Raviraj Patil bid adieu to the cricket associations of Maharashtra as well as Baroda to join the Indian Cricket League (ICL) because he felt his selection to the state teams was being unfairly blocked. "After playing for India U-17, if I did not get to play for the state then what's the point in staying with them," said an agitated Patil. In an interview to HT, the middle-order batsman of the Mumbai Champs, said: "Having played for India in the U-17 Asia Cup (in 2004) I was certain to make the grade for the Maharashtra Ranji squad." Unfortunately for the 20-year-old Pune-based cricketer, that never came to past. "I don't know what was on their (the officials') mind; they just did not want me. I was the only guy from Maharashtra to play in the Under-17 India team in that tournament and yet they refused to recognise my...
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