Arzan Nagwaswalla (Photo courtesy - GCA s Twitter handle)
MUMBAI: Young Gujarat left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla, who has been picked up as a stand-by player in the Indian team for the World Test Championship final and away series against England, is the only active Parsi cricketer currently plying his trade in the domestic circuit and stands out for his pace.
Former Gujarat right-arm pacer and coach Hitesh Majumdar told PTI on Friday that Nagwaswalla can touch speed upto 140 kmph. He represents the Valsad District Cricket Association, which is affiliated to the Gujarat Cricket Association. He did well in Under-19, Under-23 and made his debut in the Ranji Trophy three years ago. He did very good as he touched around 140 (kmph). He had potential and then he improved by playing. Now, since the last two years he has taken 23 and 40 odd wickets in two seasons, an elated Majumdar said after the 23-year-old Surat-born speedster was drafted into the Indian team as a standby.
A subject as complex as cricket pitches is best left to the experts who prepare it and the players who use it (TOI and BCCI Photos)
NEW DELHI: When puffs of dust rose from the Chennai track, it was called names, of which beach was one. England won the first Test handsomely, by 227 runs. India won the second, even more emphatically, by 317 runs with more than a day to spare.
That s what sparked the pitch debate. The Chepauk pitch was called a beach by former England captain Michael Vaughan.
From the southeast coast, the India vs England Test series then moved up northwards to Ahmedabad. The scoreline was even at 1-1. The next match was a day-night affair, played a little over 50 km away from the banks of the Sabarmati River, at the refurbished Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera.
From Modi, Reliance, Adani: Khullam Khulla pyaar karenge hum dono Saeed Naqvi 02 Mar 2021
Mun tora haji bagoyam
Tu mara haji bago
The subtlety in this Persian couplet, which roughly means “I scratch your back, you scratch mine,” would be misplaced if applied to the affairs surrounding the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. What was once billed as the Sardar Patel Stadium has, in contemporary fashion, been renamed after Narendra Modi. Just as some deities are depicted with their Guardian Angels, the Modi stadium is flanked by Adani and Reliance enclosures.
The brazenness of the trio in one Motera package is more aptly expressed in the song:
The Motera Package
Mun tora haji begoyam
Tu mara haji begoh
The subtlety in the Persian couplet, which roughly means “ I scratch your back, you scratch mine”, would be misplaced if applied to the affairs surrounding the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. What was once billed as the Sardar Patel Stadium has, in contemporary fashion, been renamed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Just as some deities are depicted with their Guardian Angels, the Modi stadium is flanked by Adani and Reliance enclosures.
The brazenness in one Motera package is more aptly expressed in the song:
“Khullam Khulla pyar karenge hum dono.