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Plz_kissme
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Plz_kissme
Post Number: 2021
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 1:07 pm: |    |
CHIRU RULES |
Nag_rocks
Bewarse
Username: Nag_rocks
Post Number: 920
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 131.96.14.201
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2004 - 9:51 am: | |
New York v New Jersey, USA Pro Cricket
A damp squib for starters
Ranajit Sankar Dam
June 21, 2004
The world of cricket has been rubbing its hands with glee at the mere prospect of professional cricket in the United States, but Saturday's curtain-raiser between two teams representing New York and New Jersey was a low-key affair.
A little more than 150 people were at Staten Island's Richmond County Bank Ballpark to watch the remnants of Ajay Jadeja's cricketing career: around half that number comprised the organisers and stadium security. The rest gamely cheered the wickets and let out the obligatory "We want sixer!" bellows, but they didn't exactly constitute the packed ground full of cricket-hungry expatriates that the organizers, America Pro Cricket LLC, were looking for.
With the ICC refusing to recognise the matches, and the Indian board denying its players permission to participate, the organisers were forced to hastily reschedule the tournament, turning the match into a "pre-season training game".
As a possible result of the ensuing confusion, the organisation overall was distinctly shoddy: sub-par commentators provided painful ball-by-ball remarks over the PA system, the DJ played organ music every time a single was taken, and the local players were made to look like extras - bit-part characters playing second fiddle to the imported Indian discards.
In fact the commentator/DJ evidently could not get enough of Jadeja, incanting his name repeatedly even after he was out, to the point where he once even exulted: "That's a great shot from the Indian captain." Nikhil Chopra, Darren Ganga and Merv Dillon received their 15 seconds of fame as well, while poor Rahul Sanghvi went almost unnoticed.
This is what the organisers are primarily relying on: that the crowds come flocking to see the names they know and trust. One feels for the local talent: one of the purposes of any tournament of this sort should be to strengthen the domestic structure, and a fixation with imported has-beens might do the players here more harm than good.
Onto the cricket, then: New Jersey Fire batted first in glorious late-afternoon sunshine, and dawdled their way through the first 10 overs, before Jadeja clubbed the hapless Ganga for two sixes in the 11th over in an effort to raise the tempo. He personally finished with 40, Chopra made 18, and the Fire ended their allotted 20 overs with 137 for 8.
In response, New York Storm, dressed in a garish blue, blue and pink combination, lost Ganga early and never really recovered. There was some lusty hitting from the lower-middle order, but when Dillon came in as last man the Storm needed 32 from the last two overs and were completely out of it. A run-out put the team out of their collective misery.
The organisers are unwilling to make any comments until the season is officially launched, but it is pretty obvious that the sparse crowd was a dampener on their overall plans for the summer. Admission to the game on Saturday was free, and yet just a handful of New York's significant expatriate Indian - or even West Indian - population chose to turn up for the match. Even television sponsorship might be a difficult way to sustain profitability, given that the South Asians in America now regularly pay to watch international cricket being played by the Indian national team.
What it could lead to, however, is the phenomenon of Ranji Trophy cricketers finding a place to earn an extra bit of money during the summer. Again, the organisers are unwilling to discuss funds, but one assumes that they must have paid a fair amount of money to bring the players halfway around the world to participate in these domestic 20-over matches.
Recognition is the other issue: the ICC doesn't recognise the tournament, neither does the USACA. It could be argued that the Australian Cricket Board didn't recognise Packer initially, either, so it might just come down to how profitable it becomes.
But if, by some chance, the rest of the season draws crowds much like this, it could be a long, hot summer for America Pro Cricket.
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Nag_rocks
Bewarse
Username: Nag_rocks
Post Number: 882
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 64.12.117.23
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:11 am: | |
schedule:
http://www.procricket.com/schedule.asp |
Brad
Bewarse ke Bewarse!
Username: Brad
Post Number: 2697
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.99.118.9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 7:00 pm: | |
cheppa mantavaa!!!
ippudu samma gaa vundaa?? |
Billa_pichodu
Kurra Bewarse
Username: Billa_pichodu
Post Number: 224
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 195.47.45.58
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 6:25 pm: | |
em mari, neeke teliyaali. |
Brad
Bewarse ke Bewarse!
Username: Brad
Post Number: 2669
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 204.99.118.9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 6:17 pm: | |
alagaa
ippudu samma gaa vundaa?? |
Billa_pichodu
Kurra Bewarse
Username: Billa_pichodu
Post Number: 141
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 195.47.45.58
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 7:52 pm: | |
naaku antey anipistandi mama |
Patel
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Patel
Post Number: 20
Registered: 06-2004
Posted From: 153.104.206.108
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 7:51 pm: | |
philly, NJ lo boldanny league teams inka grounds vunnayi. Ikkada tappakunda konni adetharu.  |
Billa_pichodu
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Billa_pichodu
Post Number: 97
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 195.47.45.58
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 6:46 pm: | |
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Taesy
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Taesy
Post Number: 61
Registered: 06-2004
Posted From: 68.58.68.13
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 4:43 pm: | |
 SAARE JAHAN SE ACHA HINDUSTAN HAMARA |
Nag_rocks
Bewarse
Username: Nag_rocks
Post Number: 807
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 131.96.14.137
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 6:34 am: | |
no, i come to florida mostly for vacations, i have some friends and family there!! |
Taesy
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Taesy
Post Number: 41
Registered: 06-2004
Posted From: 68.58.68.13
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:15 am: | |
appude ekkada mama
SAARE JAHAN SE ACHA HINDUSTAN HAMARA |
Raghuvamsi
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Raghuvamsi
Post Number: 8
Registered: 06-2004
Posted From: 69.167.90.90
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 12:22 am: | |
Nag_rocks mama.. ayithE nuvvu koodaa Florida lo unnava? Where in Florida?? |
Nag_rocks
Bewarse
Username: Nag_rocks
Post Number: 802
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 205.188.117.23
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 6:42 pm: | |
yeah i saw a game once in broward, b/c i come to ft.lauderdale all the time. |
Raghuvamsi
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Raghuvamsi
Post Number: 7
Registered: 06-2004
Posted From: 69.167.90.90
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 12:50 pm: | |
Prasthutham Florida lo maa pakka conty (Broward County) lo International Cricket Cup mathces jaruguthunnayi.. Maybe some matches will be conducted here.. |
Nag_rocks
Bewarse
Username: Nag_rocks
Post Number: 789
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 205.188.117.23
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 11:00 am: | |
kani ekkada jarguthayo ee matches rayaledu!! |
Nag_rocks
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Username: Nag_rocks
Post Number: 788
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 205.188.117.23
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 10:59 am: | |
Two dozen Indians are set to participate in the USA's Pro Cricket league which begins in a week's time. The 20-overs-a-side games will feature former Test and one-day players, as well as domestic stars, who will be divided among the eight teams.
The season, which lasts three months, will feature the likes of Vinod Kambli and Ajay Jadeja, and though the money isn't substantial, the players will be given the option of committing for as many games as they like. The BBC sports website reported that Anshuman Gaekwad, who was the go-between for the organisers and the players, said that it would enable them to return home when they wished.
"It allows the cricketers a flexible option of playing as few as three games over a weekend, then returning home to their normal businesses and coming back when they feel like it," said Gaekwad, adding that the players could participate and later decide whether they wanted to play some more. "I've asked the players to view it as a cricket-playing holiday and then decide if they might want to play more matches.
"The hosts are going to spread the red carpet and provide hospitality, but there isn't going to be big money involved - the players know that," he said. "No formal contracts are involved here, the invitation and acceptance is all by word of mouth. The cricketers are trying to mix weekend cricket with an off-season holiday. Keeping that in view, they'll surely have a good time."
Kambli, who is known for his big hitting, was excited by the opportunity, and said that it would beat not playing cricket at all. "It's an exciting proposition, far better to be knocking the ball around in a 20-over match during the off-season rather than have no cricket. I'm looking forward to playing in the US. It sounds like an exciting format. I'll play some games, come back to attend to my work in Bombay, and return to play some more matches."
While Sanjay Bangar, Deep Dasgupta and Nikhil Chopra had agreed to play, Gaekwad said that the organisers were not seeking international players, as finding time in the busy international schedule would surely be a constraint.
http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/C RICKET_NEWS/2004/JUN/167218_USA_11JUN2004.html |
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