| Countries | India |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Karnataka cine dance directors and dancers’ association (KCDDADA) |
| Headquarters | Karnataka, India |
| Format | T20, T10 |
| First edition | 2010 |
| Latest edition | 2022 |
| Next edition | 2023 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Number of teams | 8 Teams |
| Current champion | Samrudhi Fighters |
 2023 Dr Raj Cup | |
The Dr. Raj Cup (DRC) is an Celebrity men's cricket league in South India Started from Kannada Film Industry in memorial of Dr. Rajkumar legendry Actor of Sandalwood. It started in the year 2010 teams It consists of players from film actors, film technicians, Media, film Directors and producers of Kannada film Industry. The league commenced in 2010,[1] the DRC teams use various cricket grounds (Venues) all around Karnataka for their matches.
Establishment[edit | edit source]
Rajesh Brahmavar president of Karnataka cine dance directors and dancers’ association (KCDDADA)[2] founder and Organizer of DRC. He started the league in 2010, with minimum of 6 teams. From the Second season further teams have been added since the players are requested.
History[edit | edit source]
Only Captain and vice-Captain will be provided to the Team owners, and players for the teams will be selected by auction. In DRC players are willing to play cricket without any remuneration or money, to give tribute to Actor Dr. Rajkumar.
First Season (2010)[3][edit | edit source]
The inaugural season took place in year 2010
Second season (2011)[4][edit | edit source]
The second season was conducted from 31 October to 4 December 2011
Third Season (2012)[5][6][7][8][edit | edit source]
The third season had two new teams, and final Match took place in Sri Lanka
Fourth Season (2014)[9][10][11][edit | edit source]
The fourth season had 8 teams, tournament stated on 21 November 2014 in Hassan and final Match 7 December 2014 took place in Malaysia.
Fifth Season (2022)[12][edit | edit source]
After a long gap fifth season has conducted in 2022 and Semi finals and finals happened in Sharjah International Cricket Stadium.[13]
Sixth Season (2023) [14][edit | edit source]
Sixth Season players Auction / Selection has been contacted in Dubai on 17 June 2023[15]
Payers[edit | edit source]
Many Celebrity players are participated in Dr Raj Cup tournament
Puneeth Rajkumar, Shivarajkumar, Upendra, Sudeep, Darshan, Yash, Dhananjaya, Ganesh, Sathish Ninasam, Darling Krishna, Raju Gowda, Duniya Vijay, Sri Murali, Dhruva Sarja, Yogi, Vasistha, Vijay Ragavendra, Gurukiran, Sujan Lokesh, Ravi Gowda, Prajwal Devraj, Sharan, Tharun Sudhir, Pruthvi Ambaar, Aru Gowda, Ravi Varma, Shrinagar Kitty, Chethan Kumar, Ravi Chethan, Deepak, Sunil Rao, Ayyapa, Thriller Manju, Avinash Narasimharaj, Dharma Keerthiraj, Jayaram Karthik, Uday Poojary, Rahul, Nagabushan, Naga Kiran.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Editors' team wins Dr Rajkumar Cup Cricket". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Film dance unions threaten tandav". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Editors' team wins Dr Rajkumar Cup Cricket". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Dr Raj Cup cricket tournament starts today". The Times of India. 2011-10-30. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Dr Raj Cup Gulbarga". Namma Gulbarga. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Sri Lankan cricketers to attend Dr Raj Cup". The Times of India. 2017-01-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Ragini Dwivedi to cheer at Raj Cup". The Times of India. 2017-01-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Sandalwood game for more cricket?". The Times of India. 2017-01-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "ಬ್ಯಾಟ್ ಬೀಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆಯೇ ಸುದೀಪ್?". Kannadaprabha (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Shivarajkumar and Puneeth get ready for battle". The Times of India. 2014-11-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Stars fail to come out for Dr Raj Kumar Cup tourney". The Times of India. 2014-11-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ Prasad, Shodhan (2022-06-27). "'Dr Raj Cup Celebrity Cricket Season-5' To be Held in Dubai in Remembrance of Puneeth Raj". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Dr. Raj Cricket Cup - Season 5 in Sharjah Tickets, 2022 Sport Event". platinumlist.net. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Raj Cup 2023: ಮತ್ತೆ ಒಂದಾಗಲಿದೆ ಸ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್ವುಡ್, ರಾಜ್ ಕಪ್ ಸೀಸನ್ 6ಗೆ ಭರ್ಜರಿ ತಯಾರಿ! 12 ತಂಡ, 27 ಮ್ಯಾಚ್, ದುಬೈನಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಾಜು". News18 Kannada (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Raj Cup 2023: ಮತ್ತೆ ಶುರುವಾಗಲಿದೆ ಸಿನಿತಾರೆಗಳ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ ಹಬ್ಬ; ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಡಾ.ರಾಜ್ ಕಪ್ ಟೂರ್ನಿ". ETV Bharat News (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 2023-08-25.