Published Jan 28, 2023 | 2:06 PM ⚊ Updated Jan 28, 2023 | 2:40 PM
M Chinnaswamy Stadium will host the tournament on 24 and 25 February. (Supplied)
A galaxy of stars made up of legendary international cricketers and sandalwood actors is set to take centre stage at the third edition of the much-awaited Kannada Chalanachitra Cup.
Initially planned to be played in Mysuru, Kichcha Sudeepa announced on Thursday, 26 January, that the two-day tournament has been shifted to Bengaluru due to security concerns.
“We would have loved to have KCC-3 at Mysuru, but owing to security concerns (of star cricketers and actors), we decided to move the matches from Mysuru to Bengaluru. Our goal is to take KCC to all parts of our state and we would do it shortly,” Sudeepa said.
M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will host the third edition of the KCC on 24 and 25 February 2023.
In this new season, all six teams will feature international cricketers – Chris Gayle, Brian Lara, Suresh Raina, Herschelle Gibbs, Tillakaratne Dilshan, and S Badrinath.
The venue was shifted to Bengaluru from Mysuru due to security concerns, Sudeepa said. (Supplied)
“This is Gibbs and Dilshan’s second season. We are bringing legendary cricketers this year like Badrinath, big-hitting (Chris) Gayle, and (Suresh) Raina. This is pure entertainment and a visual treat to the spectators and the fans,” added Sudeepa at the gala ceremony on Thursday.
Adding more glamour to the teams are star actors Shiva Rajkumar, Sudeepa, Daali Dhananjaya, Dhruva Sarja, Ganesh, and Upendra.
In the opening game of the season, Krishna-led Ganga Warriors will take on Sudeepa’s Hoysala Eagles.
Group A: Kadamba Lions, Rashtrakuta Panthers, and Vijayanagara Patriots
Group B: Ganga Warriors, Hoysala Eagles and Wadiyar Chargers
Day 1: Warriors vs Eagles; Eagles vs Chargers; Lions vs Panthers
Day 2: Patriots vs Lions; Warriors vs Chargers; Panthers vs Patriots
Hoysala Eagles: Chris Gayle, Sudeepa (C), Sagar Gowda, Anup Bhandari, Nagarjuna Sharma, Arjun Bachchan, Vishwa, Manju Pavagada, Sunil Gowda, Tharun Sudheer, Rohit Gowda, Ritesh Bhatkal, Abhishek Baadkar.
Mentor: Nandakishore.
Ganga Warriors: Suresh Raina, Dhananjaya, Karan Arya, Naveen Raghu, Vaibhav Ram, Mallikacharan Wadi, Sudarshan, Sunil Rao, Simple Suni, Prasanna, Rajan Hassan, Praveen, Shivakumar BU, Krishna (C).
Mentor: Karthik R Gowda.
Vijayanagara Patriots: Herschelle Gibbs, Upendra, Trivikram, Garuda Ram, Vikas, Dharma Keerthi Raj, Vittal Kamath, Kiran, Sachin, Mahesh Krishna, Mayur Patel, Adarsh, Rajat Hegde, Pradeep (C).
Mentor: Dinakar.
Kadamba Lions: T Dilshan, Ganesh (C), Renuk, Vyasraj, Loki, Pratap V, Loki CK, Yogesh, Abhilash, Pavan Wadeyar, Preetham Gubbi, Rakshith S, Rishi Bopanna, Rajiv Hanu.
Mentor: Rockline Venkatesh.
Rashtrakuta Panthers: S. Badrinath, Dhruva Sarja, Vinod Kini, Chandan Kumar, Sanjay, Prathap Narayan, Manu Aiyyappa, Alak Ananda, Jaggi, Syed, Nihal Ullal, Aneeshwar Gautham, Jayaram Karthik (C).
Mentor: Sadashiv Shenoy.
Wodeyar Chargers: Brian Lara, Shivanna (C), Arjun Yogi, Nirup Bhandari, Naresh Gandhi, CM Harsha, Ram Pavan, Vijay, Ganesh Raj, Madhu, Mohit BA, Rahul Prasanna, Aaryan, Thaman S.
Mentor: KP Srikanth.
