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Dravid the 47th member of Laureus sports Elite panel

Posted by Athul Jayachandran | Labels: , | Posted On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 4:45 PM


Last week Rahul Dravid was honored with a membership to the elite sports panel of Laureus sports. Dravid happens to the 47th member of the panel and the second from India after Kapil Dev to be a part of the same. The list also includes legendary names like Sir Viv Richards, Franz Beckenbauer, Sir Bobby Charlton, Michael Johnson, Mark Spitz and Sir Ian Botham. It was Steve Waugh who honored Dravid with the membership at the Christ Church Primary School in London. Steve Waugh was quoted saying,
On behalf of all the members of the Laureus World Sports Academy I would like to welcome Rahul. He achieved amazing success in an illustrious career. He was so pugnacious and determined when he was at the crease, he could have been an Aussie,
Dravid responded ,
It is a great privilege to be invited to join the Academy and I look forward to supporting the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. I am truly honoured to be recognised alongside some of the greatest sportsmen and women we have ever seen. "Sport has given me so much, and it is wonderful to now have the opportunity to make a difference in other people's lives.



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Captain vs Captain: Ganguly and Steve Waugh

Posted by Athul Jayachandran | Labels: , , | Posted On Monday, July 29, 2013 at 4:39 PM

Earlier during the match when Ganguly was batting Steve Waugh had a heated exchange with him. When Australia comes to bat Ganguly returns the favor by getting his wicket. Steve Waugh is caught by Sachin Tendulkar in Ganguly's ball.
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Glenn McGrath's six and Gilchrist's reaction.

Posted by Athul Jayachandran | Labels: , | Posted On at 4:34 PM


Glenn McGrath Six against Daniel Vettori

This is a gem of a video we just found on Youtube. Glenn McGrath sweeps Daniel Vettori for a six, and the whole ground stands to applause. The Australian dressing room is surprised and Gilchrist's reaction says it all.
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Birthday wishes to Sunil Gavaskar

Posted by Athul Jayachandran | Labels: , | Posted On Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 9:39 PM

Birthday Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar
We wish a very happy birthday to the Legend Sunny Gavaskar, who turned 64 today. Gavaskar till date is India's best test opener and has been an inspiration to many young cricketers like Dravid and Tendulkar who idolized him. He was widely known for his ability to perform well against fast bowlers and often he went out to bat without a helmet. His average of 65 against West Indies indicates how well he played fast bowlers of that era. He is the first player in test history to cross 10,000 runs. 

We wish him good health and happiness.
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Sanju Samson: the best young player of the IPL

Posted by Athul Jayachandran | Labels: , , , | Posted On Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 7:31 AM

Sanju Samson: The rising talent of Indian Cricket.

The young royal, a find by Rahul Dravid himself has been voted as the best talent of the IPL in a poll by IPL's official website. Sanju finished first with 55% of the votes before Hanuma Vihari of the Sunrisers Hyderabad who finished with 27%. Sanju who comes from Trivandrum in Kerala was personally called by the wall himself to join the Rajasthan Royals squad after he came to know of his performances for the state team. Sanju Viswanathan Samson was awarded man of the match against RCB on 29th april where his innings of 63 was vital in winning the match for Rajasthan Royals. He later scored a 40 and a 47 against KKR and Kings XI respectively. 

Alan Wilkins the commentator tweeted that Sanju reminds him of Sachin Tendular, 'Young, Skilled and Honest'. Harsha Bhogle picked him among three indian players to look out for along with Mohit Sharma and Karan Sharma. Harsha wrote on cricinfo, 
 " he played a cover drive off the first ball and in our commentary box there was a collective gasp. He had played it easily, like he was plucking a flower. Everything about the shot was right; a master would have been proud to have played it, and in the context of the game it was exceptional. "
Dravid during the post-match interview after one of the games he said " Sanju batted beautifully, He has a long way to go ". We wish the young Sanju Samson the very best.
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