Lalchand Rajput, the former head of the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), has claimed that MCA secretaries interfered in selection of Mumbai XI in SMAT 2020/21. Rajput has asserted that the secretaries ‘forced’ selectors to pick certain players in the XI.

Tamil Nadu’s Shahrukh Khan, who landed a INR 5.25 crore IPL deal two days ago, revealed that it was bulking up and putting more muscle which helped him take his ball-striking ability to the next level. Shahrukh also revealed that Dinesh Karthik had a big role to play in his rise post 2019.

Tamil Nadu skipper Dinesh Karthik, who led his side to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy triumph on Sunday, heaped praise on TN’s youngsters and claimed that there will be more players from the state soon donning Indian colours. Tamil Nadu downed Baroda by 7 wickets to lift their second SMAT title.