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

President

Suraj Kumar Mishra

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Sithil Kumar Panda

General Secretary

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Somanath Parida

Joint Secretary

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Executive Members

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ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITIONS

Inguration

Mr KirenRijiju Hon’ble Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt of India inaugurating National Tennis Ball Cricket participated by Odisha team among others.

National Gold of Sub-Juniors

Mr Naveen Patnaik, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Odisha felicitating Odisha Tennis Ball Cricket Player & Officer Bearers on clinching of National Gold of Sub-Juniors.

OTBCA grant of Affiliation

DrAchyutaSamanta, Hon’ble MP LokSabha Felicitating Odisha Tennis Ball Cricket President after OTBCA grant of affiliation to KIIT University & KISS University.

Association felicited by OTBCA

ProfBadri Narayan Patra, MLA & Former Cabinet Minister Odisha and CHAIRMAN Odisha Tennis Ball Cricket Association felicited by OTBCA office bearers

Inaugurating match in BBSR

Mr Ram Charitra, DIG CRPF inaugurating Tennis Ball Cricket match in Bhubaneswar. He recommended CRPF DG New Delhi to adopt the game in Odisha’s Left Wing Extremist Affected Districts.

Discussing on Promotion

Mr Naba Kishore Das, Minister Health & Family Welfare and noted popular leader discussing on promotion of Tennis Ball Cricket in Western Odisha with OTBCA.

TENNIS BALL CRICKET TOURNAMENT RULES (RULE A) & (RULE B)

Rules & Regulations for Men’s Cricket

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.

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