Former Test all-rounder Karsan Ghavri, who coached Saurashtra to their 2019-20 Ranji Trophy triumph, is delighted over the Indian cricket board’s decision to have Saurashtra as Rest of India’s opponents for the Irani Cup to be played at Rajkot from October 1 to 5.

In these columns on July 23, Ghavri had urged the powers not to deprive Saurashtra of the Irani Cup fixture, which couldn’t be played due to the outbreak of COVID-19. He wanted the BCCI to field a combination of Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh (current Ranji champions) players in the Irani Cup. “Yes, I had suggested a combination of the two victorious Ranji teams, but giving Saurashtra the game is much more than I wanted,” a beaming Ghavri told mid-day on Monday.

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