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Announcements from the Indian Beach Cricket Federation on championships, playing conditions, affiliations and national beach cricket squads.
State beach cricket associations may now submit squad entries for the flagship national championship, played across the federation's standard eight-over sand format.
A dedicated women's beach cricket cup and state-level qualifiers are being added to the IBCF calendar to widen participation along the coastline.
The federation's junior pathway links district beach cricket competitions to national U-19 camps, scouting batting, bowling and fielding skills specific to sand.
Selected beach cricketers will attend a conditioning and skills camp focused on barefoot movement, wind-affected bowling and sand-pitch shot selection.
Additional state bodies have been admitted to the IBCF affiliation register, extending the national beach cricket structure to more coastal and inland regions.
Revised sand-pitch dimensions, tape-ball and soft-ball specifications and match officiating standards now apply to all IBCF-sanctioned beach cricket events.
