Garo, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the Garo
Hills districts of Meghalaya, some parts of Assam, and in small pockets in
Tripura. Tura is a hilly town and a
municipality in West Garo Hills district in the state of Meghalaya. It is 220
kilometres from the nearest city Guwahati and is also the district headquarter
of the West Garo Hills district. It is filled with small rivulets and green
valleys all around. The principal languages are Garo and English. Meghalaya is a
hilly state in northeastern India. The name means "the abode of
clouds" in Sanskrit. The State is
bounded by Bangaladesh & Assam. Its capital is Shillong. During the British rule of India,
the British imperial authorities nicknamed it the "Scotland of the
East". Meghalaya was previously part of Assam, but on 21 Jan 1972, the
districts of Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills became the new state of Meghalaya. ~ this is no
Geography post but a Cricket post !!
IPL
followers might remember this man from Kakinada, Andhrapradesh. Dwaraka Bhamidipati Ravi Teja played for
Deccan Chargers & Sunrisers Hyderabad.
There is another attacking player - Ramsingh Sanjay Yadav, born in Gorakhpur, but plays in TN, plays for VB Kanchi Veerans
and played for KKR too.
There
is so much of IPL news !! ~ Chris Lynn (Kolkata Knight Riders), Jaydev
Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals) and Varun Chakravarthy (Kings XI Punjab), the
three-most expensive buys at the last two IPL auctions, have been released by
their respective franchises. Also back on the auction block is South Africa
allrounder Chris Morris, who had been retained by Delhi Capitals before the
2018 auction, to be released in the IPL as the trading window closed on Friday
evening India time. Royal Challengers Bangalore released the most number of
players (12) followed by the Knight Riders and the Royals (11 each), Mumbai
Indians (10), the Capitals (nine), Kings XI (seven), Chennai Super Kings (six)
and Sunrisers Hyderabad (five).
At
Indore, India lead by 343 runs mainly due to 243 of Mayank Agarwal. In 12 innings, Mayank has scored two
double-centuries in his Test career. Only one batsman has played fewer innings
to achieve the same. Vinod Kambli made his second double-hundred in just his
fifth innings, in 1993. Sir Don Bradman made his second double century in his
13th innings. He emulated Sidhu’s 8
sixers made against Srilanka in Lucknow in 1994. All of
Agarwal's eight sixes were off the spinners.
All is not well at
Mumbai ~ again not the political situation but Cricket ! only recently, Mumbai Cricket Association
(MCA) sacked two selectors - Pradeep
Kasliwal and Sanjay Patil - after a controversy over the squad picked for the
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the domestic T20 tournament. While picking an
inexperienced bowling attack as part of the 15-man squad on Monday, the
five-member panel omitted frontline quick Tushar Deshpande, leading to an
uproar in the Mumbai circuit.
The big
sensational news is Mumbai tasted their defeat in their home ground – losing to
Meghalaya ! Mumbai made 157/6 and Meghalaya chased the target with ease losing
only 4 wickets, with 4 balls to spare. Meghalaya
started the chase on a poor note, as they lost their skipper Raj Biswa (0) in
the first over. Soon, they were reeling at 41-3, with another opener Punit
Bisht (23) and Swarajeet Das (0) back in the hut. But Ravi Teja and Sanjay
Yadav ensured a win for Meghalaya !!
Today Chengkam
Sangma ~ Right handed bat and medium pace bowler made his debut in T20. His is a literal arduous trek. Chengkam stays in Tura, home to the Garo
indigenous group. It's 323 kilometres of mountainous terrain from Shillong. Chengkam is one of seven siblings,. He grew up on tennis-ball cricket, and had not bowled with a leather ball until three
years ago. "Our village is a bit backward,
so there isn't any big business. I would have done some small business if it
wasn't for cricket," Chengkam says. .. .. a real climb for this Cricketer
and his State – beating Mumbai on their home trek.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
15th
Nov. 2019.
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