Political heat in Vadodara ahead of BCA elections: Kiran More on Darshan Banker's statement - "I have not taken a single rupee from BCA, my whole life is connected to the ground"

With the Baroda Cricket Association elections scheduled to be held on February 15, both the groups are vying for a win. After the Royal Satyamev Jayate Group, today the Revival Group put on a show of strength at the Polo Club in the city, which was attended by a large number of BCA members. Presidential candidate of Royal Satyamev Jayate Group, Dr. Kiran More, a former wicketkeeper of the Indian cricket team and a candidate for the post of president of Revival Group and a former wicketkeeper of the Indian cricket team, said, "I want to tell the doctor, 'Jinke ghar shishe ke hote hai, who doosron pe pathar nahi mera karte'. I have never taken a single rupee from BCA. Whatever I am today is because of BCA. I have worked on the ground for seven-eight hours in the sun. We are not the people who sit in AC offices. My whole life has been associated with this ground Addressing the members, Kiran More, the president candidate of the Revival Group, said that the BCA election and dedication to cricket have done a lot of work behind the wicket, but it is a little difficult to speak behind the mic. Still, I will try to present my side. My whole life has been associated with this ground. We used to play cricket with tennis balls here. We used to exercise on the steps when we couldn't even get entry into the polo club. This ground is still in my blood and I can never forget those days. Our 'Revival 31' team is one that has been together for years and we are going to fight hard. We are ready to give results They further said that the stadium is now ready. We repeatedly invited the opposite party to come and guide us if there was any mistake. But no one has called us in the last five years. We are all ready to take Vadodara's cricket forward together. We have a strong team and we are ready to deliver results. Our committee has worked very hard for this stadium Kiran More, the presidential candidate of Revival Group, in a conversation with Divya Bhaskar, said that the International Cricket Stadium in Vadodara is the biggest public project in Vadodara. This stadium is cricketer friendly and spectator friendly. Our committee has worked very hard for this stadium. We want to create a very good facility for cricketers and spectators in the future. We want to build a club house in Vadodara, where there will also be a cricket academy. Where grandpa can come and sit. We will create facilities like Mumbai. I appeal to everyone to support us, we will develop Vadodara together. They will be ashamed if I give them data Regarding Darshan Banker's allegations, he said, "If I give data, they will be ashamed. In the last three years, only one boy from my academy has played. Even after working so hard, if someone points the trigger on you, then it is very sad. Kiran More has always played cricket by fighting. I have played for Baroda, I have played for India and I have fought and played. How many attempts were made to stop the work on the new stadium? Addressing the members, Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) president Pranav Amin said that everyone knows about the progress that the BCA has made, but people do not know how much negativity we have faced. You won't believe how many attempts have been made to stop the work of the new stadium. The protesters wrote letters to the BCCI not to give money to the BCA and that the BCA should not be represented at the AGM. Is the public interested in the BCA or for their own personal interests? They said that it was also told before the BCCI that the stadium was not safe and that members should not be sent there. All efforts were also made to cancel the New Zealand match. It remains to be seen whether these people are interested in the BCA or for their own personal interests. All this negativity hurts the BCA, not me or the opposition. Attempts were made to disqualify Kiran More and Amul. They said legal expenses happen because most of the cases have been filed by opponents. Even today, old cases are going on against me and Ajit Lele in the Supreme Court. Recently, there were attempts to disqualify Kiran More and Amul. When so many cases are being filed, we have to resort to the legal process. We were promised to play IPL matches here next year "Neither the banker, nor the Sanjay Patel nor the Samarjeet, none of them have ever come and said that they want to see the progress of the stadium or that work should be done in this way for the development of cricket," he added. Differences of opinion are everywhere, but one can sit at a table and discuss, which no one has done so far. Our work is still incomplete and the work is in process, which is why we have a strong group of 31 candidates under the leadership of Kiran More. We are also trying to bring the IPL to Vadodara. We have already had advance talks with Gujarat Titans (GT). It was not possible this year, but we have been promised that IPL matches will be played here next year.