Every cricketer aspires to play for the Indian cricket team someday in their life. There are players who at times complain about not having the right guidance, lack of direction, not getting the platform to showcase their talent and their dreams die a natural death. Cricketgraph’s Hyderabad representative Sai Pavan got a chance to talk to Mr. Chekuri Venkat , a district representative of Telangana state cricket association. Here are some excerpts of their conversation, which could help a cricketer to understand the way to represent Indian cricket team. 
The first step to get noticed is to start playing leagues / tournaments under HCA (Hyderabad Cricket Association). HCA selectors are impressed mainly with the performances under these hca tournaments than any other tournaments. Currently there are 216 cricket clubs in Hyderabad, which means a player should ideally play from one of these 216 affiliated clubs. If a player performs well in these leagues, he gets an opportunity to represent Hyderabad Ranji cricket matches. The best part is there is no age limit! If a player performs consistently well in Ranji matches, he gets promoted to Zonal level. So if the player is from Hyderabad Ranji team, he will get an offer to represent South Zone. This is when the player gets undivided focus from BCCI selectors. BCCI selectors would then select players to represent the ultimate –Indian Cricket Team. Top 2 teams from all zones get selected as the winners and runners up and they end up playing more matches as compared to other zones. This also means the more matches you play, more chances a player gets to perform and get noticed.
There are broadly 3 different types of Ranji matches
- 4 day matches
- ODI’s (One Day Internationals)
- T20 ( recently introduced)
As per the players caliber / performance he will be placed amongst the above 3 types.
Mr. Venkat offered a small piece of advice for a cricketer who wishes to play in IPL team – To wisely select a low rated team in the first place which would ensure the player certainly gets to play maximum matches and prove his mettle.
Article by Sai Pawan
South Zone Representative – CricketGraph.com
Venue :M.I.G.Cricket Ground Mumbai | Match Scorecard | Tournament Details
- The 2nd season of Inter College Social Hero Champion’s League was successful in bringing smile on many corneal blind children’s face on 26th February 2015 at MIG Cricket Ground, Bandra. The event sported the campaign “Blindness Ki Dandi Gull” which was an active initiative and organised by Broad & Wide Advertising in association with Rotary Club.
DG of Rotary Club Mr. Ajay Gupta & President of Rotary Club Mr. Rajul Pathak, Corporator Mr. Parag Alavani, Vagad Chowisi President Mr. Laxmichand Charla were among the dignitaries present during the event to support the cause and encourage the budding cricketers. Former fast bowler of Indian Cricket team Mr. Subroto Banerjee also contributed his supported towards the social cause.
MATCH SUMMARY – Poddar Dragons Vs Ruparel Conquerors 
Poddar Dragons won the toss and elected to bat first which seemed a liked a good decision since their batters put forth an aggressive target of 162 for loss of 9 wickets. The top order chipped in equally Vaidik Murker 23(20), Akash Anand 58(38), Prasad Ghume 31(30). The only notable performance from Ruparel bowling side was that of Nehal Katakdhond who finished with 4 overs – 26 runs – 4 wickets.

Ruparel Conquerors batters kept loosing wickets on a regular basis. The lone fighter, Sachin Ruparel held his ground firm on one end and scored a brilliant century. He scored 100 off 92 balls with six 6’s and four 4’s. After Sachin’s run out, things looked daunting for Ruparel. However it was a close finish to a deserving final of Social Hero Champions league 2015. In the end Ruparel fell short by 4 runs, scoring 158 for loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.
Sachin from Ruparel college was adjudged man of the match for his fighter knock of 100.
Rain gods visited Mumbai over the weekend (28Feb & 1 March 2015) disrupting the cricket schedule. Quite a few tournaments and matches were either cancelled or rescheduled.
Here is a quick list of tournaments and matches that were affected –
1) Kapole T-20 Cup tournament which was scheduled to start from 1 March 2015 didn’t see a single ball being bowled.
2) Match between Reliance Vs CMA of Dreamz Trophy was cut short in second innings.
3) Final match of Inter-CGI corporate cricket tournament, organized by Dreamz Sports got cancelled and the winners were mutually decided.
4) Most of the Kanga league Practice matches were cancelled.
5) Few matches of JKT-20 Rotary cricket tournament were cancelled.
6) Match between Omni Marines Vs Mahindra Finance under County Premier League was cancelled.
6) Times Shield of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) – Winners of these matches were decided as per the net run rate.
Do email us on admin@cricketgraph.com to report any such rescheduled or cancelled cricket tournaments.
In the Group B match of JKT-20 cricket tournament, RC Suncity won the toss and and chose to bat. Batting first they scored a mammoth 226/9 in 18.5 overs . As per the JKT-2o rules quite a few batters had to retire – Harshal 35(15) , Prajal 38(11), Haresh 36(20), Milind 35(12).
RC Bayview Blasters scored 157/6 in 20 overs.
RC Suncity win by 69 runs
News piece – Courtesy Scorer Laxman
By Sai Pawan – A Local Cricket Enthusiastic
A Happy Morning All! One of the Most Exciting Cups, among the Telugu Film Industry this time rippled by the Telugu Dubbing Artists Association for an Annual 3-Day T20 Tournament at the Kittu Green ParkStadium near Langerhouse at Hyderabad.A merely a fondly ground for even an ordinary spectator, which is well distinguished with the grass over the out field makes any individual to step into it. Being located at the pretty outskirts of the city, it is largely peaceful for all the teams to get rejoiced playing the professional game against any sort of team. However the 3 day tournament went on thankfully with 3 typical sides battling right through the short series. The 3 big teams Moon Lights(A), RCM Royals(B), followed by Sun Risers(C) had been a part of the Kittu Menorial Cup 2015, abbreviated as the KMC 2015. As the Defending Champions and the Title Favorites besides, the Powerful Moon Lights Team headed over the Revolutionay RCM Royals in the 1st match. With lots of overwhelming support for the Moon Lights campaign, they won quite comfortably against the Cold-Bloooded RCM Royals and were promoted for the Finals. In the 2nd match, which was also seemed to be the Semi-final, was played between the Title Winners, Sun Risers and the RCM Royals. Sun Risers faced a brilliant endeavour from the RCMs, but surprisingly the Sun Risers had the fruits of joy as they’d won under pressure in a close shave. On the whole, the first two matches with different variants of Drama in between, made the Moon Lights and the SunRisers to stand just a step before the Tournament Championship. Being a part of the Commentary box, let me tell you the match summary in a shorter way.

Inter college Social Hero Champions witnessed participation from 16 colleges all over mumbai at various grounds in mumbai. After a long journey of over 30 matches, 2 teams have finally made it to the top of the peak. Poddar College will lock horns against Ruparel college in the mega finale to be played on 26th Feb 2015 at M.I.G ground Bandra.
Match starts at 9 AM till 1 PM and will surely be a feast to any cricket lovers eyes !
There would be a post match ceremony after the match with various trophies and awards.
For all the scores click here – http://icshcl-2015.cricketgraph.com/
To check the leading run scorers and wicket takers click here – http://icshcl-2015.cricketgraph.com/tournament/stats
Venue : Yashwant Nagar Cricket Ground, Virar | Match Scorecard | Tournament Details
- After a long journey of 48 matches, 2 teams Highflyers and VFCL locked horns in the finals of Friends Premier League 2015-15. Toss was won by VFCL who chose to field first on 22nd Feb 2015 at Yashwant Nagar Cricket ground in Virar. All Batters from Highflyers club chipped in with small scores and reached to a below decent total of 123 runs off 20 overs for the loss of 9 wickets.
VFCL bowlers maintained a disciplined attack, especially by Man of the Match Rupein Desai who had outstanding figures of 4-19-4
VFCL batters started cautiously and saw a huge partnership between Rupein Desai and Praful Tambe. At one point it looked the match would be easily won by VFCL, however destiny had other plans. VFCL batting line up collapsed like a pack of cards with 6 batsmen scoring less than 5 runs. Praful Tambe fought like a champion however he ran out of partners at the other end. Panic might have gotten the best of VFCL batters since there were 3 runs outs in their innings.
Brief Scores – HIGHFLYERS WIN BY 5 RUNS IN A NAIL BITING FINISH
Highflyers – 123/9 in 20 overs
Vasant G – 23(17), Bharat S 27(23)
Rupein D – 4-19-4 ; Chetan P – 4-23-2
VFCL – 118 / 7 in 20 overs
Rupein D – 25(36) ; 66 (50)
Here are the brief scores of BGEPIL Cricket Championship edition 2, played at Air India Ground.

Brief Scores
Group A
IT Finance Vs Security –
IT Finance – 51/3 in 6 overs ; Security – 52/1 in 4 overs.
Match won by Security by 9 wickets .
Man of the Match – Shinde 30*not out
Logistics Vs Security
Logisctics – 47/4 in 6 overs ; Security – 48/1 in 4.5 overs
Security win by 9 wickets
Man of the Match – Jagtap 23 Runs
IT Finance Vs Logistics
Logistics – 38/6 in 6 overs ; IT Finance – 40/1 in 5 overs
IT Finance win by 9 wickets
Man of the Match – Gaurav 15 runs and 2 wickets
Well Engg Vs Operations
Operations 41/4 in 6 overs ; Well Engg 43/1 in 4 overs
Well Engg win by 9 wickets
Man of the Match – Vaibhav 16 Runs and 1 wicket
GROUP B
Shore Base Vs Business Services
Shore Base – 47/5 in 6 overs ; Bus Services – 45/7 in 6 overs
Shore Base win by 2 runs
Man of the match – Pramod 30 runs
C&P Vs Business Services
Bus Services – 45/4 in 6 overs ; C&P – 49/2 in 4 overs
C&P win by 8 wickets
Man of the match – Santosh 30 runs, 2 wickets
Shore Base Vs Development
Shore Base – 87/6 in 6 overs ; Development – 40/4 in 6 overs
Shore Base win by 47 runs
Man of the match – Pramod 28 runs 1 wicket
Development Vs C&P
Development 45/3 in 6 overs ; C&P – 47/0 in 4 overs
C&P Win by 10 wickets
Man of the Match – Prasad 17 runs , 1 wicket
Venue : Chereshwar Cricket Ground, Trombay Mumbai | Match Scorecard | Tournament Details
Two teams R.C Queens Necklace and Borivali C locked horns in their group c match at Chereshwar Ground Trombay on 21 Feb 2015. Toss was won by R.C Borivali C and they elected to bat first. It looked like a good toss to loose by Queens Necklace since Borivali C could only manage to score 108. Queens Necklace bowlers bowled a tight line giving very less opportunity for free scoring which resulted in regular loss of wickets.
Queens Necklace batters started off aggressively and both openers were timing the ball quite well. Opener Pranav adjudged himself run out which seemed like a very close call. Sameer appeared to be in good touch hitting couple of fours and a massive six with a delectable sound over square leg. He scored a quick fire 38 off just 17 balls which almost sealed the deal in Queens favor. Everyone in QC camp wanted the target to be chased down before drinks break and their batsmen didn’t disappoint, achieving the target in 9.5 overs.
Sameer was declared Man of the Match for his hard hitting.

The most awaited Kanga Knockout tournament starts is scheduled to start from 8 th March 2015. This tournament is conducted under the purview of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association)
128 registered MCA clubs compete against each other in the Plate group. Each team gets to play around 7 matches in the league stage followed by knock outs (quarters, semis and finals). At the end of these tournament only 5 teams get qualified to enter into the Elite group next year. Matches are played only on sundays through out Mumbai.



