ROGER BINNY SKILLS

1.The success of the under-19 team seems to have vindicated his approach to a great extent. But then, as he himself readily conceded, nothing succeeds like success! This articulate and perceptive cricketer, who has nevertheless remained very quiet after his team's success, broke his silence to exclusively share with M D Riti his experience of coaching and managing a bunch of youngsters.

2.Other than coaching successful teams, Binny continues to hold his job as deputy manager, State Bank of India. And on weekends, he runs a fairly lucrative and successful cricket coaching academy for the young boys of Bangalore.

3.So, how did you find the experience of coaching and managing the under-19s in Sri Lanka?

4.It was quite an easy job. The guys were all young, keen and raring to go. That made my job so much easier as I did not have to get after them to play well or do things.

GAVASCAR SKILLS

1. in the Third Test in Georgetown, Guyana, and 1 and 117* in the Fourth Test in Bridgetown, Barbados. He returned to Trinidad for the fifth Test and scored 124 and 220 to help India to its first ever series victory over the West Indies, and the only one until 2006. His performance in the Test made him the second player after Doug Walters to score a century and double century in the same match. He also became the first Indian to

2.make four centuries in one Test series, the second Indian after Vijay Hazare to score two centuries in the same Test, and the third after Hazare and Polly Umrigar to score centuries in three consecutive innings. He was the first Indian to aggregate more than 700 runs in a series, and this 774 runs at 154.80 remains the most runs scored in a debut series by any batsman.^[1]

3.Gavaskar’s arrival in England in 1971 for a three Test series generated substantial publicity in light of his debut series. He was unable to maintain his performance, making only two half centuries. He was involved in controversy when taking a quick single from the bowling of John Snow. They collided and Gavaskar fell over. Snow was suspended. Gavaskar’s 144 runs at the low average of 24,^[2] led some to question Gavaskar’s worthiness in international cricket.^[1]

4.In 1972-73, England toured India for a five Test series, Gavaskar’s first on home soil. He was ineffective in the first three Tests, accumulating only sixty runs in five innings as India took a 2-1 lead. He scored some runs in the final two Tests which India drew to complete consecutive series wins over England. His first home series was largely disappointing, aggregating 224 runs at 24.89.^{[2][broken footnote]} His English critics were placated when India returned in 1974 and Gavaskar scored 101 and 58 in the First Test at Old Trafford. He managed 227 runs at 37.83 as Indiaing the 1980s which he used very effective

kapil dev skills
1.Kapil Dev, is the Indian cricket legend regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to ever have played the game. He was named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century for captaining India to their maiden and only Cricket World Cup in 1983 and holding the record for the most Test match wickets between 1994 and 1999.

2.Kapil Dev still plays charity and exhibition matches and comenplay.com caught up with him recently in the UK playing for the Lashings World XI. The chance to play alongside old adversaries and heroes excites him. “Richardson, Greenidge, Ranatunga – all these great players. You remember your old days, and great memories and reminds you of how you love the game.”

3.Kapil fondly remembers the early years and his interest sport. “The town where I come from Chandigar had a great environment for sports. I had a chance to play, and when you are young you don’t know which sports you have ability or talent.” His talent shone through and his love affair with the game began. “For me it was cricket– that’s what happened to me”

4.Kapil was a right-arm pace bowler noted for his graceful action and potent outswinger, and was India's main strike bowler throughout most of his career. He also developed a fine inswinging yorker dur1.A diminutive player, Gavaskar stood at just 165cm. After missing the First Test due to an inf over the West Indies. He followed this with his first century, 116 and ected fingernail, Gavaskar scored 65 and 67 not out in the second Test

IMRAN SKILLS

1. 1971 to 1992 and served as its captain intermittently throughout 1982-1992. After retiring from cricket at the end of the 1987 World Cup, he was called back to join the team in 1988. At 40, Khan led his teammates to Pakistan's first and only World Cup
2. victory in 1992. He has a record of 3807 runs and 362 wickets in Test cricket, making him one of six world cricketers to have achieved an 'All-rounder's Triple' in Test matches.^[1] In April 1996, Khan founded and became the chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), a small and marginal political

party, of which he is the only member ever elected to Parliament.^[2] He represented Mianwali as a member of the National Assembly from November 2002 to October 2007.^[3] Khan, through worldwide fundraising, helped establish the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in 1996 and Mianwali's NamalIMRAN

MONGIA SKILLS

pronunciation (help·info) (born 17 April 1977 in Chandigarh) is an Indian cricketer who has appeared in ODIs for India. Mongia is a heavy run-scorer in domestic cricket with just under 6850 runs at an average of just under 50 and his highest score being an unbeaten 308. He made his ODI debut in 2001 against Australia without much success but in his fifth match, he scored his first half-century (71 off 75 balls) against England. In 2002, almost a

2.year after his debut, he picked up his first and only century (an unbeaten 159 off just 147 balls against Zimbabwe) to win the Man of the Match award. He was also named the Man of the Series. But after a string of below-par performances, he was dropped from the Indian side in April 2005.

3.In 2004 he signed for Lancashire as an overseas player when Stuart Law was injured. In 2005 he was signed by Leicestershire on a full time contract.

4.He was again selected in the Indian team for the Aug 2006 Tri-Series in Sri Lanka. However, the tournament was affected by the pull out of the third team, South Africa, due to a bomb explosion in Colombo, and by incessant rain. Instead, Mongia got an opportunity in the September 2006 tri-series against Australia and West Indies in Malaysia, wh

AKRAM SKILLS

1.Here to impart some tips to budding youngsters, the former Pakistan captain also announced his association with a pace academy to be launched by Cradle Sports in association with the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).

2.“We have great pleasure in announcing this joint initiative between the DDCA and Cradle Sports. The Wasim Akram Pace Academy will improve upon and better the MRF Pace Academy. The idea is to have a legend train the young kids,” said DDCA Sports Secretary, Sunil Dev.

3.A cricket skills camp by Akram will be organised to train upcoming fast bowlers from schools in Delhi.

4.The camp, scheduled for September 3 and 4, will involve the top 10-15 youngsters from the Capital and will be monitored on a progressive basis by Cradle Sports and DDCA.

SRINATH SKILLS

1.Mumbai: Fine management skills, match preparedness and bringing harmony into the relationship between the players and umpires were some of the points Javagal Srinath highlighted at the BCCI’s seminar for about 40 match referees at the Cricket Centre here on Tuesday.

2.Srinath, an Elite Panel Referee of the International Cricket Council (ICC), impressed upon the match referees, majority of them retired first class players, the processes involved in the conduct of a match.

3.“Subtle skills are required,” said Srinath, who along with Suresh Shastri and Ameish Saheba will be attending the ICC Referees and Umpires Seminar in Johannesburg from September 23 to 25.

4.The BCCI’s domestic season is scheduled to start with the Irani Cup match between Mumbai and Rest of India at Rajkot from Oct. 6.

ZAHEER SKILLS

1.“I think through playing the shorter form of the game, they (India) have developed new skills with both bat and ball, and we have been found wanting a little bit,” Flintoff said.

2.“Their game has developed through playing Twenty20 cricket, you just have to look at the way the guys hit the ball and the positions they get into. You also look at the bowling skills that Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma have.

3.“They are developing slower balls and yorkers.”
The England all-rounder also sought to clarify that the reason for his teammates’ keenness to play in the IPL was not just the big bucks. “A few of our players are keen to go to the IPL. The

4.thing that most people write about when they mention the IPL is the financial rewards, but it should also be looked at as something that helps with a player’s development,” Flintoff