Bengaluru, February 21 The Karnataka State Cricket Association announced on Saturday that the Pavilion Block at the KSCA Cricket Grounds in Rajnagar, Hubballi, will be named after former Indian cricketer Sunil Joshi.
The naming ceremony will be held on February 24, the first day of the Ranji Trophy final between Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir in Hubballi.
Joshi, who played 15 Test matches and 69 One Day Internationals, along with 160 first-class matches for Karnataka, hails from the Gadag district in Hubballi.
"Sunil Joshi played a significant part of his early cricket career in Hubballi, and the naming of the Pavilion Block in his honor is a fitting and lasting tribute to one of Karnataka's most distinguished cricketing ambassadors," said Vinay Mruthyunjaya, the official spokesperson of KSCA.
"This decision has been taken as a mark of deep respect and appreciation for Sunil Joshi's remarkable cricketing career and his enduring association with cricket in North Karnataka," Mruthyunjaya added.
