10 teams for JKP Trophy cricket
LUCKNOW: As many as 10 top teams, including two locals, comprising a number of board trophy players, would be seen in action during the 4th JKP Trophy State Cricket Tournament in memory of Jitendra Kumar Pandey, starting Friday, at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium here.
Organising committee chief and former Indian cricketer, Gyanendra Pandey while disclosing about the week-long tournament on Tuesday, claimed that a huge sum of Rs 2 lakh would be on stake for the winners and runners. Team finishing top would be getting Rs 1 lakh, whereas the runners-up would be richer by Rs 60,000.
“Last time we had eight teams, but this time we have added two more,” said Pandey, adding, “In future, we will take this event to the all-India level like we used to have Sheesh Mahal tournament in the state capital.”
The participating teams include, defending champions Moradabad, runners-up Akhil Infra Cricket Club, Meerut District Cricket Association, Kanpur Cricket Association, Varanasi Cricket Association, Allahabad Cricket Association, Gorakhpur Cricket Association, Cricket Association, Lucknow, Ghaziabad Cricket Association and Cricket Association Of Uttarakhand.
Besides the cash prizes, manof-the-tournament would be getting Rs 10,000, whereas best batsman and best bowler would receive Rs 5,000 each. Rs 2100 would be given to man-of-thematch in every game.
“Unlike the trend of the Twenty20 game now days, we have decided to continue conducting matches in white dress and with red ball. Forty-over for a side allows a player to showcase his ability in the game,” said Pandey.
On Friday, Allahabad Cricket Association will take on Ghaziabad Cricket Association on the A ground at 9.00 a.m., whereas on the B ground Cricket Association of Uttrakhand meet Kanpur Cricket Association.
CAL TEAM Deependra Pandey (captain), Saurabh Dubey, Amit Chopra, Akash Verma, Rahul Rawat, Abhinav Dixit, Vipin Chandra, Avneesh Singh, Kritagya Singh, Sandeep Yadav, Zeeshan Anasri, Hasan Akhtar, Monu Paswan, Akash Kumar, Abhishek Singh, Pranshu Anand, Mohit Yadav, Prabhnoor, Shivansh Kapoor, Ansh Yadav, Vishwajeet, Himanshu Asnora, R Solanki and Saumitra Singh.
NCC’S FUNCTION
The annual day ceremony of the National Cricket Club would take place on Wednesday here at 3.30 p.m. with international cricket umpire Anil Chaudhary being the chief guest. Club’s chief Anjul Dua informed that cricketers, who performed throughout the year, would also be awarded on the occasion.