Where else but in Varanasi would cricket be played in traditional attire from India, accompanied by a commentary in Sanskrit?
Ganesh Dutt Shastri has been organising a cricket tournament with these features every year for the past ten years. What makes this tournament special is that the players, dressed in dhotis and short-sleeved kurtas, are all students and scholars of Sanskrit, according to ANI.
Shastri said that the motive is to make these students consider international cricket as a viable option in life. They’ll have to swap their outfits, though, if they get there.
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