Manjrekar to lead CCI

MUMBAI, AUG. 10. The Brabourne Stadium will be the venue for the city's cricket aficionados in December end. It is at this famous and traditional cricket ground, until 1972-73 a Test match venue, a unique triangular featuring three of the top cricket clubs in the world will be played.

The Cricket Club of India (CCI) promoted event will see the Marylebone Cricket Club (London) and Melbourne Cricket Club in action in a 45 overs basis.

``It's been a dream for me. The two MCCs played a one- day match during the Ashes. This time the two sides played in England on July 24,'' said Mr. Raj Singh Dungarpur, President, Cricket Club of India (CCI). The three clubs have been asked to pick players, who are over 30 and have not played a first class match since 1996.

Sanjay Manjrekar has been named the captain of the CCI. The other players who are likely to figure in the team are K. Srikkanth, Madan Lal, Sandeep Patil, Raju Kulkarni and Kiran More.

The CCI has also invited Tony Lewis and Ted Dexter for the event. ``The theme of the triangular will be the spirit of the game,'' said Mr. Dungarpur.

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