Kanpur :

UP Cricket Association (UPCA) held a condolence meeting at Kamla Club here on Thursday to pay tributes to its past president and chief patron Gaur Hari Singhania. All directors and office-bearers, members of UPCA and several players attended the meeting.

Rajiv Shukla, general secretary of UPCA, announced in the meeting that the Cricket Academy at Kamla Club, which is under construction, would be named as Gaur Hari Singhania Cricket Academy, and UP Cricket Association (UPCA) will organise a league or tournament in his name.

Recalling the time spent with late Singhania, Rajeev Shukla said that the befitting tribute to late Singhania would be to execute his programmes and plans. “We would leave no stone unturned in executing his plans and programmes for taking the state cricket to newer heights.

Shukla said that the sad demise of Singhania, who was a leading industrialist, was an irreparable loss to UP cricket and the industrial sector of the country. The working committee of BCCI in its last meeting held at Chennai had also condoled the death of Singhania.

Speaking on the occasion, MM Mishra, director UPCA said that Singhania was a simple person who believed in giving and encouraging others. KN Tandon, Yudhveer Singh, Mohd Javed, Shashikant Khandekar, Reeta Dey and others also spoke on the occasion and paid their tributes. All persons present in the meeting garlanded the portrait of Singhania.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Kanpur / TNN / February 20th, 2015