Rahul
Dravid, one of the best batsmen in Test Cricket history and
'The Great Wall of India' talks with CricketFundas.com in this
exclusive interview taken in July 2008 in Colombo. The
interviewer is Vidyut Jaisimha, who is the son of former
Indian Cricketer ML Jaisimha.
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Noel David would be remembered as one of the
finest fielders in Indian Cricket. An all rounder who used to
bat in the middle order and bowl off breaks, Noel got his
break in International Cricket when he was picked following
the famous rotator cuff injury to Javagal Srinath just after
he landed in the Caribbean in the 1996/97 tour. Although Noel
David has played just 35 first class games along with 4 ODIs,
he had his moments on and off the field which are quite
interesting.
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Pravin
Amre is the new Coach of the Mumbai Ranji Side. An ardent fan
of Indian Cricket will remember him as the 9th Indian
Cricketer to score a Century on Test Match Debut which he did
on the historical tour of South Africa in 1992/93. Amre still
holds the record for the highest individual score in the
history of Irani Trophy history with a score of 246 for Rest
of India in 1990/91 against Bengal.
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Deep
Dasgupta is the present Captain of the Bengal Ranji Side. He
is a Wicket Keeper-Batsman who once served India as a
makeshift opener in Test Matches. Dasgupta helped India with
some fine knocks including a century against England but he
couldn't really create an impact through his glovework. He has
been serving Bengal Cricket quite admirably for the last few
seasons with both bat and his wicket keeping.
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Robin
Uthappa had made his ODI Debut for India on the 15th of
April in 2006, where he had smashed the English bowlers all
over the
Maharani Usharaje Trust Ground for a scintillating 86.
That was no fluke innings as he was up against four pacers
who were bowling consistently above 140kmph. Add to the fact
that Robin’s innings was while chasing a reasonably high
target of 289!
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South African cricket has given the world
some truly legendary personalities. One of them is Dr. Aron
‘Ali’ Bacher. Having represented his country both as a
player and an administrator with immense success, Dr. Bacher
was in India as a consultant to a South African based
company for electronic scoreboards – ‘Stellavista’. Venkat
Ananth caught up with him at the Coffee Shop of the Cricket
Club of India, Mumbai.
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Yashpal
Singh is a prolific run scorer in Indian Domestic Circuit.
He plays for Services in the Ranji Trophy Championship.
Yashpal is a right handed middle order batsman who can bowl
useful medium pace. if he continues to score runs in a heap,
this man would soon become an integral part of the next
generation Indian team with already the superstars in the
middle order of India into their thirties.
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Yeah
hopefully I am looking forward for it. With the new form of
play that of the powerplays and all, if I get a chance I
would really like to go even 1 run more than the 148.
Obviously I like to get a 150. It’s not easy to repeat this
kind of performance at the international level. But with
this powerplay, I think it can be done. It’s not impossible,
if I have done it once, I can do it once again.
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Karsan
Ghavri is the the Mumbai Coach for the 2005/06 Ranji Season.
Last season, Karsan Ghavri was the coach of the Bengal Ranji
Team. Karsan played 39 tests and 19 ODIs for India between
1974 and 1981. Karsan Ghavri went into the record books as
the first Indian left arm pace bowler to take 100 Test
Wickets. Karsan also used to bowl slow left arm orthodox.
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Shivlal
Yadav is the Hon. Secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket
Association. Apart from that he has also been the Indian
Team Manager and also a National Selector. Shivlal Yadav was
an off spinner who had played in 35 Tests and had captured
102 Test Wickets. He has also played 7 ODIs for India.
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Charu
Sharma is a familiar face with the Indian TV Viewers. This
man has been on the Television for about 23 years now. In
this freewheeling chat, Charu talks about Diving,
Doordarshan, fellow Commentators and just about everything
else. As it turned out , Charu opened up and unleashed a
dazzling array of shots of his own. The end result was of
course a very interesting conversation.
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I
thought National Selectors were very serious individuals and
would be reserve to their words. However, I changed my opinion
ever since I met Kiran More, the Chairman of Selectors and
former Indian wicket keeper. From whatever I had seen of him
on TV as a naughty wicket keeper who could be a real pain to
the opposition batsmen (ask Javed Miandad about that), it's
the same Kiran More today, who is very jovial and doesn't mind
answering the crowd who ask him "Who should keep for India -
Dinesh Karthik, Parthiv, Dhoni or Dravid?"
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Good
news for all the Balaji fans, the 23 year old is up again and
is all set to make amends for India after recovering from his
stomach injury. Balaji made a comeback into first class
cricket by playing for South Zone against West Zone at the
Brand New Visaka International Stadium in Hyderabad. The ever
smiling Balaji shared his cricketing moments with B.V.Swagath.
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There
is one man who has to keep the Indian Cricketers 100% fit and
that is John Gloster. Whether it's to monitor Sachin's elbow
or Pathan's groin, this man is the most crucial factor. John
Gloster today is as important as a Sachin or a Dravid in the
team simply because his work can never be taken lightly.
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In
the past 4-5 years, India has seen many wicket-keepers come
and go without establishing themselves successfully in the
National Team. A young and agile wicket-keeper named Dinesh
Karthik was drafted into the Indian team during the 4th Test
against Australia last year at Mumbai, after his successful
stints with Tamil Nadu and the India U-19 team. Till date,
this promising 19-year old has been a part of the Indian Team
for 5 Tests and 2 One Dayers.
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It almost seems to
everyone as if Indian cricket has given the responsibility of
finding a suitable partner for Virender Sehwag to Delhi. A few
months ago, a young man from the state mentioned caught the
eyes of many an Indian cricket fan. His talent, class and
confidence was in full witness during the Under-19 World Cup
in Dhaka where he amassed more than 500 runs and ended up as
the Man of the Tournament.
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Gagandeep
Singh is the new pace sensation that India has discovered in
the last month. This well built 24 year old Punjab-da-Puttar
was a part of the Indian Squad which played in Bangladesh
after his consistent performances in the domestic circuit last
season. As much as one loves to go ga-ga over these new
youngsters, this new policy by the selectors to induce fresh
blood every now and then is really refreshing.
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Suresh
Raina is a promising left-handed batsman coming from Uttar
Pradesh in India. This immensely talented batsman was a part
of the India Under-19 team during the World Cup in 2004. Also
known as Sanu, this 18 year old scored a quick-fire 90 of just
38 balls against Scotland earlier this year. With his maiden
First Class century coming against Andhra last season and some
notable performances in this year's Ranji Trophy, Suresh Raina
seems an interesting prospect to look out for in the near
future.
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Rudra
Pratap Singh is one of the promising young bowlers emerging
out of Uttar Pradesh in India. He was one of the strike
bowlers for the Indian Under-19 team during the World Cup in
Dhaka in February 2004. With 16 wickets in just 3 matches this
season, RP Singh looks a definite prospect in the future for
India.
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It
was a Wednesday afternoon and I cut some time off from my
office and decided to catch up with some players at the
Gymkhana. Hyderabad and Uttar Pradesh were battling in the
heat, Hyderabad's skipper Venkatapathy Raju walked in to bat
at No. 10 and there was a camera man taking a snap of his, I
asked myself is today anything special with Raju? Finally, I
got my answer and yes it was that of Venkatapathy Raju's
retirement from First Class Cricket.
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Satyajit
Parab is an attacking opening batsman from Baroda and has been
a very important part of the Baroda team for the past 6-7
years. He played a very important role in Baroda clinching the
Ranji Trophy in 2001 by scoring a century when it mattered the
most. With 2 centuries already in this season against
Maharashtra, he seems an interesting prospect to watch out
for.
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“A
wicket keeper’s job is never done”. That is a quip that may be
quoted any time in the history of cricket. While all the
praises are showered upon the star batsmen, the super fast
bowlers and the electric fielders, the show lights rarely do
shine on these small people who do great and yet silent deeds.
Nayan Ramlal Mongia is no stranger to that pack.
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Humble, Honest and Humane, are the three best
words I can think of to describe this young and upcoming
middle order batsman from Andhra - Yalaka Venugopal Rao.
Venugopal Rao is one of those immensely talented batsmen,
Indian cricket is constantly churning and his recent run of
form which is nothing short of classy is certainly a
reflection of the far flung talents emerging out of India.
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Paras Mhambrey, the tall lanky medium pacer
from Mumbai played 2 Tests and 3 One Day Internationals for
India. The highlight of his career came when Mumbai won the
Ranji Trophy in 2002 under his captaincy. His coaching stints
with Maharashtra helped them win the Plate Championship in
2003.
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Hrishikesh
Kanitkar probably doesn't need any introduction to a genuine
cricket follower. However for the record, here is a man who is
in charge of the Maharashtra Ranji side. Kanitkar is a
wonderful left handed middle order batsman in his own rights.
He is a more than a useful off spinner with wicket taking
deliveries like the floater in his repertoire.
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Dheeraj
Jadhav, the stylish Left Hand opener from Maharashtra has
performed well than anybody else in the domestic circuit last
year. He was also a part of the Indian Squad for the Fourth
Test against Australia at Mumbai. With an average of 103 in
the Ranji Trophy last year which included 3 double centuries
and a century, Dheeraj Jadhav is competing with Gautam Gambhir
for the opener's spot in the Indian Test team.
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Sadanand
Vishwanath was the young chirpy wicket keeper who got noticed
during the Benson and Hedges World Series in 1985. Vishy as he
is known in the cricketing circles replaced the one and only
Syed Kirmani and whatever little chances this stumper got, he
gave his best shot.
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As a cricket fan, one knew of anything and
everything that happened on the field. But, as one should
know, that there are several men behind the picture who make
things happen off the field for the players. One such man is
Jonathan Rose, Chief of Media Operations for Cricket Australia
and also the Media Manager with the current touring side.
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Vijay
Bharadwaj was once thought to be the street smart all rounder
for India. He was thought of as someone who could come in to
the slogs and produce a quick cameo and with his off breaks
keep it tight and pick up a few wickets here and there.
Bharadwaj is reckoned to be one of the technically well
equipped batsman in the country.
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Rowland
Barrington, the 24 year old from Bangalore has been the
backbone of the Karnataka batting along with Vijay Bharadwaj
in the absence of Rahul Dravid who is busy in giving laurels
to the nation. Rowland has been in the domestic circuit for
more than 5 years.
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Criketfundas.com's
representative in Zambia,
Hemant Sharma got an opportunity to have a chat with Peter
Chingoka, the man who is quoted to change the face of cricket
in Africa, during the
World Cup Qualifying series in Lusaka. Peter Chingoka is
the Chairman of Africa Cricket Association and Zimbabwe
Cricket Union. Read
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Tinu
Yohannan is one of the rare natural athletes to play for
India. With a solid training in MRF under the guidance of Pace
Guru Dennis Lillee, Tinu has impressed everyone in whatever
little opportunity he has had in playing for the country. He
is tall, he is nippy and he gets the ball to move both sides.
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Sujith
Somasunder is a right handed opening batsmen who has played 2
ODIs for India. The 32 year old hailing from Bangalore is one
of the most experienced blokes in the domestic circuit, he
infact made his Ranji Debut in the 1990-91 season.
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M.S.K.Prasad is a Never-say-Die kind of person.
He has played 17 ODIs and 6 Test Matches for India till date.
This 29 year old wicket keeper batsman from Andhra is working
hard towards making a comeback into the Indian team. So Dinesh
Karthik or Parthiv Patel or anyone just watch out and be on
your toes!
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Arshad
Ayub was one of India's most promising spinners in the 1980s.
A competent late order bat as well, Ayub made telling
contributions in quite a few ODIs while playing for India in
the late 80s.
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We are pleased to have interviewed
M.R.Baig, former Ranji and Duleep Trophy Player and a well
known coach for the past 30 years, based out from Hyderabad.
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CRICKETFUNDAS.COM is proud to bring
out the Interview of a talented youngster who is knocking the
big doors of Indian Cricket. We are talking about Robin
Uthappa - the man instrumental in winning the Asia U-19 cup
played in Pakistan recently.
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Scott
Styris is one of the better players produced by New Zealand
Cricket in the last decade or so. A solid middle order batsman
with a good range of strokes, Styris is more than a useful
bowler in the limited overs version of the game where he
brings in quite some clever variations to contain the batsmen.
Brendon
McCullum is the dashing wicket keeper batsman of the New
Zealand team. An attractive and aggressive stroke player that
he is, Brendon had set the inaugural Indian Premier League on
fire with a mind boggling 158 not out in the opening T20 match
for the Kolkata Knight Riders.Here Brendon McCullum talks
about his keeping, batting and other topics:
Daniel
Vettori is considered by many as the best left arm spinner in
the world in the modern times. This left arm spinner from New
Zealand has a unique ability to hold his ground against some
of the destructive batsmen. With subtle changes in pace and
flight along with a clever arm ball, Vettori is one of the
finest bowlers ever in all the formats of the game.