[1] It is named after Hormasji Kanga, who played 43 First class cricket matches as an all-rounder, and was also a selector for the India national cricket team[1][2] The Kanga League was founded in 1948, and is held in Mumbai between July and October, during the Indian monsoon season.
As such, the grounds are very unpredictable, and can often be very wet, meaning the ball can "stop, shoot, skid and swing - all in a day's play.
[7] The league has featured many Indian Test cricketers, including Buck Divecha, Dattu Phadkar and Sunil Gavaskar.
[11][4][6] Zaheer Khan debuted in the 1996 Kanga League aged 18, and bowled 10 consecutive maiden overs in a match.
[17] In 2014, Neil Narvekar made 100 runs off 29 balls, the fastest century in Kanga League history.