Rajkot. The Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) cricket stadium will be renamed after former first-class player and senior administrator Niranjan Shah ahead of the third Test between India and England.
The stadium at Khanderi will be renamed as Niranjan Shah Stadium on the eve of the third Test between India and England starting here on February 15, an SCA media release said. The new name of the stadium will be unveiled by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, 11 years after hosting its first match.
Niranjan has played 12 first-class matches for Saurashtra from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. He is one of the most senior cricket administrators in the country and continues to have a long standing influence at the SCA. His son and former first-class cricketer Jaydev Shah is the current president of the local cricket governing body. Jaydev also captained Saurashtra and played in the IPL.
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