Salil Babar Desai has been one of the famous names in Mumbai when it comes to cricket coaching. Salil was born on 10th January 1975 and played cricket passionately right from his childhood days. During his playing days, he was an aggressive right hand batsman and formed the back bone of any team that he played for.
Desai represented the famous Shardashram School Dadar, Mumbai. He was the captain of his school team and was instrumental in his school’s success at the school level cricket tournaments. During his college days, he played college level cricket for Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Ghatkopar, Mumbai.
It was not too long ago that he stepped into the cricket coaching arena. At the young age of 25, Salil took up his first coaching assignment. When you talk about school cricket, Rizvi Springfield is the first name that comes to your mind. Saleel Desai is the Head Coach of Rizvi and has played a pivotal role in developing the cricket in the school. He has successfully completed the coveted BCCI Level “1” Coaching Programme in 2006. Saleel is also associated with the prestigious MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) as he conducts special Summer Camps and Selection Camps for the youngsters of Mumbai.
Salil Desai not only understands the game of every player but is always willing to offer advice and suggestions to them, which certainly helps the players in raising their bar of play. Coaches like Salil are a gift to Mumbai cricket. Cricketgraph.com wishes him all the very best in his journey.
Can you imagine a cricket coach who is just 19 years of age? The age when the boys are maturing as cricketers, Kiran Desai flaunted his cricket coaching hat at the tender age by cricket coaching standards.
Born on 10th October 1982, Kiran has been a batting all-rounder and more importantly a coach for the last 13 years. He has been a Certified Coach (MCA Level “O”). He runs his own cricket academy in Mumbai by the name of Kiran Desai Cricket Academy. Desai is also associated with one of the best cricket playing schools; Vibgyor High School. Though he is young, you cannot doubt his cricketing brain and his invaluable expertise that he seamlessly shares with the young and budding cricketers of the country.
Under the aegis of former India player Sandeep Patil, Kiran got the opportunity to coach at Complan Cricket Academy in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Apart from this, he was gifted with a special chance to work for the man who was one of the integral parts in India’s success in 2011 World Cup; Gary Kirsten (South Africa). The Protea runs a foundation by the name ‘Not Out’. Desai worked alongside Kirsten for his Foundation at MIG Ground, Mumbai.
At such a young age, Kiran Desai has already established himself in the cricketing sphere of Mumbai and has helped many a players to hone their game. Cricketgraph.com wishes Kiran Desai all the luck in his future endeavours and hopes that he continues this noble deed for a long, long time.
Kaustub Pawar Cricket Academy Starts monsoon fitness, technique and skill camp in Dadoji Konddev Stadium, Thane, from 6th July 2016.
It includes muscle/bone strengthening. Stamina building. Cardio. Endurence. Agility. Staircase./tyre exercises, exercises, Diet/Neutrion plan will be provided.
Fitness camp details :-
Venue : – Dadoji Konddev Stadium, Thane (West). ( 5 Minutes Walk able Distance from Thane Station. )
Camp Period : – 6th July, 2016 to 30th September, 2016
Only Morning session Day’s : – Monday to Friday
Timing of Camp :- Only in Morning 7 AM to 9 AM ( 2 Hours Session )
Coaches : – Kaustub Pawar ( Ranji Player ), Rahul Kadam And Manoj Yadav.
Fees for this Camp : – Rs.3000/-
No Age Limit For this Camp ( Any Interested Person Can take Part of this Fitness Camp )
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Ashok Kadam has been a veteran in the field of cricket and has been seamlessly contributing towards the development of the sport for quite some time now. Head Coach of Achievers Cricket Academy in Chheda Nagar, Chembur, Mumbai; Ashok Kadam, represented DY Patil Sports Club in A division matches. during his playing days.
Thanks to Kadam’s solid coaching ability and his willingness to bring out the best in young and budding talent of Mumbai, Aryan Agale and Ayush Vijaydutt were selected for Mumbai U-12. Apart from Aryan and Ayush, there have been many players who have made their way to the summer camp of Mumbai Cricket Association, which means they are just a step away from representing Mumbai.
Ashok Kadam was associated with the grand Masters’ Champions League that is played by retired cricketing legends like Brian Lara, Herschelle Gibbs, Darren Gough, to name a few as the Assistant Coach of one of the teams. It is always wonderful to surround yourself with the great players of all time and Kadam is truly blessed to be gifted this lovely opportunity.
An extremely dedicated, determined and devoted man, Ashok Kadam is indeed a gem in the cricket coaching sphere.
Nilesh Raut, who is pre-dominantly known for being the Head Coach of Balmohan Vidyamandir School, Dadar interacted with cricketgraph.com a few days back. Raut talked about his days as a player as well as his coaching stints in a freewheeling chat.
Born on 31st March 1972, Nilesh was a more than handy all-rounder. He was a right hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. As most of the cricketers in India commence their cricketing journey with school level cricket, the 44-year old was no different. After his education he got into Tata Steel, where he played for the company for almost 10 years. Raut has played alongside some of the great players like Sameer Dighe, former India player and Ranji players like Sairaj Bahutule and Amit Dani.
After retiring from professional cricket, Nilesh Raut decided to try his hand at coaching. Since 2013, he has been associated with couple of schools in Mumbai; Balmohan Vidyamandir, Dadar and Bombay Scottish School, Mahim. He had organized a tour to Sri Lanka in 2015, where approximately 25 Players participated.
Under his able coaching and guidance, Nisarg Bowad, Mithilesh Nachare and Shreyas Pathak have swiftly made their way to the U-14 Probables of Mumbai team. Recently, Balmohan Vidyamandir player Bhooshan Kastur was awarded with the Best Player prize in Harris/Giles Shield
Nilesh Raut has been a certified coach as he has successfully completed MCA Level “O” Coaching. Sometime back he had joined former Pakistan player Mudassar Nazar and has extended a helping hand for “Elite Training” which is held in Dubai ICC Cricket Academy Ground. This was a 3-day camp. Though he is now associated with balmohan and Bombay Scottish, Nilesh started his coaching career with Vissanji School, Andheri East as the Head Coach, thereafter he was with Tata Steel, followed by Palghar Dahanu Taluka Sports Club and finally with Ramakant Achrekar Sir’s Academy; Kamath Cricket Club at Shivaji Park, Dadar as coach.
There is no stopping cricket even when it rains in Mumbai. On 1st July 2016, the Monsoon Fitness Camp kick started at Shivaji Park, Dadar. During this camp, the students are exposed to various things like running, running between the wickets, Stamina building exercises, Sprinting, Catching practice, Cone Training, Battings Drills and Rubber ball cricket which helps them to improve their game.
Nilesh Raut has been fantastic in all his endeavours and is always striving to develop young and budding talent of Mumbai. With his various innovative ideas and profound cricketing knowledge, his students are able to extract the best of things from him. Cricketgraph.com wishes all the very best to Nilesh and hopes he continues doing this splendid job till the end.
Sangam Lad has been a revolution in himself as he has made selfless contributions to one of the most popular sports of India; cricket. The Chief Coach of S.P.Group Cricket Academy, which is functional in Churchgate, Dadar and Thane believes, “Talent, discipline, hardwork and most importantly right coaching helps in building of a great cricketer”.
In his academy, he not only emphasizes on warm-up sessions but also ensures that the players are provided with the best possible equipment. For instance, his academy makes use of the Australia-made Katchet Board specially for slip fielding practice. Some of the other good features of his coaching system are group discussions and one-to-one interactions with the players which help them in gaining inputs from the masters of the game.
Many legendary cricketers have visited the coaching centre. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Vinod Kambli have not only visited the coaching centres but also shared their valuable insights with the young and budding cricketers.
Sangam Lad has been doing a phenomenal job in the field of cricket. Let us hope that he continues his splendid service towards the game for a long, long time.
Jayesh Kulkarni has been into cricket coaching for quite a few years now. He has loads of experience in this field and has been a trained and certified coach. Kulkarni has completed Level O from Mumbai Cricket Association, Video Analysis, Strength and Conditioning, Sports Psychology and Mental Strength courses. This shows that he has learnt the different aspects of coaching as well as many other things that make him an super effective coach.
Jayesh manages a plethora of clubs and teams; Rajawadi Cricket Club,Rattlers Cricket Club, VPM’s B.R.Tol English Medium High School team, Mulund, Mulund Gymkhana, Euro School team, Thane, Tech Mahindra Mumbai, Prime Group Cricket Club, Navroz Cricket Club (F division Kanga League), Shantibhai Seth Memorial Cricket Club (F division Kanga League), M.V.Sports Club (E division Kanga League), Prabhu Jolly Young Cricketers (D division Kanga League) and Apollo Cricket Club (B division Kanga League).
Kulkarni has found able allies in Kamlakar Sonavale (Trainer and U-12 and U-14 coach) and Sunetra Paranjape (Former India player), who help him with the coaching activity. He coaches young and budding cricketers as well, having students starting from the tender age of eight.
Two of the clubs; Rajawadi Cricket Club and Navroz Cricket Club that are successfully managed by Jayesh Kulkarni won accolades in 2011-12 and 2014-15 respectively.
Kamalakar Sonavale wears a cricketing hat with multiple colourful feathers. Not only is he a certified coach, but also the owner of Fitness Academies in Mumbai. The 48-year old has completed level O cricket coaching from PDCA, Pune and also level O from MCA. Sonavale has been certified as a Sports Fitness Trainer by IFSA, Mumbai.
He has an ocean full of experience when it comes to cricket coaching as he has been an active coach at Vikhrolians Sports Club, Jolly Gymkhana, Millennium Sports Management Pvt. Ltd., VPM School, Mulund and Sulakshan Kulkarni Cricket Academy. Apart from this, Kamalakar conducts off season camps from June to September, which aims at muscle/bone strengthening, stamina building, as well as providing diet/nutrition plan to the players. This off season camp commences on 21st June at Sambhaji Maidan, Mumbai and will be for a three month duration, ending on 30th September.
Kamalakar Sonavale has given many good players to Mumbai, like Soham Athavale (Mumbai U-14 probable), Siddharth Waghmare (Mumbai U-23 probable) and more than 60 players have made their way to the coveted MCA’s Summer Camp.
Sonavale’s contributions have been solid and of great substance. Let us hope that he continues with his great work and produce many talented players who someday will represent India.
One of the best cricket playing schools of Thane; Vasant Vihar High School had a commendable 2015-16 as they went on to win five tournaments and secured the runner-up position in nine of them. The boys from different age groups, namely U-12, U-13, U-14 and U-16 represented their school and won many accolades. Under the able guidance of Mr. Kiran Salgaonkar, who has been coaching Vasant Vihar for over 20 years, this school has earned the reputation in the cricketing circuit.
Principal of the school V.Kannan expressed his delight after his school’s fantastic performance in the various cricket tournaments. “This year, especially has been very good for Vasant Vihar”, expressed Kannan. With women’s cricket gaining a lot of attention as well as importance in the last few months, “We are looking to develop our school’s girls’ cricket team”, added the Principal.
Monsoon fitness camps for cricketers Starts From 21st June, 2016 in Mumbai at Chheda Nagar Gymkhana, Chheda Nagar, Chembur and Sambhaji Maidan, Vikhroli, Mumbai
It includes muscle/bone strengthening. Stamina building. Cardio. Endurence. Agility. Staircase./tyre exercises. Beach e exercises, Diet/Neutrion plan will be provided.
Fitness camp details for Chembur, Mumbai :-
Morning session days: Monday,Wednesday,Friday (9.30 AM to 10.30 AM )
Evening session days: Tuesday Thursday,Friday (3.45 PM to 4.45 PM )
Fees: Rs.1320/- per month…
And Fitness camp details for Vikhroli, Mumbai :-
Evening session days : – Monday to Friday ( 4 PM to 5.30 PM )
Fees : -Rs.3000/- for ( 21st June to 30th September, 2016 )
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