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Ajman’s stunning win over Sharjah opens up Emirates D10 tournament battle

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 By K.R. Nayar Ajman’s unexpected win over formidable Sharjah and the strength of Fujairah and Emirates Blues were on display on the sixth day of the Emirates D10 tournament. Clashes are heating up with stunning performances from Ajman’s Asif Khan, Abdul Shakoor, Fujairah’s Waseem Muhammad, Sharjah’s Vriitya Anand, and other talented players from the UAE  Ajman pulled off a stunning eight-wicket win over fancied Sharjah to open up the battle for  Fancode Emirates D10 2021 powered by SKY 247 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The third match of the sixth day turned out to be a thrilling chase despite Sharjah posting a challenging total of 128 for 5. The clash saw Sharjah’s 18-year-old opener  Vriitya Aravind play a spectacular knock of 71 and also clinch third place among the highest run-getters of the tournament so far with 192 runs from seven matches. The star of the day was Ajman’s opener Asif Khan who carved out the victory for his team through a brilliant 49 runs ...

Deadly bowling spell by Sheraz amidst a run spree from Asif Khan, Muhammad Boota, and Usman Khan

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  By K.R. Nayar The fifth day of the Emirates D10 produces splendid bowling and batting displays as Emirates Blues move to the top of the table.  The number of big hits shoots up from  115 sixes from 12 matches to 152 sixes today. So intense is the battle at the top that three teams are on eight points while Ajman is in the fourth place with four points. A deadly spell from Ajman pacer Sheraz Ahmad and three sparkling half-centuries made the fifth day of the F ancode Emirates D10 2021 powered by SKY 247 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium even more exciting. Emirates Blues in-form batsman Muhammad Boota continued his runs spree with an  unbeaten 50 to ensure that his team gets to the top of the points table. Ajman’s Asif Khan played knocks of an unbeaten 57 against Dubai and 73 against Fujairah to replace Boota as the highest run-getter in the tournament so far with 229 runs from five matches. Boota trails second with 219 runs in five matches. Another batsma...

The first leg of Emirates D10 produces 186 boundaries and 115 sixes from 12 matches

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By K.R. Nayar The stage is set for the second round of Emirates D10 with Sharjah winning all their four matches, and Emirates Blues and Fujairah in a hot chase to clinch the top spot.  Emirates Blues’ Muhammad Boota and Fujairah’s Chirag Suri have been the star performers with the bat while Sharjah’s Umair Ali and Kashif Daud are the top performers with the ball. Muhammad Boota  The first leg of the  Fancode Emirates D10 2021 powered by SKY 247 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium ended with a blaze of 186 boundaries and 115 sixes being scored from the 12 matches of the second edition of this event. Sharjah leads the points table with four out of four victories and eight points. Emirates Blues is in second place with six points - three victories from four matches, followed by Fujairah, also with six points gathered through three victories from four matches.  Ajman and Dubai have two points each while Abu Dhabi is yet to record a victory. Emirates Blues’ Muha...

Cream of UAE’s talented cricketers produce a spectacular show in Emirates D10

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By K.R. Nayar The fourth day of the Emirates D10 had everything in it that makes T10 an exciting format to watch. This included Vriitya Aravind and Chirag Suri’s sparkling knocks, accurate leg-spin from Muhammad Farooq, Ali Abid’s fighting knock that went in vain, and brilliant captaincy by Fujairah skipper Ahmed Raza When the cream of talented cricketers from the UAE display their skills, it turns into an exciting spectacle to witness. This is what we witnessed on the fourth day of the Fancode Emirates D10 2021 powered by SKY 247 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Leading the show were 18-year-old Vriitya Aravind, stroke-filled Chirag Suri, and the accurate leg spinner Muhammad Farooq, all of whom were rightly judged as the players of the match. Abu Dhabi’s Ali Abid joined the three through a sterling half-century that went in vain. The day also saw UAE skipper Ahmed Raza’s splendid captaincy as skipper of Fujairah. He displayed what it was to think on one’s toes and how important it...

UAE domestic cricket stars light up opening day of the second edition of Emirates D10

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   By K.R. Nayar Mohammad Boota steals the thunder in Emirates Blues’ win over Dubai and Ajman while CP Rizwan, Laxman Manjrekar, young Fawaz Nawaz,  Ronak Panoly, Alishan Sharafu, Umair Ali, experienced players Rohan Mustafa, Fayyaz Ahmed, Akif Raja  and UAE skipper Ahmed Raza display their skills. Sharjah pulls off exciting win over Fujairah.   The first day of the Fancode Emirates D10 2021 powered by SKY 247 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium saw UAE ‘s finest domestic cricketers displaying their skills to give an exciting start to the second edition of the event. Leading the show were players from the Emirates Blues team that won two matches defeating Dubai and Ajman. The stars behind this team’s win were Mohammad Boota, who opened the innings for Emirates team and stood like a rock in both matches to crack an unbeaten 39 runs against Dubai and a brilliant, unconquered 71 against Ajman. Boota’s opening partner CP Rizwan too sparkled in both matches, top...

Emirates Cricket Board’s Domestic D10 tournament’s second edition gears up for thrilling matches from March 24

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By K.R. Nayar Teams from five emirates of the UAE -  Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, and Fujairah, along with the Emirates Blues team will battle for the second title through 33 matches till April 5 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. This action will be relayed live on  Fancode in India and streamed live on the Facebook page of mysportseye for the rest of the world . ECB Blues that won the inaugural Emirates D10 tournament. Photo credit ECB/ITW Sports The second edition of the Emirates Cricket Board(ECB)’s Domestic ‘D10’ tournament is here again to produce nail-biting and exciting finishes.  The first edition of this event was keenly fought and had produced many exciting moments. The stage is set for another encore at the  Sharjah Cricket Stadium from March 24. The top five domestic teams representing UAE’s emirates - Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, and Fujairah as well as an ‘Emirates Blues’ team will battle for the second title through 33 matches till April...

While vaccine strengthens our immune system, let us boost our resistance to negative thoughts too

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  By K.R. Nayar At a time when everyone is gearing up to take the vaccine against Coronavirus, it is also important to increase our resistance to negative thoughts for a happy, healthy, and successful life All over the world, people are waiting to get vaccinated to boost their immune systems. This vaccine is meant to beat the Coronavirus and also reduce the impact of the disease, if affected. Along with the vaccine that helps raise our immunity, it is also important to increase our resistance to negative thoughts. This can be done by the individual alone through positive thinking. It is generally said that in a healthy body resides a healthy mind. To have a healthy mind, one needs to feed the mind with inspiring thoughts. There can be numerous situations in our lives that pull us down and weaken our energy to do great things. These situations can come in the form of actions by others that can pull us down. Negative and discouraging comments can also sink our positive energy....

Why is the Afghanistan team a treat to watch in T20 cricket?

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  By K.R. Nayar Afghanistan players have most of the traits needed to win T20 matches like aggression, determination, devotion to put in everything on the field, and put up a fight till the end. All these were on display in the first match of the T20 series against Zimbabwe today (Wednesday) which they won by 48 runs at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium.  Rahmanullah Gurbaz Afghanistan is truly an exciting team to watch in T20 cricket. Their approach to the game adds excitement to this T20 format, and this came to the fore today (Wednesday) during their 48 runs win over Zimbabwe in the first match of the three-T20 International Series at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan players have almost all qualities that makes a good T20 player. They are aggressive and determined. They enjoy defying odds to prove themselves as excellent fighters. Their players put in everything to win matches, be it fielding, bowling or batting. This attitude of doing everything possi...

Afghanistan-Zimbabwe Test series - a reminder to other Test-playing nations to play these fighters frequently

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  By K.R. Nayar All those who watched this series witnessed the excitement of a fightback in Test cricket, inspiring knocks from captains of both teams, brave batsmen who remained focus despite a follow-on, and the magic of spin from Rashid Khan who bagged 11 wickets in the second Test. The series ended 1-1 proving the intensity with which both teams played, and the second Test being one of the finest Test matches played in Abu Dhabi Afghanistan's batting heroes  The Afghanistan-Zimbabwe second Test that concluded today (Sunday) at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium sent out a powerful message to other Test-playing nations that they deserve to be played against regularly. Afghanistan, who had lost the first Test match by 10 wickets in two days, came back strongly to win the second Test by six wickets. Though Zimbabwe lost the second Test, they yielded only after five days of a completely engrossing battle. Through this series, these two teams have announc...