ODISHA TENNIS BALL CRICKET ASSOCIATION
ABOUT OTBCA
Odisha Tennis Ball Cricket Association
OTBCA is a registered society under society act of 1860 vide Govt order no 7023-705 /1995-1996 and revised IGR order no 23879/05 of 2017-2018. Orissa Tennis ball Cricket Association (OTBCA) since its establishment in Odisha in 1996, is affiliated to the Asian Tennis Ball Cricket Federation (ATBCA), the Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India (TBCFI). It is recognized by the Sports & Youth Services Department , Govt of Odisha , Odisha Olympic Association and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt of India and the School Game Federation of India. Tennis Ball Cricket is also included in Khelo India Khelo and Swachh Bharat Mission.
This is a very popular game among youth.
More than 1500 Odisha college students in 90 colleges participate in the state level team selection in under-19 inter-college tournament category for the School Game Federation of India. In Odisha, young players in all the 30 districts with a membership of around 60,000 have enrolled as the member of this game.
- Odisha Tennis Ball Cricket Players participated annually in many National Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior.
- All India National Championship, Asian and International Championship Tournaments bringing Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals.
Office bearers
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITIONS
TENNIS BALL CRICKET TOURNAMENT RULES (RULE A) & (RULE B)
General= Rules:
- A player who has played in one team is not allowed to play in another team.
- This tournament would be played with Green Vicky Tennis ball.
- Each innings would start with a new ball.
a : Incaseaball isbeinglostorbrokenbeforetwoover’s of aninnings,then new ball would be issued.
b : If lost after two overs of an innings, old ball [used] would be issued.
NEWS & ACTIVITIES
UPCOMIMG EVENT
AFFILIATED WITH TENNIS BALL CRICKET FEDERATION OF INDIA
RECOGNIZED BY MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS, GOVT. OF INDIA
