Vijay Merchant Trophy

Vijay Merchant Trophy is an annual junior under 16 domestic cricket tournament of India. Board of Control for Cricket in India, the national governing body of sport of cricket in India, organise it. It is named after former legendry international cricketer Vijay Merchant, who played for Indian national cricket team for brief period of time.[1]

Administrator(s)Board of Control for Cricket in India
Host(s)India
Official websitehttps://www.bcci.tv

In 2021 it was not organised, because the players were not vaccinated against COVID 19.[1]

In 2019, Vijay Merchant Trophy was aired on Disney+ Hotstar app.[2]

The junior teams of state association and regions plays in this tournament.[3]

The tournament previously has been involved in issues related to age related violations by the some players.[1]

2022-23 Vijay Merchant Trophy scheduled to play in Agartala, Guwahati of Tripura and Assam states respectively.[4] In 2022, season Meghalaya cricket team's off-spinner Nirdesh Baisoya took 10 wickets in an inning against Nagaland cricket team.[5]

See also

References
  1. K. Shriniwas Rao (Dec 31, 2021). "BCCI postpones U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  2. "Watch Paytm Vijay Merchant Trophy 2019 Videos Online on Disney+ ..." www.hotstar.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "The Board of Control for Cricket in India".
  4. "BCCI postpones Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy amid Covid-19 concerns". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  5. "U 16 Vijay Merchant Trophy". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.


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