After being put to bat first at Kheda Garhi Ground, Delhi, Delhi Champs Harsh Harmol XI posted an average total of 137/10 in 34 overs. Though most of the batsman found it difficult to score, it was their middle order batsman Harsh Hamrol at no.5 scoring a well fought 55 off 57 balls (6 fours, 1 six). It was a perfect skipper’s knock though he lacked support from the other end. From the bowlers, Keshav with 3/23 was the pick of the lot.
Chasing 138 seemed like a mere formality for the team as Ravi Brothers XI chased it down successfully in mere 17.3 overs winning the match by 7 wkts. Wicket-keeper opening batsman Skand Ahluwalia top scored hitting an aggressive 59 off 32 balls (8 fours , 3 sixes) setting a perfect start for an easy chase!
Ravi Brothers XI won the match by 7 wkts while Skand Ahluwalia was declared “man of the match”
Utility players are always in demand, whether you talk about Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav or Ravindra Jadeja. Players like them are a must in the playing XI as they lend 3 dimensional contribution to the team. They can bat, they can chip in with few overs in between and they can be good athletic fielders too!
19yr old, Ayush Badoni is one such player from Delhi who carved a niche for himself with his aggressive brand of batting alongwith his all-round skills. Born in Dehradun, Ayush was brought up in Delhi where there is an intense competition in the field of cricket. Ayush studied from Modern School BK while he is completing his further studies from Venkateshwara College.
The middle order batsman who practices under Coach Tarah Sinha has represented India in 2018 where he shot to instant fame after plonking 4 sixes in 4 balls vs Sri Lanka stamping his mark as an aggressive batsman. Ayush scored 187* along with 6 wickets in his debut vs Sri Lanka while he was also a part of the Indian team which won the Asia Cup in 2018. It was in the finals vs Sri Lanka, he scored 52* off 28 balls which included those famous 4 sixes in 4 balls.
Ayush has also done well in various U-16 and U-19 tournaments in his domestic career so far. He was one of the 25 participants selected by the National Cricket Academy in 2016 to train and be groomed into a fine polished cricketer.
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Apart from that, Ayush has also represented Delhi U23 team where he has been a part of various marquee tournaments like Cooch Behar Trophy in 2016, Vinoo Mankad Trophy in 2017 and Col CK Nayadu Trophy 2018-19,.
When Cricketgraph asked him about the things he is working on, he said-“i am currently working on carrom ball which i learned recently. My aim this year is to play Ranji Trophy and IPL while my cherished dream is to represent India in tests”
It was at the age of 9, the cricketing bug hit Gomel and he started practicing cricket rigorously. Getting trained under Pravin Amre sir, Aakarshit was fortunate enough to get all the basics of red ball cricket sorted from the guru himself who has shaped the careers of many first class as well as International cricketers in India. With the advent of T20 cricket rising since many years, the emphasis on red ball cricket has dwindled considerably. Aakarshit strongly believes that his batch of cricketers would probably be the last batch coming from “old school of traditional cricket” as more and more players are now focusing on white ball cricket.
Aakarshit who has been brought up in Mumbai studied at Don Bosco School, Matunga and his cricketing journey started right from the days when he was selected for Mumbai U13!
As VVS Laxman had famously said once to Harsha Bhogle in an interview- “You can see many players score a 25 or a 30 ball 50 but you would now hardly comes across players who have the technique, resilience and patience to face 50-60 odd deliveries to score 25-30 runs!”
Over the years, Aakarshit has developed himself to be a solid, indestructible top order batsman who can face 70-100 odd deliveries in a match without losing patience or getting restless. The matunga boy has peers like Shams Mulani, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Lad & Suryakumar Yadav who all are known for their classical mould of batting. With players like Pandya, Pollard and Russell being the hot selling products today in cricket, fortunately Aakarshit falls into the list of classical old school of cricketers much like Pujara or Rahane who have a solid technique and know the importance of red ball cricket. The virtues of grinding it hard through playing years of red ball cricket (i.e the long format) in whites at local level is what makes a batsman shine and polish at the highest level!
The 25yr old has represented Mumbai team at U13, U15, U19 & U23 Levels with a career best score of 250 when he played for Mumbai U19 which was quite impressive back then. Aakarshit also plays currently for top division clubs like Shivaji Park Gymkhana and Parsee Gymkhana in various MCA Tournaments. When his father (a Central Govt employee) was transferred in Delhi in 2012-13, he also represented Delhi U19. Aakarshit also received “MCA Junior Cricketer of the year awards” at the U16 and U19 Levels.
In 2009, Gomel participated in Zonal Cricket Academy Camp at Vadodara, he was the Captain of the ZCA U16 Team vs NCA at Bangalore. In 2010, he was called for NCA (National Cricket Academy) Review Camp. In 2012, he was close to representing India in Blues when he was in the probables for the India U19 World Cup Squad. His journey has been full of hardwork coupled with cherished landmarks. Aakarshit got a big stage opportunity in 2018 where he was amongst the top 5 run getters in T20 Mumbai’18 with 205 runs in 5 games playing for Sobo Supersonics Team. Aakarshit played for Aakash Tigers team in the 2nd edition of T20 Mumbai’19 as a frontline opener.
Aakarshit is thankful to his family for the constant support he receives to pursue cricket as a career. Let’s wish the youngster who was also in the Ranji Probables in 2017-18 a fruitful career ahead as a top order batsman!
One of my athletes came up to me complaining of generalized body ache since last 15- 20 days. He had symptoms of body ache, tiredness and said that he feels that he is not recovering well enough. When asked about his training history and schedule, it was evident that he was training too much and the strategies for recovery were inadequate. That is when I came to
know that he is overtraining. But what exactly is overtraining? Let’s find out!
The overtraining syndrome is a common cause of constant tiredness in athletes. It may have disastrous consequences for the elite sportsperson. The terms overtraining, overreaching, overtraining syndrome, burnout, staleness have all been used in association with this condition and needs to be clarified.
There is also a term called “overreaching” which describes similar symptoms but of a more short and temporary nature.
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How does an overtraining syndrome develop?
A combination of excessive training load and inadequate recovery time results in short-term overtraining or overreaching. The overreaching is associated with impaired performance. If, at this stage, the athlete rests and has time to regenerate, the symptoms disappear and super- compensation may occur. Unfortunately, some athletes react to impaired performance by
increasing the intensity of their training. This leads to further impairment of performance, which may, in turn, result in the athlete increasing training other. A vicious cycle develops and leads to the overtraining syndrome.
Overreaching is often used by athletes during a typical training cycle to enhance performance. Intense training, in the short term, can result in a decline in performance; however, when incorporated with appropriate periods of recovery, a super-compensation effect may occur, with the sportsperson exhibiting an enhanced performance when compared
with the baseline level.
Other common causes of tiredness can be viral illness, nutritional deficiencies of iron, carbohydrates and protein content within the body.
How to know whether an overtraining syndrome has developed?
The initial symptom of the overtraining syndrome is usually fatigue (tiredness) but, with time, other symptoms develop.
Some of the symptoms used as indicators of overtraining include:
Decrease in the performance despite continued training
Constant fatigue
Cardiovascular changes, such as increased early morning heart rate or resting blood
pressure
Frequent illness, such as upper respiratory tract infection
Constant muscle soreness/ body aches
Loss of body mass
Lack of motivation
Loss of appetite/ eating desire
Sleep disturbances
High self-reported stress levels
Irritability or depression.
Who are at risk?
Certain groups of athletes appear to be at an increased risk of developing the overtraining
syndrome:
An athlete new to a particular sport may train overzealously without proper knowledge of training.
A sports person who is achieving some initial success may be encouraged to train even harder.
An athlete may be led into overtraining by trying to train with better athlete.
It may also be dangerous to follow the training program of an established
"champion" whose training program may have been published in a magazine or on
the internet.
The athlete who does not have a coach or training group to set training programs is far
more likely to over-train. The support of a sensible, experienced coach or trainer is the best means of maximizing performance and avoiding overtraining.
Potential triggers of overtraining syndrome
Increased training load without adequate recovery
Excessive number of competitions
Sleep disturbances
Stressors including personal life (family, relationships) and occupational
Previous illness
High altitude exposure
Heat injury episode
This was an overview of overtraining syndrome. Hope you have got an useful insight about overtraining syndrome. In the next article I will be writing more about how to prevent yourself from overtraining!
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The following Senior Women players are selected for Off Season Camp for the season 2019-2020.
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The following Under-23 players are selected for Off Season Camp for the season 2019-2020.
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All the selected players are requested to report at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, Bandra Kurla Complex on Monday, 15th July 2019 at 10.00 am
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The following Under-19 Girls players are selected for Off Season Camp for the season 2019-2020.
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All the selected players are requested to report at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, Bandra Kurla Complex on Wednesday, 17th July 2019 at 11.30 am
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The following Under-16 players are selected for Off Season Camp for the season 2019-2020.
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All the selected players are requested to report at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, Bandra Kurla Complex on Tuesday, 16th July 2019 at 10.00 am.
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Prof. Dr. Unmesh Khanvilkar
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