Played at the picturesque Fatima Cricket Ground, Digital Broadcast XI after winning the toss opted to bat first posting a decent total of 160/6 in 20 overs. Even though none of their batters were able to convert their starts, the positive from their batting was everyone chipped in with quick 20’s and 30’s which ensured a 150+ total on the board. Atul Srivastava, their no.3 batsman top scored with 41 off 32 balls. From the bowlers, Chetan Kapoor with 4/25 was the pick of the lot.
Defending a total of 161 vs a team which just few days back scored a 250+ score in a t20 match, it certainly required a herculean task from their bowlers & Viraj Gandhi rose up to the occasion for Digital Broadcast XI. Viraj who was the 2nd change bowler came in at the 6th over and changed the course of the match with his disciplined line and length. Viraj returned with match winning bowling figures of 5/25 in 4 overs restricting Yodhas Strikers to 131/8 in 20 overs.
Viraj shared with Cricketgraph : “Yoddhas Strikers is a quality team, just few days back they had scored 250 on this same ground in a T20, they have 4-5 batters who are in excellent form and just fresh from their hundreds. So it was really a great feeling to perform vs such a quality team. I ensured bowling in good line and length and also adjusted the field accordingly which resulted in 5 catches in my bowling”
- Result: Digital Broadcast XI won the match by 29 runs
- Man of the Match: Viraj Gandhi
- Scorecard Link:
http://www.jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=209189&team_id=111704&tab=scorecard
Bandra is placed right in the heart of Mumbai between Churchgate and Virar. Apart from being a business hub, Bandra is a place which houses all types of population. A large chunk of this population are sport loving residents & you would come across thousands of people jogging daily on the carter road stretch.
For a fact, Mumbai Cricket Association is also situated at BKC, Bandra. Mumbai Cricket Association at BKC also has its own ground which hosts many state level matches. The God of Cricket- Sachin Tendulkar also resides in Bandra and so does many people from the sports industry. With Bandra being a hub of all sorts, it certainly requires a solid sports infrastructure in place which includes good cricket academies for the nearby residents & aspiring cricketers to practice.
Hence, we bring a list of Best Cricket Academies in Bandra:
CricKingdom Cricket Academy by Rohit Sharma:
World class infrastructure, top coaches and excellent facilities is what describes this ambitious initiative by CricKindom Academy by Rohit Sharma. Current Indian Test opener Rohit Sharma is the USP of this academy as he aims to interact regularly with the academy students on various verticals. CricKingdom Cricket Academy is located on H Block, BKC near ONGC building. Apart from Rohit being the USP, the academy has top level certified coaches to train the players.
The academy currently boasts of 3 nets with max 12 kids allowed per net alongwith bowling machine facility. There is also a sitting area for parents and adequate washroom facility provided by the academy. The academy is open for both boys and girls and they also have their own ground for practice matches. The chances of playing association matches are also high for promising players of the academy.
Click below to join CricKingdom Cricket Academy by Rohit Sharma –
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MIG Cricket Club Academy:
For the uninitiated, MIG Cricket Club Academy is the best cricket club of Mumbai. MIG is registered with Mumbai Cricket Association and their club is regarded as one of the most powerful teams in Mumbai’s A Division tournament. MIG Club has won multiple marquee tournaments of Mumbai Cricket and it’s considered a prestige to be a part of MIG Squad.
MIG Club also has its own Cricket Academy on their own ground under the Head Coach Prashant Shetty who is a BCCI Level B Coach & a former Ranji Trophy Player. Prashant Shetty has coached many first class cricketers and some of the prominent players he has coached have been young sensations Jemimah Rodrigues, Prithvi Shaw and Arjun Tendulkar.
The academy is open for both boys and girls above 7 years of age. MIG is also highly equipped with all facilities ranging from turf wickets, washroom & changing room. The academy players also receive 2 Tshirts and Cap on joining the academy.
Click below to join MIG Cricket Club Academy –
https://www.cricketgraph.com/academy/mig-cricket-club-academy-mumbai/
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Subhash Sarmalkar Cricket Academy:
Subhash Sarmalkar Cricket Academy is open for all age groups though they specialize in U16 to U23 age group. It’s a private cricket academy in Mumbai open for both boys and girls. The academy boasts of 10+ nets and 5 coaches resulting in quality cricket training for players. The academy led by Head Coach Subhash Sarmalkar who is a BCCI level A Coach and also member of Mumbai Cricket Association committee.
The academy has given many promising players who have scaled higher levels. Some of the recent testimonies are Arjun Jaiswal and Atharv Bhagat who were part of Mumbai U-14 team. The academy boasts of 1:7 coach student ratio and also offers scholarship to needy or financially poor students.
Click below to join Subhash Sarmalkar Cricket Academy –
https://www.cricketgraph.com/academy/subhash-sarmalkar-cricket-academy/
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Sanjeevani Cricket Academy, Mumbai:
Sanjeevani Cricket Academy is one of the best cricket academies in Bandra, Mumbai. It’s a private cricket academy in Mumbai open for students above 7 years of age. The academy is open for both boys and girls and the chances of playing association matches are also good at this academy. The academy is led by Head Coach Mr.Kamat and Manish Bangera who are well known names in Mumbai cricket.
Sanjeevani Cricket Academy which is situated on Colgate Ground, Bandra boasts of all the modern amenities including turf wickets, washroom and water facilities.
Click below to join –
https://www.cricketgraph.com/academy/sanjeevani-cricket-academy-mumbai/
Sometimes it’s very difficult to find things which makes you feel satisfied and happy. You might achieve many things but not necessarily those things might make you happy. Sometimes just playing a game or two of cricket on the beach with your friends or helping out someone will give you good amount of happiness & Dhaval Parab is one such guy who has taken the activity of helping others to a next level.
A former cricketer himself, Dhawal as he likes to call himself Dhaval Archana Parab has played professional cricket for almost 15 years. During his playing days he also represented Mumbai State team at various age group levels. Dhawal has represented West Zone U17 & U19 while he was also in the India U17 & U19 probables list.
Probably 5 years back, Dhaval decided to give it back to the community and that’s how Kutumba Education And Knowledge Foundation began in 2016 which is an independent & non-profit organization. Kutumba believes that illiteracy is the root cause of the stagnation of an individual and the country as a whole. Hence, our aim is to develop the country at the grassroots level and upwards.
Kutumba strives to educate slum children in Mumbai while providing the essential skills required for a child’s personal development & spoken english. The focus of this organization is to motivate and help outperform traditional norms to create a ladder for underprivileged children. Dhawal believes it’s their modest contribution towards national educational development which will make this country a better place.
Dhawal at present manages the Triumph Knights Mumbai Northeast Team in T20 Mumbai as logistics and operations manager and continues to stay rooted to his first love, CRICKET! Here’s wishing him all the luck for all his future professional and social endeavors.
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To succeed in Mumbai as a professional cricketer, a lot of things has to be in place when it comes to personal development as a cricketer. A right coach who understands your game, a right coach whom you can understand, a right academy with proper facilities, an academy which lets you thrive, an academy which gives you enough opportunities to perform in matches, an academy which ensures you get enough personal cricket coaching as well as group session.
There are multiple tickmarks one has to do to ensure he / she scales up in the field of cricket which has become a very competitive profession. The scenario in some parts of India is such where players either don’t get personal attention from the senior coaches or sometimes they don’t get enough practice or club level matches from the academy which eventually hampers the growth of a player.
In one such initiative, Jolly Friends Sports Club which is one of the best cricket academies in Ghatkopar, Vidyavihar has arranged a whole package for aspiring cricketers. This personal cricket coaching package essentially covers all important tickmarks a player requires from the cricketing ecosystem point of view. Led by Head Coach Shankar sir (20+ years of experience) & MCA Level 1 Head Coach Gyan Singh sir (30+ years of coaching experience) who has given domestic as well as international cricketers to India will be the mentors who will train students in this one year package.
From getting a minimum of 40 matches a year to 40 hours of personal coaching sessions, the player gets everything which can help him better his game. The players also receive many facilities like video analysis, monthly progress reports & 40 group sessions. The promising players from the personal cricket coaching batch will also be provided with better platform to scale higher levels.
Click on the link below to book Yearly Personal Cricket Coaching Session at Jolly Friends Sports Club:
Personal Cricket Coaching at Jolly Friends Sports Club under Coach Gyan Singh & Shankar Sir
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Played at Fatima Cricket Ground, Bombay Knight Riders batting first posted a massive total of 258/5 in 20 overs. Courtesy to openers who went all guns blazing from the very 1st over, opener Meraj Sayed scored a gutsy 64 off 45 balls playing the anchors role while it was Baldev Maheshwari stealing the show with a fabulous hundred. Baldev scored 114 runs off mere 42 balls making it one of the fastest JFSC tons smashing 17 fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 271.43.
On the other hand, Team FACT XI could only muster 113/7 in 20 overs thanks to a brilliant spell by Atul S who came up with excellent bowling figures of 3/7 in 3 overs. The rest of the bowlers also did a neat job with the ball as Bombay Knight Riders won the match by 145 runs.
Captain Ananth Venkatraman shared with Cricketgraph “As a captain, this victory for me is special as i could attackingly lead my side to a 145 run victory. Baldev Maheshwari our opening batsman, who scored a fabulous hundred won man of match award and dedicated it to a young kid named Atharv from opposition team to boost his confidence as a sweet gesture”
Baldev who first won the heart with his batting later on won the hearts with his sweet gesture once again reminding all of us that Cricket is a gentleman’s game.
Scorecard link:
https://chauka.in/index.php/scoreboard/display_scoreboard/209613#scorecard
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The primary western belt of Mumbai stretches between Virar to Churchgate and Borivali sits right in the middle of this belt making it an accessible location for sports. Over the years, Borivali has developed itself to be a sports hub with various clubs, academies and recreational facilities developed in the vicinity.
Also for the uninitiated, the likes of Rohit Sharma (India), Harmeet Singh (India U19), Paul Valthaty (India Blue & IPL), Bhavin Thakkar (Ranji), Shardul Thakur (India), Siddhesh Lad (India A & Ranji) and many other names have growned up and practiced in Borivali area for a large part of their growing up years as their school and academies were situated between the Kandivali-Borivali area.
With the rising competition in Mumbai Cricket, it’s paramount to get trained at the right cricket academy.
Hence we bring the list of best cricket academies in Borivali.
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Elevate Sports Academy
Elevate Sports Academy is run by two professional cricketers namely Swapnil Salvi and Neil Narvekar. Both these cricketers have overseas experience & play top division cricket in Mumbai. Apart from that Swapnil Salvi & Neil Narverkar have also played in T20 Mumbai. Swapnil has also represented Mumbai in Ranji Trophy 2010-11 season while Neil Narvekar holds the record of a 29 ball 100 & 10 wkts in an innings in a same match in Mumbai Cricket.
The academy is open for boys and girls above 5 years of age and the chances of playing association matches are also high. The academy is equipped with all the modern facilities for ideal grooming of an aspiring player.
Click below to join Elevate Sports Academy in Borivali:
https://www.cricketgraph.com/academy/elevate-sports-academy-mumbai/
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Jeet Cricket Academy
Jeet Cricket Academy is one of the established and best cricket academies of Borivali. The academy is run by Head Coach Iqbal Thakur who is a former Ranji Trophy Player who represented Railways team. The coach student ratio at this academy is 1:20 and there are around 4 coaches training the students at the academy. The best part of this academy is it has around 10+ nets for practicing which makes it ideal for aspiring and club cricketers.
The academy is open for both boys and girls across all age groups and the chances of playing association matches are also high.
Click below to join Jeet Cricket Academy in Borivali:
http/www.cricketgraph.com/academy/Jeet-Cricket-Academy-in-borivali
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Payyade Cricket Club
Situated in LIC Colony Road in Vallabh Nagar, Borivali West, Payyade Cricket Club is one of the oldest cricket academies of Borivali. Payyade Cricket Club is one of the best cricket academies in borivali and it has all the modern amenities for its players. They also have a big outfield for practice matches, proper nets facilities and experienced professional coaches.
Also chances of playing association matches are very high as Payyade has 11 clubs registered with Mumbai Cricket Association across top to bottom divisions. A lot of players from Payyade CC go on to represent Mumbai at various age group levels and a lot of International & domestic level players often come here to practice.
Click below to join Payyade Cricket Club in Borivali:
Practice Match Update: Played at Thakur Stadium, the second practice match of Lifestyle Premier League T20 Tournament was conducted between Village XI vs Lifestyle Academy XI. Batting first, Lifestyle Cricket Academy posted a respectable total on board of 156/4 in 20 overs. Opener Ankit gave a quick headstart with a 28 ball 35 while it was Pratik Singh at no.3 who anchored the innings for Lifestyle XI. Pratik scored an unbeaten 70* off just 40 balls which included 13 fours to his name.
In reply, Homeground XI were all out for 120 runs, thanks to an amazing spell by Rajiv Naik. Rajiv changed the course of the match coming up with stunning bowling figures of 6/19 in 3.4 overs alongwith a maiden. What’s more, his spell also included a hat-trick which further dented Homeground’s aim of chasing the score. Apart from him, Prasann also bowled well who clean bowled the main batsman from the opposite team.
Lifestyle Cricket Academy XI is an aspiring team consisting of aspiring youngsters as well as middle age players which is slowly building into a strong team of professionals under the professional coaching of Mr. Deepak G. Speaking with Rajiv who bagged 6 wkts, he quoted ‘ Lifestyle Cricket Academy surges ahead and is determined to win each matches coming up in their stride”
Result: Lifestyle Academy won the match by 36 runs
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iThink Sportz Cricket Academy which is headed by International Level Cricket Coach Umesh Patwal recently conducted an ODI & T20 tour for its players at Dehradun. The tour consisted 4 One Days and 2 T20 matches which proved to be an ideal platform for many of the top division Mumbai players to perform.
The t20’s were conducted at Deswal Cricket Academy and many players emerged with excellent performances in the tour.
Parag Khanapurkar who has who has played for Mumbai in ODI’s and T20’s came up with some scintilating knocks. In the 3 ODI’s he played, he came up with individual scores of 99, 101 & 43 alongwith 10 wickets with the ball proving his all-round abilities. What’s more, the left hander scored 101 in mere 52 balls in the 2nd One Day giving a decent indicator for what’s about to hit in the upcoming season. Parag was equally effective in the 3 T20’s where he picked up 9 wkts with the ball.
Vinod Ade also proved to be quite impressive coming up with crucial cameos whenever the team needed him to chip in. In the 3 ODI’s he scored 30, 35 & 79* with the bat while he also played well in the T20’s with an impressive 48 in the 2nd T20.. Another strong performer was Virendra Yadav who picked 8 wickets in the 3 T20’s he played.
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Brief Summary of the tour:
1st ODI , Teams: I THINKZ VS AJAFPUR YOUNGSTERS
i-thinkz scored 243 in 45 overs
- Parag Khanapurkar- 99 of 86 balls (6 sixes and 8 boundaries)
Vikrant Auti- 49 (2 sixes and 4 boundaries)
Vinod Aade 30 (2 fours , 1 six)
Team Ajafpur- 159 all out
- Parag Khanapurkar 3 wickets
- Parag Mistry 2 wickets.
Result- ithink sportz win by 84 runs.
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2nd ODI
Team: I THINKZ VS GSR
- GSR- 199 in 45 overs
Virendra yadav (3 wkts) & Parag Khanapurkar (3 wkts)
iThink Sportz chased 200 in 22.3 overs
Parag Khanapurkar- 101 of 52 balls (10 sixes and 7 boundaries)
Vinod Ade- 35*
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3rd ODI
Teams: I THINKZ VS BROTHERS CRICKET ACADEMY
I THINKZ scored 298 in 45 overs
- Vinod Aade 79
- Tanush Kotian 49
- Parag Khanapurkar 43
- Vikrant Auti 40
Brothers: 185/all out
Parag Khanapurkar: 4 wickets & Virendra Yadav 3 wickets.
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Brief of T20 Matches:1 T20 and 2nd T20 at Deswal Cricket Academy
1st T20, I THINKZ scored 162/9 in 20 overs
- Vikrant Auti- 35,
- Virendra Yadav – 26
- Baru CC 111/10
- Parag Khanapurkar – 4/19,
- Kevin Chitania – 3/12
- Virendra Yadav – 2/15
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2nd T20: I THINKZ were chasing 160
- Vinod Aade -48,
- Vikrant Auti 40
- Parag Khanapurkar- 37
Parag Khanapurkar and Virendra Yadav picked 3 wickets each in the match.
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3rd T20 : I THINKZ VS GSR
GSR scored 137/9
Parag Khanapurkar, Parag Mestry and Virendra Yadav 2 wickets each.
iThink Sportz- 131/10
- Parag Khanapurkar: 31
- Result: ithink Sportz lost by 6 runs
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Played at Central Maidan, Thane, Dr. Rajesh Madhavi XI batting first posted a great total of 180/5 in 20 overs. Total of anything above 170 in a T20 match provides a psychological edge to the defending team as it gets quite difficult sometimes to chase in the 2nd half. Opening the innings, Santosh Kudalkar provided a firing start to the innings top scoring with 65 off 47 balls (6 fours, 3 sixes). Sanjay Sansare’s late blitz of 24 balls 42 down the order further accelerated the innings to a very healthy total.
Chasing 181, AB Group 9333, Alibaugh managed to score 157/7 in 20 overs falling short of 24 runs to win the match. Even though Sanchit Mhatre (48) and Rupesh Mhatre (26 off 18) gave their best with a 69 run stand for the 7th wicket, it did not proved to be enough for their team.
Former Ranji Trophy quick Sandeep Dahad showed age is just a number as he came up with a tight bowling spell of 3/21 in 4 overs proving to be the pick of the lot. Prahlad Mokashi (2/34) and Bhai Tawade (2/30) also bowled quite well as Dr.Rajesh Madhavi XI won the finals of 40+ S4 Cricket League’21 . Fast bowler Sandeep Dahad for his crucial spell was declared ‘Player of the Match’
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- Player of the Match: Sandeep Dahad
- Scorecard link:
- https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/1322379/S4-CRICKET-LEAGUE-2020-2021/Dr.Rajesh-Madhavi,thane-vs-A-B-Group-9333-Alibaug#scorecard
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Organized by: Sursudan Shaurya Swar Sanstha –
Sursudan Shaurya Swar Sanstha was established to help singers get a platform. Those who had hobby of singing but required training & guidance are trained at this sanstha. The singers are further provided help to perform in festivals and get work through their art. Sursudan Sanstha also performed free of cost in many old age homes and even helped many covid patients who required financial help.
Sursudan Shaurya Swar Sanstha puts emphasis on music and sports and that’s how they organized this wonderful cricket tournament. Sagar Joshi who is the president of this Sanstha is a former state level cricketer while Namrata Ovalekar is a music lover as well as a trained singer making it a good combination to take the organization forward.
Committee Members: Namrata Ovalekar Rane (Secretary), Sagar Joshi (President). Kiran Rane (Chairman)
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Played at Central Maidan, Thane, Koli Cricket Academy opting to bat first mustered a decent total of 143/7 in 20 overs. Koli C.A who were off to a shaky start were struggling at one stage with scoreboard reading 72/5 in the 12th over. A total of 120 – 130 also looked like a distant dream at one point until Rugved More came at no.5 playing a blinder of an innings. Soaking in the pressure, Rugved took on the bowlers and played excellent cricket at the death overs striking the ball with a 150+ strike rate. It was his late burst of 60* in 39 balls (6 fours, 3 sixes) which pushed Koli CA to a respectable total of 143/7 in 20 overs.
The opposition consisted of a quality bowling attack consisting Mumbai players like Roneet Thakur (1/13 in 4 overs) and Musheer Khan (1/21 in 4 overs) chipping in with wickets. Omkar Karandikar was the pick of the lot taking 3/31 in 4 overs.
Mumbai Sporting Union, thane chased down the score with ease winning the match by 5 wickets and 5 balls to spare. The top 4 batters chipped in with starts with Musheer Khan scoring an aggressive 24 ball 40 while skipper Roneet smashing the winning runs with a six.
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- Player of the Match: Musheer Khan
- Man of the Series: Rugved More
- Scorecard link:
- https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/1323583/S4-CRICKET-LEAGUE-2020-2021/Koli-cricket-Academy-11-vs-Mumbai-Sporting-Union,Thane#SummaryDetail
Organized by: Sursudan Shaurya Swar Sanstha –
Sursudan Shaurya Swar Sanstha was established to help singers get a platform. Those who had hobby of singing but required training & guidance are trained at this sanstha. The singers are further provided help to perform in festivals and get work through their art. Sursudan Sanstha also performed free of cost in many old age homes and even helped many covid patients who required financial help.
Sursudan Shaurya Swar Sanstha puts emphasis on music and sports and that’s how they organized this wonderful cricket tournament. Sagar Joshi who is the president of this Sanstha is a former state level cricketer while Namrata Ovalekar is a music lover as well as a trained singer making it a good combination to take the organization forward.
Committee Members: Namrata Ovalekar Rane (Secretary), Sagar Joshi (President). Kiran Rane (Chairman)
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