Chennai Super Kings (CSK) left-arm pacers Mukesh Choudhary (second from right) and Gurjapneet Singh (third from right) were the special guests at the launch of the ninth edition of the Junior Super Kings (JSK) inter-school T20 cricket tournament.
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) launched the ninth edition of the Junior Super Kings (JSK) inter-school T20 cricket tournament at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium here on Thursday.

The competition will feature 108 schools from across 22 Districts in Tamil Nadu and three other states (Goa, Andhra, and Karnataka).

The first phase of the tournament will be held for teams from Chennai and 22 other Districts from December 26 to 31. Matches will be conducted in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Tiruchi, Ariyalur, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Dindigul, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari.

The second and final phase will take place from January 17 to 22 in Tirunelveli, where the champion will be crowned. Eight teams will contest the second phase – three from the Districts, the winner and runner-up of the Chennai phase, and one team each from Andhra, Goa, and Karnataka. The semifinals and final will be played under floodlights.

CSK left-arm pacers Mukesh Choudhary and Gurjapneet Singh were the special guests.

K.S. Viswanathan, CEO – CSK, R.N. Baba, Assist. Secretary – TNCA, Louis Mariano, Operations Head – Super Kings Academy, Vignesh Murali, Head of Marketing – Equitas Small Finance Bank, and S. Sriram, Head of Finance – CSK, also graced the occasion.