Dilhara and Munaf Patel to strengthen Baroda pace attach [October 05 2008]

Mumbai youngsters Vinit Indulkar and Bhavin Thakkar will play for Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy this season in the recent transfer list released by the Indian cricket board. Meanwhile, the Baroda pace attack would have Indian paceman Munaf Patel bowling alongside Sri Lankan speedster Dilhara Fernando in the upcoming Ranji Trophy tournament following the completion of inter-state transfers, according to a BCCI release.

Munaf, who represented Maharashtra last season, is among 15 cricketers who have sought inter-state transfers, a media release from Cricket Board Secretary N Srinivasan said here today. Besides Fernando two other foreign cricketers, world's highest Test wicket taker Muthiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, who will play for Bengal and Bangladesh's Inamul Haque Jr (to represent Maharashtra), would play in the national championship.