As Mumbai cricketers eagerly await the start of a new season with the Dr HD Kanga Cricket League scheduled for August 2, the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) umpires too are gearing up to implement the latest playing conditions and laws in India's only monsoon cricket tournament.


MCA qualified umpires attend an orientation programme at Azad Maidan yesterday. Pic/Bipin Kokate 

Yesterday, 154 MCA qualified umpires congregated at the Azad Maidan for an orientation programme. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) panel umpires Rajesh Deshpande, Paschim Pathak and Anil Dandekar guided other umpires on how to raise the level of umpiring.