Kapil Dev to deliver first Dalmiya Memorial Lecture

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NEW DELHI: India’s first World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev to deliver the first Jagmohan Dalmiya Memorial Lecture organised by the Cricket Association of Bengal on 14 November.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Thilanga Sumathipala is also scheduled to speak during the programme to be attended by both Indian and Sri Lankan team members ahead of the first cricket Test at the Eden Gardens, according to a CAB statement.

The CAB will also organise felicitation of certain long serving members of the association on that day.

The lecture series has been conceived as an annual event.