Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana of the Supreme Court inaugurated the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) cricket tournament at the Modern School cricket ground on Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.
CJI Ramana chanced his arm at bowling. He was also given a jersey with his name emblazoned across the back.
SCBA Vice-President Pradeep Rai and President Vikas Singh took part in the event along with many other SCBA members.
Fifteen teams have been divided into four groups and will play from Saturday till March 13. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals which will be played on March 26 and the semi-finals will be held on March 27. The date of the finals of the tournament is yet to be announced.
The teams:
Group A
Vikas Singh XI
Anupam Lal Das XI
Vikas Pahwa XI
Group B
Puneet Bali XI
Sukumar Pattjoshi XI
N.K. Kaul XI
Amarendra Sharan XI
Group C
Basava Prabhu XI
Pradeep Rai XI
Dipak Bhattacharyya XI
S. Guru Krishna Kumar XI
Group D
Rakesh Khanna XI
V. Shekhar XI
Sonia Mathur XI
Ashok Kumar Singh XI