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.
The quarterfinal of the Millenium Cricket League USA – Forty 40 , Division B was played between Rebels and Piscataway. The Piscataway won the toss and elected to bat first.
Piscataway could only manage 135 runs as they were all out with 6 overs to spare. Amit Poonia was the star with the ball as he bowled a match winning spell of 5/40 to restrict Piscataway to a low score. The highest scorer for Piscataway was Marvin Darlington with 33 but he did not get any support from the other end.
Rebels C.C needed just 136 runs to enter the semi finals and they did it with ease. Rithwik Bhansal scored an unbeaten 83 of 54 balls to guide his team home. Rebels won with 9 wickets in hand.
It was a convincing win by the Rebels C.C to enter the semi finals ! Amit Poonia was the “Man of the Match” for his 5 wicket haul.
The quarterfinal of the Millenium Cricket League USA- Forty 40 , Division B was played between Global C.C and United Falcons. The Global C.C won the toss and decided to bat first.
Global C.C got of to a great start with opener Sean Stanslaus scoring 44 but the innings really kicked off when Praneeth Nemarugommula came into bat. He scored a blistering 96 of just 63 balls , which included 12 fours and 3 huge sixes ! This helped Global C.C to end their innings with a match winning total of 244. Shariq Zia Khan was the star with the ball for United Falcons , as he took 3/64.
Chasing 249 runs for a place in the semi finals , United Falcons could only manage 202. Shariq Zia Khan followed his impressive bowling display with a half century as he scored 52 of 38 balls. The star with the ball for Global C.C was Neil McGarrell ! He took 4/20 and formed a formidable bowling partnership with Bhargav Patel who took 3/31 !
Global C.C won the match by 46 runs and were confirmed as the semi finalists ! Praneeth Nemarugommula was the “Man of the Match” for his match winning knock of 96.
Match- The Grand Finale
Team United 11 vs NCML
After Winning Toss Team United 11 elected to bat first. With the help of powerful hitting by Hitesh, Jeevandutt And Deepak Lohmod, Team United 11 reached a massive total of 240/6 in 20 overs. Hitesh top scored with a fiery 59 while Jeevan scored 54 runs. Deepak also played a handy cameo of 35 runs.
From the NCML bowlers, Chaman & Aditya Tomar bagged 2 wkts each. 240 runs target is always difficult to achieve and NCML Team under pressure of chasing a big total managed to Score only 168 runs for the loss of 7wkts In 20 Overs
Sarthak was the highest run getter while from NCML Team as he fought till the end & scored an impressive 66*. Apart from him, Harsh Vardhan Saharan scored 36 runs but they lacked support from the other end. From the Team United 11 bowlers, Deepak Lohmod took 3 wkts & PK Gurjar chipped in with 2 Wkts.
Team United 11 won the match by 71 runs & become the 4th Champion of Mahi Champions League.
Man of the Match : Deepak Lohmod
Fighter of the Match : Sarthak
Best Batsmen of the Tournament : Hitesh
Best Bowler of the tournament : Jwala Aryan
Best Fielder : Himanshu Bhardwaj
Man of the Series: Himanshu Bhardwaj
A Big Congratulations to the Champion Team & hard luck to the Runner Up Team.
Check Full Scorecard At-
With this, Mahi Sports Management Succesfully finishes 2nd Tournament of the Year.
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