BCCI Corporate Trophy
| BCCI Corporate Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  India |
| Administrator | BCCI |
| Format | Limited-overs |
| First tournament | 2009 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin then knockout |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Most successful | Air India Red (1 title) |
 2012–2013 BCCI Corporate Trophy |
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The BCCI Corporate Trophy is an Indian cricket competition. It was established in 2009 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as a 12-team inter-corporate tournament beginning at the start of the Indian cricket season before the start of the Ranji Trophy competition. The tournament is a 50 over a side tournament involving corporate teams. All the top Indian cricketers are expected to play along with academy cricket players and those who play regular domestic cricket in India.[1]
History [edit]
The corporate trophy acts as a high-profile starter to the Indian domestic cricket season. The BCCI's prime objective is to promote employment opportunities for domestic cricketers in India's corporate houses.[citation needed] The board has invited 12 corporate teams to take part which will involve some of India's top cricketers.
The winners collect 
1 crore (US$204,272) while the runners-up will receive 50 lakh (US$102,109) however, unlike the Indian Premier League (IPL) no foreign players will take part.
The tournamant initially involved players formerly from the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). Some of the ICL players said that after the announcement of the Corporate Trophy, they had received calls from their employers asking them to cut ties with the rebel league.[2]
The inaugural was won by Air India Red after they beat Air India Blue by 93 runs in the final.
2009 Tournament [edit]
The first edition of the tournament took place from September 1–8 in which the 12 sides will be split into 4 groups of 3 with the group winners advancing to semi-finals and then on to the final.
Teams
- Air India Blue
- Air India Red
- AIPSSPB
- Bharat Petroleum
- BSNL
- India Cements
- Indian Oil Corporation
- India Revenue
- ITC
- MRF
- ONGC
- Tata Sports Club
Group Games will be played from September 1–3. Group A's matches will be played in Mohali, Group B's matches will be played in Visakhapatnam, Group C's matches will be played in Dharamsala and Group D's matches will be played in Bangalore.
The Semi-Final will be played on 5 and 6 September at Mohali and Bangalore respectively with the final being played at Bangalore on the 8th September. Only the Group D matches and the knock-out matches will be telecast on NEO Cricket
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