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By K.R. Nayar  Meeting with the legendary batsman Dilip Vengsarkar, whether it is in Dubai or Mumbai, has always been interesting. We have always talked for hours, with most of the conversations relating to his views on happenings in Indian cricket or international cricket. But this time it was an interview with a difference, something that would be useful for budding cricketers.  Dilip Vengsarkar at the Taj Exotica in Dubai  For years I've always wanted to ask him about how youngsters should approach the game; but very often our talks slipped away to cricket matters. Words coming from a legend like Vengsarkar who has scored 6868 Test runs with 17 centuries and 3508 runs in One Day Internationals,  hit three consecutive Test match centuries at Lord’s, the Home of Cricket,  and captained India is worthy of being followed.  My queries were not about technique but about setbacks and fears that youngsters often encounter during their playing days. Ignored by selectors We have often see

By K.R. Nayar India’s new President, Droupadi Murmu, hails from this eastern state of India, Odisha, formerly known as Orissa. This state is slowly but surely marching ahead to be considered as a role model state, especially over what they have done to support sports and thereby inspire youngsters in India. So much so that today this state is called as the ‘Sports Capital of India’. The spirit they have shown has impressed the UAE too, and many businessmen and expatriates have come forward to back the spirit of Odisha’s initiatives in all fields. UAE investors signs a Memoranda of Understanding(MoU) worth $2.76bn with Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik  Odisha showed the way by becoming the first Indian state to sponsor a national sports team. This state is the official sponsor of India’s men and women’s hockey teams. Though hockey is the national game of India, it did not have good financial support and hence not well promoted.  Odisha's support resulted in India’s men’s ho

By K.R. Nayar The Cup and Plate final of the Bukhatir S10 league powered by Fancode dished out breathtaking cricket with the winner of both the finals being decided in the last over. Sharjah Cricket Stadium and the Bukhatir League once again lived up to its reputation of producing electrifying cricket with Umair Ali of Future Mattress and Sagar Kalyan of Ajman Heroes sparkling under the lights. Future Mattress - winners of the Cup final of the Bukhatir League S10 final Future Mattress stopped the formidable and consistent InterGlobe Marine by four wickets to win the Cup final. InterGlobe Marine had out of the six CBFS tournaments this season, won thrice and finished runners up twice to bag the Best Franchise of CBFS Season 1. Future Mattress's match winners Umair Ali and Syed Haider Shah receive the winners trophy from Khalaf Bukhatir and Mohammad Nabi  The star of this final was Umair Ali, who bagged three wickets for four runs and hit a valuable unbeaten 28 runs along with

By K.R. Nayar UAE’s two outstanding cricketers Asif Khan and Rohan Mustafa produced sterling performances to carry their teams into the Cup final of the Bukhatir S10 league powered by Fancode at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Asif Khan cracked a whirlwind unbeaten knock of 76 off 31 balls with eight boundaries and five sixes to ensure a 71-runs win over Brothers Gas. In another semifinal match, Rohan Mustafa destroyed the top order of The Vision Shipping and ensured a six-wicket win for Future Mattress. In the first semifinal match, Future Mattress opted to field and had The Vision Shipping’s opener Saqib Mehmood caught by Haider Ali at deep mid-wicket for 9 off Umair Ali. In the fourth over, Rohan Mustafa clean bowled Malik Nadeem for 25 at the score on 41.   Three more wickets fell at the score on 41 when Mustafa went on to clean bowl Shahbaz Ali for a duck and had Junaid Shamsu caught and bowled for another duck. Haider Ali also had Fayaz Frank out for 6 caught by Abdul Ghaffar at

By K.R. Nayar Dawood Ejaz’s 54 for Pakistan Super Market (PSM) XI and Ajman Heroes’ Mohammad Ajmal’s three wickets for 11 runs carried their teams to the Plate final of the  Bukhatir S10 league powered by Fancode at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.  Pakistan Super Market (PSM) XI defeated Hemnet Properties by 24 runs in the first plate semifinal while Ajman Heroes down Rajkot Thunders by six wickets.  In the first Plate semifinal, Pakistan Super Market (PSM) XI opted to bat and got off to a breezy start. Openers Dawood Ejaz and Abdullah Azhar put on 108 runs in 6.1 overs. Abdullah Azhar hit 42 runs off 16 balls with three boundaries and four sixes before falling to Faraz Hussain. Dawood Ejaz took the score to 122 while Saif Khan dismissed Ejaz for 54. His knock off 22 balls had five sixes and four boundaries. One-drop Abid Ali swelled the total through a quick 24 off 13 balls with three sixes before falling to Saif Khan  and ensuring a total of 154 for 4. Chasing a run-rate of over 1

By K.R. Nayar Brother’s Gas’s Usman Khan cracked 52 runs in his team’s 19-runs win over Medisol Labs – GHI to clinch a semifinal spot in the  Bukhatir S10 league powered by Fancode at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.  In another quarterfinal match, Asim Kamal produced a deadly spell of four wickets for nine runs to ensure The Vision Shipping a six-wicket win over Colatta Chocolates and also reach the semifinal. The third quarterfinal match saw Medisol Labs – GHI winning the toss and electing to field. Brothers Gas got off to a breezy start with Usman Khan going for his shots. He put on 52 runs in five overs before losing his partner Hamdan Tahir to Muzamil for 8.  At the score on 63, Usman Khan, who did majority of the scoring, fell to Rizwan Azam for 52. His knock off 29 balls had seven boundaries and two sixes. One-drop Muhammad Afazl then fell, clean bowled by Abdul Mali for 1. Umer Farooq ensured that Brothers Gas cross the 100 run mark before getting run out for 29 runs.  Brothers

By K.R. Nayar A fine three wicket spell from Irad Ali giving away no run gave The Vision Shipping a nine-wicket win over Fair Deal Defenders 7 District, while two matches ended in a last over finish, adding more excitement to the Bukhatir S10 league powered by Fancode matches at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. In the 17 th  match of the tournament, Future Mattress defeated Colatta Chocolates by four wickets in the first of the two matches that went into the last over.  Future Mattress elected to field and saw Colatta Chocolates post a challenging 123 for 5. Though Colatta Chocolates opener Shinto George fell for a duck to Tassawar Jammu, Renjith Mani and Hari Prasanth lifted their team through a 63-runs partnership for the second wicket in just 4.1 overs. Hari Prasanth fell to Ali Sial for 33 and Mani fell caught behind by wicket keeper Abdul Shakoor off Umair Ali when he was just two short of his half century. His 48 off 21 balls had ten boundaries. Umair Ali also struck to remove Mo

By K.R. Nayar Two sparkling half centuries from Brothers Gas’ Jiju Janardhanan and Future Mattress’s Syed Haider Shah steered their teams to victories, while timely spells from Fair Deal Defenders 7 District’s Muhammad Imran and InterGlobe Marine’s Hazrat Luqman gave their team’s impressive victories in the Bukhatir S10 league powered by Fancode at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The 13 th  match of the tournament was a keenly fought one. It was a low scoring match between  Fair Deal Defenders 7 District and Ajman Heroes.  In fact, Ajman Heroes, after electing to field, restricted Fair Deal Defenders 7 District to 93 for 7. It was Ajman Heroes' veteran off spinner Nasir Aziz who with a two-wicket for 13 runs spell restricted Fair Brothers despite knocks from Shaizoo (28) and Syed Saqlain (28n.o). The other contributors were opener Muhammad Imran OD (10) and Muhammad Imran (11). Although it was an achievable target for Ajman Heroes, they lost their star opener Sagar Kalyan to the