Red Bull Campus Cricket World Championship
Red Bull Campus Cricket is the world’s biggest international college cricket tournament. It provides a platform for up-and-coming cricketers to play on a world stage and take their first steps towards professional cricket. Red Bull Campus Cricket offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for young cricketers. First, teams battle to become their national champions in a round of qualifiers. The winning team from each participating country then competes at the Red Bull Campus Cricket Grand Final.
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About Red Bull Campus Cricket
With its 11th edition underway in 2022, Red Bull Campus Cricket is anything but your standard cricket tournament.
This one-of-a-kind international tournament for college and university students will once again feature the finest young talents from the most prominent college teams in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and more. The T20 tournament format provides a platform for young talent to play on a world stage and make their way into professional cricket without having to give up on college education.
The competition was launched in 2012 and has seen its World Finals hosted in Sri Lanka, the UK, India and the UAE. Red Bull Campus Cricket is the perfect stepping stone for young cricketers to get into the professional game; it's the tournament that builds tomorrow’s cricket stars.
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What is Red Bull Campus Cricket?
Red Bull Campus Cricket is a launchpad towards discovering the best cricketing talent at the grassroot level and giving them direction to maximise their true potential. It's the only global platform for university and college cricket. Teams compete in national tournaments around the globe and the winners are given the chance to represent their country and compete in the Red Bull Campus Cricket World Final.
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When was this started?
The first edition of Red Bull Campus Cricket took place in 2012.
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Does this take place every year?
Yes. There have been eight editions of Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals so far – 2012 (hosted by Sri Lanka), 2013 (hosted by Sri Lanka), 2014 (hosted by England), 2015 (hosted by India), 2016 (hosted by Sri Lanka), 2017 (hosted by Sri Lanka), 2018 (hosted by Sri Lanka) and 2019 (hosted by the United Arab Emirates)
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Who can take part?
Red Bull Campus Cricket is a platform for the world's best university and college cricket teams to compete across the globe. It’s an out of this world cricketing experience – with participants receiving first class treatment. The standard is exceptionally high, with several ex-participants now coming through to represent their country.