Bhaskar Thakur Memorial U-12 Cricket Tournament will start from early March and will see some exciting cricket being played by close to 1000 young Mumbai cricketers.