As we say opportunities don’t come by everyday & you have to grasp it with both the hands if something comes by your way & such is the case with the aspiring kids and cricketers. A huge opportunity has come for them to participate in a special coaching camp in U.K. Aspiring players will get a chance to get trained under the finest of professional coaches of UK on the finest of U.K pitches and get a chance to rub shoulders with the Country cricket players too. Forget about just rubbing shoulders with them, they may even get a chance to play county cricket if they turn out to be impressive during the coaching stint apart from getting a chance to play matches on weekends with them.
This will also give aspiring kids, Cricketers & Cricket players a big chance to get international exposure under the best conditions. It can completely revamp a player for sure.
SOME IMPORTANT POINTERS –
- The camp will probably be conducted between July-August
- The camp will be for a duration of 2 to 3 weeks with daily practice.
- All the cricketing aspects and skills right from batting, bowling, fielding, match temperament & much more will be focused.
- The participants will get selected and get an opportunity to be trained under the best professional cricket coaches of UK.
- The players will get a chance to play with county cricket players too, they will also get to play/or get trained in the best cricket grounds of UK.
- In weekends, the players will get an opportunity to play matches with the county cricket players which can be a great exposure.
- Players will also get participation certificates on the completion of the training.
- What’s more! Participating players who may look talented enough and impressive during the stint of the coaching may also get an opportunity to play the domestic county cricket in U.K!
- With personal attention by the top professional coaches and an opportunity to play on the best of the foreign soil under different conditions can drastically revamp an aspiring cricketer’s skills and technique which will benefit them a lot in the long run.
- All the Visa costs, airfares, accommodation & food expenses will be covered in the coaching package.
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It was the 2nd round knock-out match between MIG Cricket Club and Apollo Cricket Club at the M.I.G cricket Ground, Bandra, Mumbai. M.I.G Skipper Kevin Almeida won the toss & elected to bat first since he has a strong batting line up to make a big 1st innings score.
Batting first, MIG were off to a good start with a righthand-lefthand combination of Abhishek Rajadhyaksha and Sandeep Kunchikar. While Sandeep was out for a well-made 41, it was their left-handed opener Abhishek who made his presence count at the crease as he went on to score a big innings of 151. The left handed looked completely composed and confident & was playing proper cricketing shots which were nothing but a feast to the eyes. Abhishek was later joined by his talented skipper Kevin Almeida who also came in and scored a fluent 81. The southpaw needs no introduction as he has been a consistent run scorer since the past few seasons. Onkar Jadhav also chipped in with 31 & M.I.G reached a team total of 374/10 in 68.5 overs.
In reply, Apollo Cricket Club were all out for 214/10 in 54.4 overs and Vinit Dhulap was the chief destroyer with the ball taking 5/55 with his left arm spin. Vinit broke partnerships and took important wickets which helped the game to tilt in their favor. Kushal Kakkad gave a strong fight with his unbeaten 90* & so did Sairaj Sangle who scored a valiant 52 but that wasn’t enough as they lacked support from the other end.
M.I.G Cricket Club who came in the match without their regular 2-3 players won the match comfortably by 160 runs & they will be certainly happy with their collective team performance & especially of Abhishek, Vinit & their skipper Kevin. Cricketgraph wishes their good form continues for a long time & they go on to win the tournament.
KCA(Kandivali cricket association) and Hurricanes from Acry organics faced each other for a intense encounter at the Payyade Cricket Ground, Kandivali, Mumbai. Team KCA won the toss & elected to bat first and make a good total on the board to keep the opponents under pressure.
KCA were not off to the best starts with both their openers Pranay & Amay not troubling much with their scores of 6 & 1 respectively. However, right handed Aman Sharma came in at no.4 and played the anchors role scoring a gutsy 56 off just 52 balls (7 fours). Aman kept on rotating the strike and also smashed boundaries when they were needed. The lower middle order did their bit with Sunil yadav chipping in with 21 & Akhilesh Yadav scoring a 14 ball 24* taking their team total to 156/8 in 20 overs. Hurricanes Skipper Parth Mathuria led from the front in the bowling department with bowling figures of 3/29 in 4 overs followed by 2 wkts for Ashish Vora.
Chasing 157 in 20 overs is not impossible but not the easiest tasks either. Hurricanes managed to reach only 121 runs and handed over a win by 35 runs to Kandivali Cricket Association. Rajesh Mehta fought hard for his 39 ball 48 but lacked support from the other end. Amay Tondkar was the pick of the bowlers followed by rest of the bowlers taking a wicket each.
KCA won the match comfortably & Aman Sharma was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his stroke ful 56. Looking at the form he and his team are in, they will certainly be the opponents to watch out for in the coming matches of the tournament.
It was the nerve holding quarter finals between two competitive sides at Santosh Sports Cricket Academy, Ground, Kalyan, Thane between Sulonia Cricket Academy Thane Team & Santosh Sports Academy Team. Winning the toss, Sulonia cricket academy elected to bat first as they have a strong batting line up which can capitalize on the pitch conditions and post a big total on the board.
Right handed opening batsman Jay Dhatrak gave a blazing start scoring a magnificent 89 off just 66 balls. Jay displayed his hitting skills as well as his resilience on the crease as his knock was a perfect mixture of aggression and composure. Jay was so dominating with the bat that in one over he smashed 4 sixes against the leg spinner Aditya Paliwade. Coming at no.3 Tejas Chavan also did a good job with the bat scoring a solid 54 off just 47 balls (6 fours). Team Sulonia managed to reach a good total of 255/9 in 35 overs with Jash Ganinga the leading bowler for Santosh Academy with bowling figures of 4/28 in 6 overs. Jash bowled well & succeeded in giving important breakthroughs for his team.
Chasing 256, Santosh Sports Academy worked hard and managed to give a tough fight but eventually they managed to reach 191/7 in 35 overs. The openers Aditya Baliwada & Aadit Degaonkar gave a good start scoring 30 & 46 respectively followed by Jash Ganiga’s 34 ball 53 at no.3. The first three batsman played really well but the rest of the batsman could not capitalize on the start given by them and lost the quarter finals by 64 runs. Right arm leg spinner Aayush Iyer bowled a magnificent spell of 4/41 in 7 overs and also took important wickets when they were needed. Iyer was the star bowler and did his job to perfection.
While Jash Ganiga gave his best with the bat and the ball for Santosh Academy, it was the skipper of Sulonia Jay Dhatrak who was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his dominating 89 and also a run out, Aayush iyer’s efforts were also worth appreciating and the whole team’s performance will surely make their coach Tushar Sir happy. Cricketgraph wishes their good form continues & they go on to win the tournament.
GBSC (Goregaon Boys Sports Club) & CPCC (Chandrakant Pandit Cricket Clinic) faced each other for an intense league encounter at the Aarey Bhaskar Ground in Goregaon, Mumbai. GBSC who have a strong batting line up decided to capitalize on the opportunity of batting first and elected to bat first after winning the toss and try to post a big total on the board.
GBSC made the full use of winning the toss as they went on to score a mammoth 170/7 in 20 overs. Their openers Manoj & Vishal Pendurkar failed to convert their starts but it was their no.3 batsman Mukund Sangli who came in and changed the whole script of the game. Mukund Sangli scored a 21 ball 47 and smashed 5 glorious boundaries and 3 big sixes. Mukund was outright dominating against the bowlers and kept the run-rate ticking. He was smashing the ball with complete authority & managed to have a strike rate above 220 in his 21 ball stay at the crease. Mukund also got great support from Kishore Hande who was equally dangerous and destructive at the crease. Kishor just faced 15 balls but he went on to score 42 from it at a strike rate of almost 300(which also included 4 sixes). In fact Mukund & Kishor engaged in an epic game changing 94 run partnership coming off just 34 balls. They were so destructive with the bat that Mukund smashed 28 runs in one over against the bowling of Jay Shastri. For CPCC, Naser Kamal was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/17 in his 3 overs followed by Neeraj Desai’s 2/21 in 2 overs.
Chasing 171 at 8.5 runs per over, CPCC succumbed to the pressure of chasing and some good bowling as they managed to reach only 127/9 in 20 overs. GBSC won the match by 43 runs & Vishal Pendurkar was the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 3/25 in 3 overs. Mukund Sangli who had already done the damage with the bat also did some good fielding which included 1 run out. Another bright stats from GBSC was Abhishek Patel who achieved a unique record of sorts as he did 5 stumpings and also took a catch.
It was a good day for GBSC as everything went in their favor & Mukund Sangli was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his blazing 47 & also a run out . Cricketgraph wishes Goregaon Sports Club as well as Mukund & Kishore to keep on playing good cricket like this for many more matches to come & go on to win the tournament.
It was the all important Semi-finals of the Kurla bapat tournament between Prabhu jolly young cricketers & Canara Vijay at National CC ground, Cross maidan in Mumbai. Winning the toss, Canara Vijay CC elected to bat first and make the most of the pitch conditions to give a big target to team Prabhu Jolly Young Cricketers.
However, things did not go in their favor as the openers failed to give a start to Canara Vijay team and so did the middle order who failed to convert their 20’s. Eventually Canara Vijay team was all out for 122 in 19.3 overs with MAS KAZI being the leading run scorer scoring a fighting 34 off 40 balls. Left arm spinner Vijendra Yadav was the ultimate destroyer for Canara Vijay as he bowled a fantastic spell with bowling figures of 6/22 in 3.3 overs. Vinjendra bamboozled the batsman with his spin & kept on taking wickets without allowing any batsman to settle at the crease. Yadav also got some good support from their skipper Ajinkya Balkate who came up with bowling figures of 1/29 in 4 overs. Rahman Siddique & Birendra Rawat also chipped in with a wicket each.
Chasing 123 is an easy task for most of the teams now and such was the case with Prabhu Jolly Young Cricketers as they won the match by 8 wkts and 5.4 overs to spare. Skipper Ajinkya Balkate brought up a match winning half century (56* off 44 balls) playing the role of finisher for his team. Right-handed Ajinkya smashed 8 fours & 2 sixes & looked very solid and confident at the crease.
Prabhu Jolly Young Cricketers won the match & Vijendra Yadav and Ajinkya Balkate were surely the man of the match for their brilliant individual performances. Looking at the form the whole team & these two players are in, the finals will be worth watching!
Would you grab the opportunity with both the hands if two international players who have done enough in the field of cricket for their respective countries come together to coach you? Well! we are sure most of the kids or aspiring cricketers will say “Yes”.
One is the Sri Lankan Legend Chaminda Vaas who needs no introduction. A veteran of 111 Tests, 322 ODI’s & a tally of 655 wickets, these figures tells it all. On the other hand is our very own mumbaikar Wasim Jaffer, the man who has scored 2 double centuries for India in Test Cricket (including one against arch rival Pakistan). A man who is no less than an iconic figure of India in first class cricket. In fact he is a bigger name in first class cricket than many International Indian Icons as he has amassed over 17,000 runs & 51 centuries in first class cricket. The good news is both these veterans are coming together to coach boys in Mumbai & it can’t get better than this!
Jwala Sports Foundation is launching a new cricket coaching programme in association with Brain 4Sports in Mumbai known as “Centre of Excellence for Cricket”. The boys from U-14 & U-16 will get selected by Jwala Sports Foundation to get trained under the stint of Wasim Jaffer & Chaminda Vaas for a period of two weeks.
These will be full day camps for its entire duration and all the aspects of cricket right from the art of Fast Bowling, Batting, Fielding Skills, Match Temperament, Fitness & Training, Cricket Psychology & Mental Toughness will be covered. It’s basically a complete A to Z cricket coaching camp under the excellent Guidance of these two international cricketers. These two weeks can completely revamp a player as far as his cricketing skills or cricketing aspirations are concerned & such opportunities doesn’t come everyday for sure.
Some Important Pointers-
- Players between the age 12 to 21 can participate in the form of 4 groups starting from u-12, u-14, u-16, u-18 and u-21
- The 1st round of selection has been completed at Oval Maidan on 27th february between 9am to 3om.
- 70 Kids have been selected so far and will undergo the next steps/procedures for the final selection
- Overall between 60 to 75 kids will be selected for this program but the number has been increased from 75 to 90 because of the great response it has received.
- The next round of selection trial will be conducted in the 1st week of April (The dates will come out soon!)
- All the selected players will get a special uniform, & there will daily practice under the stint of Wasim Jaffer & Chaminda Vaas between 9am to 3pm along with breakfast and lunch facilities.
- Vinayak Samant, Prashant Shetty & Santosh Shinde will be the sub-coaches under Wasim Jaffer & Chaminda Vaas.
- All the players will get a participation certificate on the completion of program signed & approved by Wasim Jaffer & Chaminda Vaas.
- Jwala Singh (the director of Mumbai Cricket Club -MCC & Brain 4Sports) is responsible for this wonderful initiative which is a first of its kind in India. Jwala Singh is also regarded as one of the top coaches in the city, so overall it’s going to be a once in a lifetime exposure for kids.
Dronacharya Award winner and a cricket coach of top class, Chandrashekhar Karmalkar has already made a strong mark in cricket coaching fraternity. The 44-year old resident of Thane started his cricket academy way back in 2003 by the name Kwality Sports Club. Karmalkar imparts cricket training at Dadoji Konddev stadium, Thane, five days a week (Monday – Friday) from 7am to 9am. The practice sessions are on for all 12 months round the year, with off-season training being undertaken in June – September.
Following tournaments championship won by Kwality Sports Club : –
1. Under 15 Bhiwandi Taluka Cricket Tournament on 2005
2. Survey Cricket Club T-15 Tournament Championship continuously 4 year : – 2010, 2012, 2012, 2013
3. Thane District Cricket Association organized T-10 Bhau Cricket Tournament organized by Thane Cricket Association in the year 2014
A right hand opening batsman and a right arm off spin bowler, Chandrashekhar started playing cricket right from his school days when he represented New English School, Thane, in inter-school cricket tournaments. His solid performances at the school level, was rewarded with a berth in Mumbai U-15 team which was captained by the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar in 1988. After completing his schooling, the all-rounder went on to play at inter-collegiate level for R.Jhunjhunwala College, Ghatkopar. For a decade (1991 – 2001), Karmalkar played Kanga league matches for different clubs. Not only with bat and ball, but also behind the stumps he made some useful contributions. He represented various Thane clubs like Golden Star, Royal Cricket Club, Thane Friends, Morning Cricket Club and Sporting Club. At the district level, Karmalkar played multiple tournaments like Shatkar Trophy, Sport Star Trophy and RCF Trophy, to name a few.
For over a decade, Chandrashekhar Karmalkar has been associated with coaching. He has produced many a great players that have gone on to play for Mumbai at different age groups. Vaibhav Mali played for Mumbai U-19 and was in the probables of U-23. He is currently playing for Air India. Jaydeep Pardeshi is another player who made it big. Jaydeep played for Mumbai at U-14, U-16, U-19 and U-23 levels. He also played for Mumbai University and got selected for NCA and ZCA camp. Arun Yadav played for Rest of India and Haryana U-19. Currently he is playing A division matches. Donning Mumbai’s lion crest on his chest, Hemant Buchade excelled in cricket, as he made it to the U-23 team, thanks to Chandrashekhar Karmalkar.
Apart from the physically abled players, Karmalkar has trained the special talents like Mayuresh Sansare and Atul Khukale. Sansare represented the Indian team in 2015 for the five-nation physically challenged cricket tournament, whereas both these players were selected to play for Mumbai in the West Zone Tournament for physically challenged.
Chandrashekhar has been associated with Piramal Enterprises since 2007 and has helped the corporate team win many a competitions At the hands of Anand Piramal, Executive Director of Piramal Realty, Chandrashekhar Karmalkar was bestowed with Dronacharya award in 2012. Following are the competition won by Piramal Team like –
1. 3 rd Prize in Milan T-20 Tournament in the year 2013
2. Win Wood Trophy T-20 Tournament in the year 2014
3. Win Accenture 7 a side tournament in year 2011
4. Runners up in Salvo Cup T-10 Tournament in year 2015
He has been coaching other pharma biggies like Abbott Healthcare (since 2011). Under his guidance Abbott corporate team win many a competitions Like –
1. Runner-up in Thane Vaibhav Corporate Tournament T-35 in “C” division in the year 2014
2. Runner up in Milan Trophy T-40 Tournament in the year 2014
3. Win Bronze final Shiraz-E Hind T-20 Trophy in the year 2016
4. win the Silver final of Chanawala Challenger T20 Trophy in the year 2016
And From Last 2 years he has coaching to Akumentis Healthcare (since 2016), and under his guidance Akumentis corporate team win the Platinum final of Chanawala Challenger T20 Trophy in the year 2016.
To his impeccable contributions to the game of cricket in Thane, Guardian Minister and PWD Minister of Thane; Eknath Shinde, felicitated Chandrashekhar Karmalkar on 1st May 2016. The occasion was graced with the presence of Sanjay More, Mayor of Thane, and Param Bir Singh, Commission of Police, Thane.
For Chandrashekhar Karmalkar, cricket is passion, profession, hobby and his life.
Semi-Finals are always much awaited & it was the all important semi-final game of the Liberal Shield Tournament between Dilip Vengsarkar’s XI & Elphinstone at Elphinstone Cricket Ground, Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Elphinstone won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of making a big score and put Vengsarkar’s XI under pressure.
Things weren’t as hunky dory for Elphinstone as they did not get a good start from their openers and neither did their middle order fired the way they may have wanted to. Elphinstone managed to reach only 112/6 in 20 overs with Ayush being the leading run scorer with a gutsy 38. He lacked support from the other end & hardly any batsman were able to cross the two digit mark which kept their total limited to just 112. Each & every bowler did their job perfectly as everyone scalped a wicket each. Rohan Bane was the most economical of the lot taking 1/14 in his 3 overs.
Chasing 113 was a mere cakewalk for Vengsarkar’s XI as they won the match by 5 wkts and 3.5 overs to spare. Manish Bhogale who had taken a wicket with his left arm spin also contributed well at the middle order sealing the chase for his side with an unbeaten 39* off just 20 balls. Right-handed batsman Manish just came in and smacked the bowlers at will scoring at a strike rate of almost 200 & helping his team win the semi-finals.
It was a good day in the office for Dilip Vengsarkar’s XI and Manish Bhogale was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his all-round performance. Looking at the good performance by the Vengsarkar boys, their finals against Sangam CC at Karnataka SC ground will be a match to look out for. Cricketgraph wishes the team all the luck & go on to win the tournament.
It was the 2nd round knock-out match between two strong teams namely Parsee Gymkhana & Sind Sports Club at the Parsee Gymkhana Ground, in Marine Lines Mumbai. Parsee Gymkhana who have a strong batting line up elected to put the opposition under pressure and bowl first and restrict them to a low score.
Batting first, SSC were not off to the best starts as both their openers Khushal shah & Harsh Tank lost their wickets early. However, there was some respite as their no.3 batsman Puneet Tripathi scored a sublime 82 off just 102 balls. Puneet looked hardly affected by any of the bowlers & was quite solid and confident at the crease. Puneet smashed 9 fours & 2 sixes in his 102 ball stay at the crease & also created a good partnership with Parthiv Mehta who also scored a valiant half century (51, 5 fours)) off 95 balls. Their skipper Raunaq Sharma was leading from the front with bowling figures of 4/56 in his 15.3 overs. Right arm leg spinner Raunaq bowled really well and also got good support from Bhavin desai and Manish Rao who took 2 wickets each. SSC were all out for 274 in 67.3 overs and gave a decent target for Parsee Gymkhana to chase.
Chasing 275, Parsee Gymkhana were at one struggling with 4 wickets down under 50 runs including their in-form opener Bravish Shetty who did not open his account with the bat. However, Raunaq still had that mojo inside him and did not gave up till the very end. It was definitely one of the best knocks of the tournament as their skipper at no.5 went on to score a blazing 158 off just 138 balls. Raunaq Sharma was outright entertaining and smashing the ball with authority which included 14 glorious fours and 7 big sixes to infuse life back to their chase. However, Raunaq gave away his wicket at the last moment when only 18 runs were needed & they lost the match by just 8 runs. Had he got some support from the other end, this could well have been one of the best chases in the recent times. Right arm medium pacer Arvind Patel was the pick of the bowlers taking 7/61 in 17.4 overs. Arvind was very effective with the ball & kept on taking wickets at regular intervals including the crucial wickets of the opposition skipper Raunaq Sharma who was batting on 158.
Arvind Patel completed playing the match despite he losing a dear member of his family while the match was on. His father encouraged him to complete the match & he certainly gave his best despite all the drawbacks. His performance is certainly a dedication towards his loved ones & the one whom he lost.
Sind Sports Club won the match by 7 runs and players Raunaq Sharma, Arvind Patel and Puneet Tripathi were collectively adjudged ‘man of the match’ for their brilliant individual performances. All in all, it was a great match which held everybody’s nerves till the end & Cricketgraph wishes all the three players and both the teams to keep performing in the same way.
