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CAB panel extends season

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KOLKATA: The Cricket Association of Bengal's (CAB) working committee on Monday decided to extend the season by a month to complete the unfinished fixture.

Giving this information to the media, a spokesman of the CAB said normally the season would have ended on June 30 but this year owing to rains three tournaments remain unfinished. “We sought the permission of the working committee to extend the season in the interest of the game. And it was granted,'' he said.

The CAB two-day league quarterfinal between East Bengal and Kalighat was postponed thrice owing to rain. Two more tournaments, senior knockout and P. Sen Trophy, are yet to be completed.

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