“Mumbai ka accurate bowler” contest organized by NATARAJ PENS in collaboration with Cricketgraph THE GRAND FINALE will be conducted on Sunday, February 11th at Kandiali’s iThinkSportz Academy. The competition has already garnered tremendous response at the Kharghar, Kandivali, Bhayendar, Kalyan and Mulund Chapters with hundreds of participants at each location for the coveted title of Mumbai’s accurate bowler. Now is the time for the GRAND FINALE and to decide who is Mumbai ka Accurate bowler presented by NATARAJ PENS and Cricketgraph.com
DATE: 11th February 2018, Sunday
Venue: iThinkSportz Academy, Kamla Vihar Sportz Club Ground, Near Kapol Vidyanidhi School, Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali West.
Reporting Time: 8:30 AM
On the spot Registrations Closes at : 9: 00 AM
This GRAND FINALE is open for all the School and college students irrespective of the fact that they have participated or not participated in the previous chapters. So practice hard and do participate again or for the first time on Sunday, 11th Feb. The Finalists and winners from previous chapters will get direct entry into the second round.
As we have been doing at Chapter events, the winner and finalists will be showered with cricket goodies from RM Sports and certificates from NATARAJ and cricketgraph.com.
RM Sports that has expertise in manufacturing and trading of cricket equipment, will be encouraging the winners with English willow cricket bats, cricket balls, cricket kit bags and many more cricket goodies. So, it is very much evident that there is everything for grabs for the players.
An invitation tournament for 8 teams has kickstarted at Dombivali where players from different corners of Mumbai will come under one roof to give their best. A great initiative for sure as Shankar Patil Tournament 2018 will become a nice platform for various teams of Mumbai to come and showcase their talent with full potential.
It’s basically a 40-40 tournament where the matches are conducted with 40overs per side. 8 teams from different corners will fight it out where eventually one will be crowned the winner at the end of the tournament. Chief guest Mr.Ravindra Chavan (State Minister) and former Indian Cricket player Mr.Nilesh Kulkarni were present at the opening ceremony amongst a host of other dignitaries from the Mumbai Police to kick start the tournament with all the glory.
The name of the 8 teams who are in the tournament-
- Vasant Vihar School- Thane
- Boys Cricket Club-Dombivali
- Union Cricket Academy-Kalyan
- Vengsarkar Sports Academy-Mumbai
- New Hind Sports Club-Mumbai
- Friends Cricket Club-Dombivali
- Sanjivani Sports Club-Kandivali
- S Kulkani Sports Club-Mumbai
As we can see, some of the most promising teams consisting really talented players have participated in the tournament. Hence the competition will be fun and intense where we will get to see a lot of close matches and amazing individual performances in the coming days!
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This Sunday witnessed two intense semi-finals where 4 of the most prolific teams of Mumbai cricket clashed with each other to seal their spot in the finals. The 1st match was between MIG and Parkophene Cricketers at the Karnatak Sporting Association while the other semi-final was between Mumbai Police Gymkhana and DY Patil at the police gymkhana ground.
At Cross Maidan, Parkophene Cricketers won the toss and elected to field first. MIG batting first hardly looked deterred when they were made to bat first. The top order chipped in with 30’s and 40’s but it was Siddarth Chitnis at the middler order coming at no.5 who saved the day. Right handed Siddarth smashed a superlative 123* off mere 98balls which took his team towards a very defendable total. Siddarth delivered when it was needed and it speaks a lot about his cricketing character and resilience at the crease. Chitnis literally took on the bowlers smashing 9fours and 6sixes in his unbeaten knock which helped MIG post 289/7 in 45 overs. Chasing 290, Parkophene boys did experienced the pressure of chasing at more than 7runs per over as they were all out for 217runs where in Salman Ahmed (47) and Jiniv Joshi (45) looked impressive. Balkrushna Shirke was the pick of the bowlers with 3/39 as MIG won the match by 72runs qualifying for the all important finals.
In the other semi-final at the Police Gymkhana, Mumbai Police won the toss and elected to bowl first wherein DY Patil scored 254/7 in 45 overs. Opener Shoaib Shaikh(64) & Sarvesh Damle (81) played crucial knocks where the rest of the batsman were finding it a bit difficult to score runs. Off-spinner Chirag Khurana was the pick of the bowlers with 3/35 from Mumbai Police. Chasing 255, Mumbai Police were off to a flying start with openers Agni Chopra (47) and Humayun Hirapure (65) setting the tone for the innings with a 99run stand. All-rounder Chirag who took 3wkts also chipped in with a valiant 41 at no.3 followed by 20’s and 30’s by the rest of the batsman which helped Mumbai Police Gymkhana win the semi-finals by 4wkts.
Two big wins for two big teams which will eventually lead to a thrilling finale to watch out for!
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Played at the DPC- Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana Ground, two really talented teams namely Mumbai Cricket Club and Rizvi School (Bandra) took on each other where in MCC won the toss and elected to bat first since they have a good batting line up.
However MCC were skittled put for mere 88runs in 19.2 overs where in their premier batsman Yashasvi scored an aggressive 31 while Arya Pal top scored with 35. Apart from these 2, not a single batsman managed to score runs in two digits thanks to Rizvi’s most promising spinner Aman Manihar. Aman bamboozled the batsman with his accurate left arm spin coming up with one of the best bowling figures in the tournament so far. Aman took 6/5 in 4 overs with 2maidens which was nothing but really impressive and commendable. Aman kept on bowling in the right areas which reaped rewards for him as well as his team.
Rizvi boys chased down the score in mere 16.4 overs and won the match by 3wkts. MCC did gave a tough fight with the ball and did gave some early jitters but eventually Rizvi surpassed the target where in Shubham Mistry and Alsaad Shaikh chipped in with 20’s. It was a great match fought by both the teams where in Aman Manihar was declared ‘man of the match’ for his superb bowling spell.
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Cricket, in many ways, exemplifies life it is said. No dream is ever chased alone. Seldom does individual brilliance best a collective effort of 11 determined men. And yet, in a country increasingly obsessed with idolizing once-in-a-generation superstars, a comprehensive team effort is often not given its due credit.
Cricketgraph, In association with ‘Fast & Up Sports Nutrition’, launched a campaign to recognise & celebrate these team performances in local cricket. Various competitions across Mumbai were part of our assessment process, whereby performances were judged based on parameters such as team effort, it’s impact on the eventual outcome of the game and the importance of a game.
Al Barkat Malik English School from Kurla were crowned the rightful winners of the ‘Fast & Up’ award basis their performance in the Harris Shield final played against Swami Vivekanand International School. Put into bat, Al Barkat posted a fighting 374/9 declared, courtesy of classy half centuries from Ankit Yadav, Saumil Malandkar and Himanshu Singh. In reply, Swami Vivekanand school crumbled under the scoreboard pressure, losing wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out for 179 in their first innings. Saud Mansoori did the star turn with the ball, collecting a fifer. He was well supported by Naufil Rozani, who bagged a couple. With a massive first-innings lead secured, Al Barkat were 32/2 in their second essay at the end of the game. They were crowned champions by virtue of the first-innings lead.
The winning team was rewarded with a supply of Sports Nutrition supplies from ‘Fast & Up’, which would surely be of immense value for these young athletes in supplementing their skills with improved energy and fitness levels.
Head coach Mr.Nafees Khan and captain Harsh Mugaveera were ecstatic on winning the trophy while also acknowledging the contribution made by Fast & Up and Cricketgraph towards talent promotion. We would like to thank Fast & Up for their continued support in this initiative and wish the partnership more success in the future.
The over-whelming response continues for this initiative by NATARAJ PENS and this time it was at Mulund at PT’s academy. The nets were ready, pitch rolled, the registration desk ready and as always we saw hundreds of aspiring cricketers coming here to give their best.
The start to the event was a bit worrying as initially the bowlers were finding it hard to hit the stumps but the second half was quite a comeback where the bowlers finally got into the groove. There were 113 players who registered for the 1st round but eventually only 32 made it to the 2nd round. In the 3rd round, only 13 bowlers were qualified who while only 3 players made it to the Knockout round.
Then came this boy Pranay Gavande- 18year old right arm fast bowler from KJ Somaiya who left everyone shocked and impressed with his superlative accuracy. The best part about this fast bowler was not only was he hitting the deck really hard and generating good pace for his age but he also smashed the stumps in all the three rounds in single attempts. In 3balls, he was tested to the hilt but he emerged out to be a winner. Pranay bowled 6 deliveries out of which he smashed the timber 4 times out of which twice was single stumps (the itip gel pen powered stump) which is really difficult. In the final knockout round too where he was competing with 3bowlers, Pranay nailed it with really impressive accuracy winning the knockouts in style.
Pranay was gifted a Winners Certificate from NATARAJ PENS , NATARAJ PENS goodie and stunning high quality batting pads from sports equipment sponsor RM Sports by the founder Rajeev Mishra. Once again the success story continues as this initiative by NATARAJ PENShas helped in spotting talented bowlers from different corners of Mumbai.
A bunch of cricket enthusiasts have started with a cricket academy in Thane’s Yeoor area on January 26. Cricketgraph interacted with Shailesh Nakashe, one of the cricketers, who has played an instrumental role in the formation of the cricket set-up for warriors. An employee of Datamatics Ltd.,Nakashe is a passionate cricketer and represents Warriors Cricket Club. Sameer Rane a committed cricketer and coach of Godrej school cricket team too has played a pivotal role in the formation of Warriors cricket cub. This infrastructure and venue is developed by sports Gurukul LLP.
Cricket is one of the favourite games of Mumbaikars, but the only limitation in playing the sport is the lack of availability of a proper cricket ground/cricket nets. This was the problem faced by Nakashe and his club as well. Therefore, he along with few of his club players decided to permanently fix this problem.
Nakashe and co. have started a cricket academy in Yeoor. Sports Academy of Gurukul LLP have allotted 2 nets to warriors cricket club and ther other 3 nets are available on rent to outsiders by sports academy of gurukul LLP. Currently, there are 15 people admitted in the warriors cricket academy. The cricket academy is unique in its own way. Under the able aegis of Nakashe and a few other coaches, the trainees are imparted quality cricket coaching. Apart from this, the players who are being coached get a chance to play as many matches as possible in Mumbai. The cherry on the cake is the players are taken outside Mumbai to play a few games. For instance, in the month of February, Nakashe and co. will be taking the students of the academy to Goa, where they will be given an opportunity to play against their local teams. This will not only provide the benefit of match practice to the players but also give them a chance to understand how the sport is played in different places of India. Unlike most of the academies, Warriors Cricket Club academy will provide cricket whites to the players. Advance physical fitness, personal training, sports nutrition, conditioning, and counselling will be provided to the students of the academy.
Age is no bar to take admission in the academy. There is no limit on the maximum age of a player but the minimum age should be five. The Warriors Cricket Club is working towards getting some school team under their coaching ambit.
Cricketgraph wishes all the very best to Warriors Cricket Club and appreciates their noble intention of extending quality cricket coaching with added benefits to the players.
Played on 3rd at Sainath Sports Club between National Eng. High School and Dr.MG Parulekar School, it was the all important finale of the tournament where both the teams fought hard to reach the finals.
MGPM who won the toss elected to bat first wherein they were all out for 157/10 in 44.2 overs. The entire batting line up crumbled apart from their no.3 Bhuvanesh Tandel who saved the grace of the team with a solid looking 58 off 100balls (4fours). Had he not scored a half century, the team could have been all-out in two digit figures. The bowler who inflicted the damage once again was Sharik baloch. Off-spinner Sharik bowled a match winning bowling spell and delivered at the right time in the all important finals coming up with excellent bowling figures of 7/51 in 12.2 overs. Sharik whow bowled less in this tournament pounced on the opportunity he got with both the hands displaying amazing discipline and accuracy with the ball.
Chasing 158 and when you have all-rounders like Perrira at the top of the order, there are very less chances of losing. Opening the innings, skipper Princely Perreira scored an anchoring knock of 79 off 116deliveries (8fours) which completed half of their job while chasing. Eventually, NES School chased down the score in39.4 overs and won the finals by 5wkts. It was a deserving win for the boys where in once again two pearls of NES-Princely and Sharik rose to the occasion. Sharik who took 30wkts in 8wkts in the Vasai Colts showed his mettle in the Inter School tournament too while Perreira with 17wkts and scores of 42 & 79 in the finals is making sure that he is hailed as one of the most promising all-rounders to look out for.
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Played at the Khar Gymkhana Ground, it was the all important clash between Rizvi Springfield High School and IES New English H.S, Bandra where in IES won the toss and elected to field first with an aim of restricting IES to a low total.
Batting first, the top order really developed a positive momentum with all the top three chipping in. Opener Aditya Dev smashed a gritty 29 alongwith Alsaad who scored a solid 37. Shubham Mistry who came in at no.3 chipped in with a match winning 44 off 74balls (5fours) which took their team total to 179/10 in 45overs which if not a great total was surely a defendable one. Palash Pawar fought really hard with the ball coming up with excellent bowling figures of 5/52 in 18.4overs (3maidens).
It was a thriller of a chase wherein both the teams gave their best. IES fell just 1run short scoring 178/8 in 45 overs as the match remained interesting till the very last ball. Anurag Nair and Jash Ganiga stitched a crucial stand wherein they tried resurrecting the innings for sometime but the rest of the batsman were not able to convert their starts. Anurag Nair who came 1down scored a fighting 57 (103balls) while Jash Ganiga at no.4 scored a solid 73ball 48 to steady the ship. Spinner Aman Manihar was the pick of the bowlers coming up with an economic spell of 3/32 in 20 overs while Shreyas Mandlik also grabbed two wickets which did the job for their team. Rizvi won the finals by 1runs on the back of collective team perfomance while IES boys also did a commendable job giving a real tough fight for a perfect finale match.
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Imagine a little cub who is just too raw to go out in the jungle and hunt for himself amongst the large predators and animals. That would be really tough, isn’t it? A similar sort of situation happened in the Padmakar Shield Tournament when the little wizard Jash Ganiga participated in a high profile match on the basis of his merit against players who were on an average twice his age. It also included the likes of veteran spinners Pravin Tambe, Iqbal Abudllah amongst other senior names.
Played between DY Patil and Karnatak Sporting Association at the DY Patil Ground, Karnatak SA won the toss and elected to bat first. Opening the innings with the attacking Rudra Dhanday, everyone must have assumed Jash must have felt the nervousness and he may struggle and get out eventually. But that was not the case, one of the most prolific &promising Under-14- and Under-16 batsman of Mumbai showed his class with the bat as he was the top scorer in his team’s playing XI. Right-handed Jash scored 46 off 75balls and made everyone go in awe with his batting. This must be an experience he will cherish for a long time as this was his debut match & he played against a level of players who were twice and thrice stronger in terms of fitness, age, physicality and mental conditioning. Jash also got a chance to face world class bowlers like Pravin Tambe and Iqbal Abudllah. Karnatak SA were all out for 210 runs with the rest of the batsman just managing to score 20’s and 30’s. From the bowling side, Tambe and Karsh Kothari were the leading bowlers scalping 3wkts each.
DY Patil chased down the score on the back of Iqbal Abudllah smashing a match winning 73* down the order helping his team win the match by 5wkts. Even though, Karnatak SA lost the match but they found a winner in this little lad Jash Ganiga who impressed one and all with his grit, confidence and survival instincts.
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