HCA to commemorate Test with souvenir

The historic Test match between Bangladesh and India, beginning in Hyderabad from February 9, will be commemorated in the form of a special souvenir being brought out by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), reviving an old tradition.

“To revive its old tradition and in association with the Veterans Cricket Association of Hyderabad, HCA is bringing out a souvenir/brochure to commemorate this historical event when the first ever Test match between India and Bangladesh in India is organised by the Hyderabad Cricket Association," the HCA said in a statement.

The practice of publishing a souvenir began when the first Commonwealth cricket team had first visited India and HCA organised a match.

The practice had been followed till the early nineties but was discontinued for the past couple of decades although Hyderabad hosted several international matches.

The proposed brochure, compiled, designed and produced by former HCA secretary and manager of the 1983 World Cup winning Indian Team, PR Mansingh, will contain articles written by legendary Indian cricketers like Abbas Ali Baig, Mohinder Amarnath, VVS Laxman, S Venkataraghavan, Syed Kirmani, Saad Bin Jung and well-known cricket writers like R Mohan, Harsha Bhogle and Suresh Menon.

The brochure will also have cartoons and statistics of the matches played between Bangladesh and India, the statement added.

HCA Media Manager Vikram Mansingh told The Daily Star that that the souvenir would be published on February 7.