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Moin-ud-Dowla from Sept. 2

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HYDERABAD: The 77th edition of the All India Coromandel King Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup invitation cricket tournament will commence from September 2, according to N. Shivlal Yadav, secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket Association.

The championship, to be played on a three-day format (90 overs and 40 overs in each innings), will feature 18 teams and will be organised at six different venues in the City. The final will be at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Uppal) from Sept. 18 to 20.

Chennai-based teams like MRF, Chemplast and India Cements, which have been winning the Cup for the last few years, do not figure in the line-up. Commenting on this, Shivlal clarified that the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association has decided to field only one official State team for the championship.

The HCA secretary also said that since the event was an official tournament, there would be no entry for the cricketers who signed up with the Indian Cricket League. A point of interest from the local perspective is the participation of an USA team, sponsored by Kasani Gnaneshwar Mudiraj, MLC, and coached by former India Test star Syed Abid Ali.

M.V. Sridhar, vice-president of HCA, said that in view of the inclement weather prevailing in Hyderabad, the organisers have decided to keep the HMWSSB Grounds (Amberpet) ready as a stand-by venue. There would be a reserve day also for the matches. “HCA is also organising the Level II coaching course of the National Cricket Academy at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium for one week coinciding with this event, under the stewardship of Lalchand Rajput,” Sridhar informed.

The teams which have confirmed participation are: Hyderabad XI, Hyderabad President’s XI, HCA Combined Districts XI, Jharkhand, M.P., Goa, BSNL, Railways, Indian Oil Corporation, Kerala, Saurashtra, Vidarbha, Cricket Association of Bengal, Assam, USA, Tripura and Tamil Nadu.

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