IT'S no secret that former India stumper and chief selector Kiran More played a huge role in fast-tracking MS Dhoni into the Indian side. Rest as they say is history with Dhoni clinching all coveted ICC trophies and becoming the most successful Indian captain ever. But not many know that the veteran from Baroda also contributed to Madhya Pradesh's meteoric rise in domestic cricket in the past two years.
Even as Madhya Pradesh fittingly culminated their excellent Ranji campaign by winning their maiden title beating domestic giants by six wickets in the final at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday, the secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), Sanjeev Rao, expressed his gratitude towards More for his role in helping them hire services of renowned coach Chandrakant Pandit.
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