“Twenty one teams will vie for top honours in the league-cum-knockout meet,” said BSNL-KCSCB secretary K B Ganesh Babu at a press meet here on Saturday. Rajasthan are the defending champions. Karnataka, who finished third last time, will be led by Sandeep Chouti in this edition.
Karnataka squad: Sandeep Chouti (captain), Mahesh C P, N Venkata Swamy, Mahadeva, N Kumar, S Suresh, M Prakash, G N Arjunappa, Ramaiah, H Devaraj, B M Manjunath. Coach: K Murthy. Manager: Shashipriya.
Teams: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, MTNL (Delhi), MTNL (Mumbai), NTR (Delhi), Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, UP (East), UP (West), West Bengal.