School Games Federation of India (SGFI) will launch an ambitious talent hunt in its endeavour to unearth talented young cricketers later this year across the country.
The initiative which has been christened as the National School Cricket League (NSCL) has been conceptualized with a vision of becoming India's ultimate platform for school cricket.
SGFI will scout for talented youngsters across India in the age bracket of 12-18 years and then conduct a School Cricket League which will be held at premier venues and will follow a T20 format to select the Champion team of India.
An esteemed panel of coaches from SGFI and mentors will form the selection panel and will conduct a through selection trials to choose the talented cricketers.
The selected cricketers would then go on to represent their respective city/state team in the League. A total of 16 talented cricketers from the league will be provided five-year scholarships and will be provided advanced training and prepare them for future endeavours.
While the league stages of the tournament will be held in India, the knock-out stages will be held at the Dubai International Stadium and the ICC Academy in Dubai.
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