The Padmakar Talim Shield, considered the world's oldest limited overs cricket tournament, will be a Twenty20 event this year as against the 45 overs-a-side format. It is learnt that MIG Cricket Club (Bandra, East), the organisers of the tournament, were informed by the Mumbai Cricket Association that the departure from the old format would be only for a year.

With the Vijay Hazare domestic one-day competition concluded [Mumbai won the title], the city cricketers can profit from the T20 Talim Shield before the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy scheduled for February next year.