Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar will ship the Jagmohan Dalmiya Memorial Lecture in Kolkata on November 13.
The Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly confirmed to Sportstar that because the Lecture returns after a protracted hiatus, Gavaskar would be the key speaker.
The long-lasting Eden Gardens might be internet hosting the primary Take a look at between India and South Africa, and to make the occasion particular, the CAB has determined to revive the lecture, which couldn’t be held since 2019. Whereas a number of the cricketing bigwigs have been invited, there’s a risk that the officers of the BCCI may be current for the occasion, which is held to pay homage to Dalmiya, a former CAB, BCCI and ICC chief, who handed away in 2015.
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Earlier, there have been speculations that former South African administrator Dr. Ali Bacher might headline the lecture, nevertheless, with the veteran administrator’s well being points, the thought needed to be dropped.
The long-lasting Eden Gardens might be internet hosting the primary Take a look at between India and South Africa
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The long-lasting Eden Gardens might be internet hosting the primary Take a look at between India and South Africa
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Prior to now, the legends of the sport – Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Graeme Smith and Kumar Sangakkara – have delivered the lecture. In 2020, Ganguly, the then BCCI president, was speculated to be the important thing speaker, however the occasion needed to be known as off because of the COVID-19-induced nation-wide lockdown.
In one other improvement, Eden Gardens and the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack might host a white-ball ladies’s cricket sequence between India and Bangladesh in December.
The BCCI officers instructed this publication that the itinerary is but to be finalised and a call on the sequence could possibly be taken by subsequent week, although the Bangladesh Cricket Board introduced that its squad will journey to India round December 15.
“The sequence is a part of the ICC-approved FTP, however the discussions are on, and a call on the venues and the dates might be finalised quickly by the 2 boards,” a BCCI supply confirmed.
Revealed on Nov 07, 2025