Of course, there is also the T20 Mumbai league [on the lines of IPL] that could be held before the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League. The Talim Shield is rich in history and considered a significant fair weather tournament along with the Purshottam and Comrade Shields.

The Talim Shield was started in 1948 by three friends - Manohar N More, Ramesh B Dhonde and Balchandra Patil - in memory of their school friend Padmakar Talim, who died on October 6, 1947 due to appendicitis.

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The first edition was held in 1948. Initially, single-innings matches involving eight teams, were held on Sundays and completed on the following Sunday, but logistic problems led to the MCA agreeing to a limited overs (50 overs) format from 1951. Since 1987, it has been played on a 45 overs-a-side basis.

It is learnt that a change in format for this season has been accepted by the clubs, but some of them have raised the necessity to conduct matches at gymkhanas which have the 30-yard circle so very essential to adhere to T20 rules and regulations.

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