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20/02/2024

G. R. Viswanath interview by Sportsnasha Part 2. Link in the comment.

12/02/2024

Legend is 75 today

The greatest match winner of India on tough wickets GR Vishwanath completed 75 years today 12 February 2024.We would want to celebrate February listening to this unsung hero for India and arguably greatest batsman of 70s like Sunil Gavaskar.
Interview is big so in four parts.
Part 1 for you today .
Other parts will follow in this month itself.

Greatest Indian match winner in Test Cricket for India of decade between 70 to 80 spoke to www.sportsnasha.com about his career ups and downs. This is a glim...

04/12/2023

SPORTSNASHA was delighted to be invited as a guest at a great initiative by Abhishek Jha for his KHEL URJA event at Sathaye College Vileparle.

The event was a special and appreciable .

It was for specially abled children named खेळ ऊर्जा organized by Abhishek Jha student of Sathaye College studying in T.Y.Bsc Chemistry.

Abhishek Jha has formed a startup named Champion's Zone in Incubation center of PTVAIM COEI.

Champion's Zone manages turf ground for schools and colleges, conducts sports events and aims to provide better sports facilities to the most untapped sector in sports i.e Girls ,Women and Specially abled children.

The event was organized at Sathaye College on 29th November 2023. 500+ participants from 14 different schools participated in this event.

A blind cricket match was also organized with Blinds Sports Association (Mumbai Blind Cricket Team).

Sportsnasha happily supported the cause as it has been doing for so many years for grassroot sports. Sportsnasha provided Tshirts for event as well LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS holding books on Sachin as a prize to winners.

Keep working hard Abhishek Jha you have a great energy and organisation skill. All the best.

sharing a photo with my partner Rajesh Deo as well as a photo of blind cricket match.

20/11/2023

It is Australia, it is not headlines anymore

It is a familiar script, isn't it for the Indian fans. Knockouts and Australia, not a match made in heaven, often ends in anguish, disappointment, shattered morale, and agony. It was Ponting in 2003, Smith in 2015, Smith and Head in June this year, and now Head again.

This was supposed to be India's world cup. Pitches were their allies, home crowd behind them, team was playing like a dream under a charismatic captain with bowlers hunting in packs, and the coronation date was set for 19th at the world's largest stadium in front of 1,00,000 supporters.

All the pieces of the jigsaw was coming together, but after 10 rounds of smooth sailing, Australia stood in between. The same Australia, who were written off a couple of matches into the tournament, and with huge question marks over the captaincy of Pat cummins. How can a World cup be complete without Australia's turnaround. They had to throw some punches back, and they did, in a typical resilient Australian fashion. It wasn't a picture-perfect road to the finals, had their own share of hiccups, but the speciality of Australian cricket sides is that they never go away. Just when you think, the match is within your grasp, they sn**ch it away from you. It feels as if they have a magnet which attracts winning mentality. They are so obsessed with winning, that even when they are 91/7 chasing 290, the mindset is how to get over the line. And more often than not, they generally do. Winning is ingrained in their DNA.

It was India's final to lose with the belligerent way in which they were playing. Almost all the cricket pundits tipped India to win, nobody gave Australia a chance. Australia, five-time world champion, let the number five sink in. They never turn up to any competition and just participate. They always compete. And here they did, and gatecrashed India's party.

From the toss, everything they touched turned into gold. Rohit Sharma threatened for a while, but Travis Head did a Kapil to send him back to the pavillion. That put the brakes on the scoring, and Australia were so miserly that India could only score 240 even after a blistering start. As the cliche goes, runs in a World cup final is like goldust. Travis Head had different ideas though. He missed the first half of the tournament with a broken hand, Australia were still brave enough and took a punt on him recognizing his match-winning prowess and boy he put on a clinic when it mattered the most. From a spot of bother at 47/3, Head and Labuschangne not only put daggers in the hearts of the Indian public, but also ensured that they didn't gather voice for the rest of the game. Head was using the bat like a guitar, playing the ball to his tune, some like boxing punches, some with deft touches like a surgeon. Labuschangne on the other hand was using the bat like a fortress, assured and steady.
Even a calm captain like Rohit was left with scrambled brain and a puzzled look, such was the dominance.

Once the dust settles, and if you are brave enough to dissect this match further: you will get only one answer: Australia. India's avengers threw the kitchen sink at them, but have come empty-handed. Spare a thought. Make no mistake, it has been an outstanding tournament for Team India, but unfortunately that's the nature of the beast, this world cup will be remembered for Travis Head's brilliance, and Australia's rise from the ashes to champions.

Characters change but the story remains the same. Australia are the Novak Djokovic of cricket. How poetic it is that on the same day, the Serb lifted the ATP World Tour Finals to reinforce his superiority. Both champions woven from the same cloth.

08/11/2023

A Women Cricket coach spoke with sportsnasha

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08/11/2023

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08/11/2023

Batsmen stopped dancing after Bedi retired....A small tribute to Master spinner Bishen

There was no spinner like him not Ashwin not even Murali .His 259 wickets with clean action dont justify his class.All time great .Period.

I would love to recollect a Test Match in Mumbai against NZ when I watched it from stands of Wankhede Stadium Mumbai.

A small piece on great Bedi...

Chasing 300 to win NZ lost by 162 runs with Bishen as usual making poor NewZealand batsmen come one by one register an attendance and leave the ground before they could settle.

Before Bishen could feast , Madanlal , our opening slow medium fastest bowler Scalped star opener Glenn Turner with ball just moving (not even a fraction percent of what Richard Hadlee could) and taking Glenn Turner's edge in safe hands of Sunny Gavaskar at first slip.

Expert commentator made a perfect analysis when he said ' class of Glenn was evident again as his bat was perfectly close to the ball and hence he edged, any other batsman would have missed it completely'
For sure this wicket of Glenn must be best of all his (Madan's) wickets (even taking into account Viv Richard's in World Cup-83 which could have been credited to Kapil's account though for his super catch).

Coming back to match ,after getting Turner early, Bedi the turner started his magic and that was one of the most authoritative bowling by Indian captain in his lifetime. As he picked up John Parker, a good batter of NZ those days, immediately with a brilliant armer . Parker , before he could go on back foot to a shortish ball , saw his stumps castle with a rapid pace of a spin wizard Bishen.

Mark Burges was next batsman. Bishen asked Sunil Gavaskar to go to backward short leg where Burgess gave lessons to Sunny 'how not to drop a dolly?'.

Richard Hadlee's wicket was one of the most brilliant traps set by any bowler till date. Hadlle had a peculiar sweep shot and Bish knew Richard would serve it for him on platter . As Richard took stance Bishen clapped to Brijesh and asked him to be exactly in line of square leg, Next ball Hadlee sweeped straight into hands of Brijesh Patel , who was India's Ravindra Jadeja in fielding those days.

Other batsmen of NZ completed formality and India won the Test.

There were many wickets which Bedi took became memorable one such was of Australian batsman Kim Hughes .

Hughes a class player and former captain was deceived by Bish in a Test in Australia.

Kim hit Bedi for six and then a square cut four in two balls . Aussie commentator got excited thinking this as beginning of Bedi massacre.

Bish was cool calm and knew Kim was like a pray waiting to be trapped. Bish bowled third ball slightly shorter with same simple action on same spot at 130km per hr plus and before Kim could bring his bat down was bowled with a rocket speed armer. Bedi did not jump in air nor he expressed with a Ravindra Jadeja jab in the air.

He calmly walked for next delivery. That was real confidence a plan executed to perfection.
Expert commentator laughed and appreciated the master plot.

Bish was Bish artist magician and a flawless spinber.

He was as big player as Sunil Gavaskar and admirer of Sunny.
So he had kept name of his son Gavas Inder Singh.

No wonder when he and Prasanna retired batsmen stopped dancing.

By Aju Deshpande

14/09/2023

NYRA Cup
1st Ever Women's Wheelchair Cricket Match in Mumbai
Mumbai Queen's Vs Mumbai Diva's
Sunday, 10th Sep. 2023
Venue - Andheri Sports Complex (UMRB Turf)

An Initiative By
Mr. Rohan Gaikwad, Chairman - NYRA Foundation
& Mr. Rahul Ramugade, Captain - Mumbai Wheelchair Cricket Team

Organise by - Wheelchair Sports Association Mumbai
Title Sponsor - NYRA Foundation
Co- Sponsor - Inner Wheel Club Of Mumbai Parleshwar
Powered by - Wheelchair Cricket India & Differently-Abled Cricket Council Of India
Supported by - walk n wheels foundation
Accessibility Partners - Accessibility Redefined
Venue Partner - UMRB Turf, Azad Nagar

Chief Guest
Mr. Vinod Deshpande, Former Vice President Of Mumbai Cricket Association

Guest Of Honour
Mr. Vikas Satam, Cricket Coach Of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
Mrs. Aarti Gaikwad, NYRA Foundation
Mrs. Sonal Shah, President Inner Wheel Club Of Mumbai Parleshwar
Mr. Vishwanath Gurav, President Wheelchair Sports Association Mumbai
Mr. Rajesh Patil, Accessibility Redefined
Miss Ganga Kadam, International Blind Cricketer, Winners of IBSA World Games.
Mr. Dharmesh Shah, UMRB Turf Andheri

Scorecard
Mumbai Queen's won the toss & decided to bowl first.

Mumbai Diva's made 40 Runs Loss 4 wickets in 8 overs.
Miinakshi Jadhav 14 Runs, Prerna Dhone 11 Runs
Anu Chouhan & Shaileja D'Souza 1-1 wicket each of Mumbai Diva's.

In reply Mumbai Queen's made 34 Runs Loss 5 wickets in 8 overs.
Neetu Mehta 17 Runs, Anu Chouhan 6 Runs.
Prerna Dhone took 3 wickets of Mumbai Queen's.

Mumbai Diva's Won By 6 Runs.

Player Of The Match - Prerna Dhone, 11 Runs & 3 Wickets.
Best Batter - Neetu Mehta, 17 Runs.
Best Bowler - Anu Chouhan, 1 wicket with good economy rate.

Mumbai Wheelchair Cricket Team
Mumbai city is known as the cricket capital of India, Mumbai has set records by winning the prestigious Ranji Trophy 41 times. Mumbai has produced great cricketers like Ajit Wadekar, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma & many more who contributed to Indian cricket. Even in the Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians have won more championships than any other team. Unfortunately, the city does not have its own Wheelchair Cricket Team for wheelchair cricketers of Mumbai & to change this Wheelchair Sports Association Mumbai has taken an initiative & formed the Mumbai Wheelchair Cricket Team. The Mumbai team will provide more opportunities to wheelchair cricketers across Mumbai & Maharashtra to play at the national & international levels.

About Wheelchair Cricket
Wheelchair cricketers are 70% to 90% physically challenged, they have major disabilities in their lower body. They do batting, bowling & fielding on wheelchairs. The team includes players with different disabilities like polio, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy & even amputees. Few players from the Mumbai team have also played for the Indian Wheelchair Cricket Team. Mumbai Wheelchair Cricket Team is managed by Wheelchair Sports Association Mumbai and it does not have any support from Mumbai Cricket
Association (MCA), BCCI, or any other government body. It has been running on the funds received by NGOs and voluntary donors.

Support Wheelchair Cricket
Although we are playing Wheelchair Cricket from 2017 at the National & International level, due to lack of support from BCCI & the Government, we don't have a good flow of funds to organize wheelchair cricket matches regularly. Our Wheelchair Cricket has been running on the funds received by NGOs and Voluntary Donors. We want support from Mumbai Cricket Association & Maharashtra State Government. Supporting wheelchair cricket will promote inclusivity in society via sports & your contribution will make a big difference to this good cause.

12/03/2023

When was first turning wicket prepared in India and why?

"Curator at Ahmedabad has done a great job ! " Ravi Shastri said to journalists in his usual confidently professional after match speech after beating England 3-1 in recently concluded series while defending the turning track at newly built Narendra Modi Stadium.

We (Myself and Rajesh ) were co-incidentally at a farm house of the former Indian cricketer Yajurvindra Singh , who is neighbor of Ravi at Sportsfield Mumbai residence as well as visitor at his Alibaug house when Ravi gets a break from cricket coaching assignment and relaxes at his Alibaug home.

"Do you know when they started preparing turning wickets in India?" Former Indian Cricketer Yajurvindra Singh asked us while the TV in front of us showed after match speech of Ravi .

"Not exactly!" I said as India had once again beaten England in the fourth test on one more turning track.

Yajurvindra Singh who took 7 catches in a Test Match against England at Bengaluru , in year1977 to equal Greg Chappel's record of catches in Test Cricket was witness to first turning wicket bulldozing of an England side, perhaps.

"India had lost first 3 Test matches in a row against visiting England in the 1977 India tour when Bishen Singh Bedi was skipper. Angry Bishen felt we could beat the England side only if we could make a turning track" Yajurvindra took us back to those days when India's losing a Test match and Test series did not hurt us as much as it does today.

"Generally our Pitch curators used to be happy pleasing the strong oppositions (those days) like England, Australia by preparing fast green tracks even though it meant that India would be at the receiving end of their fast bowlers and lose matches in a lot" he (Yajurvindra) revealed something we innocent spectators were unaware of those days.

"India scored 250 odd in the first innings and bowled England out for 195.on a square turner with Chandra running through England's batting . India started the second innings with a flurry of strokes by Sunil Gavaskar Scoring quick 50 . Sunil was smart enough to take advantage before spinners could wreak havoc" He rekindled our memories. Sunil could play strokes at will if he desired (and play 'Pujara' if wanted)

"It was the same match you took those 5 catches at short leg in the first innings and 2 in second to equal Greg Chappel record of 7 catches " I quipped.

"Yes ! " He confirmed with a deservingly proudish smile.

" Was it the same match where Vishwanath scored those 80 odd runs to save his place in the team, after having a bad series?" I did not have to scratch my head much to remember listening to commentary of that match, It was the same Test match when Vishy saved himself (from getting dropped) as well as resurrected India in crisis.

"India playing in the second innings lost three quick wickets including Sunil (50) . I somehow remained not out with Underwood (the best left arm spinner of that era ) turning the ball viciously and making every delivery look unplayable.Underwood looked so deadly that Vishwanath avoided coming to bat at number 5 (his batting number those days) at the fag end of the day" We could sense how vulnerable it must have been facing Underwood's fastish left arm spin.

Underwood may not be known to this generation but he has troubled the world's greatest batsmen including our master of spin (and pace of course) Sunil Gavaskar , whom he has claimed 12 times in 20 Tests where both have played against each other.

Murali and Warne fans may bite nails, if told the fact that Underwood is till date the most successful spinner against India taking 54 wickets at 26.5 in 16 Tests. Both Shane Warne and Murali average over 40 against India.

Coming back to the Test match Yajurvindra said " Vishy batted at number 7 in that Test but was quickly in control and returned to his usual stylish form hitting Underwood whenever and wherever he wanted .

"Yaju you don't play strokes otherwise you will get out. Vishy had told me" Yajurvindra said that he was warned by gentle but classy batsman Vishy .
"Ultimately I tried sweeping a short ball which took top edge of bat ." Yajurvindra still looked like hitting the bat on floor of the hall.

" 'I told you do not play strokes ' Vishy told me while I departed " Yajurvindra still seems to be repending not listening to the little master.

"Vishy took India to 259 in second innings with superb display of skills against square turner Underwood . India set a target of about 300 in the fourth innings for England. Our spinners (Bedi 5 and Chandra 3) did rest and India beat England by 140 runs ultimately. " He summarised .

India had discovered the turning wicket success formula as late as or as early as 1977 , which has given us many more 2 days or 3 days destructively authentic victories.

This has at least ensured ample time for visitors to enjoy some unexplored Indian sightseeing spots .

Aju Deshpande
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25/07/2022

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30/12/2021

Javelin throw..What is happening in villages that will produce champions...
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26/12/2021

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