RCL T20 2016

Indian Actors Sunil Shetty and Ameesha Patel attending the launch ceremony of the inaugural edition of RCL, in Kota on 16th Feb 2016.[1]

Rajasthan Rajwada Cricket League (RCL) 2016 is a professional league for Twenty20 Cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Kota District Cricket Association present in Kota under the affiliation of Rajasthan Cricket Association.It is currently contested by Six teams from the cities of Jaipur, Kota, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer and Bikaner from 16 February 2016 to 24 February 2016 at International Cricket Stadium, Kota. The confirmed participating players include Pankaj Singh, Deepak Chahar Mahipal Lopror, Nathu Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Ashok Maneria and Rajesh Bishnoi Sr.

Countries India
Administrator Kota District Cricket Association, RCA
Headquarter Kota, Rajasthan, India
Format Twenty20
First Tournament Feb 2016
Tournament Format Round-Robin
Number of Teams 6
Website www.rclkota.com

The other players participating in this cricket tournament range from players of International Cricket, ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, IPL, Ranji Trophy and various other state as well as district cricket tournaments.[2]

The teams included in the touranament have been named in the following way:

Nathu Singh, who is being seen as a sensation in Indian Bowling attack for bowling over 140kmph, was auctioned for 3.2 Crores in IPL Auction 2016[3] is also a part of this league, playing under the captaincy of experienced wicket-keeper batsaman, Dishant Yagnik.[4] Yagnik played for Rajasthan Royals until its suspension from IPL as a team in 2015.

The league would be telecasted live on NEO Sports and NEO Prime from 9 AM to 5 PM from 16th Feb to 24th Feb 2016.[5]

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