With limited facilities on offer in Aizawl, the Mizoram team had to prepare their own pitch. With limited facilities on offer in Aizawl, the Mizoram team had to prepare their own pitch. He’d never seen a cricket match previously, and had also only freakishly landed up on the channel broadcasting the cricket World Cup — a remote control mishap. On Wednesday, Mizoram recorded their first win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Sikkim in a close-fought encounter. The complete alienation has meant that all the Mizoram players are self-taught, and with no access to any form of coaching.

Source: Indian Express September 26, 2018 19:18 UTC