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600 Teams To Play ‘Gully Cricket’ In Chandigarh To Curb Drug Addiction

By IANS News March 26, 2025 • 18:46 PM View: 608

The UT Cricket Association: Six hundred teams comprising 7,200 young cricketers aged 14 to 19 will participate in the third edition of the ‘Gully Cricket Tournament 2025’, which will kick off on April 20.

With this massive participation, organisers are aiming to register the event in the Guinness Book of World Records. The UT Cricket Association (UTCA) and Chandigarh Police on Wednesday officially announced the launch of the annual edition that aims to encourage a passion for cricket among the youth of Chandigarh while simultaneously supporting the 'Nasha Mukta Bharat Abhiyan' (drug-free India movement) and curbing petty criminal activities.

The tournament will be inaugurated by Gulab Chand Kataria, Chandigarh Administrator and Governor of Punjab.