From showing his might in the T20 Mumbai to being in the Ranji Probables, Sujit is making all the right noises this year and adding icing on the cake is now his brilliant hundred in probably the most difficult tournaments for batsman in Mumbai Cricket.
CCI after being put to bat first on their homeground were least affected to bat first as CCI skipper Paul opening the innings gave a solid start scoring 67 off 88 balls (10 fours). Coming in at no.4, Sujit Nayak played his natural game with some freeflowing strokes taking on the bowlers with confidence. At the end of the CCI Innings, Sujit remained unbeaten scoring 103* off 135 balls which had 10 fours and 2 sixes at a healthy strike rate of 76.30. CCI eventually declared their innings at 215/5d in 66 overs.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana in return got 19 overs to bat where in they scored 72/1 at the end of the game’s play. The match ended in a draw but it was certainly Sujit once again stamping his presence with an impressive knock just showing in how nick he is in.
Not many know that Indian Oil which is the largest commercial oil companies in the country also have their separate sports culture running across the country. The Indian Oil’s Sports Department employs players from different fields of sports with an aim to groom, nurture and support the sportsmen of our country. Indian Oil has been promoting sports since 3 decades recognizing sports as a holistic tool for development. Over the years, the company has employed over 100 sportspersons from ten different sports providing them with employment and sports scholarships where athletes are supported from its grassroots.
On 26th of September at BKC, Indian Oil conducted an interactive sports conference for the Indian Oil Players to interact with the media. The event was attended by the senior most officials of Indian Oil while Ajinkya Rahane (Indian Vice Captain in Tests), Dronavali Harika (India Chess) and Dhvaj Haria (India Snooker) who all are employed by Indian Oil were there to have conversation with the sports media.
The Senior Officials of Indian Oil were happy to witness the warm response given by the media fraternity as they said that they will be increasing the number of media interactions with their sports stars in the coming time.
Our CG team was also fortunate to ask Ajinkya Rahane on one change he would suggest in Mumbai Cricket and Ajinkya answered “If you talk about one change, I would definitely suggest that there should be more Times Shield Matches, because back then for us, Times Shield had all big players participating in the game and this format teaches you a lot of things whether it’s patience or technique and tournaments like these are indeed important for young Cricketers”
We also asked him whether there should be a separate Players Representative Committee in MCA and Ajinkya gracefully dodged the question stating it’s completely an MCA’s call and they would be the best to answer! Apart from that we also interacted with Indian Oil’s Chief Manager Amit Dani (Former Ranji Trophy Player) who also agreed that a Player’s Representative Committee would help a lot of players as there are so many player greviances which can be addressed.
Sean Stanslaus scored a match winning 84 as Global C.C win the Finals of the MCL 2019.
The final of the Millenium Cricket League USA – Forty 40 , Division B was played between Global C.C and Rebel C.C at the Weston Road 1. Rebel C.C won the toss and decided to have a bowl first in the final !
Put into bat , Global C.C got off to a flying start ! Opener Sean Stanslaus scored a superb 84 of just 81 balls to lead the foundation for a big total ! David Lewis came into bat at number 3 and blew Rebels C.C away ! He scored a whirlwind 62 runs of just 35 balls ! Which included 3 fours and 6 massives sixes ! Global C.C ended up with a daunting total of 329/9 at the end of their 40 overs ! Vineet Yadav was the star with the bowl for Rebels as he took 4/63.
Chasing a massive 330 runs to win the title , Rebels needed a good start and they got one courtesy Rithwik Bhansal. The opener scored 44 runs also Chintan Modi scored 36 runs , but the Rebel C.C batters could not convert their starts into a big score ! After a middle order collapse , the Rebels were all out for 187. Prashant Nair was the star with the ball for Global C.C , he took 4/43 as he sent the Rebel C.C middle order back to the pavilion ! He was well supported by Neil McGarrell who took 3/16.
Global C.C won the game by 142 runs and were crowned the champions of Millenium Cricket League 2019 ! Sean Stanslaus was awarded the Man of the Match for his fine innings of 84 runs.
B.B.C Bhondsi beat NCML by 4 wickets in a thrilling game in the Mahi Corporate Cup !
The league match if Mahi Corporate Platinum Cup 2019 was played at Mahi Sports Park at Bhondsi , in Gurugram. B.B.C Bhondsi won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Batting first , NCML put up a disappointing 129/9 at the end of 20 overs. Dhruva Bhardwaj was the top scorer with 30 runs. The Bhondsi fast bowling duo of Happyy R. and Sandeep were at their best ! Both the right arm fast bowlers bowled with great disciple and took 6 wickets between them ! Happyy finished with 3/14 , while Sandeep finished with 3/17.
Needing a mere 130 to win , the B.B.C Bhondsi batsman almost made a hash off it ! NCML took some quick wickets which allowed them a way back in the game but it didn’t last long. Ravi Raghav , the right handed middle order batsman, scored a patient innings of 40 of 53 balls to guide his team home with 8 balls and 4 wickets to spare. For NCML , Khan took 3/34 but couldn’t win the game for his team.
B.B.C Bhondsi won the game by 4 wickets ! Sandeep was awarded the Man of the Match for his super bowling display.
One of the promising as well as unlucky batsman of his generation, Madhavrao Apte passed away on Monday Morning at Breach Candy hospital at the age of 86. Madhavrao was hailed to be one of the perfect opening batsmen by Mumbai who later went on to represent India with an average of close to 50.00 in 7 Tests. Madhavrao averaged 51.11 with a best score of 163* in the West Indies Tour representing India while he was one of the rare cricketers at that time who scored a Century on Ranji Debut.
He is believed to be one of the most unfortunate cricketers to have not got more opportunities to play for the country despite scoring runs heavily vs the best bowling attack of that time. In an interview to ESPN a few years bacl, Madhavrao Apte stated “he still doesn’t know the mystery behind his sudden dropping from the Indian Team despite starting the career in such a promising way”
Madhavrao Apte was also a crucial top order bulwark of Mumbai too averaging close to 40.00 with 2070 Ranji Trophy runs & 3336 runs overall. Such was his passion for the game he kept on playing with the same enthusiaism till the late sixties.
Madhavrao Apte also served as the president of the iconic Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai. During his tenure with CCI, he is said to have played a pivotal role in a decision taken at the club in the 1987-88 – tweaking the strict age-limit rules at the club to include a 15-year-old Sachin Tendulkar to represent the club as a player. He officially started serving the CCI club since 1989 making some major changes for the development of Mumbai Cricket. There are also number of tournaments in Mumbai which are conducted in the honor of his name.
Madhavrao Apte is also the only player to have played alongside D.B Deodhar – the “Grand Old Man of Indian Cricket” and Sachin Tendulkar. In the domestic season of 1987-88, 55-year old Apte was playing for the CCI at Shivaji Park Gymkhana vs a 14-year old Tendulkar!. The next year which followed, as the president of CCI, he changed the rules of the dressing room to permit Tendulkar to be a playing member of the club.
In 2000, the former Test opener enjoyed a fresh stint when he was appointed as the “Sheriff of the Mumbai City”. He also made his debut as an author in 2015 when he released a book called “As Luck Would Have it” which received a warm response from the cricket community.
One man many roles, a test cricketer, a domestic stalwart, a sheriff, CCI President, an author and last but not the least a thorough gentleman who leaves behind wonderful memories.
Madhavrao Apte is survived by his wife Sheela son Vaman & Mithila, and daughter Radhika, Janhavi and Rajiv and grandson Vikram & sister Kuma
The body will be brought to his residence at Woodland Apts, Pedder Road
around 12.15 noon today, after which it will be taken to Shivaji Park crematorium.
The semi final of the Millenium Cricket League USA – Forty 40 , Division B was played between Global C.C and Edison C.C. The Global C.C won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Edison C.C were batting first and scored 285 runs. Rasika Mohottige scored a brilliant century as scored 101 of 85 balls ! He was well supported by Gurnish Singh who scored 51 of 26 balls ! For Global C.C , Bhargav Patel took 3/58.
Global C.C had to chase a stiff target of 286 in 40 overs to get a spot in the finals. They got off to a good start as opener Winston Forrester scored 49 of 32 balls and after that it was Joseph Brown show ! Global C.C needed 8 runs per over and had just 5 wicket in hands when Joseph decided to play the innings of his life ! He scored a stunning century of just 36 balls. His innings included 10 fours and 8 huge sixes ! Global C.C chased the score down with 3 wickets in hand and confirmed their place in the final of the MCL !
Joseph Brown was the obvious Man of the Match for his brilliant innings ! Global C.C sealed their place in the finals of the MCL.
The league match of the Mahi Corporate Platinum Cup 2019 was played on 15th September between B.B.Bhondsi and Reefit Gym Warriors at the Mahi Sports Park Bhondsi in Gurugram.
B.B.Bhondsi won the toss and elected to bat first. In their quota of 20 overs , they managed to score 135. Jackie was the only batsman to put up a fight as the right handed batsman scored an impressive 50 runs of 24 balls . Raju was the star with the ball for Reefit Gym Warriors , as he finished with brilliant figures of 5/18 ! The right arm medium pacer bowled in the right areas and was richly rewarded with match winning figures.
Needing just 136 runs to win , Reefit Gym Warriors almost had a mess of the run chase. Bunty Raghav , the right arm fast bowler, took early wickets and was the star with the ball for B.B.Bhonsdi as he finished with figures of 3/28, which allowed his team a way back in the game. However , Manoj Bedi had other plans ! The right hand batsman scored 61 runs of just 33 balls and had a match winning 4th wicket partnership of 51 runs of just 25 balls with Pankaj Thakran. In the end Reefit Gym Warriors held their nerve to win the game with 3 wickets in hand and with 2 overs to spare.
Raju was awarded the Man of the Match for his impressive 5-fer .
Dads are often the ignored, when it comes to destressing! The kids have their friends and games to play with, the busy moms somehow manage to find their own activities to distress themselves whether it’s once in a while going to spa or doing yoga but once a man becomes a father & crosses the barrier of 30 years, most of his life is spent in office-home-sleep-office cycle!
To get rid of that cycle, Zooter have come up with a special tournament which is only for the dads. The last year’s edition of the Zooter Tournament was quite a success with some thrilling matches where dads were able to showcase their hidden talents. This year is about to begin and this time things are going to be bigger and better.
With an amazing response in last year where 12 teams had participated, this year it will be bigger with as many as 20 teams taking on each other for the coveted T20 Tournament.
The main objective for ZOOTER is to provide a top class cricket experience to all players who have moved on in life to pursue their professional and corporate goals but share a common passion for playing the game.
The tournament which will be played in T20 format will feature fathers of students from different International Schools of Mumbai. As a part of this partnership, Cricketgraph will provide full digital coverage to International Schools Dad’s cricket tournament.
Participating Teams:
- Dias Aces
- Camp Rangers
- Camp Warriors
- BD Royals
- BD Smashers
- OIS Blasters
- OIS Tigers
- JNS Jaguars
- Mystic Jaguars
- JNS Young Veterans
- Utpal Warriors
- United Gladiotors
- Scottish Strikers
- Fazlani United
- CNMS Rising Strikers
- CNMS Super Strikers
- AVM Yoddhas
- MRV Risers
- Mount Litera Mustangs
- AIS Sparks
All dads will be representing their respective school children.
Minimum age criteria-33
Tournament duration-2 months
Finals to be held outside Mumbai.
The quarterfinals of the Millenium Cricket League USA- Forty 40 , Division B was played at the Old Bridge Ground between Edison CC and Europhia. Europhia won the toss and decided to bat first.
Europhia lost early wickets and never looked likely to post a big score. Edison CC bowled brilliantly to restrict Europhia to 96 all out. Vyom Shah was the star with the bowl as he took crucial wickets and finished with 3/31. He was well supported by Krishna Dhobale who took 3/27. The highest scorer for Europhia was Hemendra Ramanlal who scored 27.
Chasing a mere 97 to win , Edison CC almost made a hash of it ! They lost quick wickets but Jainam Gandhi remained not out on 37 to see his side through ! Navid Srinivas took 2/19 as Europhia chased down the total with 5 wickets in hand to enter the semi final.
Vyom Shah was adjudged the “Man Of The Match” for his impressive bowling figures.