News to rejoice for all the under 12 kids as a new tournament will kickstart soon by Mulund Gymkhana in Mumbai. Organized for the first time this year, this initiative will also help to groom and spot the underlying talent at a young age.
Named Rushikesh Panchal Under 12 Tournament, this is one of the welcome initiatives by the Mulund Gymkhana as it will give a better exposure to the under 12 kids to display their potential in full flow.
It’s an invitation based tournament comprising of six teams and starts on 11th of November, 2016 where in it will be only played on Friday, Saturday-Sundays and Monday. A total of 6 teams will be participating in the tournament and the competition will be in the form of 25 over matches. The tournament matches will be conducted on weekends and Mondays so the kids get enough time to balance their schedule as well as get some flexibility.
Vijay Panchal speaking to CricketGraph said, “This is a new beginning and we aim to run this tournament for many more years“. Ajay Kadam the head coach of Mulund Gymkhana too was very pleased with this initiative and said “It is very important for kids at this age to get all important match practice. There are some talented under 12 players participating in this tournament and should rub off well with other players”.
The 6 teams participating teams are Mulund Gymkhana, New Hind Cricket Club, Boys Cricket Club Dombivali, M.I.G Bandra, Dilip Vengeaskar Academy Mahul and Sanjivani Cricket Academy Bandra.
We wish the tournament becomes a big success every year! We also wish that the tournament witnesses some exciting matches and also helps in identifying emerging & upcoming talents.
Talented under 14 Kid Nutan Goel has surprised everyone in the CPCC Tournament with some wonderful performances both with the bat as well as with the ball. Nutan at such a small age has showed a lot of class as well as patience at the crease defining the talent lying inside him. His gritty knock of 81 off 200 balls against Payyade Sports club was all full of class and hard work. Some of the shots coming from his bat were nothing but sublime and graceful, he also timed the ball really well in his stay of 200 balls at the crease wherein he smashed 14 excellent boundaries.
Goel also showed a lot of patience and perseverance in that classy knock off 81. Whats more, he even served his team well in the bowling department too with a great bowling spell picking up four wickets for just 41 runs. His all-round contribution surely made him the standout performer not only for his team but also of that match. Though his team lost to Payyade Sports Club and were knocked out of the tournament but the performance of this boy will surely remain one of the bright highlights of the series.
This knock in particular caught the mumbai selectors attention mainly for 2 reasons. One for scoring a patient 81 off 200 balls which reflected his maturity and second for scoring these runs against a powerful opponent – Payyade Club. Basis his strong performance Goel got selected for Mumbai Under 14 probables.
Nutan Goel studies in AECS (Atomic Energy Central School) at Anushakti Nagar, wherein his school will be participating in Harris Shield for the first time this year. Goel represented DY Patil Sports Academy in the CPCC tournament.
CricketGraph team wishes all the very best to Nutal Goel for his cricket future.
Maharashtra School Sports Association has announced the start of the most popular Inter school Harris Shield Cricket Tournament.
Harris Shield Cricket Tournament will start from 11 Nov 2016 and see as many as 120 schools participating .
For the first time ever this will be 14 a side team format to be played in Harris Shield.
CricketGraph wishes success to all the participating schools.
- MIG CC won the toss and elected to field first against the imposing DY Patil side in the ongoing Police Invitation shield. DY Patil scored 318 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 70 overs.
This was a fighting score for DY Patil however left handed batter Kevin had other plans in store. His bat flowed through smoothly connecting every ball elegantly and quickly sailed through to register a century. He scored brisk 142 runs off 131 balls which was laced with 13 fours and 2 mighty sixes.
Sarvesh Damale from DY Patil knock of 127 went in vain as MIG won the match by 5 wickets.
This match was played on 05-06 Nov2016 at MIG cricket Club Bandra.
Many people know Musheer Khan as a bowler than as a batsman however he has stamped his authority of being a true all rounder with an unbeaten 111 off 183 balls in a pressure final match of CPCC Under 14 .
Musheer’s knock steered his team Payyade Sports club to a victory against the imposing Sainath Cricket Club by 1st innings lead.
While speaking to CricketGraph, Naushad Khan father cum coach of Musheer said ” He played a very matured innings while opening the batting for Payyade Club. It is very heartening to see him shape into a good all rounder”.
Musheer Khan picked 3 important wickets in the final match .He scored a total 229 runs in 2 matches and picked 9 wickets in the CPCC Under 14 MCA cricket tournament. His scores read as 26 run out, 92 not out and 111 not out.
Talented left handed batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal continues to impress the selectors with his consistent performance with bat. Playing for Rohit Sharma eleven team, Jaiswal scored mighty 275 on the second day of the ongoing Under-16 Payyade Cricket selection tournament against Dilip Vengesarkar Eleven.
His innings were decorated with 37 boundaries and 5 MIGHTY sixes. Everyone was hoping for a triple hundred when Jaiswal came onto bat on the second day however he got out after adding a run the next day.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was selected for the Under-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy however given the strong line up, Jaiswal was unfortunate to not get an opportunity to play a single match.
Jwala Singh, coach of Y Jaiswal said to Cricketgraph “We are working very hard on every aspect and it should be a matter of time till his hard work gets rewarded”. He was beaming with pride on this new feather being added on Jaiswals cap.
An enthralling one-sided competition took place on 5th of November between Dynamites & Collage Designs at Chereshwar Club in Trombay in the ongoing Architect Premier League (AT20) . Winning the toss first, Dynamites won the toss & chose to bat upfront. From the very first over the openers started to assault the bowling attack keeping the run rate always above 10 Runs per over. While M Kanankia gave adequate support at the start of the innings with a brisk 40 off just 26 balls, it was the onslaught of Shaheen Mistry which completely changed the game! We have seen Gayle & Mccullum tearing apart the bowling attacks in International Cricket, similarly it was Shaheen Mistry who performed with a similar feat scoring an unbeaten 165 off just 69 balls at this level. The knock was a sight to behold which comprised of as many as 10 huge sixes and 20 boundaries. Legside or offside, it did not matter, Shaheen smashed the bowlers in all parts of the ground with complete ease and a stamp of authority.
Mistry’s 165 ensured his team reached a huge total of 265 in 20 overs thus putting Collage Designs into huge pressure of chasing. While on the other side bowlers like A shetty and Sawale bowled wonderfully well for Dynamites to restrict the collage designs and put them under pressure. The pressure was quite visible as the opposition quickly gave away wickets one after another bundling them out for just 48 in just 10.2 overs!
Avinash Yadav born in India but now a resident of Scotland plays for Grange Club in Cricket Scotland Eastern Premier league recently visited his family back in Mumbai, India. Since he had some spare time he thought of honing his cricket skills both with bat and ball. Avinash is a left arm orthodox bowler who usually bats in the lower order. His brief to CricketGraph team was to bring more variety in bowling and improve his batting skills to get a chance to play up the order.
Cricketgraph.com aligned 2 coaches for him in Mumbai with the likes of Sandeep Dahad and Rohit Rane. SD to focus on bowling and the mental aspect whereas Rohit Rane stepped in as a specialized batsman coach. A total of 4 sessions were designed for Avinash, 2 each from Sandeep Dahad and Rohit Rane.
Initially, Sandeep Dahad decided to watch him from sidelines and observed his existing skills. Immediately SD observed some technical errors and guided Avinash through basics of spin bowling like grip, the landing, use of non bowling arm. Avinash was made to bowl for hours until the basics were clearly understood and absorbed. SD also emphasised the importance bowling in right areas with a decent amount of flight to deceive the batsman. Together they also worked towards the dreaded carom ball.
Later half of the session was conducted by batting coach, Rohit Rane, who drew the attention towards his front position while batting. “His natural front foot position is a bit awkard and it goes completely cross which limits his stroke play” said Rane. “I advised him few front foot routines which should correct his stance in the long term” Avinash got a chance to bat against a variety of bowling from both pacers and spinner alike.
We spoke to Avinash to find out how the session went. “The entire session was very useful and I can feel a significant difference in both my bowling and batting abilities. Some very basic things were ignored by me in the past and I am hopeful of correcting this with loads of practise. My goal is to play for the Scotland national team and hope these tricks of trade help me reach my goal”.
Cricketgraph team wishes all the very best to this cricketer from Scotland.
Ayush Jethwa
Some outstanding performances from Shivam Dubey & Karsh Kothari, DY Patil thrashed the Western Railways Sports Association with an outright win in the ongoing Times Shield.
It was Shivam with the bat in the first innings where he brought up an enterprising century. Dubey’s aggressive knock was a sight to watch laced with some amazing fours and sixes. While his side was struggling at 30 for 5, Shivam came in and changed the complexity of the game to a different level showing great strength with the bat and amazing shot selection as well as forming crucial partnerships. The 6-feet tall hard hitter of the ball did not only enthralled the crowds with the bat but also bowled fantastically well generating raw pace and bowling superbly for his 3/22.
Another player who shone bright for DY Patil was this talented left arm spinner Karsh Kothari who has been playing for DY Patil since last 4 years bowled a mesmerizing spell against a good batting line up picking up as many as 9 wickets in the game apart from contributing with the bat too. Kothari’s 4/30 in the first innings and 5/30 in the second innings was also a major reason for his side’s comfortable win against the equally competitive Western Railways “A’. The 6f t 3inches tall spinner bowled really well but the first wicket he took in the 2nd innings caught out in first slip, was his personal best scalp.
