Champions Trophy: Indian team manager heads back home due to family bereavement

Dubai: R Devraj, the manager of the Indian team playing in the 2025 Champions Trophy, has headed back to his hometown Hyderabad due to a family bereavement.

Devraj, currently serving as the secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) since October 2023, had to leave Dubai and fly back to Hyderabad due to the demise of his mother Kamaleshwari Ramchander on Sunday morning.

Jagan Mohan Rao Arishnapally, HCA President, confirmed to IANS about Devraj flying back to Hyderabad from Dubai. “Yes, he is landing in Hyderabad at 8pm. As per the information I have, his mother’s funeral is scheduled to be held at 10am on Monday in Bansilalpet, Secunderabad,” said Arishnapally. (IANS)

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