National Championships
Sanctioned beach cricket championships for men's, women's, junior and veteran categories on sand venues across India.
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Indian Beach
Cricket Federation
The national governing body for beach cricket in India — structuring the sand format from coastal district grounds to the national championship, and building the pathway for India's beach cricketers.
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About the Federation
Beach cricket, played the Indian way — on sand, by the sea
IBCF governs, sanctions and develops beach cricket across India. The federation publishes the playing conditions of the sand format, affiliates state beach cricket associations, sanctions national and state championships, and selects national beach cricket squads.
Every fixture under the IBCF banner is played barefoot on sand, with shortened innings, coastal wind conditions and a boundary that meets the sea — a format built for India's coastline.
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What We Do
The four pillars of Indian beach cricket
Standardised Playing Conditions
Uniform sand-pitch dimensions, ball specifications and match-official standards for every IBCF-sanctioned beach cricket fixture.
State Association Network
An affiliation structure linking district beach cricket competitions to state associations and the national calendar.
Coastal Development
Grassroots coaching, coastal school programmes and beach venue development to grow participation in the sand format.
National Calendar
Beach cricket championships
Registration OpenIBCF National Beach Cricket Championship
Men's & Women's — 8 overs a side
The flagship national event of the federation, contested by champion squads from every affiliated state beach cricket association across a knockout sand format.
ScheduledCoastal States Beach Cricket League
Franchise league — 10 overs a side
A multi-leg league played across India's coastline, designed to give state-level beach cricketers regular competitive sand-format match exposure.
Registration OpenJunior Beach Cricket Nationals (U-19)
Boys & Girls U-19 — 6 overs a side
The federation's development pathway event, identifying young sand-format talent for national beach cricket camps and future senior selection.
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Moments from the sand
Latest
News & official updates
National Beach Cricket Championship entries open for affiliated states
State beach cricket associations may now submit squad entries for the flagship national championship, played across the federation's standard eight-over sand format.
Federation expands the women's beach cricket calendar
A dedicated women's beach cricket cup and state-level qualifiers are being added to the IBCF calendar to widen participation along the coastline.
Junior beach cricket pathway launched for U-19 sand-format talent
The federation's junior pathway links district beach cricket competitions to national U-19 camps, scouting batting, bowling and fielding skills specific to sand.
Join the Sand Format
Register with your state beach cricket association
Player registration is open for men's, women's, junior and veteran beach cricket categories across all affiliated states.
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