After trying it out in the opening knock-out rounds of the Harris Shield last year, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's innovative 14 players-a-side idea is now set to be implemented in the finals of the Elite League in both the Harris and Giles Shield too. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will implement this rule till the Elite finals of the prestigious inter-school tournaments after a request to that effect from Tendulkar and Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) cricket secretary and former Wankhede curator Nadeem Memon. On Wednesday, Memon received a letter, a copy of which is with, from the MCA, giving a green signal to the unique concept.
"I'm happy that more children will get the opportunity to play. The idea is to engage as many children to playing sport and leading a healthy life.”
"Sachin's idea was appreciated by all the schools, coaches, players and their parents, because everybody is now getting a chance to play, especially the bowlers. They wanted to continue it further and because of that 84 more players could play in the Harris Shield," Memon said. "The idea gives coaches a lot of options, because it means that 11 good batsmen and bowlers can play out of 14 players in a side. You can nominate 14 players while going out for the toss, and pick the 11 best batsmen and bowlers from that 14,"
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