J.P Cricket Club batting first managed to score 285/5 in 35 overs with half centuries registered by Ronit Roy (68) and Virender Singh (57). From the bowlers, Harmanpreet Singh with 2/37 in 6 overs was the pick of the lot.
Chasing 286, Rajput Gymkhana made the target looked easier winning the match by 7 wickets. Opener Saurav took on the bowlers with absolute ease smashing a brilliant 173 runs off just 105 balls. Saurav smashed 20 fours and 5 sixes with a strike rate of 164.76 while he was ably supported by Ratan Singh (36), Abdul Khan (45) & Shobit (29) with whom he stitched crucial partnerships.
With a batting average of 60.00 + , Saurav has scored close to 1000 runs in this season alone. Saurav has been scoring consistently since many seasons in multiple tournaments over the years. It’s just a matter of time we see him represent a domestic team at first class level.
Picket CC opting to bat first on Greenview Cricket Ground, Telangana were all out for a modest total of 125/10 in 44 overs. Opener Aryan Reddy was the only batsman who looked confident for his 49 while rest of the players failed to come up with any substantial scores. Adnan CC bowlers came up bowled really well with most of their bowlers chipping in with a wicket or two.
Defending a low total of 125 runs, the pressure was certainly on the Picket CC players. However, it was a stunning bowling performance from all-rounder Aryan Reddy who returned with match winning bowling figures of 6/40 in 10 overs. Aryan kept on providing crucial breakthroughs restricting Adnan CC to 115 all out in 33.5 overs. Apart from Aryan, Skipper G. Prem also took one important wicket and he bowled well overall providing the support role to Aryan.
Aryan has been performing well in the HCA matches both with the bat as well as with the ball this season. With a century in his previous outing followed by 49 runs & 6 wickets in this game, Aryan continues to make a strong case for himself to represent Hyderabad’s state team at U14 Level.
Aryan Reddy and G.Prem represent IQBAL CRICKET ACADEMY which is not only one of the best cricket academies in Hyderabad but also an excellent place for grooming young generation. Under the guidance of Iqbal sir, ICA provides quality cricket training and an opportunity to learn from the experts with world-class cricketing infrastructure in a fun and an innovative environment.
- Result: Picket CC won by 14 runs
- Player of the Match: Aryan Reddy
- Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2160019/individual/Picket-Cc-vs-Adnan-Cc(-HCA-ONE-DAY-LEAGUE-)
One of the youngest & most qualified Strength and Conditioning coaches of India, Yurvaj Salvi is now selected as the Strength & Conditioning Coach of Delhi Ranji Team. For the uninitiated, Yuvraj is an ICC Level 2 Cricket Coach who has done specialization in the field of Strength and Conditioning. Yuvraj has multiple accreditions to his name right from ASCA (Australia Strength Conditioning Association), ASCM, ESA, CSCS, ICC amongst others.
In 2018, Yuvraj was appointed Mumbai U16 Women’s team S&C Coach. Followed by that, he was also called for S&C workshop at National Cricket Academy in 2019 becoming the youngest trainer at the age of 22 to be appointed by the NCA for the U23 Camp in May, 2019. In the same year, Yuvraj was also appointed by the Zonal Cricket Academy. In his promising career so far, Yuvraj has worked with international cricketers from various countries right from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Oman and UAE.
A few years back, Yuvraj had shared with Cricketgraph that he aims to work with a Ranji Trophy Level Team and fast forward to 2021, his vision has indeed been achieved as he will be working with Delhi Ranji team for the upcoming season.
Sharing with Cricketgraph, Yuvraj said:
“I did my first assignment for DDCA in 2019 working with the Senior Women’s team. Due to covid 19 restrictions and lack of opportunity in home state i wasn’t able to participate in any teams for the domestic season 2020 – 2021. For the last one &a half year, I changed my focus from working to teaching. I got to be a part of teaching faculty at DY Patil University, Sports Authority of India (for Kayaking). I also had a pleasure to help aspiring strength and conditioning coaches achieve prestigious certifications like CSCS, ASCA Level 1 & 2 etc.
Currently I am doing my MSc in Performance Coaching from Setanta College, Ireland. Glad that I’m the youngest participant in the program with all the elite S&C’s in India. This will be my 3rd domestic season assignment and I’m determined to deliver my work to the best of my knowledge. I am really looking forward to work with Delhi Senior Men’s team which boasts of some big names as well as young talents. It will be a great journey working with them as I will share my best in terms of S&C expertise with the players so they can perform at their optimum best at higher levels. I would also like to thank Cricketgraph team for being part of my journey throughout these times”
Test match is an ultimate platform for cricketer to exhibit their skills and the one who is able to perform in the longer format certainly indicates a solid character to be a successful cricketer. One such performance which has invited attention at grassroot level cricket is of Ronak who came up with twin fifers followed by a half century in the same match.
Played at NSC Cricket Ground, Venkateshwar Cricket Academy opting to bat first scored 199/10 in 40 overs with Chirag Rana (47) being the top scorer for the team. Jai Maa Ambhey CC in reply were bundled out for 160 runs courtesy a brilliant bowling spell by Ronak Waghela who returned with astonishing bowling figures of 7/32 in 12.3 overs. Ronak was spot on with his bowling as he provided regular breakthroughs not allowing any batsman to settle down.
In the 2nd innings, Venkateshwar Cricket Academy were all out for 188 runs in 61 overs. All-rounder Ronak who took 7 wickets with the ball was the highest scorer with the bat too smashing 58 runs off 122 balls. Chasing 229, Jai Maa Ambhey CC were all out for 161 runs courtesy another game changing spell by Ronak who this time came up with 6/48 in 16.3 overs with 4 maidens. Ronak certainly owned this match as he single handedly proved to be too lethal for the opposition bagging 13/80 across both the innings.
- Result: Venkateshwar Cricket Academy won by 66 runs
- Player of the Match: Ronak Waghela
- Scorecard Link:
- https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2146941/3-Day-Match/Venkateshwar-Cricket-Academy-vs-Jai-Maa-Ambhey-Cricket-Club
Miloni Jivani, a young aspiring women’s cricketer from Gujarat has made her district proud and etched her name in the history. Miloni Jivani who practices at Axel Sports Academy in Morbi, Gujarat under Head Coach Nishant Jani recently got selected into a state level team becoming the first girl from the district of Morbi to represent a state level team in the sport of cricket. Miloni who is a top order batsman got selected in the Saurashtra U19 team and now with this news entire Morbi seems to have erupted in joy.
Miloni has been practicing since 2 years at Axel Sports Academy which is one of the biggest and best equipped cricket academies in Morbi, Gujarat. Those who have watched her play closely over the years have found her to be really promising and her talent certainly seems to be getting noticed at the higher levels.
Speaking with Cricketgraph, Coach Nishant Jani shared “This is a moment which not only makes me proud but entire morbi is proud of her achievement. I would also like to add the names of Coach Vishal Bhimani (Coach at Axel Sports Academy) and Kantibhai Amrutya (Head of Morbi District Association) who have played equally important roles in supporting the journey of Miloni. This I feel is the beginning and we aim to make her play for India one day, hopefully with the right amount of hardwork, passion and practice, we will try and achieve that too”
In today’s era of computers and mobiles, Miloni is certainly an inspiration for all the youngsters in Morbi to take up sports, work hard to represent your state & country and make everyone proud of your achievements.
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Played at RPCA Pali, Faridabad, Anand Sports Akshardham opting to bat first scored 225/9 in 35 overs courtesy a brilliant knock from Yash Rana who scored 129 runs off 81 balls at no.4. Apart from Yash, the rest of the batters failed to convert their starts into something substantial. From the bowlers, Ayush Singh and Rahul Chaudhary with 2 wickets each were the pick of the lot.
Chasing 226, opener Aditya Sharma gave a fiery start to the innings as he went on to score a brutal 64 ball 90 laced with 9 fours and 3 sixes. On the other hand, Keshav Dalal who has performed consistently this season again impressed one and all with a match winning knock of 91 runs in mere 43 balls. Keshav whacked 8 fours and 8 sixes in what changed the course of the game in a matter of half an hour while he also stitched a crucial 109 run stand with Aditya for the 3rd wicket.
- Result: Rann Star CC won by 7 wickets
- Scorecard link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2147028/7TH-ALL-INDIA-RAVINDER-PHAGNA-YOUTH-CUP,-2021/Anand-Sports-Akshardham-vs-Rann-Star-Cricket-Club
Picket CC opting to bat first at Greenview Cricket Ground could have landed in deep trouble had it not been their opener Aryan Reddy stepping up for his team with a brilliant knock. Picket CC were all out for 217 runs in 43.5 overs out of which Aryan Reddy scored 117 runs batting till the 34th over with wickets tumbling from the other end. Aryan kept the scoreboard ticking releasing pressure from the other end as he smashed 15 boundaries en-route his 99 ball 117 bringing up his 7th hundred overall under pressure situation.
Apart from Aryan, only Nagaraju (30 runs) down the order managed to score in two digits as Sutton CC bowlers kept on taking wickets at regular junctures. Rakesh with 3/34 in 8 overs was the pick of the lot from Sutton CC.
Chasing 217, Sutton CC received a good fightback from Picket CC bowlers as they restricted them to just 212 runs all out in 43 overs winning a low scoring thriller by 4 runs. Opener Anirudh played a gutsy innings of 83 but he lacked support from the other end while all-rounder Nagaraju who chipped in with 30 runs and supported Aryan with a 87 run partnership also performed well with the ball being pick of the lot with 4/39 in 10 overs.
- Result: Picket CC won by 4 runs
- Man of the Match: Aryan Reddy (117 runs & 1 wicket)
- Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2138780/individual/Picket-Cc-vs-Sutton-Cricket-Club
- DOB: 29/05/2006
- City: Mau, Uttar Pradesh
- Major Teams. Azamgarh District and preparing for U.P U16 Team.
- Club/Academy: RDS Cricket Academy
- Attribute: Right handed wicket keeper batsman
Don’t you guys agree wicket-keeping is one under rated profession? The role of keeper certainly requires great amounts of fitness and agility to remain at the top of the game. Being a wicket-keeper batsman, not only one has to be sharp behind the stumps with minimal margin for errors but one also has to chip in and contribute with the bat for his team. Hence, choosing a career as a wicket-keeper batsman is certainly commendable. 15yr old Vishwakant Yadav who idolizes Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one such cricketer who has chosen this path too!
Vishwakant Yadav who began playing cricket from the age of 13 has cricketing genes in his blood. Vishwakant’s father Jai Pratap Yadav played professional cricket from 1987 to 1993 and he was even considered for Ranji Trophy Selection for U.P Team. Apart from that, his father who played 198 matches across all levels also played District Level representing Azamgarh Team.
15yr old Vishwakant Yadav practices under Coach Pramod Yadav under RDS Cricket Academy in Azamgarh. RDS Cricket Academy is one of the most renowned cricket academies in Azamgarh known to impart quality coaching to their players under their Head Coach Pramod Yadav. Vishwakant is a right handed wicket keeper batsman who likes to bat at no.3 while he plays club cricket representing RDS Cricket Academy. Vishwakant also participates in many local level tournaments while he has also played district level representing Azamgarh in 2019. Vishwakant is also a very impactful keeper behind the stumps and he has a record of 7 Dismissals in a match (5 stumpings & 2 catches) vs Noida Cricket Academy in a club level match in 2020.
As a professional cricketer, Vishwakant has only started his journey and he has many more years to play and perform at the higher levels.
Sharing with Cricketgraph, the youngster said “My father himself has been a motivation for me, he has played district and state level cricket and he certainly inspires me a lot. I am working hard on my batting as well as on my wicket-keeping under the coaching of Pramod Sir at RDS Cricket Academy. I idolize MS Dhoni sir and I wish to represent my state one day. I am already preparing hard to make it into the U.P U16 team, represent my state and make everyone proud.
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Crucial Stats:
- 50’s 6
- 100’s– 1
- Highest Score: 128
- Best Keeping performance: 7 Dismissals in a match (2 catches & 5 stumpings vs Noida Cricket Academy)
Top Performances:
- 128 vs Muhammadbad in 2019
- 65 vs Muhammadbad in 2019 /wk – 3 catches & 2 stumpings (5 dismissals)
- 54 vs Muhammadbad in 2019/wk – 2 catch, 2 stumpings
- 68* vs Muhammadbad in 2019/wk -1 catch, 3 stumpings
- 60* vs Muhammadbad in 2019/wk – 2 catches, 1 stumpings
- 51 vs town Inter College in 2019/wk – 2 catches, 4 stumpings
- 52 vs Kamran Khan Cricket Academy in 2019 / wk- 4 stumpings
- 46* vs Noida Cricket Academy in 2020/ wk – 2 catches, 5 stumpings
- 38 vs Noida Cricket Academy/ wk- 3 catch. 1 stumping
- 32 vs town Inter College 2020/ wk – 1 catch
- 48* vs Muhammadbad 2019 / wk- 3 stumpings
- 44 vs Muhammadbad 2019 / wk – 2 stumpings
- 40* vs Muhammadbad 2019 / wk – 3 stumpings
Mir Ali Cricket Academy opting to bat first at MSK Cricket Ground batted really well posting 235/5 in 30 overs. Opener Varun Mishra scored a solid 52 off 79 balls while a brilliant cameo of 49* off 11 balls down the order by wicket-keeper batsman Syed Ali took propelled the team total to 235 in 30 overs. From the bowlers, Asha (1/7) & Vivek Gagan (1/14) were the pick of the lot.
Chasing 236 in 30 overs is certainly not that easy when you need to bat at 8 runs per over but thanks to AV Academy’s swashbuckling openers Aryan Reddy and skipper G. Prem, their team cruised towards the target with absolute ease. Aryan who has showed brilliant sparks of form in the last few innings with some great timing and drives once again took the game away from the opposition with a free flowing knock of 87 runs in mere 49 balls, a knock which included 18 boundaries.
On the other hand, skipper G. Prem scored an equally impactful half century scoring 58 off 38 balls (11 fours) stitching 135 runs stand with Aryan for the 1st wicket. The rest of the batters chipped in with starts with Aleti Ramesh’s 14 ball 38* at no.6 proving to be final nail in the coffin for Mir Ali Cricket Academy.
- Result: AV Cricket Academy won by 6 wkts & 5 overs to spare
- Player of the Match: Aryan Reddy
- Scorecard link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2113391/individual/MACA-(MIR-ALI-CRICKET-ACADEMY)-vs-Av-Academy-2021#scorecard
Mumbai Cricket has thrived over the years with many talented players going on to represent Team India and Ranji Trophy. With such a rich cricketing history, we often tend to under rate the contribution of coaches in making these wonderful cricketers. Over the years, many cricket coaches have made a name for themselves imparting quality training and values to its players making them world class cricketers. Coach Vikrant Gupta is also one such name who is slowly making a mark for himself as one of the upcoming, genuine & hard working cricket coaches from Mumbai Cricket.
Just like many, Vikrant started playing cricket from an early age and even represented his school team St. Francis D Assisi High School. Graduating to U14 level, Vikrant started playing club cricket representing Navroz CC, Lord Northbrook CC, Aarey CC to name a few. Vikrant, whose bowling action might remind you of Ravi Ashwin also Captained his college cricket team Mithibai College.
Sharing with Cricketgraph, Vikrant said “It all started at school, would like to thank my School St Fransis D’assisi High School & my college Mithibai for giving me the opportunity. Unfortunately i lost My dad in Dec 2000, he was my motivator then. Now due to responsibilities in life also had to look out for options to work as a professional and earn money. So I started playing as a professional cricketer for clubs which helped me take care of my family and also made me mature enough. Soon i started looking after my family financially as i was the only breadwinner”
Opportunities soon knocked the door for Vikrant as he got a chance to get associated with Global Cricket School, Mumbai in 2007 & assist in coaching International teams and players. Vikrant also got the opportunity to work with county team players and work with many cricket boards like New Zealand Cricket, England & Wales Cricket Board Men’s and Women’s Team, Scotland, Netherlands, Hongkong Men & Women’s and Ireland Men and Women’s teams. Getting a global experience and traveling overseas interacting with different breeds of players and teams made Vikrant an evolved personality not only as a human but also as a cricket coach.
Sharing with Cricketgraph, Vikrant said “I worked with Global Cricket School from 2007 to 2016. It was a great experience to travel overseas in countries like Australia, Dubai, Srilanka along with the international teams. Thats where i had the privilege to work with Cricketing greats like Andy Flower, Graham Thorpe, Mike Hesson, Jos Butler, Joe Root, Kyle Cotzer & many more.
Being a tough nut to crack as an off-spinner & his uncanny resemblance to Ravi Ashwin’s bowling style, Courtesy to Star Sports team in 2017, Vikrant was not only interviewed by Sarang from Star Sports but he was also invited to bowl to Cricket Australia team in the nets. What’s more, he was the center of attraction in the nets giving top Australian batters a tough time including the likes of David Warner! In 2018, Vikrant completed ICC level 1 Course as well as MCA Level “O” while he was about to pursue ICC Level 2 but got stuck due to covid lockdown. Vikrant has also completed umpiring course from Mumbai Cricket Association.
In 2018, Vikrant got the opportunity to work with Vibgyor international School Goregaon West & Crickingdom Cricket Academy by Rohit Sharma as Head coach of Islam Gymkhana Centre. The experience of working as a Head Coach of Islam Gymkhana center got him to understand how it feels like working with a global brand. Playing cricket alongside Rohit Sharma during U19 days also helped him to acclimatize at Crickingdom. Even though cricket has not resumed at maximum places due to lockdown, Vikrant Gupta with the help of Kastur Park Society’s management, committee members and residents has started Winz Cricket Academy in Borivali on the society’s play ground where all the upcoming and professional players can come and practice.
Vikrant who now has close to a decade of coaching experience shares ”I am thankful to Kastur Park Society & would love to continue with the society to help all the young players practice and develop them as professional cricketers. I would also like to give special thanks To Parag Madkaikar Sir who has been my mentor and friend helping me and supporting me during the good and the bad times”
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