Parel Sporting Club after being put to bat first were bundled out for 118 runs all out in 46 overs thanks to a brilliant spell by the experienced Vinit Dhulap. Parel SC which boasts of a prolific batting line up which includes many young Mumbai and India players struggled against the spin of Vinit (5/26 in 16 overs) as he ran through the young blokes alongwith fast bowler Nikhil Date who took 3/16 in 9 overs.
MIG in reply easily crossed the 1st innings trail winning the match on 1st innings. MIG declared their innings on 129/5 in 34 overs with Kevin Almeida (50 off 68) and the solid Swapnil Pradhan at no.3 (53* off 72) smashing half centuries.
It was a dominating performance by the MIG team where the experience ruled over the rising youngsters of the Parel Team.
Dadar union Sporting Club batting first at Islam Gymkhana had all their batsman chip in with starts which helped them reach this year’s highest total so far across all divisions. With openers Onkar Jadhav (44) & Divyaansh Saxena (31) giving a solid start to the innings, it was their middle order which took full advantage of the positive momentum. Agni Chopra who came at no.4 dominated the bowlers in every corner of the ground as he went on to score a flashy 79 off 50 balls laced with 4 fours & 6 sixes. With rain eating up most of the matches, most of the batsman left no stone unturned to display their strokes as last Sunday witnessed a drastic change with many players preferring to play Kanga like a T20 Game.
Fort Vijay who were 11/3 at one stage got back into the game with the help of experienced Nikhil Patil’s 40 off 28 balls at no.5. Eventually, Fort Vijay CC scored 110/5 in 38 overs before the match ended in draw.
Muslim United after being put to bat first at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground were off to a shaky start with some quick top order wickets but it was Prathamesh Pawar at no.4 hitting an aggressive knock of 89 runs in 63 balls. Playing at strike rate of 100+ in Kanga is usually rare but Prathamesh was in a different zone altogether smashing 7 fours and 7 sixes in his quickfire 89.
Pawar got good support from Dhawal (22) and Deepak Kumar (32*) as Muslim United reached a healthy total of 217/8 dec in 57 overs. Left-arm spinner Sagar Mishra was the pick of the lot taking 4/63 in 15 overs.
Parkophene Cricketers in reply batted for 19 overs smashing 139 runs in mere 114 balls they got to play. Opener Adeeb Usmani who is known for his natural strokeplay scored 66* off 49 balls.
All-rounder Sagar Mishra who came at no.5 seemed like he wanted to break his own record of 6 sixes in 6 balls as he brutally plonked bowlers for sixes en-route his 51* off 34 balls which had 6 sixes. His innings also included 5 sixes in one over giving a tough fight to Muslim United bowlers.
Even though the match ended in a draw, it was an interesting battle between two top teams as batsman from both the teams wanted to dominate each other which resulted in an exciting competition.
There is a very famous phrase-All work and no play make Jack a dull boy, Is it for real? Do we really need active sports participation? What is the importance of Sports? Why should we make it a part of our life? Lets find out the benefits from this article:
Kids, teens and adolescents have a fixed routine of going to school, tuitions, homework, watching TV, playing on computer and there the day ends. And so there’s limited playtime for the kid. But some schools are actively involved in getting the school to get at least one sport as a hobby. The rising sports career of the sportstars like Virat Kohli, Saina Nehwal, MS Dhoni,
Mithali Raj, PV Sindhu, and many others there is a motivation to take up sports as a career for many inviduals and their parents. Most of the parents have certain misconceptions about their children getting engaged in sporting activity:
1. Participation in any sport does not have long term benefits.
2. Engaging in sport eats up a lot of time and kids do not get time for their academics. Also, kids become poor in time management.
3. Sport makes them tired and they are left with no energy to concentrate on studies later.
4. Sport tends to distract kids from their academics and it affects their concentration level as they only get involved in playing.
5. There might be long term effects of the injuries caused due to the game.
Now let’s see the facts:
Sports have a huge effect on mankind. John Wooden, one of the great American footballers once said; Sports don’t build character. They reveal it.Sports can teach you the best of life lessons; they can promote love, friendship and many other good qualities:
1. Increases concentration and mental strength:
The most important psychological skill necessary for sport is concentration. Unless you are completely focused in your game, you will not get the results. Research says that kids who are involved in sports have better concentration level that those who are not.
2. Increase academic performance:
Sport participation improves blood circulation to the brain and heart and provides physical well-being, which makes kids more alert and high on concentration. Researches show there is a direct link between the physical activity of the children and their better cognitive tuition. Yes, you read it right that people who are active in sports have showed academic performances.
3. Teaches Sociability:
Cricket game for kids teaches the quality of knowing your environment and to interact with people. It lets your child be more interactive, increases self-confidence, makes more aware about many things and people around.
4. Builds good health:
Whether you’re playing complicated full on matches or just easy cricket games, children get a good work-out from this sport. Cricket involves both cardiovascular exercise and using muscle strength, so it is a good combination sport.
It also encourages them to eat more healthy as it is helps them in good performance and health.
5. Importance of teamwork:
Cricket also promotes teamwork spirit. Children learn to work together to achieve their goals, drawing on each other’s different strengths. If your kids are too young to play proper cricket there are lots of alternative easy cricket games for kids, i.e. simpler versions that are just as fun and teach the same skills.
6. Multitasking Skills:
Kids who are in sports learn better time management skills as they are aware that they get limited time for their academics and cannot afford to procrastinate.
7. Overall Health Development:
Sports participation helps in overall physical growth, personality development and daily exercising decreases the chances of the serious diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, strokes, etc. in future life.
Cricket can be played both socially and competitively, by males and females of all ages. To play competitively, consider joining a local club for inculcating all the benefits in your child.
Hope to see your child on the Cricket field soon!
Blog by-Sayali Naik
(Masters in Sports Nutrition, CDE)
Parsee Gymkhana after being put to bat first on their homeground enjoyed their chance of batting first as they dominated the Bhatnagar bowlers with quite some confidence. Right handed batsman Aakarshit Gomel opening the innings scored a quickfire 85 off 74 balls (10 fours, 4 sixes) while also stitched a 143 run stand with no.3 batsman Ashay Sardesai who scored a solid 82 off 102 balls (12 fours, 1 six).
Two of the promising names Gomel and Ashay who are also in the Ranji Probables displayed some wide range of shots as both the batters looked confident in their respective moulds. Aakarshit was also recently awarded the “Best Batsman” in “A Division Times Shield’18”
Bhatnagar SC in reply escaped a narrow defeat with just 2wkts in hand at the end of the game’s play where they were 114/8 in 35 overs.
The match ended in a draw but it was Parsee Gymkhana quite close to a win having the upper hand in the game.
Borivali CC after being put to bat first at MB Union, Cross Maidan managed to score a total of 162/9 dec in 61 overs. Borivali team which was struggling at one stage with 6/74 reached a respectable total thanks to their skipper Rakesh Naik scoring a 103 ball 58 at no.7 pushing the team towards a respectable total. From Shree Lad Club, Bhavik Patel with 4/72 in 22 overs was the pick of the lot.
Shree Lad Club in reply struggled a bit vs the Borivali CC bowlers as they suffered a batting collapse with team getting all out for 42 runs in 33 overs. Rakesh Naik who first rescued the team with the bat also came up with a sensational bowling spell taking 7/13 in 12.3 overs with 4 maidens. The left arm spinner made the batsman’s life miserable as he hardly gave any players the room to score runs freely. Borivali CC won the match on 1st innings while it was essentially a one man show by the skipper Rakesh Naik leading from the front.
Probably a decade down the line, players like Rakesh Naik will be remembered as one of the prolific kanga all-Rounders of Mumbai. Since the last 3years he has been topping various charts of Kanga whether scoring the fastest hundreds to taking maximum fifers in a season to becoming one of the top wicket takers in his division. Rakesh has been impressive with his all-round consistency and it’s just a matter of time he gets opportunities at the higher levels of cricket.
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.