song for India’s success in CT
Ranchi: Impressive performance by the Indian team in the ongoing Champions Trophy has re-energised the fans who were disillusioned by the spot-fixing scandal, with a 22-year-old cricket buff releasing a song on youtube in praise of the squad. Enthused by skipper MS Dhoni leading the team to the semifinal, singer Rohan Deo Pathak has composed and sang the track. “Real fans have always loved cricket and cheered Indian team,” said Ranchi-based Pathak, who had earlier dedicated a song to Dhoni soon after India won the ODI against England on January here. Covering Indian players in extraordinary actions with special shots of the World Cup winning feat, the budding singer begins the footage with the national flag fluttering and singing the national song before switching over to “Mahi ki team hai ye Bharat ki shaan hei ye….Jeet ka caravan ab thamega nahin...” (Mahi’s team is India’s pride....The winning juggernaut will not stop now).
Amla nominated for 4 CSA awards
Johannesburg: Prolific batsman Hashim Amla has been nominated in four categories of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) professional awards, including the prestigious Cricketer of the Year, to be announced here on July 3. Amla has also been nominated for the Test Cricketer of the Year award, the One-Day International (ODI) Cricketer of the Year and the ‘KFC So Good’ award which is for a single outstanding achievement. The other nominees for the Cricketer of the Year award are ODI skipper AB de Villiers, batsman Faf du Plessis and pacers Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn. The awards cover the period from May 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013.
support staff for WI tour named
New Delhi: M V Sridhar was on Wednesday appointed manager of the Indian cricket team for the tri-series in the West Indies starting June 28. Former Hyderabad skipper Sridhar is presently the secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket Association. Arindam Ganguly will be the manager of the under-19 team that will be participating in a tri-series in Australia later this month, BCCI said in a release. Support staff of the under-19 team: Bharat Arun (Coach), Anand Date (Fitness Trainer), Sreeniwas Rao (Physiotherapist), Ashutosh Dandige (Video Analyst).
Cronje’s lawyer Druker dead
Johannesburg: Clem Druker, who was the legal representative of late South African skipper Hansie Cronje during his match fixing trial in 2000, has passed away after a prolonged illness. The South African cricket fraternity is mourning the death of 78-year-old Druker, regarded as the father of night cricket in the country.
Harbhajan rescued by IAF
New Delhi: India cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who was stranded in Joshimath due to incessant rains while on a pilgrimage, was today rescued and taken to safety by the Indian Air Force. “Rescued by 205 army aviation squadron based at mamoon pathankot.Thank u.Sweet memories with the air crew.God bless,” a relieved Harbhajan wrote on his twitter page. Flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides have claimed over a hundred lives in Uttarakhand and left thousands of pilgrims stranded. The off-spinner took shelter at the ITBP camp at Joshimath since the last four days after he too could not reach Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara due to bad weather.
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