SCA’s Khandheri stadium at Rajkot named as Niranjan Shah stadium

Rajkot: Saurashtra Cricket Association(SCA) stadium at Khandheri in Rajkot has been renamed as Niranjan Shah stadium. The decision to name the stadium after Niranjan Shah was taken by the SCA President and Niranjan Shah’s son Jaydev Shah and the association. The decision was given final approval by the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI). The stadium was earlier known as Khandheri stadium. A function of naming the stadium was attended by Niranjan Shah, son Jaydev Shah, BCCI’s Jay Shah, cricketer including Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara and others. DeshGujarat

Renaming Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium to Niranjan Shah Stadium is a befitting honour to Sh Niranjan Shah and the immense amount of work he has done to develop the sport in the region as well as on national and international level. Heartiest congratulations to Sh… pic.twitter.com/Fm8LGvNUrg

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