BARODA CUP 2017: M-NEWSLETTER
His Highness Shri Fatehsinghrao P. Gaekwad contributed to the world of Polo the monumental Baroda Cup. The multifaceted Maharaja of Baroda and acclaimed politician was also a gifted cricketer and a sports enthusiast.
8 November 2017 | New Delhi
His Highness Shri Fatehsinghrao P. Gaekwad contributed to the world of Polo the monumental Baroda Cup. The multifaceted Maharaja of Baroda and acclaimed politician was also a gifted cricketer and a sports enthusiast. Of the many sports he like, Polo was one. So in 1974, Maharaja Fateshsinghrao Gaekwad donated the Baroda Cup and its inaugural exhibition match was played on 21 December 1974. However, it was 1976 onward that the tournament became a regular fixture of the Delhi Polo Season.