The mumbai cricket association recently published the list of players who cleared the level O coaching. Cricketgraph team spoke to one of the cricketers Arun Yadav who cleared the level o coaching to understand the nuances of the exam.
A 25-year old from Airoli successfully cleared the MCA’s (Mumbai Cricket Association) level O coaching examination just a few weeks back. Arun Yadav, who currently plays for D.Y.Patil secured a B+ grade, meaning, he scored between 40 and 45 (out of 50) in the exam.
The level O coaching exam is supposed to be stepping stone to become a certified cricket coach. A good mix of theory and practical application, the level O examination is a reputed test and almost acts like a prerequisite to become a coach. For instance, a practical question like “How do you mark your stance as a wicket-keeper for a fast bowler and a spinner?” was asked to Arun Yadav during his exam.
The test is a 50-marks game that is conducted by the MCA. Prior to the exam, the interested candidates go through rigorous training (theory and practical) for three days. The candidates are also provided with a book that covers the basics of cricket and is a useful read to pass the written test.
The notifications for the level O coaching examination are publicized on the MCA website and applications are invited for the same. The interested candidates are required to submit the duly-filled hard copy of the application form to the MCA office. After screening the applications, the selected candidates are called for the level O examination. Irrespective whether the candidate has ever played cricket or not, he or she is eligible to fill in the application form.
“This time around, as many as 90 aspiring coaches divided into three batches appeared for the examination”, averred Yadav. An all-rounder himself, Arun, always to get into cricket, either as a player or as a coach. Having scored a couple of big centuries in T20 club level cricket in the recent past, the aggressive batsman wanted to add another feather to his cricketing cap. In his very first attempt itself, Yadav cleared the level O coaching exam and is now regarded as a certified cricket coach. He has been playing the sport for more than 10 years and is arguably more than a handy all-rounder for his team.
Clearing the level O coaching exam will not only add value to his coaching stock but also help him improve his own game. Cricketgraph wishes Arun Yadav all the very best in his future endeavours and hopes that he not only achieves great feats as player but also as a coach.
MCA have listed all the players who cleared the level O coaching, to check the list of other players who cleared the level O coaching click here
Wicket keeping is the most underrated and the most toughest and thankless job in cricket. Here in this video coach sumeet khanna aims to demonstrate basic foot work and base position drills for wicket keepers through his young student Aalap Dasmahapatra.
Sumeet Khanna is an active cricketer, playing at top divisions in MCA.
He is a MCA Level O certified coach. Apart from coaching at few clubs in western mumbai, he contributes to cricketgraph regularly to help the cricket community at large.
Attiitude is an international apparel brand, based out of London, United Kingdom with presence in India. The brand is for all those who are not afraid to wear their rebellious streak on sleeve. Attiitude could have not found a better brand ambassador than Chris Gayle, who is one of the most destructive batsmen in international cricket, to be the face of the brand. In collaboration with Cricketgraph.com, Attiitude has launched awards for the best batsman, best bowler, and best fielder.
Maulik Mehta was awarded an awesome hoodie by Attiitude for scoring 178 runs off just 89 balls in the ongoing KSG tournament. His knock was extraordinary since it came at a time when his team had already resigned to a big loss. Maulik came in at number 7 and started hitting from the word go. His team was struggling at 21/5 and Maulik simply turned the match in their favor by going bonkers. Such performances deserve to be appreciated and awarded.
Here in the video, you see Maulik thanking Attiitude for supporting local cricket.
Attiitude will be back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Attiitude signs off.
Fireblaze-Cricketgraph partnership has come out with yet another set of best performances for the period of December 2017.
Fireblaze award has not been awarded to anyone for the last few weeks since the junior cricket didn’t witness any extra ordinary performances either with bat or ball. However recently, Manan Bhatt caught everyone’s attention by scoring an unbeaten 128* off just 56 balls.
Manan scored these runs in TOTAl T20 cup for Sanjivani cricket academy against Chembur Gymkhana. He smashed 24 boundaries and remained unbeaten to help his team post an uphill target of 286/1.
Manan was awarded Fireblaze cricket pads as a part of the “Fireblaze Junior cricket award”, here in the video you would see Coach Shashank Sawant of Sanjivani cricket academy giving the certificate and fireblaze cricket pads to Manan Bhatt.
The Fireblaze Junior Performance Cricket Awards will come back soon with a new set of winners shortlly.
The spinner who bamboozled the batsman with his effortless spin in Kanga, the spinner who was amongst the leading wicket takers this year in Kanga continues to yield his magic in the Dreamz Tournament too as he again came up with match winning bowling figures to steer his team towards a thrilling win.
Played at the Oval Ground vs Deutcshe Bank CIB, United Patni were made to bat first as they made 128/6 in 20 overs which is not the biggest of scores to defend. Opener Sandesh Koli scored a gritty 48 but the rest of the batsman struggled to create much of an impact. Pawanish and Anil bowled well taking 2wkts each which the rest of the bowlers also stayed economical.
Defending a total of 128, United Patni gave an excellent fightback with the ball as they bundled out Deutsche Bank to just 70runs. Left-arm spinner Ashwin Shelke bowled one of the best spells of the tournament as he came up with amazing bowling figures of 5/9 in 4 overs. Coming up with such bowling figures in a T20 match is always commendable and no one could do it better than Ashwin as he helped United Patni win the match by 58runs in a low scoring thriller while he was adjudged ‘man of the match’
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The best part about Giles Shield is you get to see kids from various corners of Mumbai performing with full heart. It just feels so good to see young, raw and refreshing talent grinding hard and playing with passion. The way just 11yr old Sanskar batted to stitch his half century in his 1st ever cricket match against players senior to him or Tanmay’s solid half century were all commendable.
In the match between IES VN Sule and Rustomjee High School, Rustomjee won the toss and elected to bowl first. IES batting first made a very decent score of 242/all out in 45 overs where in opener Tanay Khandeshi displayed a lot of resilience with the bat scoring 65 off just 70balls. Tanay who top scored for IES smashed 10fours which included some great cricketing shots. Defending a total of 243, IES VN Sule bundled out Rustomjee boys for just 50runs. Atharva Bhosle with 3/5 in 8 overs with 6maidens was really impressive while the rest of the bowlers also bowled really well helping IES win the match by a big margin of 192runs.
In the other match between Bombay Scottish and Parle Tilak English Medium School played at Cross maidan, Parle Tilak won the toss and elected to bat first. Parle Tilak’s top order really chipped in well and especially their 11yr old little dynamo Sanskar Dahelkar who grabbed everyone’s attention with a solid looking 66 off 101balls (8fours). Little genius Sanskar played debut cricket match of his life with a bang against RN Podar against whom he scored a brilliant 66 and followed it up with another 66 in his 3rd match vs Bombay Scottish which helped Parle Tilak put up a score of 232. Bombay Scottish in reply were all out for 125 where in Dhawal Mate was the pick of the bowlers with 3/21 in 17overs. Parle Tilak won the match by 107runs and it was surely Sanskar who stood out with his batting!
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Played at the Youth’s own Union, Cross Maidan, it was a match between two promising teams namely Antonio Da Silva High school and Gokuldham high school where in Dr. Antonio da Silva school won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, they scored 176/9 in 45 overs as most of the batsman failed to convert their starts. Left- handed Vansh Murgesh looked really solid as he scored a really promising 51 while the rest of the batsman were struggling from the other end. All-rounder Yadnesh Jadhav also batted well as he contributed with crucial 41runs of just 35balls to take their team total to atleast 176/9. The bowlers did a good job but it was mainly this talented boy Khush who has been a revelation in this tournament. Khush continued his all-round form as he fought like a sole warrior taking 7/49 in 21 overs. Antonio boys at one stage had an opening stand of 74 and were really looking good but it was Khush who did the maximum damage with the ball as his tight bowling restricted them to just 176/9.
However, Antonio boys staged a brilliant fightback with the ball as they bundled out the promising Gokuldham boys to just 88runs all out. Yadnesh Jadhav impressed with the ball too as he came up with impressive bowling figures of 4/20 with his right arm off break. Dr.Antonio da silva high school won the match in a commanding manner and it was definitely all-rounder Yadnesh who played a big role along with Vansh for this win. It will also be noteworthy to state that Khush is really looking impressive for his age. With 18wkts and 200runs so far in just 4matches just goes on to prove how big a future prospect he can be!
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13yr old Prithvi Salian has been a talented prodigy right from his early days. His bowling action, his line and length and consistency at which he bowls has always impressed even the critics and he proves it in a recent match where he came up with simply amazing bowling spell which helped steer his team to a big win.
Played at the Jolly Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai between Fatima High School and RN Gandhi School where in Fatima school won the toss and elected to bat first since they have a good batting line up. Batting first, Fatima Boys made a good total of 249 in 35 overs as their star opener Sandeep Palav top scored with an aggressive 55 while the rest of the batsman also gave crucial contributions. Defending a total of 250 in 35 overs, right arm leg spinner Prithvi Salian single handedly demolished the opposition’s batting line up as he came with astounding bowling figures of 7/17 in 5.3 overs which helped his team win the match by 200runs.
RN Gandhi school were all out for just 50runs while chasing and it was surely a match dominated by Fatima boys and especially prithvi who stood out with his exquisite bowling.
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When such young kids display such solidity, it just goes on to prove that we have a very good stock of cricketing talent in every corner of India. Experienced cricketer Dinesh Salunkhe who is Harsh’s uncle makes sure cricket runs in the family while on the other hand Vinit Vanikar also impressed a lot with the ball.
In the match played at NationaL CC ground. Batting first, IES scored 175/10 in 42 overs where in the openers could not convert their good starts. Right-handed Harsh Salunkhe who came in at no.4 scored a fluent yet solid looking 95* off just 70balls which included 16boundaries. While the rest of the batting line up crumbled one by one, Harsh looked completely unfazed and confident against the bowlers which helped his team reach a somewhat respectable total. Without his anchoring innings, IES may be all out for a very low total. From the bowling side Mohamad Arbaz was the pick of the bowlers as he took an impressive 4/70 in 19 overs. Chasing 176 should not be a mammoth task, but IES VN Sule bowlers did a really commendable job as they restricted Green Bombay Boys to just 79/all out in 22.5 overs where in Atharva and Aman bowled well taking 3wkts each. IES VN Sule won the match in style and it was definitely Harsh who stood out in the match with his solid batting.
In the other match between Gokuldham and Lakshadham high school at Oval Maidan, Gokuldham won the toss and batted first to make a decent score. They notched up a healthy score of 237/2 where in opener Om Sawant gave a good start with 57 while Khush Jain and Ved Gaggar chipped in with unbeaten 60’s. Defending a nice total of 238, Gokuldham restricted Lakshadham to just 45runs all out where in Vineet Vanikar came up with a match winning bowling spell of 5/16 in 9.4 overs. Vineet bowled with excellent line and length which reaped rewards for him as well as his team as they won the match by a big margin of 192runs.
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Well Sharik is already a known face now in Mumbai cricket with his bowling exploits and this is also not the first time he is getting featured for his perfomance. Such has been the progress of sharik with the ball that he keeps on impressing at regular occasions to keep his stakes high. Sharik’s latest exploits came at the right time as it was the finals of the Vasai Colts Under-16 tournament in Mumbai.
Played between National English High School and MGPM school at the Chimaji Appa Cricket Ground in Vasai, National CC won the toss and elected to bat first as the wicket had something for the batsman. Batting first, National School made 152/9 in 45 overs which was definitely not the best of the scores to defend. Opener Princely top scored with 35 while the rest of the batsman failed to convert their starts. The bowlers did a good job as they took wickets at regular intervals while also stayed economical.
Defending a low total of 153 in the finals, National English school unleashed their weapon in Sharik Baloch who once again bamboozled the batsman with his wily off spin. Sharik came up with match winning bowling figures of 8/14 in 14 overs. What’s more his 8wkt haul also included a hat-trick as he single handedly demolished the MGPM’s batting line up helping his team win the match by 53runs.
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