India, Nov. 4 -- The Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) on Monday inaugurated the ninth edition of the T20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf that will be held from November 3 to 9 and feature 20 teams. The opening ceremony of the championship was attended by Delhi minister Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma among others.

The week-long championship, organised under the patronage of Cyrus Poonawalla Group, will run from November 3-9, bringing together some of the most talented hearing-impaired cricketers from across India. This year's tournament features 20 teams - Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana, Telangana, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,...