Rohit Sharma is a supremely talented sidearmer from Haryana who has made his way from rags to now being appointed as the official sidearm feeder of the Indian Railways Ranji Trophy Cricket Team. Having worked hard the last two years, Sharma finally received his big break when he was contracted by the Railways team.
Rohit Sharma has experienced an incredible journey so far. From dreaming of playing cricket for India at the age of 11 to playing for his district & DDCA, an injury which nullified his dream to being almost on the verge of breaking into an IPL team, Rohit has been through immense trauma, overcame and worked hard for each and every achievement. With passion, dedication and little fortune along the way, he finally got a well deserved break by getting contracted with the Indian Railways Ranji Trophy Team for the 2022-23 season. This provides him with an opportunity to work with players such as Karn Sharma, Upendra Yadav and Shivam Chaudhary.
I am more than grateful for the Indian Railways team and management for giving me an opportunity to work with them. I have been waiting for something like this for a long time now and it seems I’ve gradually started reaping the rewards. This is an incredible chance for me to work with supremely talented cricketers and improve my sidearm skills as well. I hope to contribute and help the Indian Railways towards their overall goal.
Rohit Sharma
Sidearm Specialist
After a switch to sidearm in the 2019-20 season due to a career-threatening injury, Sharma developed innate feeding skillset when sidearm careers were on a rise. Under the supervision of Ranji Trophy player Chandra Pal Saini, Sharma amplified his abilities as he worked with top quality players. This improved his consistency, accuracy and speed making him a hot commodity instantly. Fast forward two years and Sharma is touring with the Indian Railways Team.
Over the years, Rohit has worked with top level IPL, Indian and State Level Cricketers right from the likes of Shikhar Dhawan (India & IPL), Mohit Sharma (India & IPL), Robin Bist (India A & IPL), Jayant Yadav (IPL), Rahul Tewatia (IPL), Shahbaz Ahmed (IPL and India A) & Paras Dogra (IPL player) to name a few.
Rohit Sharma persistently works hard and aims to be contracted with an IPL team.
Sane Guruji English Medium School Dadar obliterated ST Xaviers High School by a mammoth 252 runs in the ongoing Mumbai Indians Junior U-14. Batting first, Sane Guruji School managed a massive total of 416 for the loss of 9 wickets in 40 overs. The first innings belonged to Swapnik Paresh Waghdhare who hammered an unreal 250 of mere 98 balls. His 2-hour long innings consisted of 30 fours and 15 sixes, total of 45 boundaries with a sparky strike rate of 255. His innings put his team in the commanding position from the get go.
In reply Xaviers could manage only 164 as they were bowled out in the 28th over of the second innings. Swapnil Gollar’s spell of 5/37 in 6 overs made sure Sane Guruji school win by a massive margin.
Swapnik Waghdhare trains under coach Karan Nandey at the KN Academy in Shiavji Park. Coach Nandey was present during his student’s immaculate innings and lauded his effort with the bat.
CGST & C.Ex, Mumbai Zone took on Mafatlal Cricket Club during the Group ‘C’ game of the ‘B’ Division Times Shield tournament. Batting first, Mafatlal scored 299 in the first innings and 102/2 in the second innings. Krunal Nar was the top run-scorer for Mafatlal with an unbeaten 58.
In reply to Mafatlal’s 299, CGST posted a mammoth 415, thanks to Karan Vasodia’s stellar century. Vasodia plundered 168 off 184 balls, hitting 25 boundaries and clearing the ropes twice. The prolific batter helped his team take a sizeable first-innings lead of 116 runs. Mafatlal bowlers, barring Vishwanath Parmar, who scalped 140/6, had no answers to Vasodia’s onslaught.
The match between CGST and Mafatlal ended in a draw, with CGST taking a first-innings lead.
DMCC and Nirlon Sports Club clashed against each other during the Times Shield. The two teams form a part of the ‘B’ Division in the tournament. The match was played from December 27 to 29. DMCC won the toss and elected to bat.
Riding on Ankit Tiwari’s 143 and Jagdish Jadhav’s undefeated 92, DMCC posted a challenging total of 279 in 70.4 overs. While Tiwari smashed 17 boundaries and a six in his 171-ball knock, Jadhav blasted eight fours and a couple of sixes in his 126-ball innings. On the other hand, Nirlon Sports Club’s Hemant Buchade was the pick of the bowlers, scalping 93/4 in 27.4 overs.
In reply, Nirlon Sports Club were bowled out for 243 in 69.2 overs, conceding a lead of 36 runs. Agni Chopra and (61) Arya Satpute (58 not out) struck fighting half-centuries to help their team inch closer to DMCC’s first innings score. On the other hand, DMCC’s Ankit Tiwari was the wrecker-in-chief with the ball, claiming 29/5 in 13.2 overs.
DMCC, in their second innings, scored 101/2 in 29 overs. Opening batter Yash Patil muscled an unbeaten 54, and number four batter Ramanpreet Singh Ghoman chipped in with 44. For Nirlon Sports Club, Hemant Buchade was the lone wicket-taker with 10/2 in six overs.
The match between DMCC and Nirlon Sports Club ended in a draw, with DMCC taking the first-innings lead.
In a nail-biting thriller, Western Railways ‘B’ pipped Repro India by eight runs in the Times Shield. The two teams locked horns against each other at the Western Railways ground in Mumbai from December 27 to 29. Western Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
Batting first, Western Railways were bowled out for a paltry 160 in 44 overs. Kunal Karamchandani was the lone warrior for Western Railways as he mustered 66 off 105, including nine hits to the fence. On the other hand, Repro India’s pace sensation Sumit Markali wreaked havoc with the ball, scalping 46/5 in 18 overs, including three maidens.
In reply, Repro India were bundled out for 121 in 35.5 overs. Western Railways’ Atish Walinjkar, Jay Chauhan and Kunal Karamchandani bowled well as a unit. The trio scalped three wickets apiece. On the other hand, Repro India’s Yash Singh was the top scorer with 34 off 75, including three boundaries and a six.
Western Railways took a lead of 39 runs and added another 200 runs in 52.5 overs to set a target of 240 for Repro India. Karan Joshi (49) and Nikunj Mohite (89 not out) played brilliant knocks to take Western Railways to a commanding position. For Repro India, Yash Mahale and Yash Singh were the most successful bowlers, with four wickets each.
Repro India fought hard in response and scored 231, falling short of eight runs in the end. Harsh Salunkhe led the run chase from the front with a gritty 108 off 93. However, Harsh’s innings went in vain as he could not find able allies. On the other hand, Kunal Karamchandani was the pick of the bowlers for Western Railways, accounting for a four-wicket haul.
Aniket Verma played the innings of his life and scored a record 407 in U22 Division cricket in Bhopal. Playing or Faith Cricket Club, Verma had an dreamy outing with the bat as he contributed a whopping unbeaten 407 off 357 balls. In his unreal innings, he slammed a record 41 fours and 16 sixes, a combine count of 57 boundaries. Faith Cricket Club is from Bhopal playing against Chambal Division.
Ankit dedicated his quadruple ton to his childhood coach Nanjeet.
It is an unreal feeling to have score a 400 that too on your home ground. I am very grateful for my club for all the support & regular match practice that we get here. It is because of all those matches that my game has got better over the last two years. I would dedicate this innings to my childhood Coach Nandjeet sir.
Aniket Verma
The successful corporate entity namely Orange Business Solutions PVT LTD enjoyed a remarkable 2-day event at Cheda Nagar cricket ground which was organized by Cricketgraph. The employees from the Orange Business Solutions PVT LTD competed in a tennis ball cricket tournament at Chembur.
During the game, one of the company representatives namely, Gaurav Joshi shared some kind words on the well-arranged cricket tournament.
The cricket tournament was supervised very efficiently by Cricketgraph’s team members. We had requested for the top quality and they certainly delivered it on time. I am more than satisfied with their service and everyone from the Orange Business Solutions shares the same feeling.
Gaurav Joshi
Orange Business Solutions had arranged for their own umpires and scorers. Apart from that, everything else was organised by Cricketgraph starting from ground booking and scheduling. Cricketgraph also provided their in-damand Cricketgraph Match Highlights wherein the games are recorded and uploaded on Cricketgraph’s YouTube channel for viewers to enjoy.
Overall, it was a successful event where the satisfied Orange Business Solutions PVT LTD enojyed their cricket tournament.
Young Comrade Cricket Club took on PJ Hindu Gymkhana during the Young Comrade Shield. The game was played from December 24 to 25. PJ Hindu Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, PJ Hindu Gymkhana did not have the best of outings as they were bundled out for 172 in 34.2 overs. Bins Neyyonth was the only warrior in the fight as he mustered 41. On the other hand, Young Comrade Cricket Club’s Devendranath Parida wreaked havoc with the ball, scalping 56/6 and receiving good support from Sandesh Sawant, who picked 42/3.
In response, Young Comrade Cricket Club chased down the total in 35 overs and won the match by two wickets. Anish Chaudhary was at the helm of the run chase with a brilliant 60. Vedant Patil, too made a valuable contribution of 30 in the process. On the other hand, PJ Hindu Gymkhana’s Jitendra Paliwal accounted for 51/6, but his effort went in vain as none of the other bowlers could impress.
RCF Sports Club vs Bhavishya Nidhi Staff CC competed against each other in the D Division of the Times Shield. Batting first, Bhavishya Nidhi Staff managed a total of just 182 in 45 overs losing 9 wickets in the process. Opener Sanyam Jain single handedly took his team to that total as he carried his bat in the innings. Facing 124 balls on a tricky wicket, Sanyham scored 86 and batted for over two hours. His innings was the highlight of the entire game.
Set to chase a subpar total, RCF were bundled up for just 151 in the 39th over. Despite Aaryan Sen’s effort with the bat, RCF fell short of the target by 31 runs. Bhavesh Chauhan picked up 4 wickets in his crucial spell. Sanyam’s innings and Bhavesh’s spell contributed heavily to the victory of Bhavishya Nidhi Staff.
In a low-scoring affair, Victory Cricket Club defeated Mumbai Police Gymkhana by three wickets during the Young Comrade Shield. The game was played from December 24 to 25. Victory Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
Put into bat first, Mumbai Police Gymkhana’s innings was done and dusted for 182 in 41.2 overs. Aarya Nikam was the lone warrior in the fight with a gritty 76. Yogesh Patil chipped in with 38 but failed to capitalise on the start. On the other hand, Victory Cricket Club’s Sachin Bhosale was the most successful bowler with 59/4.
In reply, chasing a modest 183, Victory Cricket Club overhauled the target in 36.5 overs and won the match by three wickets. Jay Bista starred with the bat scoring a stellar 92 and guiding his team to a relatively comfortable win. On the other hand, Mumbai Police Gymkhana’s Yogesh Patil was the pick of the bowlers with 58/3.