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{{short description|Twenty20 cricket league in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
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'''KCA President's Cup T20''' is an [[India]]n [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] league organized by [[Kerala Cricket Association]] in the state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/kerala-cricket-association-plans-presidents-cup-t20-tourney-in-december/articleshow/78862007.cms|title=Kerala Cricket Association plans President's Cup T20 tourney in December|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Prasanth|last=Menon|date=25 October 2020|accessdate=5 June 2021|language=en}}</ref> The league is designed on the lines of successful [[Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sreesanth-to-play-presidents-cup-t20-in-kerala/article33150367.ece|title=Sreesanth to play Presidents Cup T20 in Kerala|work=www.sportsstar.thehindu.com|accessdate=21 November 2020|language=en}}</ref>The 2020-21 season start from 6 March 2021 and will end on 27 March 2021.

==Structure==
KCA President's Cup T20 will feature six teams. The teams are named Lions, Tigers, Royals, Panthers, Eagles, and Tuskers. There will be no franchises or owners. TCM Sports Management Pvt Ltd, a sports marketing company, will be associated with KCA as a commercial partner. Domestic players in [[Kerala]] will be participating in this league. Each team will consist of 14 players and 2 support staffs. There will also be 4 players for each team, if replacements are required. The tournament will have a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format with each team playing against each other twice followed by [[playoff]]s - semi finals and final. All of these will be day-games with white ball and coloured clothing as per BCCI playing conditions. Two matches will be played in a day. There will be a total of 33 matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralacricketassociation.com/kca-presidents-cup-t20|title=KCA Presidents Cup T20|work=www.keralacricketassociation.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/news/kca-presidents-cup-from-saturday/amp_articleshow/81315391.cms|work=timesofindia|title=KCA President's cup from Saturday}}</ref>

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!| '''Team'''
!| '''Captain'''
!| '''Coach'''
|-
| KCA Royals
| [[Sijomon Joseph]]
| [[Padmanabhan Prasanth]]
|-
| KCA Eagles
| [[Mohammed Azharuddeen]]
| [[Sunil Oasis]]
|-
| KCA Tuskers
| [[Vathsal Govind]]
| Biju Mon
|-
| KCA Tigers
| [[Sachin Baby]]
| Sebastin Antony
|-
| KCA Lions
| [[Ponnam Rahul]]
| Mazar Moidu
|-
| KCA Panthers
| [[Akshay Chandran]]
| Rajagopal
|-
|}

==Sponsorship==

The promoters of the ''KCA President's Cup T20'' will be the [[Dream 11]]. Twenty First Century Media pvt lmt. will be the official branding partners, marketers and broadcasting partners of the league for three years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KCA Presidents CUP T20|url=http://www.keralacricketassociation.com/kca-presidents-cup-t20|access-date=2020-12-09}}</ref>

==Venue==
[[Kerala Cricket Association|KCA]] had officially confirmed that the venue for ''KCA President's Cup T20'' will be [[Sanatana Dharma College Ground]], [[Alappuzha]]. Audience are not allowed in the stadiums due to strict restrictions because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/topstories/kerala-cricket-association-plans-presidents-cup-t20-tourney-in-december/ar-BB1anBEI|title=Kerala Cricket Association plans President's Cup T20 tourney in December|work=www.msn.com|accessdate=25 October 2020|language=en}}</ref> The matches will be streamed live exclusively on FanCode.

==Season 1 (2020-21)==
{{main|2020–21 KCA President's Cup T20}}
[[2020–21 KCA President's Cup T20]] will be the first edition of KCA President's Cup T20. It was planned to be held from 17 December 2020 to 3 January. But the tournament got postponed as the Kerala association didn't get a clearance from the Kerala state government to organize the tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/news/sreesanths-wait-gets-longer-kca-presidents-cup-deferred/amp_articleshow/79656538.cms|title= Sreesanth's wait to get longer. KCA president's cup deferred|work=www.timesofindia.com}}</ref> The tournament will be held from 6 March.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2021/mar/03/kerala-set-to-witness-ipl-esque-t20-tournament-from-march-6-2271729.html|work=newindianexpress|title=Kerala set to witness IPL esque T20 tournament from March 6}}</ref> The Kerala senior team players who are in Delhi presently for the Vijay Hazare Trophy knockout matches will join their respective squads later after undergoing RT-PCR tests on return.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/news/kca-presidents-cup-from-saturday/amp_articleshow/81315391.cms|work=timesofindia|title=KCA President's cup from Saturday}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Indian Premier League]]
*[[Karnataka Premier League]]
*[[Tamil Nadu Premier League]]
*[[Saurashtra Premier League]]
*[[Odisha Premier League]]
*[[T20 Mumbai League]]
*[[Celebrity Cricket League]]
*[[List of regional T20 cricket leagues in India]]
*[[List of cricket competitions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.keralacricketassociation.com/ Official website]

{{Cricket in India}}{{Sports_leagues_of_India}}

[[Category:Twenty20 cricket leagues]]
[[Category:Sport in Kerala]]
[[Category:Cricket leagues in India]]
[[Category:Professional sports leagues in India]]
[[Category:Sport in India]]

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