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Volume 1 April 15, 2011 Issue 22

AFTER 28 YEARS AND 6 ATTEMPTSAFTER 28 YEARS AND 6 ATTEMPTSAFTER 28 YEARS AND 6 ATTEMPTSAFTER 28 YEARS AND 6 ATTEMPTS

Editorial SCCAS 2011 SEASON STARTED!

INDIAS DHON IT!

COMETH THE HOUR COMETH THE MAN!

INTERESTING RULES OF THE GAME

SCCA LEAGUE 2011!

SCCA LEAGUE 2011 SCHEDULE FOR APRIL!

IPL4 THE TEST OF APPETITE!

IPL4 - SCHEDULE!

ADULTERATION IN REVIEW SYSTEM!

HIDDEN TALENT!

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EDITORIAL

SCCAs 2011 SEASON STARTED!

Despite all apprehensions about the readiness of the pitches at WoodleyPark, SCCA started their 2011 season League matches as scheduled onSaturday, April 2, 2011. Yes, the grounds man was hired just a fewdays prior to the start of the league. The outfield had, in some grounds,ankle high grass and in others enough to retard the smooth traveling ofthe ball to the boundary. Perhaps the SCCA thought that something is better than

nothing and wanted to start the league on the scheduled date. But, at the sametime, they forgot that nothing is better than nonsense. Here are some of thewritten comments by a couple of teams who played on the first day (April 2, 2011) atWoodley:

Pitch and outfield were nothing like we have seen at Woodley in the past. Pitchhad many uneven spots and the outfield was like playing in a flower garden. Citruswon the toss and chose to bat on an unpredictable pitch

Vijayta won the toss and elected to bat in this season opener on a soft and unevenwicket and to top it off on a soggy outfield.

The wicket looked hard and flat but there was a tinge of green and the outfield,although recently cut, was still a little long and damp. It was hard work batting inthe opening session.

On a cool crisp day Vijayta and Hollywood showed that their bats were chillingtoo. It was all about bowling and fielding on a 2 paced wicket.

Our interview with other teams that played at Woodley grounds on the first twoweeks of the season (16 games) revealed that the pitch was slow and had unevenbounce. The ball was not coming on to the bat thus restricting the stroke makersfrom playing the shots.

With the two nets available for practice being what they are, players did not havemuch practice. The unprepared wickets added to the misery of the batsmen.

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Needless to mention the effect of inadequate and/or no practice has on the bowlersas well. No team or a bowler is an exception to this. In Division I, in the three

matches played so far, 112 wides were bowled besides the no balls.

In Division II, in the six matches played so far, 204 wides were bowled besides theno balls. A team that practices regularly at Woodley nets bowled 17 wides and 11wides in their first two matches. This could be attributed to the poor conditionsparticularly at the bowlers run up area at these nets prevents them from gettingany rhythm going.

Reducing the league from 50 to 45-over game seems to have no bearing as every

team is playing more number of overs than the allotted 45-overs with the excessivenumber of wides and no balls being bowled in virtually every game.

SCCA seems to have got their priorities mixed up in that they hurriedly fixed theroof at the two pavilion stands in Wong and Marder fields. The priority shouldhave been to fix the practice nets (badly needed prior to the season started) and toprepare the wickets prior to the league started. It is understood that they have nocontrol over some delays in fixing the existing nets. An alternative could have beenthought of, such as getting the nets between Marder and Wong fields ready for practice by rolling the practice area and putting a coir mat, as a temporarymeasure. We only hope that within the next two weeks the wickets and the outfieldat all the four grounds will be worthy of playing good cricket.

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INDIAs DHON IT!Dr. V.V. Giri

India produced a clinical and confident run chase under lights to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets and lift the

trophy for the second time.

The ecstatic crowd clapped and cheered every run and, when captain M.S.Dhoni lifted the trophy, this

incredible country of more than one billion people applauded and had probably never known such a joyousoccasion in their life!

They didn't even mind that Sachin Tendulkar failed to complete his fairytale 100th international century in the

Final on his home ground.

Tendulkar made just 18 but he was still given a lap on honour on his team-mates' shoulders.

India's heroes were Gautam Gambhir and Dhoni himself, who compiled a superb fourth-wicket stand of 109.

Gambhir was out for 97 but Dhoni steered his team across the winning line with a super cool innings of 91 not

out. He finished the match in grand style by depositing a six into the crowd.Dhoni and his team dealt with the suffocating sense of expectation with the assurance of a team who are used to

winning in all formats of the game.

They are the world's No.1 ranked Test team now.

Muttiah Muralitharan also failed to make an impact in his final match for Sri Lanka and finished with 0-39 fromhis eight overs. One could see the pain in his eyes and it was a bad decision to play him instead of Mendis.

Sri Lanka's total of 274-6 was based around an elegant century by Mahela Jayawardene, who did not play a

single violent shot, yet reached three figures from just 84 balls. Poor Indian bowling and field setting helpedhim to achieve this.

His strokes included cuts and he scored majority of his runs in the third man region. Surprisingly, Dhoni didnthave a deep third man for him most of the times.

Jayawardene became the sixth man to score a century in a World Cup Final - and the first to finish on the losing

side.

India even overcame controversy and confusion at the toss which both captains believed they had won.

The coin landed heads side up and Kumar Sangakkara insisted he had called 'heads' but Dhoni was convinced

he heard 'tails.'

Match referee Jeff Crowe claimed he could not hear because of the crowd noise - so he ordered a re-toss.

This time, Sangakkara won it and chose to bat. There would have been a huge row if Sri Lanka had won the

match - because Dhoni also wanted to bat.

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So had Sangakkara pulled a fast one(?) one snippet for the prosecution: if Sangakkara had called heads the first

time around surely he would have made much more of a fuss when there was the suggestion of another toss?He, like Dhoni, was very keen, to bat first. Instead, he was all equivocation. Being a lawyer, Sangakkara willhave an articulate defence, albeit a soft-spoken one, I suppose.

Steadily, Sri Lanka with their top-heavy batting line-up laid their foundations with Mahela Jayawardene to thefore. Immediately he suggested he was in sublime form and more than equal to the occasion. Singles were

tapped from the middle of his bat. Then he began tapping the ball effortlessly to the boundary. There was never

a crude shot.

Sangakkara was caught behind off Yuvraj for 48 but Jayawardene's composure never wavered alongside handy

allies Thilan Samaraweera, Numan Kulasekera and Perera, who walloped 22 from nine balls at the end.

Sri Lanka caused mayhem in the final overs. In the batting power play, became mandatgory in the 46th over

they cracked 63 runs in five overs. Zaheer Khan, who yielded six runs in his first five overs, gave away 54 in

his next five, 18 off his last over.

Virender Sehwag can shrink a target in no time, but he was lbw to Lasith Malinga's second ball. Arrogantly he

wasted one of India's reviews.

No matter; there was still Tendulkar. The man for whom this tournament seemed to be designed began in

sublime form, stroking boundaries off Kulasekera. But Malinga soon destroyed that fairytale. At the start of hisfourth over Tendulkar drove and edged and departed in an eerie silence.

On 30, Gambhir was dropped at long-off from the bowling of Suraj Randiv, one of the startling Sri Lanka

selections. Three days ago the lofty off-spinner was relaxing peacefully back at home. Now summoned as areplacement for Mathews he was thrust into a World Cup final.

Gambhir and Virat Kohli had added 83 together when Dilshan, bowling his unassuming off-breaks, held abrilliant return catch. Dhoni appeared. For a while it looked an odd decision. By the end it seemed like a stroke

of genius.

Ultimately, in the battle of the captains Mahendra Dhoni, after a dodgy start to the day, prevailed in a pulsating

climax to the tournament. There were suggestions that Dhoni had been hoodwinked at the toss by Kumar

Sangakkara, but it was the India captain who had the last laugh when the fireworks exploded into the night skyof Mumbai.

Dhoni took the responsibility for winning the match with a brilliant innings of 91 from 79 balls. He has not been

in great form in this tournament so what did he do? He promoted himself to No 5 when the third wicket fell at114 for 3, ahead of the man deemed to be the player of the tournament, Yuvraj Singh. The target of 275 seemed

a long way off.

Dhoni settled in leisurely fashion, or so it seemed, happy to pat the ball back in defence and to let Gautam

Gambhir do most of the scoring. But, imperceptibly, it was Dhoni who took charge.

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Forget the fairytale finish that had Sachin Tendulkar or Muttiah Muralitharan contriving a tear-stained swan

song. The epitome of new India dominated the match. Dhoni is young enough to lead India to the next World

Cup when he will be quite a rich man.

Tendulkar could only contribute the briefest of cameos in his home town, 18 in 14 balls. As for Muralitharan,

initially he was treated with respect, but towards the end Dhoni punched him through the covers with awesome

power.

By old standards, Murali was bowling donkey drops and with his body creaking, he could not muster any more

venom. Towards the end he held out his hands in exasperation at the wet ball, at the mis-fields, but the truecause of his despair was the realisation that he was impotent to stem the Indian tide. Sangakkara did not even

turn to him when the position was dire.

Meanwhile, Dhoni alongside Gambhir, the artisan within the India team, paced the chase with few frills. Theyadded a crucial 109 together for the fourth wicket after Gambhir was bowled by Thisara Perera three short of

his century.

Out came Yuvraj, so much later than expected, but it was Dhoni, the most chilled man in Mumbai, who led his

side to victory in a masterful innings. He finished it with a six.

It may be that Sri Lanka tried to be too clever by half. They shuffled their side dramatically, making four

changes from the semi-final, only one of them forced after Angelo Mathews's injury.

Ajantha Mendis, the unorthodox spinner, was omitted on the false basis that the Indians play him rather well. In

this tournament Mendis has been bowling extremely well, but that was not deemed to be sufficiently relevant.

Both sides made several blunders in this final. Dhonis decision to drop Aswin again is still a mystery. ButDhoni with his pulsating knock covered up all the short falls.

A team of 11 Indian demigods - sometimes known here as cricketers - sent the nation into rapturous celebrationby winning the World Cup and proving WE ARE THE WORLD

About the Author: "Dr. V.V. Giri, a Michigan based Cricket Player, Coach & Journalist, is an avid follower and servant of the

Game of Cricket. He is a highly talented off-spin bowler and an opening batsman. Dr. Giri was in the state squad for Tamil Nadu

and has played Senior Division League in Chennai for a record number of years. He was the Cricket Secretary for the famous"Madras Cricket Club" in Chennai. Prior to settling down in U.S.A., he has played cricket in U.K. and Australia. He also toured

several countries - U.S.A., Canada and many Far East countries with Teams from India to foster the game of cricket.

Dr. Giri has a Ph. D in Pharmaceutical Technology and has been involved in Research and Development of Drugs for many years

He is also a visiting faculty in many Universities in India. Dr. Giri is a great articulator."

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COMETH THE HOUR COMETH THE MAN!Prakash Krishnagiri

India beat Sri Lanka in the Finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 on April 2, 2011. The Indians all over the world

erupted in Joy. From the President of India to the daily wager on the street, all were united in their wish

Everyone wanted India to win this World Cup and the 15 men in Blue just did that.

Sport is an amazing activity that bridges caste, creed and enmity of all kinds and puts a big smile, fills hearts

with abundance of Joy and leaves life long memories. In a Country of more than a billion, Cricket was just aculture in 1983 when Kapils Devils lifted Indias first ever World Cup title. Their victory in 1983 gave birth

to Cricket - The Religion, in India. The game became more popular in India over the last 28 years, more so

after the first IPL T-20 tournament, and justifiably the euphoria this time was extra-ordinary.

The celebrations were unprecedented. Probably the Indian Independence was the only other BIG event tha

caused countrywide celebration of greater magnitude than this. The decibel levels on the streets were soaring as

the night progressed. Many parties saw the rising of the Sun in the East and still continued. The PoliticiansBollywood Stars, Ex-Cricketers and Cricket Fans were on the streets, embracing each other and celebrating the

moment.

The game started with confusion on who won the toss. Dhoni flipped the coin and it was Heads. Dhoni

initially said that he would bat. Then came, the confusion on what call Kumar Sangakkara made. The match-

referee was not clear on what he heard. Dhonis initial reaction indicates that Dhoni heard Kumar Sangakkaracalling it Tails. Kumar would have known what he called and this confusion should have been sorted out by

the two captains amicably. Instead, they went for a re-toss. What a way to start the Final!

On a day when both Captains surprised each other with their team combinations, none of which dictated thecourse of the game, it boiled down to the one who would lead the team from the front with his performance.

Fortunately for India, Dhoni the batsman was present in the Field on the day when it matters the most.

Dhonis batting form has not been that great in the last 12 months. But, whenever he has promoted himself, up

the order, he has done extremely well. He has a good record as a Batsman in the Big games, be it the ODIs, IPL

or Champions League. His decision to take the pressure, head-on, considering his form, was indeed acourageous one.

Dhoni has lot of experience keeping wickets for Murali and playing him in the nets when both these men wereplaying together for the Chennai Super Kings. He put that experience in full use and never let Murali dominate

the proceedings. Dhoni was assured and calm and let his emotion only on one occasion during the finishingstages of the game. A good knock from Dhoni was long overdue and he could not have wished for a better day

than this to get into his form.

No captain has ever lifted a World Cup without making a special performance as Player in atleast one of the

Games. For India, Kapil Dev hit that famous 175 in the 1983 World Cup. Dhoni who had a dismal World Cuptill the Finals, ensured that the tradition of the World Cup was kept.

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He played a very sensible knock under tremendous pressure. His shots were precise and powerful. He took a

little time to settle down and to gauge the pace of the wicket. Unlike his previous outings, he picked many

singles in the initial phase of this innings. The Boundaries and Sixers were coming at the right time, releasingthe pressure. Before the Lankans could notice, Dhoni had reached his fifty and only when the match was overmany realized that Dhoni had made 91 in just 79 Balls.

It was truly a special innings from Dhoni. Whether this is enough to silence the critics or not is immaterial nowas the World Cup victory overshadows everything. The critics now are more than happy for winning the World

Cup and all of Dhonis selection errors and poor batting performances will be ignored.

The Indians are the World Cup Champions now and that is all it matters. Indians are the only team in the world

that has won the 20 Overs, 50 Overs and 60 Overs World Cup Championship. Only West Indies can equal this

record if they manage to win a 20 Overs and 50 Overs World Cup in the Future.

This is the time to enjoy and celebrate. The men in blue have given the Indians a nice gift for Ugadi. Let us

cherish this moment.

INTERESTING RULES OF THE GAMECourtesy Thilak Wijedasa

1. If a player returns without permission and touches the ball!The penalty is 5 runs to the batting side. The ball is dead. Additional runs completed plus the run in progressis added. The ball does not count in the over.

2. Deliberate short runs!When the ball is dead in form the batsman, it is unfair. It is the 1st and the final warning, which apply forthe full innings. Disallow all runs other than penalty runs.

3. Timed out!After a fall of a wicket or retirement of a batsman, the next batsman must be ready to receive the next ball

within 3 minutes.

4.

Deliberate attempt to distract the striker!First time call 'Dead ball" First and final warning. Neither batsman is out. The ball does not count in the

over.

5. Practice on the pitch or rest of the square during a match!Penalty - 30 minutes of playing time, he cannot ball. If it was during an over take the bowler out.

Mr. Thilak Wijedasa is a former International Umpire and one of the senior Umpires of the Sri Lanka Board

of Cricket.

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SCCA LEAGUE 2011!Staff Reporter

DIVISION-I

VIJAYTA BEAT PASADENA

UNBEATEN CENTURY BY RAVI TIMBAWALA

SCCA 2011 Cricket Season started as scheduled on Saturday, April 2, 2011. In these two weekends three

Division-I games were played. Vijayta, the reigning Champions of Division-I comfortably beat Pasadena by a

margin of 175 runs. Pasadena who was in the play-off last year could not field a betterteam this as some of their key players moved over to the other club. They are presently

re-building the team.

Ravi Timbawala, continued his last years form by scoring an unbeaten century (106 not

out) in his first match this season. His century, combined with Hammad Shahids

unbeaten 50 helped Vijayta to pile up280 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Mehul Daveand Timil Patel scored 20 runs each for Vijayta. For Pasadena Khalid Noor 3 for 47

and Ali Khan 2 for 51 bowled well.

ANAND PANCHAL GETS SEASONS FIRST 5 WICKET HAUL

Pasadena was skittled out for a meager 105 runs. Thanks to some fine bowling by Anand

Panchal, who took 5 for 26 in the first match of this season. He was ably supported in thebowling department by Timil Patel with his 2 for 23 runs. At the end of the games this is

what the winning team has said:

Vijayta Summary: Vijayta won the toss and elected to bat in this season opener on a soft

and uneven wicket and to top it off on a soggy outfield.

Ravi Timbawala starts off the season with an unbeaten 106 of 110 balls. His century was composed of 10 (4's)

and 2 (6's) and Vijayta managed to pile up 280 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Hammad Shahid helped the causewith an unbeaten 50 as well in 43 balls.

Kahlid Noor (3/47) and Ali Khan who scored 25 and took (2/51) had noteworthy performances for Pasadena.

Pasadena in its rebuilding year had a depleted roster compared to the one of last year and could muster up a lowscore of only 105.

Ravi Timbawala

Anand Panchal

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Anand Panchal had outstanding figures of 8.5 overs, 1 maiden and grabbed 5 for 26, while Timil bagged 2

wickets.

Man of the Match Ravi Timbawala for notching up the first hundred of SCCA in 2011.

VIJAYTA GAVE 16 EXTRAS (12 WIDES) AND PASADENA GAVE 23 EXTRAS (20 WIDES)

VIJAYTA BEAT HOLLYWOOD-1

Playing back to back cricket, Vijayta beat their arch rival Hollywood-1 in the second weekend of the season.Hollywood-1, like South Africa in world cricket choked in the play-off final of Division-I in the last two years.

Both these years they played Vijayta in play-off finals and lost.

In their first league match of the season they lost the toss first and then the game. Vijayta batted first and wereall out for 163. Thanks to the contribution Hammad Shahid (22) and Rushid Pagtel (27). For Hollywood-I

Piush Agram and Nitgesh Anandan bowled well, each capturing 3 wicket apiece.

In reply, Hollywood-I scored only 98 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Hollywood-1 lost the services of their

batsman/wicketkeeper Ritesh Kadu due to injury and one of their leading batsman,Thilan Indrasena due to

family emergency.

Mandeep Singh Dhillon was the only batsman who played well for Hollywood-1 scoring 62 runs of the teams

total of 98. Mehul Dave, Vijayta captain bowled extremely well to capture 4 wickets. His figures at the end

were 5.1 overs, 1 maiden, 9 runs and 4 wickets. He was ably supported in this effort by Timil Patel with 2 for41.

This is what both the teams have said at the end of the game:

Vijayta Summary: On a cool crisp day Vijayta and Hollywood showed that their bats were chilling too. It was

all about bowling and fielding on a 2 paced wicket.

Last years Playoff finalists battled it out. Sent into bat by Hollywood, Vijayta was reeling at 7 for 78. Piyush

Agram and Nitesh Anandan bowled tidy spells to grab 3 and 3 wickets respectively. Then came a crucialpartnership between Rushit Patel and Hammad Shahid who took the score to 147 and then the innings crumbled

to 163 in 41.1 overs.

Hollywood needed 164 to win, an easy target for their batting lineup despite not having Aditya due to an injuryBut skipper Mehul Dave had other plans when the ever dangerous Arjun Thyagarajan stepped in. Arjun was

totally in disarray at the crease while edging to the keeper. Mehul finished with figures of 5.1 Overs, 1 Maiden

and scalped 4 wickets for a paltry 9 runs. Mandeep Dhillon was the lone ranger scoring 62 of the 95 thatHollywood put up. For a short while it looked like veteran Mandeep Singh Dhillon known as MSD to his

friends might take the game away from Vijayta hitting 4 huge sixes, but he ran out of partners and he just

couldn't sustain at the crease. Atleast MSD made the game a little bit interesting.

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Man of the Match - Team Vijayta

Men of the Match shared by - Rushit Patel, Hammad Shahid and Mehul Dave.

Next up for Vijayta - Orange County on Saturday April 16th.

Hollywood1 Summary: Unforeseen Circumstances and bad batting led to a bad chase. Valiant innings from

Mandeep Dhillon was the only highlight for Hollywood's batting. However, positives in bowling was biggest

plus point in this game. Some excellent spells from Anup Desai, Rishabh Nanda, Piyush, Nikhil & Nitesh. Lotsof hard work ahead for Hollywood's depth players to step up to the plate. Go Hollywood !

HOLLYWOOD-1 GAVE 37 EXTRAS (23 WIDES AND 8 NO BALLS) AND VIJAYTA GAVE 4 EXTRAS 3

WIDES)

CSUF BEAT ORANGE COUNTY CC

In yet another Division-I match of the past weekend, CSUF beat Orange County CC by 65 runs.

Batting first CSUF was all out for 172 runs. Mohammad Sadiq and Ravi Singh scored 55 runs and 30 runsrespectively. Nagaraj Inamati captured two wickets conceding 31 runs. Orange County CC conceded 35

extras (25 wides).

In reply, OCCC was all out for 107 runs. Nagaraj Inamati was the only one who scored 34 runs. Viraj Sehga(3 for 13), Kunal Jethi (2 for 36) and Muhammad Sadiq (2 for 9) bowled well for the winners. CSUF conceded

25 extras, 19 wides and 1 no ball).

DIVISION-II

In all six games were played during this fortnight. Five teams played back to back a game every week. The

results are:

COLTS BEAT INTERNATIONAL

International, who lost a few players due to attrition, last year was relegated to Division-II. They are in the

process of re-building this year.

Colts, playing their first game of the season beat International by 79 runs. Batting first, Colts piled up 209 for

the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted overs. Thanks to some fine batting by Vishal Vasvani who scored 66 runs

Ajay Garyali (31), Kalyan Chakravarti (27), Vikram Kachru (24) and Hemanth Ala (21). For InternationalImran Mookhi (2 for 39) and Zafar Siddiqui (2 for 33) bowled well.

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In reply, International was all out for 130 runs. Imran Mookhi (21) and Rashid Zia (20) batted well for

International. K. Saravanan and Ajay Garyali bowled well for Colts capturing 3 for 4 and 2 for 17 respectively

COLTS RECORD THEIR 2ND WIN OF THE SEASON!

Playing for two consecutive weeks in a row, Colts recorded their second win by beating Victoria Cricket Club

by 5 wickets. Victoria batted first and was all out for 150 runs. Thanks to a fine knock by Arun KumarSabarajan who scored 57 runs. Ajay Garyali and Vijay Trisal bowled well for Colts each capturing 3 and 2

wickets respectively.

In reply, Colts scored 154 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Atul Raj scored a polished 58. Victoria conceded 43

extras (32 wides and 2 no balls) which was the second highest scorer for Colts. Sekhar Garuda of Victoria

captured 2 wickets conceding 27 runs.

VENTURA BEAT INLAND EMPIRE-1

All-round display by Gagandeep Singh Sabby

An all-round display by G.S. Sabby helped Ventura to convincingly beat Inland Empire-1. Batting first, InlandEmpire-I was all out for 104 runs. Despite 30 wides conceded by Ventura which became the top scorer for

Inland Empire-1 team, Ventura bowlers were able to get IE-1 all out for 104. In reply Ventura scored the

required runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Scores:

I.E.-1 105 all out (Gagandeep Sabby Singh 3 for 25, Jay Desai 2 for 1, Navin Jain 2 for 7) lost to

Ventura 105 for 5 (Muffidkhan Pathan 26, Gagandeep Singh Sabby 33 not out, Jay Verma 2 for 41)

CORINTHIANS BEAT SAN DIEGO-2

All-round display by Vishal Upadhyay in vain

All-round display by Vishal Upadhyay who scored 63 runs and took 3 for 22 could not save San Diego-2 fromlosing to Corinthians. Batting first, San Diego-2 was all out for 182 runs. Thanks to some fine batting by

Vishal Upandhyay who scored a valuable 63 runs. He was ably supported by Jain Aneja (43 runs) and JitendraBarlinge (25 runs). Despite their regular practice, Corinthian bowlers conceded 17 wides) Vedant Raval (4 for

36) and Richard Blackledge (2 for 25) were the successful bowlers for Corinthians.

In reply Corinthians scored off the required runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Thanks to some excellent batting by

Theo Mavro (Dionisius Mavrokefalos) who remained unbeaten with 80 runs to his credit. He was ablysupported in this effort by Pramukh Subramanian who scored 20 runs. Vishal Upadhyay was the only

successful bowler with 3 for 22). San Diego bowled 33 wides which was the second highest score for

Corinthians.

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ALLROUND DISPLAY

BY G.S. SANDHU & PRABHJOT HELPSVENTURA BEAT INTERNATIONAL

Ventura playing their second game of the league beat International by 121 runs. All-round displays by

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Prabhjot Singh helped Ventura to convincingly beat International which has a few

veterans in the team. Imran Habib, Zafar Siddiqui, former U.S.A. player Rashid Zia, by their performance caneven today change the game in their favor.

RASHID ZIAS FIRST 5 WICKET HAUL IN VAIN!

Rashid Zia who played USA team in the ICC tournament mainly as a batsman now bowled

his off spinners and took his first five wickets for the season. He captured 5 wickets

conceding 45 runs. His team bowled 24 no balls in the match. Ventura batted first andamassed a total of 264 runs (thanks to 24 no balls and 4 overs extra batting). Gurpreet Singh

Sandhu and Prabhjot Singh had a partnership going and helped their club to get 264. G.S.

Sandhu contributed 54 runs, Prabhjot Singh contributed 59 runs. They were ably supportedin this effort by Muffidkhan Pathan (31 runs), Uvesh Shaikh (29) and Amarjeet Sekhon (27

runs). For Internationals , Rashid Zia fot 5 for 45, and Saquib Shoaib 2 for30 bowled well.

In reply International had a good start from their veteran opening paid of Imran Habib and Zafar Siddiqui and

they carried the score to 62 for no loss and scared the opponents. After the fall of the first wickets, themomentum changed. Wickets started falling at regular thereafter. Zafar Siddiqui scored 34 runs, Imran Habib

scored 24 runs and Syed Junaid scored 25 runs. International was all out for 143.

DIVISION-III:

In all seven games were played in the first two weeks of the 2011 SCCA League season.

CITRUS BEAT UNIVERSITYCitrus CC won the season opener comfortably against University CC. Batting first Citrus scored 218 for theloss of 7 wickets in the allotted overs. In response, University C C was all out for 138 runs. Scores: Citrus

218 for 7 (Shakeel Ahmed 63, Hererra Patel 48, Faheem Wasti 22, Ashish Malhotra 21, Shailesh Calib 4 for

45,) beat University CC 138 all out (Ravi Mannaya 22, Noel Jiwanlal 26, Ashish Malhotra 4 for 24, Faheem

Khan 3 for 24).

University CC conceded 36 extras (32 wides) and Citrus CC conceded 22 extras (20 wides). At the end of the

game this is what Citrus said:

Rashid Zia

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Citrus Summary: First game of the season for Citrus at Woodley, on a cloudy morning. Pitch and outfield

were nothing like we have seen Woodley in the past. Pitch had many uneven spots and the outfield was like

playing in a flower garden. Citrus won the toss and choose to bat on a unpredictable pitch. We lost two quixkwickets of Kartik and Salman and we were in bit of a challange from University. Their bowling attack was goodand they put the ball in right places with lot of help from the pitch. Shakeel , however, one of the openers

looked very solid and played a great innings, making his first 50 in adult league and remained not out making a

total of 63. Citrus did lose important wkts at regular intervals, mostly due to uneven bounce of the pitch, butwith the strong batting line we have, we were never concerend. Fahim Wasti, Shakeel and later Herrera making

quick 49 , all partcipated to take the score to 218/7. A total which was less satisfying but very competitive

considering the pitch condition.

University had steady start but had difficulty facing our dual pace and swing attack of Salman and Abhi. Few

important and simple catches were dropped of Salman's bowling which is uncommon when Citrus team is

fielding. First breakthrough was by Abhi and a great diving catch by Kartik behind wickets. After the openerswere back in the shed, next two batsmen showed some determination and scored quite a few boundries in a

hurry, however, Fahim Khan's slingy action quick bowling spoiled their party. He took quick couple of wickets.

Shakeel got important wkt of one of the hard hitters when, Abhi took a brilliant catch at the boundary. Thencomes the experienced Ashish (Bobby), who cleaned up the tail and bagged four wickets at the end. Citrus

team showed remarkable improvement in fielding in the last of the second half of the game and took some

stunning catches. Shakeel was the star of the day and at 16 years of age has shown the maturity of anexperienced opening batsman. This was our first game against University team. A wonderful group of players

They appreciated young Shakeel's innings as much as we did. They were wonderful hosts and Santosh was

there to help each and every one who needed it. Goodluck to University CC for their upcoming games. I amsure they are very capable of taking the game away from any of the teams in Div 3.

WESTWOOD LOST TO DECCAN

Westwood CC lost their season opener to Deccan by 9 wickets. Westwood batted first and scored 67 for the

loss of 9 wickets. In reply Deccan scored the required runs for the loss one wicket. Scores: Westwood 67 for 9

(Faisal Quadri 33, Nishal Patel 2 for 11, Clifton Gonsalves 2 for 26, Sandesh Sandol 2 for 4) lost to Deccan CC68 for 1 (Manan Choksi 26 not out, Surabh Shekhar 21 not out). Deccan conceded 24 extras (15 wides) o

Westwoods total of 67 for 9.

ALL-ROUND DISPLAY BY TARUN SANDHUHELPS USC BEAT BRITAMER

Tarun Sandhus all-round display (45 not out and 3 for 38) helped his team to beat Britamer. Batting first USC

piled up 273 for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted overs. Thanks to some fine batting performance by TarunTyagi 89, Mishal Patel 75, Tarun Sandhu 45, and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 21. Sohail Khan (3 for 52) and Amir

Ramjha (2 for 28) were the successful bowlers for Britamer. Britamer, in reply, scored 230 for the loss of 8

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out) batted well for Britamer. Tarun Sandhu (3 for 38) and Jeet Poonatger (2 for 41) were the successful

bowlers for USC.

Britamer conceded 29 extras (18 wides) and USC conceded 23 extras (16 wides).

ALI QUAZIS 5 FOR 14

HELPS FRIENDS CC TO BEAT WESTWOOD CC

Friends CC started their season with a win over Westwood CC. Thanks to some fine bowling by Ali Quazi who

bowled 8 overs, 2 of which were maiden and captured 5 wickets conceding only 14 runs. None of the

Westwood batsmen excepting Hrishikesh Bhadanga who scored 32 of the teams total of 70 runs were able to

face the bowling. Westwood was all out for a poor total of 70 and Friends CC scored the required runs for theloss of 2 wickets. Asif Abbaa Ali scored 37 runs for the winners and Raj Saha got 2 for 36 for the losers. This

is what the winning team had to say at the end of the game:

Friends Summary: Friends started off their 2011 season with a bang! After winning the toss and choosing to

field first the fast bowlers applied pressure from both ends with Ali striking early with a wicket in his 1st over

Asif then clean bowled the new batsman in the 3rd over and after a superb catch by Sumair off Ali's bowling inthe 4th over Westwood were in deep trouble. Sumair full body dive to hold onto a stunner one-handed catch as

he landed on the pitch catching the ball just a few millimeters off ground. That proved to be a turning point for

Westwood as none of their batsmen were able to counter the relentless pressure from Friends. Friends bowledmostly at good length hardly giving anything away as 7 of 10 Westwood wickets came in the form LBW or

Bowled.

Westwood tail-enders offered some resistance but lost their cool at crucial moments to be bowled out in the23rd over posting 71 to win. Ali missed getting his 6th wicket in his beautiful straight spell of 8 overs but had

his 1st 5-for in the 1st game of the season!! The rest of Friends bowlers didn't let down their team and claimed

the tail with 1 each.

Friends didn't waste much time as they chased down a small total. With their debutant Asif Abba Ali dropped

on a difficult chance early on, he made the opposition pay with a quick fire 37 to turn the game decidedly inFriends favor. Asim played his usual hit and miss with a magnificent huge six over long on but got out on 9.

With just 19 more runs to get after their 2nd wicket fell in the 9th over, Friends cruised home in the 13th over

with 7 wickets in hand.

It was a nice convincing win for Friends in Div. III who were playing with four uncapped players. From thelooks of it they appear to be a balanced side with some exciting players, it should be a fun season with plenty of

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ALL-ROUND DISPLAY BY TARUN TYAGI IN VAIN

UNITED CC BEAT USCUnited CC which was relegated to Division III this year won their first game of the season by defeating USC by

35 runs. All-round display by Tarun Tyagi of USC who took 4 wickets and scored a polished 89 runs could no

save his club from defeat. Tarun Tyagi has been in good form this season and had scored well in their firsgame as well. Batting first United was all out for 213 runs. Thanks to some fine batting by Pinaki Patel who

scored 47 runs. He was ably supported by some good knocks from Anurag Sahni (28 runs), and Rajaman

Swaminathan (20 runs). But it was their tail - Babar Hashim (29 runs) and Praveen Chava (32 not out) - withtheir good knock helped the team to score a match-winning total of 213. Tarun Tyagi (4 for 40 and Dushyant

Sharfma (3 for 30) bowled well for USC.

RAMESH SRINIVASANS 5 FOR 41

HELPS UNITEDS WIN

USC in their chase of 214 runs lost some quick wickets. It was Tarun Tyagi who

single-handedly put up a fight and caused some concerns to the opponents. As Indiascaptain M.S. Dhoni looks up to Yuvraj Singh as his lucky man to break partnerships,

Uniteds skipper Srinivasan looked up to Ramesh. Whenever he threw the ball to

Ramesh, Ramesh obliged by getting a wicket or two in this match and finished with 5for 41. At the second water break, USC was 98 for the loss of six wickets. Immediately

thereafter, USC lost Tarun Tyagi and the team folded up for 178 runs. RameshSrinivasan was ably supported in the bowling department by Shankar Sukumaran and

Praveen Chava who got 3 wickets and 2 wickets respectively.

USC conceded 27 extras (19 wides) and United conceded 23 extras (13 wides).

CITRUS CC BEAT L.A.BENGALS CC

UNBEATEN CENTURY BY SHIVA VASHIST

Shiva Vashist of Citrus CC scored the first century of the season in Division III when he scored an unbeaten121 against L.A.Bengals. Citrus won by a margin of 99 runs. Batting first Citrus amassed a total of 279 for the

loss of 6 wickets. Thanks to some fine batting from Shiva Vashist 121 not out, Shakeel Ahmed (30 runs),Kartik Patel (22 runs) Faheen Wasti (22 runs), and Salman Ahmed (21 runs). Malhar Gholikar (2 for 39) was

the only successful bowler for Bengals.

Ramesh Srinivasan

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SALMAN AHMEDS 5 FOR 24

HELPS CITRUSs WINIn reply, L.A.Bengals scored 180 for 9. Rasheed Tanvir Chowdhury (44 runs) Md. Asif

Islam (35 runs), Viraj Sehgal (22 runs), and Farhadur Reza (22 runs) batted well for L.A.

Bengals. Salman Ahmed bowled extremely well to get his first Five wicket haul . Heconceded only 24 runs. He was ably supported by Faheen Khan (2 for 29).

L.A. Bengals conceded 33 extras (25 wides) and Citrus conceded 29 extras (24 wides)

At the end of the game this is what Citrus said:

Citrus Summary: On a cool and partly cloudy day, Highland ground was a pleasant surprise. Congratulationsto Ken and his team who have done a great job transforming this ground to a true cricket ground. Bengals won

the toss and chose to field first. Shakeel and Kartik opened. Shakeel showed once again his maturity as an

opening batsman. He played some convincing strokes while keeping focus on staying at the wicket. Kartikhowever , played aggressively from the get go and lost his wicket after making an important early contribution

to the innings. Here comes Shiva, a splendid batsman, a fun to watch and for many to learn how to bat and build

your innings. He was dropped while at 15 but thereafter, there was no stopping him. He punished every bowler,especially spinners. He was 121 not out. Citrus Valley had a decent total of 279 at the end.

La Bengalss batting was week. No batsman really looked skilled enough to face Salmans pace and swingbowling. He cleverly mixed slower balls with pace and took 5 wickets/24 runs. Faheem, was the other

successful bowler. Both teams gave quite a few extras . Fielding for La Bengals was poor. Citrus however, werecrisp in their fielding. Highlights of the day were, Shiva s unbeaten 121, Salman s 5 wkt haul and a

spectacular catch by Shakeel at the boundary to dismiss Nadeem, who hit some nice shots during his brief stayat the wkt. We have been playing with La Bengals now for two years. This was their weaker team. Good to see

many new young faces in the team, but they need practice. Mahmud Bahi, as always has been a wonderful host

and great organizer for LA Bengals. They are lucky to have him manage the team. Good luck to La Bengals forthe rest of the season.

PS. Highland outfield is very good; pitch will need some additional work but during summer this ground shouldbe as good as Woodley grounds.

UNIVERSITY CC BEAT BRITAMER CC

BY 8 WICKETS

University CC and Britamer CC, both playing their second game of the league within this fortnight. Britamer

batte d first and scored a decent 146 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Sohail Khan scored 24 runs while others

contributed a few runs here and there. Manoj Arora bowled well for University for his 4 for 27. He was ablysupported by Shailesh Calib who got two wickets and conceded 36 runs.

Salman Ahmed

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IPL4 THE TEST OF APPETITE!Prakash Krishnagiri

With Team India lifting the ICC World Cup on 2nd

of April 2011, the focus and attention shifted immediately to

IPL4. The players were hardly given time to enjoy their victory. But for a Tea-Party with the President ofIndia, the Indian Players never had a lavish party from the BCCI or even a party by their respective State

Associations.

The Players themselves hardly had a day or two to spend with their near and dear, as they flew off to play

against each other in the IPL. The stakes in the IPL is so high, that the BCCI and the State Associations of the

10 franchisees just could not think of anything else.

Almost all the players got some kind of cash rewards from their State Governments. Poor Sreesanth andAshwin were unfortunate not to get any such call from their respective States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. I

guess, with the two states on the election path, they could not make any such announcements at this time.

With whole of India basking in World Cup Victory and every cricket loving Indian walking with his head high,

the feeling was short lived due to the start of IPL 4 within a week after the World Cup finals. Most of theplayers from the World Cup winning squad are pitted against each other in the IPL.

It will be interesting to see how IPL4 fairs this season after a count of 3 successful seasons. The off-field

troubles for Lalit Modi, controversies involving some franchisees and the reshuffling of the Governing counciof the IPL; have all brought in some bitterness. In more ways than one a dent has been made to the brand value

of IPL. The IPL4, sans party and Lalit Modi, has truly brought the focus back on Cricket. This is good newsfor the public who love the game of Cricket.

This IPL does not feature Dada, the Prince of Kolkata. Adam Gilchrist who captained Deccan Charges in the

last 3 IPLs is leading Kings XI Punjab and Sangakkara who captained Kings XI Punjab is leading DeccanCharges. We have Harbhajan and Andrew Symonds playing for the same side. Kings XI Punjab and Delhi

Daredevils have hardly any star power except their Captains Sehwag and Adam Gilchrist. Very strange team

selections from many of the Franchisees have left us with a sense of suspense on what to expect from theirTeams.

Only 2 teams, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have maintained their core team from the last 3

seasons. The rest of them have gone through a major reshuffle and may have to reinvent the winning formulaThe two new franchisees Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers need to make their Investment worthwhile. From

what we have seen so far, Pune Warriors are right on the button. They seem to have the right balance and have

started off impressively. The controversy stricken Kochi Tuskers need to really pull-up their socks and pusome wins on the board.

Despite their loss to Chennai Super Kings in the opening encounter, Kolkata Knight Riders have been prettyimpressive so far. The Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have all been their usua

self. The real disappointment has been the Delhi Daredevils. It is still very early stage of the Tournament with

plenty of games to go. It would take some time for teams to understand each other and strike a winning chord.

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It is refreshing to see some outstanding fielding in display. The ground fielding of all the teams has been

exceptional. The catching has been slightly inconsistent though with some teams dropping simple ones and

grabbing unbelievable half-chances.

To add some spice to IPL4, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board has issued a statement requesting Sri Lankan Players,

who are selected to represent Sri Lanka for their upcoming England tour, to be present in Sri Lanka by 5th

of

May to take part in the preparations. This has just ignited once again the Country vs Club issue. If the SriLankan Cricketers pull out of IPL, the combinations of the teams will change and so will their chances of

winning the cup.

The Indian Cricket Fans are not used to club culture and are just getting used to it, thanks to IPL. The

reshuffling of teams has resulted in Franchisees like Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore missing

out on their local Superstars. Kings XI Punjab missing out on Yuvraj Singh and Royal Challengers Bangalore

losing out Rahul Dravid, Robin Uttappa and Manish Pandey. Deccan Charges have also missed out on theirlocal stars Laxman and Ambati Rayudu, thereby having hardly any local name to boost off. This certainly does

not help in building a fan base. Neither does it allow the fans to stick to loyalty.

At a time, when the Indian Team has won the ICC World Cup, it will be a great dilemma for the Indian fans to

express loyalty in its fullness and cheer only for their local franchisee. Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh

Sehwag, Zaheer and Harbhajan will be cheered wherever they play in India under any franchisee.

The biggest challenge for the Brand IPL today is IPL itself. IPL4 has to become successful to make sure the

Brand Value is restored fully and enhanced a bit, if possible.

The crowd turn-out has been slightly on the lower side in most of the grounds. IPL4 needs a new hero or anunderdog to put in great performances. This will help them immensely in drawing more crowds to the stadium.

The first real question now is; are the Indian cricket fans getting an over-dose of cricket?

It is indeed a big test for the Cricket Crazy Indians. Do they have the appetite?

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IPL4 SCHEDULE!

Date IST Details Venue

08-Apr-11 20:00 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai

09-Apr-11 16:00 Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals Hyderabad

09-Apr-11 20:00 Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Kochi

10-Apr-11 16:00 Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians Delhi

10-Apr-11 20:00 Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab Navi Mumbai

11-Apr-11 20:00 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers Kolkata

12-Apr-11 16:00 Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils Jaipur

12-Apr-11 20:00 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Bangalore

13-Apr-11 16:00 Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings Mohali

13-Apr-11 20:00 Pune Warriors vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala Navi Mumbai

14-Apr-11 20:00 Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore th Hyderabad

15-Apr-11 16:00 Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders th Jaipur

15-Apr-11 20:00 Mumbai Indians vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala th Hyderabad

16-Apr-11 16:00 Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Chennai

16-Apr-11 20:00 Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab Hyderabad

17-Apr-11 16:00 Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils Navi Mumbai

17-Apr-11 20:00 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Kolkata

18-Apr-11 20:00 Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Chennai Super Kings Kochi19-Apr-11 16:00 Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers Delhi

19-Apr-11 20:00 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals Bangalore

20-Apr-11 16:00 Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors Mumbai

20-Apr-11 20:00 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala Kolkata

21-Apr-11 20:00 Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals Mohali

22-Apr-11 16:00 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata

22-Apr-11 20:00 Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Mumbai

23-Apr-11 20:00 Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab Delhi

24-Apr-11 16:00 Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians Hyderabad

24-Apr-11 20:00 Rajasthan Royals vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala Jaipur

25-Apr-11 20:00 Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors Chennai

26-Apr-11 20:00 Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi

27-Apr-11 16:00 Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings Navi Mumbai

27-Apr-11 20:00 Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Deccan Chargers Kochi

28-Apr-11 20:00 Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi

29-Apr-11 16:00 Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Jaipur

29-Apr-11 20:00 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors Bangalore

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ADULTERATION IN REVIEW SYSTEM!Courtesy Giricket

What a mess!! ICC now looks like a clown with the modified UDRS in the recently concluded World Cup in

the sub-continent.

The Umpires review System was a great success in test matches. Even the UDRS haters like Sachin and Dhoni

were benefitted by this and have accepted it ICC too enjoyed great support and announced the implementationof the Review System for the WC.

Every player, spectator felt umpiring in cricket was becoming near fool proof with the Review System, until the

ICC tampered with it in this WC. I dont know why they should meddle (or call it alter, modify, innovate) with

it. When it was going on perfectly well in test matches, I really do not understand why they should makechanges and confuse every one. I think in this WC also, they should have continued the same as in tests.

All the countries agreed to use this as they were getting uniform justice without the varied human errors. They

preferred to leave it to the technology which, if not hundred percent perfect, at least, uniform to all teams and

consistent with the program made earlier.

In the test series, if the batsman or the bowling captain felt the umpire could be wrong - that is, when they felt

the decision made through the naked eyes could not be correct, they requested for the referrals. The on field

umpires, in turn, ask the third umpire who is also equally qualified to view it in slow motion in different anglesand also use the hawk eye / snicko meters help and give the verdict.

Once again I repeat, we do not know whether the technology is fully correct or not. But we all know for surethat it is consistent and uniform for all teams. The third umpire after going viewing the video film gives the

verdict.

On field umpire, either changes his decision or negative the appeal according to the third umpires decision and

signals the sides. Batsman was happy, the bowling captain was also happy and everyone is happy.

Now, according to the modifications, in the case of a LBW decision, the third umpire after viewing the re-plays

and slow motion acts conveys the existing factors to the on field umpire.

The third umpire is not allowed to use the hawk eye option of what would have happened after the impact. He

just mentions the area where the ball pitched. That is the line & length, whether there was a contact with the batand the no ball aspect.

The on field umpire then takes these factors into consideration and makes a decision. The question of whetherthe ball would have hit the stumps is still being decided by the on field umpire. The real technology help is not

utilized in this modified review system. It is again the umpires call and again continues to have the same

problems faced earlier. The advantage of using slow motions, hawk eye and different angle cameras are nottaken in to consideration.

In this WC we noticed many LBW decisions go on the wrong way even after reviewing through technology

After the UDRS decision, we were shown the hawk eye results which contradicted the umpires decision.

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We witnessed some horrible decisions of using 2.5 meters distance (of point of impact) inconsistently. Some

batsmen were given not out when the point of impact was beyond the said distance but, some were given out forthe same reason.

This is absurd. When you have the technology, go with it fully. Do not allow human error as much as possible.

There was no necessity for ICC to spoil the existing Review System technology and procedures.

If this adulteration continues, players will lose faith in UDRS and will opine against the system which again

will take us back to square one.

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HIDDEN TALENT!Courtesy Giricket

Yes, IPL is a great success, especially for the spectators. This colorful T20 tournament is further decorated with

cheer leaders, band music, fireworks, unique strategic time outs and the spicy super overs.

More importantly, the best thing that happened through IPL was the great exposure provided to the young

Indian talents. Over the years, IPL brought out many young cricketers and they should be grateful to IPL for therecognition they received. Ashwin, Naman Ojah, Manoj Tiwary, T. Suman, Bisla to name a few.

It is now one week completed with IPL 4. Already we have seen some surprises in teams performances. The

spectators have the real dilemma. Except for a few teams, most teams are looking different. There is no son of

the soil attachment this time.

Sachin captains the Mumbai team and Sehwag is for Delhi. Thats all. Laxman who played for Hyderabad isnow playing for Kochi, Dravid for Rajastan, Gambir for Kolkatta and to the shock of every one, no Dada this

time. The fans are very confused, whom to support.

Nobody could understand the team composition and the ideas of the Franchises. Some owners have messed up

with team composition and spoiled their chances. Only Chennai and Mumbai retained the maximum of four

players and have built the team around them. These two teams look solid.

The worst affected are the Delhi side. They have only Sehwag and Warner from last three years. They lost

Vettori, deVilliers, Dilshan, Collingwood, Nannes, Karthik, and many lively cricketers. Their replacementswere not that impressive.

The IPL 4 has already unearthed some exciting talents. The best among them all is Paul Valthaty. The stunning

century he scored against the mighty CSK shocked every IPL follower. Of course, Paul is not new to high levelcricket. We have heard about him since 2001.

Valthaty was selected way back in 2001 for India under19. He couldnt perform due to an eye injury hesustained. He is a product of Dilip Vengsarkar academy in Mumbai. Somehow Mumbai Ranji team evaded him

right from the beginning.

What is special about this 27 year old cricketer? His batting is something worth discussing. His biggest pluspoint is the extra time he has to play his shots. My observation of this batsmans success is his body balance.

His height is just perfect for his technique.

He has very little initial shuffling which is okay with limited overs games. The back lift is gorgeous, just perfect

for a full drive as well as for a defensive gliding. He is side on all the time and takes the ball under his eyes

The main reason for his extra time is, he has a still head while receiving the ball and is able to watch the ballcarefully and predict its line and length much earlier.

Now comes his negatives points. His shot selection is not very good and, in my opinion, that was the reason for

this lad unable to go higher. He tries to play shots from the beginning and gets in to trouble soon.

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Even for a great batsman like Tendulkar, initially the ball looks like a marble and when he spends some time, it

gets bigger to the original size and he sights it like a foot-ball when he is well set.

True, in T20 format and limited over games you cant spend too much time to sight the ball well and you have

to go after it from the beginning. But you must learn to rotate the strike with ones and twos initially before you

start the assault. Some batsmen like Gilchrist, Hayden and Jayasurya use the crease and make somepredetermined movements to have a go from the beginning.

Valthaty must learn to do that and try to be consistent. His hand /eye coordination is excellent like our Sehwagand surely once his confidence level increases, he will be a great force to reckon with. He has terrific hidden

talent and this IPL 4 is the place for him to go very high in his cricketing career.

I like his bowling too. He bowls a gentle medium pace and he has many shrewd variations in his armory. Hismain weapon is, his ability to bowl the split finger slower one which is certainly a wicket taking delivery.

I am also impressed with Monish Mishra. He too can really go after the bowling. He hasnt had big scores tostart with as he comes much lower in the batting order. I am sure he will get to go up the order and produce

some nice knocks.

It is just a week since IPL4 has started. I am sure by the end, this tournament will unearth many hidden talents.