Revive the Duleep School of Cricket
Makarand Waingankar, in the Hindu writes about the Duleep School of Cricket in Porbandar, founded by Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, and says the facilities are not being utilised to its fullest potential.
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Makarand Waingankar, in the Hindu writes about the Duleep School of Cricket in Porbandar, founded by Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, and says the facilities are not being utilised to its fullest potential.
The Maharaja, who was the captain of the Indian team that toured England in 1932, had observed that the Indians needed proper practice facilities for fast bowling and playing fast bowling, for the players to excel in international cricket.
Some of the top Indian cricketers visited and benefited from the Duleep School and, going by the documents available, they were all grateful to the Maharaja for making some lovely cement pitches.
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If the BCCI can have a tournament named after Duleepsinhji for close to 50 years, surely it can also revive the school which was launched two months before India became independent. It will be a boon to young cricketers from every region. It seems we had more foresight before independence than after it.
Mathew Varghese is sub-editor (stats) at Cricinfo