Deodhar Trophy Tournament sacrificed for IPL

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Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai has warned the Board of Control for Cricket in India against dropping the annual Deodhar Trophy Tournament for the year 2009-10. The Sena leader said that such a move will result into unwanted consequences

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Fri, Jul 03, 2009 12:45:57 IST

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BCCI India Cricket :

THE BOARD of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has dropped the annual Deodhar Trophy Tournament for the year 2009-10 because of crammed domestic session apparently to create time and space for it's money spinning IPL scheduled to start on March 18, a full month ahead of its normal starting point in April.

The tournament named after one of the doyens of domestic cricket Prof DB Deodhar, who died aged 101 in 1993, has been held every year since its inception in 1973-74 as a 60-over event to fine tune Indian cricketers in the limited overs game, which was then becoming popular in England.

In 1980-81, the format was changed to 50 overs a side which continued till last season though the BCCI made another change by turning it into a league from the 1993-94 season.

“Deodhar has been dropped because of the tight schedule (of domestic cricket),” said a BCCI source.

Shiv Sena has warned BCCI of dire consequences it did not restore the tournament and has held demonstrations outside BCCI's office at Mumbai.

“BCCI has planned Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Maharashtra at the cost of Deodhar Trophy Tournament. The Board has insulted Marathi pride by canceling the tournament named after Prof DB Deodhar,” Sena leader Subhash Desai said.

“We have given a statement to chief administrative officer of the BCCI, Ratnakar Shetty, condemning the decision,” Desai said.

However, if the tournament is canceled, “Shiv Sena will not allow a single IPL match to take place in the state,” Desai warned.

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