da doce： Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has presented some of his cricketingmemorabilia to the Cricket Association of Bengal’s museum which willexhibit items gifted by star cricketers past and present
Staff and Agencies26-Jul-2001* Ganguly memorabilia presented to CAB museumIndian captain Sourav Ganguly has presented some of his cricketingmemorabilia to the Cricket Association of Bengal’s museum which willexhibit items gifted by star cricketers past and present. The Gangulycontribution, consisting of caps, bats, balls and shirts used duringthe 1997 Sahara Cup limited overs series against Pakistan in Torontowas handed over to the CAB by his family members in Kolkata onWednesday. The elegant left hander had earned four man-of-the-matchawards in the five match series that year.The CAB joint secretary, Debdas Banerjee told reporters that theIndian captain had also gifted one of his shirts used during the 1999World Cup held in England. He said Ganguly had sent a communication tothe CAB regretting that he could not personally hand over the itemsfor the CAB’s museum.The CAB museum, exhibiting cricket memorabilia of past andcontemporary cricketers, will be formally opened for the generalpublic on Thursday though no inaugural function has been planned.* Majid Khan to lead Pakistan veterans on India tourFormer Pakistan captain Majid Khan will lead a 15-member Pakistanveteran’s cricket squad to tour India in October. The team includes 12former Test cricketers including former skippers Zaheer Abbas andJaved Miandad, Pakistan Veteran’s Cricket Association chief Fawad IjazKhan announced in Karachi on Wednesday.The team will play a series of one-dayers and an exhibition matchduring the tour from October 17 to 29. Mian Pervez and off-spinnerTauseef Ahmed will make it to the team if Miandad and Qadir are notavailable for the tour. The team, picked by a selection committeeheaded by former left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim with Ashiq HussainQureshi and Col Mustehsin Billah as members, named Shahid Israr as themanager of the team.The team: Majid Khan (Capt), Zaheer Abbas (vice-capt), Javed Miandad,Abdul Qadir, Saleem Yousuf, Ashraf Ali, Sikander Bakht, Ejaz Faquih,Azhar Khan, Mansoor Akhtar, Jalaluddin, Al Zia, Raees Ahmed, RashidKhan and Ashraf Pakhali. Manager: Shahid Israr.* Deodhar Trophy matches in North ZoneLast year’s joint winner Central Zone open their campaign in the2001-2002 Deodhar Trophy limited overs cricket tournament against EastZone on February 20 next year. The match will be held at a venue inPunjab.The popular annual competition will be held in the North Zone in thecoming season from February 20 to 25. South Zone, who tied withCentral Zone in a thrilling final last year, open their campaignagainst West Zone, also at a venue in Punjab, on February 21.The following are the fixtures:February 20: West Zone vs North Zone (Punjab), Central Zone vs EastZone (Punjab). February 21: West Zone vs South Zone (Punjab), NorthZone vs East Zone (Punjab). February 22: Central Zone vs North Zone(Himachal Pradesh). February 23: South Zone vs East Zone (Services).February 24: West Zone vs East Zone (Delhi), South Zone vs CentralZone (Haryana). February 25: West Zone vs Central Zone (Haryana),North Zone vs South Zone (Delhi).