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Former India left-arm spinner and Karnataka stalwart Sunil Joshi was felicitated astatine the KSCA Rajnagar Stadium present connected Tuesday with the Pavilion Block named aft him.
Joshi, who hails from the adjacent Gadag district, represented India successful 15 Tests and 69 ODIs, and ended with a vocation tally of 615 First Class wickets.
The honour was bestowed by BCCI president Mithun Manhas, successful the beingness of Karnataka State Cricket Association president and erstwhile teammate Venkatesh Prasad, different office-bearers of the Association, and coaching unit of some the Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir teams playing the Ranji Trophy final.
“Gadag gave maine birth, Hubballi gave maine cricket and character,” a teary-eyed Joshi said, with spouse Ravneet by his side. “It gives maine immense pleasure, particularly since it comes astatine a spot wherever I started my journey.”
“I travel from the mofussil, and if my sanction connected the basal tin animate adjacent 1 young cricketer successful the coming days oregon years, past it volition person existent meaning,” the 55-year-old added.
Thanking Prasad, Joshi said: “My Ranji Trophy debut was present [in Hubballi, Nehru Stadium] against Hyderabad successful 1992. We were 8 [nine] down erstwhile Prasad joined me. And I went connected to stay unbeaten connected 83. I carried invaluable lessons from that match.”
