In a one of its kind exclusive event for professional cricketers and cricket lovers, Crickstore Hyderabad is coming up with a special exhibition cum sale from 15th to 17th October, 2021 where in some of the Best English willows would up be on display with some unbeatable deals and discounts. The event which will last across 3 days will be operational from 11am to 9pm daily while it will have a whopping 500 bats on display with discounts upto 40%.
Speaking with Pranay from Crickstore, Pranay shared “This is going to be one really unique event where you will get to see all kinds of willows with all kinds of brands available in professional cricket. We will have bats starting from Rs 1500 to Rs 1 lakh and all major brands like Gray Nicolls, SS, SG, BAS, BDM, Spartan, Stanford, Kookaboora, DSC, GM, CEAT, MRF. Even upcoming brands like Laver & Wood, A2, Phantom and many more brands will be showcased in this store exclusive event at Crickstore, Hyderabad.
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CRICBALL ARENA in Mumbai is probably India’s answer to the world for high standard cricket practice facility for professional cricketers. Cricball Arena is developed with a UK standard Indoor Centre consisting of five nets which can be booked on a lane basis. Cricball Arena Indoor Centre is equipped with the latest bowling machines which you find in ICC level cricket development centers for International cricketers. Cricball Arena also offers various types of machines which are manual and automatic. Cricball Arena are also using UK standard artificial turf to maintain and replicate the experience of the ground and to generate swing, spin and bounce. Cricball Arena also comes with additional facilities like changing room & shower room,
Cricball Arena is located inside the prestigious Golden Swan Country Club, Thane. It boasts of Indoor Cricket Facility alongwith a first of its kind Soapy Football Arena. The indoor turf, measuring more than 10,000 sqft is made with ICC approved grass and has five separate cricket nets. The facility has a heat and rain resistant roof making it the only all weather cricket facility of Mumbai. Cricball also has state of the art international standard bowling machines capable for speeds in excess of 160/kph+ and all types of deliveries. The Soapy Football Arena besides the turf is a new hub for sports enthusiasts who love football. The 5,000 sqft arena is good for 10 people to play Football. Cricball also has clean and hygienic changing rooms, washrooms, shower rooms and cafeteria to ensure an all-round world class experience for athletes.
A lot of Indian and Domestic level cricketers already come at Cricball Arena to practice while the opening ceremony was also attended by the Education Minister Uday Samant, Naresh Mhaske – the Mayor of Thane, Dilip Vengsarkar, Amol Muzumdar and many more dignitaries. Cricball Arena is open from 7am to 11pm and its situated in Golden Swan Country Club, Yeoor Hills, Thane.
Aditya Khandke, the founder of Cricball Arena shared with Cricketgraph “We have invested our heart and soul in making this one of a kind cricket training facility for professional cricketers in Mumbai. Cricball Arena is one of the biggest and most equipped Center for cricket practice with UK & ICC Standards. This is the kind of setup which is used by International Cricketers for training. This is India’s first structure which is seen in England and Australia.
The turf is ICC approved and you can even generate perfect spin on these turfs. We also have smash bowling machine, manual cricket bowling machine & vibo bowling machine (worth 25 lakhs each). Our practice turfs also allows bowlers to have 30 steps run up for bowlers which is again first of its kind in India. The roof of our indoors allows daylight to come in but doesn’t allow the heat to come in which ensures cricketers can practice even during hot summers.
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Played at N.R Stadium Chandigarh, Advance Sports Academy (Mumbai) after opting to bat first were all out for 159/10 in 27.5 overs. Skipper Sarth Waghela opening the innings anchored the innings with a solid half century scoring 65 runs off 67 balls (8 fours, 1 six). Even though wickets were tumbling from the other end, Sarth managed to hold his own batting till the 24th over out of the 28 total overs his team faced. From the bowlers, Arghaeep Kundu was the pick of the lot with 4 wickets.
Defending a modest total of 159 runs, Dronacharya School of Cricket (West Bengal) could only manage to score 89/7 in 30 overs courtesy some brilliant tight bowling by Advance Academy bowlers. Almost every bowler chipped in with economical contributions as Advance Cricket Academy won the finals of the tournament in style.
Sarth Waghela was adjudged man of the match in the finals while he was also adjudged the Best All-Rounder and Best Batsman of the tournament.
MIG CC opting to bat first on their MIG CC homeground in Bandra batted well notching up a healthy total of 195/5 in 20 overs. Skipper Kevin Alemida brought in his experience with a yet another impressive knock of 63 runs in just 36 balls smashing 7 fours and 2 sixes. Kevin also stitched a good partnership with Swapnil Salvi who scored 61 runs coming at no.3. Swapnil scored 61 off 40 balls smashing 4 fours and 3 sixes.
In reply, Sainath Sports Club could only muster 106/9 in 230 overs courtesy some tight bowling domination by MIG CC bowlers. Almost all of their strike bowlers chipped in with wickets right from Harsh Tanna (2/13 in 4 overs), Ashay Palkar (3/20 in 4 overs) & Atharva Ankolekar (2/7 in 4 overs). While Ashay was the strike bowler with 3 wkts, Atharva and Harsh also impressed with their economical bowling as MIG CC went on to win the match by 89 runs.
Shivaji Park Gymkhana after being put to bat first at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana were all out for 91 runs courtesy some tight bowling by Dadar Union bowlers. All-rounder Khizar Dafedar marked his presence with an impressive bowling spell of 4/28 in 4 overs. Apart from him, Vikas Meena also bowled well taking 3/16 in 3.4 overs clearing the tail.
Chasing 92, Dadar Union Sporting Club did faced some early jitters losing top order wickets but it was a quickfire cameo from Khizar Dafedar (27* off 17) which helped the team sail through with ease. The rest of the batters also chipped in as Dadar Union won the match by 3 wickets and 4 wkts to spare.
In the ongoing Talim Shield T20 Tournament, Parkophene Cricketers beat strong D Y Patil Sports Academy team in the 2nd League match played at Wankhede Stadium.
Winning the toss, DY Patil team opted to bat but could manage to score 129 all out in 19.2 overs. Deepak Shetty accounted for prize wickets of Bravish Shetty, Arman Jaffer & Aman Khan to finish with 3 for 27, Ankur Singh took 3 for 29 which included wickets of Shubham Ranjane, Hardik Tamore & Sairaj Patil. Bravish topscored with 41.
In reply Parkophene CC were struggling at 23 for 4, Mohit Awasthi bowling a terrific spell of Inswing bowling to take 3 prime wickets of Bhupen Lalwani, Prasad Pawar & Deepak Jaiswal. Thereafter Japjeet Randhawa played a lone hand to score 66 Not out which included 3 huge 6’s and 4 4’s and Ankur Singh scored crucial 18 runs to close the game with Japjeet.
It was a terrific game which any side could have won, but Japjeet Randhawa made the difference by scoring more than half the runs.
Played at MCA Ground, BKC, Bhatnagar Sports Club after opting to bat first posted a total of 174/7 in 20 overs. Even though, their team did not have any big individual scores but most of their players chipped in with starts with Harsh Rane (38) and Sachin Rao (35) being the highest scorers. From the bowlers, Aryan Badhe with 2/15 in 3 overs was the pick of the lot for Victory CC.
Chasing 175, opener Kaushik Chikhlikar single handedly turned the game around with a match winning knock of 97 runs in 55 balls. Kaushik took on the bowlers with absolute ease and some really clean hits. Kaushik’s innings included a stunning 8 sixes alongwith 5 boundaries at a strike rate of close to 177.00. The rest of the players batted around him as Victory CC chased down the score in 18.5 overs winning the match by 7 wickets.
Kaushik fell short of just 3 runs on what could have been the 1st century in any Top Division MCA Tournament for this season.
Scorecard Link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/135052
Played at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, United Cricketers after being put to bat first scored a very good total on board posting 196/4 in 20 overs. Opener Shoeb Khan (62 off 51 balls) and middle order batsman Vaibhav Patil (58 off 37 balls) scored half centuries for United Cricketers Team. Bharat Patil with 1/22 in 4 overs was the most economical of the lot from Sainath SC.
Chasing 197, the pressure was certainly on Sainath batters to get going but to their dismay, they lost some quick top order wickets. 26yr old Mayur Mangela coming at no.4 absorbed pressure and scored a brilliant knock of 67 runs in 43 balls to steer Sainath towards a successful chase. Mayur smashed 8 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 155.61 while also stitched a crucial partnership with Karan More who scored a game changing 53 off mere 17 balls. Eventually Sainath Sports Club crossed the victory line winning the match by 1 wkt and 5 balls to spare.
Speaking with Cricketgraph, Mayur shared “In the 3rd over of the 1st innings, I got hit by the ball and I injured my thumb. I almost felt, I won’t get to play again, I applied icing on the thumb, applied a bandage and returned to the field. I did fielding and even came to bat and it feels great to contribute towards my team’s win, this innings will certainly be important for many reasons, right from the picturesque ground, the supporting team mates, the way I got hit on my thumb and how I came back and chipped in with runs. This match has given me confidence and hopefully il try to apply that positive mindset in the coming matches”
Mumbai: The combined all-round performances from Akash Parkar and Vinayak Bhoir powered Karnatak Sporting Association to comfortable 88 runs victory against P.J. Hindu Gymkhana in a second round league match of the MCA organsied Padmakar Talim Shield (T20) Cricket Tournament 2020-2021 played at the MCA ground, BKC on Sunday. This was Karnatak’s second consecutive win after their 3-wicket win against Victory CC on Saturday.
Mumbai Police Cricket Club also registered their second straight win recording a thumping 10-wicket win against Dadar Parsi Colony SC in another second round clash played at the Cricket Club of India ground. The policemen had earlier defeated Regal CC by 6-wickets.
Karnatak SA bolstered by solid batting displays from middle order batsmen Parkar 75 runs (50b, 6×4, 3×6) and Vinayak Bhoir 46 runs (20b, 5×4, 3×6) and along with number 3 bat Eknath Kerkar 44 (33b, 6×4, 1×6) amassed a challenging total of for 5 wickets from their 20 overs after being sent in to bat first.
In response, Hindu Gymkhana batsmen struggled against some disciplined opposition bowling and were bundled out for 104 in 17.5 overs. Anup Revandkar 37 runs (19b, 4×4, 3×6) was the lone batter who defied the rival attack. Medium pacer Parkar (3 for 14), left-arm spinners Vinayak Bhoir (2 for 21) and Ankeet Chavan (2 for 3) and off-spinner Tanush Kotian (2 for 26) shared the wickets.
Mumbai Police electing to field first dismissed Dadar Parsi for a low score of 71 runs in 15 overs. Varad Vaze (13 runs) and Fahim A. (11 runs) were the only batsmen to get double digit scores. Medium pacer Nadeem Shaikh (4 for 15) and left arm spinner Pushkaraj Chavan (2 for 9) did most of the damage. In reply, Mumbai Police comfortably reached the winning target making 72 runs without losing a wicket. Openers Shrikant Limbole 28 not out (24b, 5×4) and Anup Fulper 38 not out (26b, 6×4) batted confidently to see the policemen easily cross the finish line.
Brief scores:
Dadar Parsi Colony SC 71 all out, 15 overs (Nadeem Shaikh 4 for 15, Pushkaraj Chavan 2 for 9) lost to Mumbai Police CC 72 for no loss, 8.2 overs (Shrikant Limbole 28* (24b, 5×4), Anup Fulper 38 (26b, 6×4). Result: Mumbai Police won by 10 wickets.
Karnatak Sporting Association CC 191 for 5 wickets, 20 overs (Akash Parkar 75 (50b, 6×4, 3×6), Vinayak Bhoir 46 (20b, 5×4, 3×6), Eknath Kerkar 44 (33b, 6×4, 1×6) beat P.J. Hindu Gymkhana CC 104 all out, 17.5 overs (Anup Revandkar 37 (19b, 4×4, 3×6); Akash Parkar 3 for 14, Vinayak Bhoir 2 for 21, Tanush Kotian 2 for 26, Ankeet Chavan 2 for 3). Result: Karnatak SA won by 88 runs.
Siddhesh Pai – The Captain and Owner of one of the most famous cricket teams of Virar –Kings XI passed away a few days ago in a bike accident while returning from a trip with friends on south bound lane of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Higwhay in Virar.
Known for his helping nature, Siddhesh was one of the generous cricketers in Mumbai known to help many aspiring cricketers. Siddhesh’s cricket team Kings XI was considered to be one of the most formidable cricket teams in Vasai-Virar region.
Siddhesh led the team from the front participating in multiple tournaments and winning many trophies and competitions since its inception in 2015. Siddhesh was an aggressive top order batting all-rounder himself and often provided many match winning performances. If his statistics are anything to go by, he was one dangerous customer with the bat while often chipped in with crucial bowling spells.
His peers shared with Cricketgraph “Siddhesh was a very good human being, he started playing cricket from a very young age, he has supported many players. Even the team which he made, he brought players from different corners of Mumbai and gave many players opportunity to showcase their talents. Siddesh also spotted many tennis players and gave them an opportunity to play leather ball cricket.
Many players are today even playing club level cricket in Mumbai with the help and support provided by Siddhesh. Siddhesh often helped needy cricketers in their practice and training and we have certainly lost a very good friend of ours and more importantly a very good cricketer who had the vision to change landscape of cricket in Vasai-Virar region”