The purchase, made in the name of Bava’s Fizza Developers, has raised the hopes of many aspiring cricketer here, who had to be hitherto content with playing low-key divisional matches. The coaches and officials of the Dakshina Kannada Cricket Academy too are likely to figure in the team’s scheme. Among the top contenders for the jobs of team officials are Kasturi Balakrishna Pai, Samuel Jayaraj Muthu, and Devdas Naik.
Pai is one of the oldest and most respected cricketing figures in the DKCA and his association with the sport in the district goes back many decades.
Muthu, also an official in the DKCA, is a KSCA level-B and BCCI level-A certified coach. Devdas Naik is a KSCA level-A and BCCI level-B certified coach. Sources in the cricketing circles said that the team franchisee had initiated talks with these three.
Asked about the top players in the district, who might figure in the Mangalore Team, Muthu said the right-hand opening batsman and wicketkeeper, K.L. Rahul (17), right-arm medium pace bowler Mohammed Arif Mukka (22), right-arm leg-spinner Sinan Abdul Khader (18), and right-arm medium pacer Umesh Kharvi (22) were prominent names to be considered.
These players had represented the State at various levels and are touted to be top contenders for a berth in the team, said Muthu. Bava himself was unreachable and his aides told that he was still in Bangalore.
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