India has over the years got great batsman, decent all rounders but only a handful of fast bowlers who have taken more than 250 ODI wickets apart from Agarkar, Srinath and Zaheer. India has always been in a shortage of genuine pace bowling talent and when such young kids perform like this, it just renews our hopes that India has a lot of talent in every nook and corner.
15yr old Anzar Mirza who is looking so promising with the ball in the Harris Shield is surely showing his mettle with the ball. Anzar’s youthfulness and energy is almost the same as Bangaldesh’s Mustafizur Rehman or Pakistan’s Mohamad Amir who all are young fast bowlers. Fresh from 6/17 in the 1st match he played against St. Joseph, this time his team Anjuman Islam clashed against Abhinav Vidya Mandir Borivali at the Oval Maidan where in Anjumam Islam won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first, Anjuman Islam scored 259 in 45 overs where in opener Devraj Rangu scored a fantastic 90 while Yusuf Wadiwala at the middle order scored a crucial 55. The bowlers did a decent job with everyone picking up a wicket or two.
Chasing 260 in 45 overs in never an easy task and Abhinav Vidya Mandir were hardly aware about the havoc which Anzar was about to bring as he went on to rip the entire batting line up of the opposition with terrific bowling figures of 6/8 in 10.1 overs and 4 maidens. The zone which Anzar is in and the line and length at which he is bowling is really impressive for his age as Abhnav Vidya Mandir were all out for just 72runs helping his team win the match again by a big margin of 187runs. Cricketgraph congratulates the young prodigy Anzar while wishes all the boys luck for a great season ahead.
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We have heard about back to back hundreds, Gavaskar, Dravid, Azharuddin, Ganguly all have done that in their test careers, but have we heard about back to back double hundreds in cricket? Yes! Sumit Ghadigaonkar just did that in the ongoing police shield tournament where he scored a breath taking 204ball 229 just a week ago and has followed it up with a yet another swashbuckling ton vs Islam Gymkhana at the MIG Cricket club.
MIG CC had won the toss and elected to bat first as they have a strong batting line up. Right handed opener Sumit Ghadigaonkar once again started his innings in typical fashion counter attacking the bowlers from the very 1st over. Sumit whose batting approach in test format reminds us of Nathan Astle and Sehwag to some extent went on to score his consecutive double hundred scoring 200 off just 186balls which included 21fours and 3sixes. What’s more he got an equally aggressive partner at the middle order in the name of Siddarth Chitnis who also scored a magnificent 164 off mere 127 deliveries. Both the boys stitched a match winning partnership of 299runs in a really quick time. Right handed Siddarth who came in at no.5 smashed 14fours and 8sixes to enthrall his team mates and the spectators alike. Also not many know that Siddarth is a proven cricketer who has played for Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians & Rajasthan Royals in IPL. Off Spinner Shoaib Khan bowled well as he was the pick of the bowlers taking 5/140 in 19 overs. MIG CC declared their innings at 472/8 in 70 overs.
Islam Gymkhana in reply were bundled out for 248 runs where in all-rounder Shoeb, in-form Hashif and wicket keeper batsman Mehboob Shaikh chipped in with half centuries. Off spinner Ankush Jaiswal was accurate and impressive with the ball as he took 5/38 in 12.2 overs which did the maximum damage to the Islam’s batting line up. MIG CC won the match comfortably but it was Sumit, Siddarth and Ankush who impacted at large and grabbed the attention. Cricketgraph congratulates MIG CC while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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The ongoing Harris Shield has been an excellent platform for youngsters since many years to display their talent. This is the platform which gives opportunities to talented prodigies to play at their fullest. Pratham More is one such kid who has showed a lot of promise for his age and looks set to progress leaps and bounds in cricket. The left-arm orthodox spinner is also a proper all-rounder and is a must have for any team. Quite evident from his current form where he took 6/10 in 7overs in the 1st match a few days ago followed by a stunning all-round show in the second.
Played between Yashodham High School and CNMS at cross maidan in Mumbai, CNMS won the toss and elected to bowl first as they thought the pitch might have something for the bowlers. However, Yashodham boys gave a terrific show with the bat as they scored 198/6 in 34 overs. All-rounder Pratham More who came in at no.3 scored a scintillating hundred smashing 107 off just 70balls. Young Pratham confidently took on the bowlers as he smashed 14fours and 2sixes to anchor his team to a good total. The rest of the batsman chipped in and gave him support.
Chasing 199 in 34 overs is always going to be a pressure situation where CNMS school were all out just 125runs. The star batsman of the match was also the star bowler as he took 4/39 in 9overs becoming the pick of the bowlers. Aryan and Sairaj More also bowled well taking 2wkts each. Also Jugraj’s bowling in the first match where he conceded only 20runs in 20overs for 2wkts was commendable. In fact Jugraj attained one of the best economies in the tournament with that spell. Cricketgraph congratulates the talented Pratham and this promising lot of bowlers as the entire team looks promising enough to make their school proud!
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Played at the Cross Maidan Ground in Mumbai, two talented young teams namely Lilavati Bal Podar High school and St. Mary school clashed against each other where in Podar boys won the toss and elected to bowl first as the wicket had something for the bowlers.
Their decision to bowl first was spot on as St. Mary school were all out for just 71runs. Apart from their opener Chinmay, none of the batsman managed to score in two digits and a major reason for that damage was this talented spin duo of Abbas Karachiwala and Rohit Joshi. Right arm leg spinner Rohit and right arm off spinner Abbas bowled like a team of two together reminding us of the old kumble-harbhajan days! Rohit came up with excellent bowling figures of 5/21 in 5 overs while his mate Abbas took an impressive 5/31 in 12 overs. Both the bowlers hardly allowed the batsman to score runs freely while they kept on taking wickets at regular intervals.
Chasing a score of 72, it was a mere formality for the Podar Boys as they chased down the score quickly and won the match comfortably by 8wkts. It was a match dominated single handedly by these two young prodigies as they took 10wkts together which also became the highlight perfomance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates both the bowlers and the whole team for their win whiles luck to all the boys for a great cricketing season ahead.
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This young, youthful and raw kids display so much of promise and it just shows the deep stock of cricktingtalent in every corner of India. Harris shield matches are no exception as the players get a platform to showcase their talent.
Played at the Elphinstone College, Oval Maidan in Mumbai, Oxford Public School and Parle Tilak Vidyamandir Marathi clashed against each other where in Parle Tilak boys won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first, Parle Tilak were all out for just 112 in 48.3 overs which was not the best of the totals to defend. The bowler who did the maximum damage was Oxford’s right arm leg spinner Parikshit Dhanak who impressed one and all with his terrific bowling figures of 7/38 in 15.3 overs. Parikshit kept on bowling in the right areas and made the ball turn which consistently troubled the batsman. In reply, Oxford public school chased down the score in just 34.4 overs and won the match by 6wkts. Parikshit was definitely the standout performer of the match and certainly looks really promising!
In the other match between Al-barkat high school and Fatima High school at cross united ground opp. Azad Maidan, Al Barkat won the toss and elected to bat first scoring a healthy total of 314 where Himashu was the highest scorer with 47* followed by Nisar Shaikh’s 43. Off Spinner Ayush Bidwai was the only shining spot in a match dominated by the Al-barkat batsman as he fought like a lone warrior taking 7/107 in 17 overs against the Al-barkat boys. Though his team lost by 222runs where in Mansoor Saud took 4/6 for Al-barkaat, Ayush certainly managed to grab all the attention with his impressive bowling. Cricketgraph congratulates both the talented kids while wishes luck to all the players for a great cricketing season ahead.
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Rankings are out! Cricektgraph Top 5 Knocks for the month of October 2017
The amount of cricketers believing in our analysis and the amount of cricketers valuing our monthly rankings has gone up every month as everyone knows the Cricketgraph panel goes through every possible tournaments, matches and individual performances in Mumbai to filter out the top 5 every month in Mumbai. It won’t be an exaggeration or an over statement to say that Cricketgraph monthly rankings are as equal to what ICC rankings are at international level.
Hence for the month of October, these are the top 5 knocks in Mumbai-
Joint 5th–
Mangesh Vaity 106* (RHB)- Koli Combined XI vs United Friends SC, Kanga League
It was the all important D Div match of Kanga between two strong teams where in Koli Combined were made to bat first on a track which was fully supporting bowlers. In fact, his team were 3down for hardly any runs on the board and he arrived at no.5 to score 106* off 122balls. Also rains during the early October had made the pitch extremely hostile for the batsman and Mangesh’s ton under those circumstances was commendable.
5th Tarang Gohel- 100 off 60balls (RHB)- Under 19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy
It was a match between Mumbai and Saurashtra at the BKC Ground in Bandra where Tarang literally took on the bowlers on a wet track. In fact it was his dominating ton which led saurashtra to a score of 208/8 in 43 overs. Even though is team lost the match against Mumbai but it was his brutal ton which grabbed all the eyeballs!
4th– Jash Ganinga 103* off 54balls (RHB), DSO Tournament
Jash has been a prolific run scorer and has been scoring runs at a good rate in almost every matches of every format. In this particular match he scored 103* off mere 54balls in the DSO tournament against Rajrani Malhotra Vidyalaya which helped his team IES comfortably win the match. Also this hundred had come just a few days before he scored an effortless 112 vs Club of Mahrashtra in Pune!
3rd -Tejas Chavan- 119* off 208balls (RHB), Under 14 Ajit Naik Memorial Tournament.
This ton by Tejas was indeed a special one because it was his debut match with the MIG Team in the Under 14 Ajit Naik Memorial Tournament. Coming in at no.3. the stylish Tejas scored a solid 119* off 208 which helped his team post a fighting total of 253 which they eventually defended against DPC and won the match by 148runs.
2nd – Eknath Kerkar (RHB)- 169 off 161balls, Police Shield Tournament
It was a high profile match played between MCA Colts and Karnatak SA at the cross maidan in Mumbai. MCA Colts had won the toss and scored a healthy 314 which Karntak SA chased down comfortably, thanks to the ever dependable Eknath Kerkar who has a penchant for scoring runs in the crucial moments. Right handed Eknath went on to score 169 off just 161balls which included 13fours and 6sixes at a strike rate of 100+ which helped his team win the match on 1st innings.
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1st– Harsh Tank (RHB)- 186, Police Shield Tournament
Harsh has time and again proved that once he gets going , he goes on to score big. Harsh Tank’s aggressive 186 was a pure example of that which is definitely not the 1st time he scored like this in such fashion.
In its very 1st day of the tournament, Harsh who was representing Payyade SC went on to score 186 off just 174 balls opening the innings which helped his team cross the 300 run mark. His knock included 15fours and as many as 7 sixes coupled with good running between the wickets. New Hind SC in reply were all out for 203 and eventually his team won the match.
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Recently there were 4 players who have been selected to represent Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), Khushi Bhatia (Women Under19), Vedanta Gadia (Under 14), Kevin Chittania (Under 14) and Vivaan Radia (Under 14)
There is a common thread between all these 4 selected cricketers, that being all these 4 have been trained under Kiran Desai, the head coach of Vibhyor High.
Khushi Bhatia as been selected as a Wicket keeper batsman whereas all the 3 boys are all-rounder. Vedanta Gadia scored a brilliant double hundred in the on going CPCC under 14 tournament where he was one of the top run getters of the tournament. Where else Khushi Bhatia played few crucial knocks and did really well behind the stumps in her selection matches. As per their coach, Mr.Desai “They all started playing cricket from a early age,they had a hunger of making it to the higher level.”
Kiran Desai the head coach of Vibhyor High under who’s guidance they hv learnt cricket feels really proud of seeing them doing so well and achieving their dreams and is positive about them having a very bright future. Vibgyor high and Kiran Desai, through the platform of cricketgraph, wishes all of them all the very best for their future matches
Played at the New Hind SC, Dadkar Maidan, it was a match between Vijay Manjrekar XI and Vijay Merchant XI where in Vijay Manjrekar XI won the toss and elected to bat first as the wicket may have tilted towards the batsman since the rains are over.
Vijay Manjrekar XI did not bat as strongly as they may have planned for as they were all out for just 193 runs in 65overs. Opener Mushir Khan gave a solid start scoring 80 off just 141balls (6fours, 3sixes). Mushir batted till 5wkts were down and shows the solidity of the batsman. Slow left arm spinner Kartik Mishra was the pick of the bowlers as he took 4/25 in 10 overs. Vijay merchant XI batted better than the opposition as they scored 225runs taking a lead of 28runs. Hashir Dafedar who is really looking in good touch scored 53 off 59balls.
In their 2nd innings, Vijay Manjrekar XI declared their innings at 312/6 in 61.2 overs giving a solid perfomance. Left-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal who is really getting prolific in Mumbai with his consistent batting brought his team back into the game as he scored an attacking yet solid 136 off just 157balls. Playing at a strike rate of 85+, Jaiswal smashed 14fours and 5sixes to help his team surpass a score of 300+. Pranav Dhanavde also gave a useful contribution as he smashed 65. Chasing 281, in form Hashir Dafedar literally took on the bowlers as he scored 114 off mere 80balls (11fours, 7sixes) to take the game away from the opposition. Harshit Janvedkar also scored a match winning 122 off just 118balls (17fours, 2sixes) as both the batsman stitched a game changing partnership of 224 runs taking their team to a 5wkt win. It was a match full of excellent performances and all these boys right from Yashasvi, Hashir, Harshit, Mushir are looking really good to progress leaps and bounds in cricket.
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Played at the Dadar Parsi Colony SC at the Dadkar Maidan, it was a match between two talented teams namely Dattu Phadkar XI and Khandu Rangnekar XI where in Dattu Phadkar boys won the toss and elected to bat first as the rains are over and the pitches may have become a little friendly towards the batsman.
Right handed opener Varun Lavande, who came just fresh from a 116 against Vijay Manjrekar XI a few weeks ago smashed yet another terrific ton to stamp his class with the bat. Opening the innings, Varun and Prangesh Kanpillewar gave a flying start while Varun continued his good start to score an elegant 141 off just 199 balls. Playing at a healthy strike rate of 70, Varun smashed 20 fours and kept the score card ticking to take his team to a big total. Santosh Naikude at no.3 also smashed a solid 58 off 169 deliveries. Right arm medium pacers Yash Kadam and Yashraj Joshi were the pick of the bowlers with 3wkts each. In reply, Khandu Rangnekar XI were restricted to just 136/10 in 43.4 overs due to some terrific bowling by the Phadkar boys. Left arm fast bowler Ninad Thakkur was the pick of the bowlers as he took 5/45 in 14overs (5maidens) along with some great support from Simon dubey who took 3/16 in 3 overs. Both the bowlers bowled consistently well in the right areas which eventually gave the batsman a hard time.
Khandu Rangnekar XI were given a follow on and gave a good comeback in their 2nd innings as they scored 224/8 in 94 overs till the end of the game’s play. Their perfomance was definitely better than their 1st innings as openers Akbar Hussain and Shoaib Khan (56 off 74b) gave an excellent fightback. Right-handed Akbar scored 71* off as many as 293balls. Akbar’s fighting knock of 293 balls was definitely commendable as he literally saved his team from a humiliating loss. The match ended in a draw due to Akbar’s resilience with the bat but it was definitely Varun’s 141, Akbar’s fighting 71 to Ninad’s 5wkt haul which remain the highlight performances of the match.
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Sumit Ghadigaonkar was awarded the “cricketer with Attiitude” award for his mammoth knock of 229 runs in the ongoing police shield for MIG cricket team against PJ Hindu Gymkhana. He scored this double ton in only 204 balls, smashing 27 fours and 3 sixes.
Sumit was awarded a funky, fashionable denim jeans by Attiitude.com!
Usually, there are other contenders for this award however Sumit’s performance stood apart from rest of the performances.
Attiitude will be back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Attiitude signs off.