Delhi all set to host the 9th Deaf T20 Cricket Tournament

The Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) on Monday inaugurated the ninth edition of the T20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf that will be held here from November 3 to 9 and feature 20 teams.

The opening ceremony of the championship was attended by Delhi minister Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma among others.

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The week-long championship, organised under the patronage of Cyrus Poonawalla Group, will run from November 3-9, bringing together some of the most talented hearing-impaired cricketers from across India.

This year’s tournament features 20 teams — Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana, Telangana, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab, Odisha, Delhi, and Bengal.

The matches will be hosted across four venues in Chhawla — Essex Farms Cricket Club and Academy, Haryana Cricket Academy, Arihant Cricket Ground, and Arihant Mount Cricket Club — ensuring simultaneous matches.

The fixture includes 40 league matche, followed by quarter-finals on November 8, semi-finals and final on November 9.

Speaking about the championship, Sumit Jain, President, IDCA, said, “The 9th T20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf is not just a tournament — it’s a movement celebrating the spirit, resilience, and talent of our hearing-impaired athletes.”