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Pranav Dhanawade still awaits his scholarship grant from MCA
Indian junior-level cricketer Pranav Dhanawade, who made headline a couple of years ago after scoring sensational 1009 runs in school cricket, is again in the news.
Indian junior-level cricketer Pranav Dhanawade, who made headline a couple of years ago after scoring sensational 1009 runs in a single innings in school cricket, is again in the news. However this time, it is not for cricketing reasons, but the news is that he is waiting to get the grant of scholarship from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), who had announced for it following his stellar knock. MCA had announced that they would grant Dhanawade a scholarship of Rs. 10,000 per month for a period of five years. It was also said that MCA would review his performance every year before taking a call on his scholarship for the next year. However, the review has not taken place as yet for 2017. Pranav Dhanawade involved in police brawl
When the scholarship was awarded, it was mentioned that the MCA will review his performance after every season before proceeding for next season s scholarship. The review has not yet taken place. Once it is done, it will be placed before the managing committee to take a call on whether to continue or not, said Unmesh Khanvilkar, MCA joint secretary to Hindustan Times. Already six months have passed this year and we have no clue what the MCA has decided. We have not approached the MCA because I don t know whom to contact there. We don t know whether it s because of some delay or they have taken a decision to discontinue the scholarship, said Dhanawade's father. Pranav '1009' Dhanawade to play in England for Worli CC
Meanwhile, Dhanawade's coach Mobin Shaikh said, He has been keeping the wickets well, but he needs to put in a lot of effort in his batting. That is why I have sent him to Bangalore to practice in the off-season. He is then scheduled to go to England for a cricket tour organised by Dilip Vengsarkar. Hopefully, he gets good experience which can be utilised when the season starts. This year is going to be crucial. I have told him to take his non-selection for the training camp in a positive way and work even harder.
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