Hyderabad Superstar G H Vihari - new photos

Osmania Medical College - cricket tournament 2011

The 2007 batch of Osmania Medical College will take on the 2008 batch in the annual Osmania Medical College cricket tournament that is being organized as part of OMC annual day celebrations. Title favorites and passing out batch 2007 defeated 2007B team in the semifinal, while 2008 batch overcame the challenge posed by the 2006 batch which took part in the tournament on special invitation.

The other teams that took part in the tournament were – 2007C, 2009, 2010 and 2011 batches. An exhibition match was organized at the beginning of the tournament between 2007 batch and the All Stars team that comprised of best players from various batches of Osmania Medical College.

In the first semifinals between 2007 and 2007B teams, V Rajesh Chowdary came out strong by scoring 62 runs off just 30 balls has 2007 batch posted 142 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. In response, 2007B team managed to score only 119 runs for loss of 5 wickets off their 20 overs. 2007B team failed to capitalize on the strong opening partnership of 70 runs.

In the other semifinal, though 2008 batch were all out for just 85 runs – they managed to beat special invitees’ 2006 batch by a margin of 11 runs. 2006 failed to capitalize the effort put in by their bowlers and squandered a simple opportunity by sending tail-enders to open the innings. The two inexperienced batsmen consumed most overs and scored at the run rate much lower than required.

Hyderabad Superstar G H Vihari shines

Future superstar of Hyderabad cricket _ Gade Hanuman Vihari _ starred in India's one-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the Under-19 quadrangular cricket tournament at Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Vihari, the dashing right-hand batsman came to crease at number 3 after opener Vohra who top scored in the inaugural match was dismissed cheaply. He top scored for India with 51 runs (off 107 balls with 2 boundaries) while chasing Sri Lanka's 184 runs.

Vihari's innings is quite significant has he battled against Sri Lankan attack on a low-scoring and tricky wicket. He along with Kalaria added 44 runs for 8th wicket, which provided the much needed confidence in the tail to clear the final hurdle.

Lets congratulate Vihari on this and hope he will flourish more.

India Colts - World record

Indian U-19 team kick-started its campaign in the 'Quadrangular under-19' tournament by shattering many records being played at Visakhapatnam (India). Indian Colts won its opening tie against mighty Australia by a record 10-wickets margin.

Batting first, Australian under-19 team were dismissed for just 161 runs in 41.1 overs. Baba Aparajith, who plays for Tamil Nadu Districts XI was the star of Indian performance claiming 5 wickets for 38 runs from his 8.1 overs. Australian wicket-keeper J J Pierson (51 runs) was the only notable performance for the visitors.

Indian openers made light of Australian attack and scored 167 runs in just 12 overs at a massive run rate of 13.91 runs per over. This run rate achieved has shattered all standing records set at this level. While, Punjab's Manan Vohra scored 79 runs off 35 balls with 15 hits to the fence and 2 over the ropes; his opening partner and Indian team skipper Unmukt Chand of Delhi scored 72 runs off 40 balls with 11 fours and 3 sixes.

In an other match played on Tuesday, Sri Lanka colts defeated the West Indies colts by 2 wickets.

The tournament resumes on Thursday after a day's break when India meets Sri Lanka and Australia take on the West Indies.

Bralinga - hillarious!!!!!,

Hyderabad Superstars - G H Vihari

Gade Hanuman Vihari, another prolific batsman from Hyderabad has been named in the India Under-19 squad. He will be part of the Indian juniors team that will take part in the four-nation quadrangular tournament to be played in Visakhapatnam starting today. The other teams taking part in the tournament that will be played till October 9th are Australia, Sri Lanka and West Indies.

Vihari, who turns 18 on October 13th made his Ranji trophy debut against Jharkhand during the 2010-11 season and scored 13 in his first outings. But, his best performance came in the 90-overs-aside Buchi Babu Trophy played in August this year in which he scored 97 runs 127 balls (with 10 boundaries and 2 towering sixers). Though he missed on his maiden first-class century in that match, his contribution ensured a comfortable win for the Hyderabad XI against Gujarat XI.

Vihari's highest Ranji Trophy score of 81 runs came against Madhya Pradesh playing at home. His efforts ensured Hyderabad reaches a respectable total and prevented Hyderabad from getting all out.

Lets hope Vihari brings more laurels to Hyderabad and makes progresses steadily in the world of cricket.

HCA A-division 3-day league cricket

Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) A - DIVISION 3 DAY LEAGUE TOURNAMENT 2011-12 come to its fag end with just few matches, before we have the new champion of Hyderabad league cricket.

This is the most important and a must follow league in Hyderabad, many superstars of Hyderabad cricket have come from this league, and many more will come from this league. One gets amazed at the quality of players and quality of cricket played at this level.

One who watches these league matches live at various cricket grounds across Hyderabad like _ Gymkhana, ECIL, NFC, RSC, Water Works etc... _ will understand that Hyderabad cricket is in the right hands. While, few players who played or playing at this level made it to the National side; many have brought laurels to the Hyderabad team at the national level tournaments.

While, State Bank of Hyderabad, Railways, Andhra Bank, Bharat Dynamics Ltd were traditional powerhouses of Hyderabad league cricket; the last couple of seasons saw the emergence of Deccan Chronicle which has performed exceedingly well.

Even in the current _ 2011-12 season _ Deccan Chronicle is the out-performer leading with 29 points, with just another round to do in this 12-team league. Deccan Chronicle in this season has played 10 matches so far has won 2; the team achieved the crucial first-innings lead to bag additional points and 3 matches Deccan Chronicle ended without any result.

Former champion teams _ State Bank of Hyderabad & Andhra Bank _ are following the leader like shadow with 27 and 26 points with one match to be played yet by these sides.

Evergreen was the worst performer this season with just 7 seven points from 10 matches. The team has not won even a single match, but has lost three.

The points table after round 9 and round 11 is attached to the report!

Champions League T20 @ Hyderabad

Champions League T20 cricket is returning to India and Hyderabad will be hosting the qualification matches for the third edition of the prestigious global event. Though cricket fans of Hyderabad will be limited to see only Kolkata Knight Riders in action during the qualifiers, let’s hope an Indian Team bags the title for the second consecutive year after Chennai Super Kings won it during the last edition. The event is player from September 19th to October 9th across four Indian cities – Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata.

The 2011 edition will see 10 team (including 3 qualifiers – yet to be decided) in action. The teams that qualified for the tournament based on their superlative performance in their domestic T20 tournaments are – Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore (all India); Cape Cobras, Chevrolet Warriors (both South Africa); New South Whales Blues, South Australian Redbacks (both Australia). The teams that would play in the qualification stage to bag one of the three slots available are Kolkata Knight Riders (India); Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies); Auckland Aces (New Zealand); Ruhunu Eleven (Sri Lanka)l Somerset and Leicestershire (both England).

How many of you play cricket?

Dear friends,

How many of you play cricket? What question is it - we all would have played sometime or other - right!

Yes.

But, what we would like to know is how serious are you about the game.

- How many of you play serious cricket regularly?
- And where do you play?
- How many of you play league cricket?
- How many of you play for your College or other professional teams?
- What has been your achievement in the game so far?
- How many centuries and half centuries have you score?
- How many wickets have you taken so far and what was your best performance?
- What are your strength areas?
- What are the areas that you working on to improve your skills?

Please share these details with us. We will try to profile you in our blog. This will be probably be the first recognition for many of you.

So friends, go ahead and be a 'superstar' among your friends!

You can mail your details to: nawabsofcricket@gmail.com and don't forget to attach your photograph/s with the mail

Future superstars: Akshath Reddy

Produturi Akshath Reddy, 20-year-old right hand batsman is among the most exciting talent identified. Akshath Reddy had a forgettable debut to his Ranji Trophy career against Rajasthan during the 2010-11 season in which he was dismissed for just 6 runs; thanks to another brilliant debut by Deepak Chahar who claimed 8 wickets for just 10 runs. But, this young gun who also bowl leg breaks occasionally is considered to be a bright prospect for Indian cricket team. He shot to limelight when he was named in the Indian squad for the Under-19 World Cup played in New Zealand in 2010.

Akshath Reddy, so far played 5 first-class matches and scored a total of 154 runs. His highest innings score of 70 runs from 141 balls against Tripura, playing at home. His average of 25.66 runs per innings does not reflect his talent. He is being perceived to be a big asset for Hyderabad Ranji Trophy side in the upcoming season.

Akshath Reddy, who is pursuing his Engineering from TKR Engineering College has performed exceptionally well in List-A one-day matches. In the limited overs version, Akshath Reddy has scored 340 runs from 8 outings at an average of 42.50 runs per innings. He scored one century and two half-centuries in this format with his highest score standing at 121 runs.

The hard hitting Akshath Reddy has proved his talent in the T20 format, by scoring a century _ 105 runs not out _ on debut against a strong side like Mumbai. His century has led Hyderabad team into semi-finals of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy played at Indore in the 2009-10 season. In this fast track format of the game, Akshath Reddy scored a total of 214 runs from 7 outings at an average of 35.66 runs per innings.

Akshath Reddy, who is on the radar of Deccan Chargers, is expected to make his IPL debut in the next couple of seasons.

According to his profile: Akshath Reddy, scored 359 runs from 5 matches at an average of 51 runs in Cooch Behar Trophy. He also scored 316 run from 5 outings in the Under-22 C K Nayudu Trophy tournament during the 2008-09 season. Akshath comes from a sports family and his father was a volley ball player of his times. Akshath Reddy states that Rahul ‘The Wall’ Dravid is his idol, but also admits that his batting style resembles that of Michael Hussey of Australia.

Future superstars of Hyderabad cricket

Who after VVS Laxman? This is one question, which has been bothering not just Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) officials, but all Hyderabad cricket lovers for considerable amount of time now. Though cricketers like Noel David and Pragyan Ojha represented India at the highest level, they failed to create the same aura as that of their predecessors. Indian cricket always had ‘Very Very Special’ expectations from cricketers of Hyderabad; and this is a huge responsibility that our young superstars have to carry on their shoulders.

Here we will try to bring out few names that are making great impression consistently at the State level and aspire to make it to Team India, one day. To begin with we will look at youngsters who made it to the Hyderabad State or Hyderabad Ranji teams and are waiting in the wings to rock at the National level. We will speak about their characteristics and their aspirations.

Hyderabad Ranji Team, which got relegated to Plate League from Super League has seen shuffling in the team, with new and talented players taking guard for the team. The debacle that Hyderabad cricket has undergone a couple of season back has forced Hyderabad cricket selectors to look beyond the obvious names and look for young blood to take Hyderabad cricket forward.

In the next few write-ups, we will take a look at such talent! 

HCA A-division league cricket

Bhakthavatsala shines in HCA A-division two-day league cricket

Cricket is our Religion; Sachin is our God

Cricket is so deep-rooted in India that these cricketers are worshipped. India has seen many superstars right from the times of Maharaja Ranjit Singhji to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It is a fact that many superstars are waiting to attain the stardom. While, Suresh Raina / Virat Kohli / Ravichandran Ashwin etc… are considered to be the future of Indian cricket, there are scores of players waiting for the right time and right opportunity to explode into the larger scheme.

There are many cricket superstars in our neighbourhood, whom we at times tend not to recognize! This country is brimming with extra-ordinary talent in the game of cricket- all they need is an opportunity and recognition. Through this media we intend to bring out such hidden talent and provide the much needed visibility. We will try hard to highlight all the talent available in abundance at the grass-root level (at school and college level). This medium will try to feature the young cricketers who perform exceptional in the school and college level cricket tournaments. It will showcase the features published on these cricketers in the media, it will highlight the scores of cricketers etc..

To begin with this medium will focus on tournaments and players of Hyderabad. We will try and bring to you all the news from various tournaments being played in and around Hyderabad. We will speak about players from your neighbourhood who one day will make us all proud with their performance at the highest level. We would require seek support of one and all to make this initiative a success and help us in bringing out the right talent to the notice of all.