NAGPUR’S international player Gurudas Raut will lead West Zone team in National Twenty20 Divyang Cricket Tournament to be held at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh from November 18 to 21, informs Sanjay Bhoskar, Secretary, Maharashtra Cricket Association for Disabled (MCAD) and West Zone President through a press release. The four-day event is being organised by the Physically Challenged Cricket Association of India. Outstanding State cricketers from all over India have been selected on the basis of their performance in East, West, Central, North and South Zone teams. West Zone captain Raut will be assisted by Palghar’s Ravindra Patil as vice-captain. Under Raut’s captainship, West Zone have been seven times champions. After this tournament, India Red, Blue and Green teams will be selected for further tournament, the release adds.

 

MCAD Chairman Uttam Mishra, Namdeo Balgar, Vijay Munishwar, Nutan Umredkar, Prashant Vaidya, Adwait Manohar, Sharad Padhye, Bhushan Dadave, Dhananjay Upasani, Noel Joseph, Raju Gore, Piyush Ambulkar, Ashok Bagul (Senior Police Inspector), Anil Kotangle, Sachin Tombre, Nitin Barapatre, Anil Bobade, Dinesh Yadav, Kunda Raut, Deepak Raut, Pralhad Rawat, Ashok Nanawatkar, Rahul Lekurwale, Ashok Katekar, Prakash Sahastrabuddhe and others have wished the team good luck. West Zone Team Gurudas Raut (captain), Ravindra Patil (vice-captain), Anand Ghogaliya (wk), Ravindra Sante, Vikrant Keni, Kalpesh Gaikar, Karan Chakote, Kalpesh Patil, Azhar Sheikh, Nagesh Ingale, Lokesh Marghade, Sudama Shende, Ajay Dongre, Kishor Jepar, Dhiraj Harde. Coach: Sanjay Bhoskar.