Irani Trophy to be held at Nagpur

NEW DELHI, OCT 9.The prestigious Irani Trophy struggled to find a venue following Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) expressing its inability to hold the match because of heavy rains at Pune.

The match will now be held at Nagpur, according to the Board Secretary, Mr. Niranjan Shah.

Originally scheduled to be held at Baroda, the Irani Trophy was shifted to Pune when the Baroda Cricket Association cited non- availability of ground. The MCA was then given the responsibility of staging this match which is the traditional opener for the domestic season. When contacted, the MCA chairman, Mr. D. C. Agashe, said ``we have requested Saurashtra to hold the match at Rajkot.''

When contacted at Rajkot, Mr. Shah said ``Rajkot was not ready to stage the match at such a short notice so I requested the Vidarbha Cricket Association.'' To Mr. Shah's relief, the VCA was too willing to play the host.

``All arrangements for the match have been made and we are ready to welcome the two teams (Baroda and the Rest of India),'' confirmed VCA Secretary, Mr. Vijay Chitale.

- Our Special Correspondent.

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