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Sachin Tendulkar will have to take re-birth to break his records, says Dilip Vengsarkar

Sachin Tendulkar will have to take re-birth to break his records, says Dilip Vengsarkar

In a career spanning over 24 years, Sachin Tendulkar has got most of the batting records to his name and as he turned 40 on Wednesday, former captain Dilip Vengsarkar said that the senior India batsman will have to take a re-birth to break his own records.

India, Sachin Tendulkar, Sachin Tendulkar career, Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Dilip Vengsarkar, Amol Muzumdar, Sanjay Bangar, Sachin Tendulkar's 40th birthday

April 24 2013, 7:18 pm

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Sewage water disrupts MCAs U-19 selection

Sewage water disrupts MCA's U-19 selection

It was neither rain nor an unplayable pitch but sewage water running on to the Karnataka SA ground that disrupted the Mumbai Cricket Association's U-19 selection trial tie for the Sportstar Trophy between Vijay Merchant XI and Khandu Rangnekar XI.

MCA, India, Mumbai

October 20 2011, 8:48 pm

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MCA gears up to improve Mumbai cricket

MCA gears up to improve Mumbai cricket

By CricketCountry Staff The Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) seems to have sprung back to life after being dormant over the years. Under the chairmanship of Chandrakant Pandit, the committee is going all-out to sort out issues at ground level in order to improve standard of cricket in Mumbai.

Chandrakant Pandit, MCA, Mumbai

September 17 2011, 1:49 pm

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Death of Kanga League has affected Mumbais supply chain to Indian cricket

Death of Kanga League has affected Mumbai's supply chain to Indian cricket

By Austin Coutinho The monsoon league of the city, better known as the Dr. H.D. Kanga League played a major role in the grooming of batsmen and making fighters out of them. The wet – and sometimes cruel, drying – wickets in the league put promising batsmen on trial like nothing else did. Is it a sign of the times that today Mumbai boasts of only a couple of batsmen who can be considered for selection to the national side?

Austin Coutinho, Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Dilip Sardesai, Ajit Wadekar, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sandeep Patil, Sanjay Manjrekar, H D Kanga league, Mumbai, India

February 25 2012, 3:41 pm

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