Cricket is a very popular game in our country and many youngsters have taken up cricket as their career. Mysuru has also its share of producing talented cricketers who have gone on to represent the State and the country. Mysuru city’s talented cricketer M. Utham Aiyappa represented University of Mysore in the All India Rohinton Baria Trophy Inter-University Cricket Tournament 2018-19 and excelled with the ball for his team and helped them to clinch the Runner-up Trophy. A lanky fast bowler M. Utham Aiyappa excelled through-out the tournament and performed well for University of Mysore. He has been selected to the Vizzy Trophy tournament. He is our "Star This Week". M. Utham Aiyappa, a fast bowler, impressed with his consistent performance and took three for 68 against Guru Nanak University, Amritsar in the finals. Utham Aiyappa took one for 28,
In the semi-finals against VBS PU, Jaunpur, which UoM won by 28-runs. This excellent performance of Utham and other team-mates led by Madan enabled University of Mysore to finish runner-up in the Rohinton Baria Trophy. The last time the UoM won the title was in 1961-62. In 2004-05, UoM finished fourth.
