Fund crunch hits cricket
Itanagar, Jan 1: Cricket in Arunachal Pradesh faces an uphill task, always walking a tightrope on matters of finance.
Established in 1997, the 12-year-long wait was over for the association with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) giving it affiliation recently, but the celebrations that followed were shortlived.
The cash-strapped cricket association that has none other than PWD minister Nabam Tuki as its president, is struggling to acquire funds and get a plot of land to build a stadium of its own.
Lacking even the “bare minimum” infrastructure for cricket in the state, the Arunachal Cricket Association had somehow managed to organise the first edition of the under-17 tournament in 2007 with Rs 5 lakh assistance from chief minister Dorjee Khandu and some donations from well- wishers.
On the basis of organising the tournament held successfully, the BCCI accorded affiliation to the ACA on September 27, 2008.
After getting the BCCI affiliation, however, the Arunachal Cricket Association was unable to raise the necessary funds for the 2nd edition of the under-17 tournament in 2008. The tournament, which was slated for October 15, had to be rescheduled for November 17 onwards because of funds constraint.
According to the association, it had managed to hold the second edition, too, as a low-key affair without any sponsorship where only a few teams participated.
“The tournament was quite a success and it generated a good response, but our anxieties are far from over. We are finding it difficult to find a plot of land to build our own stadium,” Arunachal Cricket Association secretary Tado Kholi said.
“Indira Gandhi Park, the venue of the 2007 tournament, was in a bad shape bearing the brunt of government programmes and cultural shows that were organised there. We had to incur extra expenditure in sprucing up the ground, besides paying the forest department, which maintains the ground, Rs 1,000 per day for holding the tournament. Somehow, we organised the tournament with a budget of Rs 4 lakh,” Kholi said.
“But this year, even after fixing the schedule for the tournament, we were still groping in the dark because of lack of funds,” Kholi said.
Though talks are on to find a plot of land in Jully or Doimukh area, unless the formalities are cleared nothing can be said, he added.
The association’s secretary said even after knocking on the door of sports minister Atum Welly for allotment of land for a cricket ground, he only got a verbal assurance.
Source: The Telegraph
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Friday, November 9, 2007
U-15 East Zone Cricket
Assam facing defeat against Jharkhand
Nov 8: Assam are dacing defeat in the East Zone U-15 cricket tournament for the Polly Umrigar Trophy against Jharkhand at Guwahati.
On the second day of the three-day match at the Maligaon Railway Stadium here , in reply to Assam’s first innings total of 115, Jharkhand piled up 315 in 93.2 overs after resuming the day on 170 for three.
After conceding a first innings lead of 145, Assam were again in trouble losing three second innings wicket for 61 at the draw of stumps on the second day.
Brief Scores: Assam 1st innings: 115 (Sanzow Brahma 23, Dominic Rex 6/13)
Jharkhand 1st innings: 315 (Nazir Alam 69, Kumar Abhisek 39, Vishal Singh 37, Chirag Tekriwal 36, Babul Singh 32, Sanzow Brahma 4/45, Jogeswar Bhumez 2/55)
Assam 2nd innings: 61/3 (Jnan Boro 30 batting, Sanzow Brahma 11 batting, Manu Kumar 2/19)
Source: The Assam Tribune
Nov 8: Assam are dacing defeat in the East Zone U-15 cricket tournament for the Polly Umrigar Trophy against Jharkhand at Guwahati.
On the second day of the three-day match at the Maligaon Railway Stadium here , in reply to Assam’s first innings total of 115, Jharkhand piled up 315 in 93.2 overs after resuming the day on 170 for three.
After conceding a first innings lead of 145, Assam were again in trouble losing three second innings wicket for 61 at the draw of stumps on the second day.
Brief Scores: Assam 1st innings: 115 (Sanzow Brahma 23, Dominic Rex 6/13)
Jharkhand 1st innings: 315 (Nazir Alam 69, Kumar Abhisek 39, Vishal Singh 37, Chirag Tekriwal 36, Babul Singh 32, Sanzow Brahma 4/45, Jogeswar Bhumez 2/55)
Assam 2nd innings: 61/3 (Jnan Boro 30 batting, Sanzow Brahma 11 batting, Manu Kumar 2/19)
Source: The Assam Tribune
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
C.K. Nayudu Trophy
Bengal take command against Asom:
Nov 6: Asom were bowled out for a paltry 51 runs in their first innings against Bengal in the opening day of the U-22 CK Nayudu Cricket tournament played at the DDSA Outdoor Stadium at Dribugarh.
In reply, Bengal were 136 runs for the loss of two wickets in their first innings when stumps were drawn on the first day.
Asom, which elected to bat first after winning the toss, struggled from the very beginning. Except Y Islam (14), none of the batsman could face the three Bengal bowlers -- Chayan Ghosh (4/13), Sourav Roy (3/29) and Debabrata Paul (3/5).
Both the Bengal openers -- Devapam Das and Partha Sarathi Bhattacharjee -- returned to the pavilion without opening their accounts, Susam Ghosh and Arindam Ghosh repaired the damage beautifully and remained not out on 71 and 54 runs respectively.
Source: The Sentinel
Nov 6: Asom were bowled out for a paltry 51 runs in their first innings against Bengal in the opening day of the U-22 CK Nayudu Cricket tournament played at the DDSA Outdoor Stadium at Dribugarh.
In reply, Bengal were 136 runs for the loss of two wickets in their first innings when stumps were drawn on the first day.
Asom, which elected to bat first after winning the toss, struggled from the very beginning. Except Y Islam (14), none of the batsman could face the three Bengal bowlers -- Chayan Ghosh (4/13), Sourav Roy (3/29) and Debabrata Paul (3/5).
Both the Bengal openers -- Devapam Das and Partha Sarathi Bhattacharjee -- returned to the pavilion without opening their accounts, Susam Ghosh and Arindam Ghosh repaired the damage beautifully and remained not out on 71 and 54 runs respectively.
Source: The Sentinel
Saturday, November 3, 2007
India-Pak Guwahati ODI
Organisers seek ULFA’s blessings:
Guwahati, November 2
In an unprecedented move, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has made an appeal to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) among others to facilitate smooth holding of the November 5 Indian-Pakistan one-day international cricket match at the Nehru Stadium here.
In an appeal made through advertisements in local dailies here today, the honorary secretary of the ACA (organiser), Bikash Baruah made a fervent appeal to all the sports buffs and organisations, including the ULFA, to extend cooperation for smooth conduct of the match, the first one of the five-match Indian Oil Cup series between India and Pakistan.
The ACA official stated that Pakistan team will play its first ever match in Guwahati, the only ODI venue in the North East, and called upon every one concerned, including the proscribed militant group, to extend cooperation for holding of the match sans any hitch.
However, the ULFA had not issued any threat to disrupt the cricket match.
Meanwhile, the district administration has made elaborate security arrangement for holding of Indo-Pak cricket match. Heavy rush of spectators is expected given that all the tickets have been sold out.
Deputy Commissioner Avinash Joshi informed that the city has been divided into seven security zones in view of the cricket match. “All the sensitive areas in the city will be under surveillance and sparks are expected to fly during an India-Pakistan cricket match”, he told newsmen here.
Two companies of CRPF personnel will be deployed around the Nehru Stadium Cricket Complex while Assam Police Battalion personnel will be in charge inside the stadium. A Superintendent of Police will be responsible of security in and around the stadium.
The Indian and Pakistani cricket teams will arrive in the city on the eve of the match and will be lodged in two separate hotels in the city. Indian Team will be in Hotel Landmark located at the periphery of the stadium while Pakistan team will be hosted in Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok.
Two Additional Superintendents of Police will be put in charge of security in both the hotels. Entry to both the hotels will be restricted and special security pass will be required for the purpose.
Posted on: The Tribune
Guwahati, November 2
In an unprecedented move, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has made an appeal to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) among others to facilitate smooth holding of the November 5 Indian-Pakistan one-day international cricket match at the Nehru Stadium here.
In an appeal made through advertisements in local dailies here today, the honorary secretary of the ACA (organiser), Bikash Baruah made a fervent appeal to all the sports buffs and organisations, including the ULFA, to extend cooperation for smooth conduct of the match, the first one of the five-match Indian Oil Cup series between India and Pakistan.
The ACA official stated that Pakistan team will play its first ever match in Guwahati, the only ODI venue in the North East, and called upon every one concerned, including the proscribed militant group, to extend cooperation for holding of the match sans any hitch.
However, the ULFA had not issued any threat to disrupt the cricket match.
Meanwhile, the district administration has made elaborate security arrangement for holding of Indo-Pak cricket match. Heavy rush of spectators is expected given that all the tickets have been sold out.
Deputy Commissioner Avinash Joshi informed that the city has been divided into seven security zones in view of the cricket match. “All the sensitive areas in the city will be under surveillance and sparks are expected to fly during an India-Pakistan cricket match”, he told newsmen here.
Two companies of CRPF personnel will be deployed around the Nehru Stadium Cricket Complex while Assam Police Battalion personnel will be in charge inside the stadium. A Superintendent of Police will be responsible of security in and around the stadium.
The Indian and Pakistani cricket teams will arrive in the city on the eve of the match and will be lodged in two separate hotels in the city. Indian Team will be in Hotel Landmark located at the periphery of the stadium while Pakistan team will be hosted in Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok.
Two Additional Superintendents of Police will be put in charge of security in both the hotels. Entry to both the hotels will be restricted and special security pass will be required for the purpose.
Posted on: The Tribune
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Guwahati ODI: Mad rush for tickets
Oct. 30: A sell-out crowd of 22,000 is expected turn up at the Nehru Stadium at Guwahati on November 5, as the cricket fever surrounding the opening tie of the five-match India-Pakistan one-day international series is catching up fans across Assam.
An Assam Cricket Association official said only about a couple of thousands tickets out of the 8,000 tickets allotted for the spectators in the city are left to be sold. The rest have vanished because of the quota earmarked for all the districts, the other NE states, the BCCI and other dignitaries.
He said the demand for tickets this time around was many times more than what was seen in the last few matches played at the Nehru Stadium.
The Rs 150, Rs 450 and Rs 800 tickets are almost exhausted, while a limited number of those priced at Rs 1,500 and Rs 4,500 still remain after the first day’s of sale of tickets at the city’s Latasil playground. The remaining tickets are expected to be sold out tomorrow.
The counters set up at UCO Bank today (Oct. 30) witnessed long queues since wee hours and the number of ticket-seekers soared as the day progressed even as ACA had hiked the price of the tickets by nearly 25 per cent for this match, taking into account the increase in expenses in hosting the match.
Fans turned up at 4:30 am at the counter and thought worth to skip a night’s sleep if they get the tickets.
In the last two matches that were played here, Sachin Tendulkar opted out. But now that he is coming, fans do not want to miss a lifetime opportunity to see the maestro batting.
Source: The Assam Tribune
Image: Courtesy The Sentinel
Image: Courtesy The Sentinel
India-Pak Guwahati ODI
India-Pak teams may leave Guwahati on Nov 5
Oct 30: As per schedule both India and Pakistan teams would arrive at Guwahati on November 4 for the first ODI and leave for Mohali on November 6.
However, a report in The Sentinel said both the teams could leave Guwahati by a special flight just after the match.
According to the report, people involved in the security related aspects of the cricketers had decided to take away both the teams from Guwahati as early as possible, though police sources do not confirm nor deny this.
The Indian team will have two days’ conditioning camp at Kolkata from November 2 and would arrive at Guwahati on November 4. Pakistan team too arrived in the city on the same day. So, both sides would have to play the first match of the series at Nehru Stadium without any practice session.
Oct 30: As per schedule both India and Pakistan teams would arrive at Guwahati on November 4 for the first ODI and leave for Mohali on November 6.
However, a report in The Sentinel said both the teams could leave Guwahati by a special flight just after the match.
According to the report, people involved in the security related aspects of the cricketers had decided to take away both the teams from Guwahati as early as possible, though police sources do not confirm nor deny this.
The Indian team will have two days’ conditioning camp at Kolkata from November 2 and would arrive at Guwahati on November 4. Pakistan team too arrived in the city on the same day. So, both sides would have to play the first match of the series at Nehru Stadium without any practice session.
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