IDCA announces maiden T-10 Women’s Deaf Premier League in Mumbai.
Mumbai: The Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) is organising the
first T-10 Women’s Deaf Premier League in Mumbai, Maharashtra, from January 8th to 11th
2024. In its inaugural edition, six specially-abled women’s teams from different parts of the
country will compete on the field to clinch the coveted Premier League trophy.
Sumit Jain, President, IDCA, commented, “We are grateful to Serum Institute of India, Cyrus
Poonawalla Group, Nykaa & Indo Count for their wholehearted support to our movement of
supporting hearing impaired Women players in our forthcoming tournaments in 2024. IDCA
is proud of our women players, these are athletes despite their commitment to their home &
families have brought immense pride to society & have excelled in the field of Cricket.”
The four-day tournament will kick off with a special opening ceremony organised on Monday,
January 8th at 9 AM at Police Gymkhana Cricket Ground, Marine Lines, Mumbai,
Maharashtra. In this four-day tournament, six Deaf women’s cricket teams – Punjab Lions, UP.
Warriorz, Mumbai Stars, Delhi Bulls, Hyderabad Eagles and Bangalore Badshahs – will play a
total of 11 matches before making it to the finals.
The two best teams will face each other in the final match scheduled for January 11th, 2024.
Serum Institute of India, Cyrus Poonawalla Group Principal partner said “We are
delighted & committed to extend our support for the first T-10 Women’s Deaf Premier League
2024. It will help to motivate the specially-abled youth of the country to dream big and strive
hard to achieve their dreams as nothing is impossible. We are looking forward to a long
partnership with the brand.”
The winning team and the players will be felicitated for their exceptional performance at the
closing ceremony to be held on January 11th at 4 PM. The IDCA T-10 champions will receive
a prize of Rs 1,00,000, while the runner-up will get Rs 50,000. The best individual sportsmen
in categories such as batting, bowling, fielding, super sixes will receive cash awards.
Supporting the tournament, Nykaa Foundation, said, “IDCA T-10 Women’s Deaf Premier
League is an exceptional platform for specially-abled women players to showcase their
incredible talent. This initiative will help raise awareness among specially-able players across
the country to pursue their passion and aim for the stars in the world of sports. Additionally, it
will foster a sense of empowerment and inclusivity within the sports community. We are
excited to support IDCA once again in this initiative and look forward to the upcoming
tournament.”
Roma Balwani, CEO, IDCA added, “The excitement of playing in Mumbai & competing in
the home ground of stalwarts of cricket is truly special. IDCA believes in celebrating diversity
& inclusion through disability sport specially cricket. We thank all our support partners, state
associations, for their belief in our endevour to promote deaf cricket both in India &
Internationally. We salute each woman player for their grit & resilience to prove their
sportsmanship on the cricket field besides being homemakers. Best wishes to all these amazing
women participating in specially-abled sports.”
Corporate partners, KFC India, Hero MotoCorp, Indo Count, CoLearn, Kaizzen, Impact and
Cognito are supporting IDCA for the upcoming tournament.