Bhatkal team wins KSCA Division 4 tournament, gets promoted to Div 3
Huballi: Bhatkal Sport’s Academy’s Bhatkal Cricket Club on Feb 10, defeated Tanaji Sports Club comfortably, in the final match of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA)Huballi Division’s, Division 4 tournament here in Huballi.
With the win, Bhatkal CC will now play Division 3 tournament later this year, which is now touted to be a big boost to the town’s cricket future as this can in future pave way for the local youngsters to play at higher level of cricket, a long due dream of the people of coastal town.
This is the first time a team from Bhatlal has won a KSCA Divsion Tournament.
The owner of the team, Waseem KM, while speaking to Varthabharati over a phone call, said “It is a major victory, I believe this will prove to be the stepping stone for our youngster in the cricketing world. We will now play in Div 3, in October this year, while a new team of us will play in Div 4 as well”.
In the finals Bhatkal CC while batting first scored 126-9 in their 30 overs, and then bundled out Tanaji SC to 74-10 in 22.3 overs.
The team led by Naseem Asarmatta of Lion sports club of Bhatkal remained unbeaten throughout the tournament.
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K’taka cabinet approves cricket matches at M. Chinnaswamy stadium: Reports
Belagavi: The state cabinet under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reportedly given its nod to permit cricket matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, subject to certain conditions.
The decision is learnt to have been taken after a meeting held at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here on Thursday.
Reports indicate that Home Minister Dr G. Parameshwara has been directed to formulate rules along with a referendum to hold a cricket match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The cabinet’s approval comes subject to conditions, considering the report of Justice D’Cunha, which was prepared after the stampede.
The June 4 stampede during the celebrations for RCB’s maiden IPL title killed 11 people, which raised serious questions over the stadium's capability to host large-scale events.
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Stating that the “state had learned from the tragedy,” Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday, December 08, dismissed the talks about shifting Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s home games out of the city.
He also said that the Chinnaswamy Stadium is the “pride of Bengaluru and Karnataka” and vowed that IPL fixtures will continue to be played there.
On Wednesday, Shivakumar met the newly elected KSCA president Venkatesh Prasad at the Circuit House in Belagavi and reiterated that cricket matches, including IPL fixtures, will not be shifted out of Bengaluru.
“We have no intention of stopping matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium, but crowd control measures and the Michael D. Cunha committee’s recommendations will be implemented in phases,” he told reporters.
Shivakumar said the government is committed to promoting cricket and supporting fans while safeguarding the state’s reputation, adding that Prasad had sought the government’s cooperation and agreed to work jointly on the issue.
