Vednarayan Cricket Cup tournament of Brahimns; Commentary in Sanskrit, Dhoti as uniform

Rajkot: A 2-day cricket tournament of Karmakandi brahmins is held in Rajkot for the first time in Gujarat.

The tournament is organized at Rudra Shakti ground near Ratanpar on Rajkot- Morbi road. The tournament is titled ‘Vednarayan cup’. It has running commentary in the Sanskrit language along with chanting of mantras on every boundary shot meaning, fours and sixes.

The players are supposed to wear Dhoti-Jabha while playing. There are 8 teams in the tournament. The 8 teams are named after names of various Rishis. Total of 4 matches will be played between 8 teams today. The winning teams will play in the semi-finals the next day followed by the final match. DeshGujarat