The Dr HD Kanga League, a cricket competition unique to Mumbai, has honed many a champion owing to the fact that it is played under challenging monsoon conditions across the city’s many maidans. While earlier, stalwarts of the game unfailingly made time for the competition, very few among the new crop think it worthy of their time. On Sunday, though, India Test cricketer Sarfaraz Khan lent star value to the competition, representing Parkophene Cricketers against Islam Gymkhana. Here are some visuals shot by photog Ashish Raje of a prestigious, yet undervalued league, played here at the Cross Maidan.

The Kanga League

The Dr HD Kanga Cricket League started in 1948; the primary objective being to enable batsmen cope better with wet conditions that some of them experienced on their tours to England.