Chirayu Sapre's Blog – April 2009 Archive (3)

4/26: Orange County drove down to San Diego for game 2 of the 2009 season. It was always going to be a tough one with new conditions and a few key players missing. But we didn't expect what happened.



We batted first and made a below par 164 all out. Manjeet was the stand out performer with 56 and Easwar contributed with 33. We didn't apply ourselves enough and ended up losing our wickets.



SD batted relatively well, but we didn't field well enough. We dropped way too many… Continue

4/19: Orange County beat Santa Barbara in the season opener today. Inspite of a patchy bowling effort, OC restricted SB to 182 all out. Kartik Raina bowled well and picked up 4 wickets. Lee Williams chipped in with 3 wickets and a run out.



OC chased the required runs in 24.3 overs and 8 wickets in hand with good contributions from Devraj Patel (58), Ajit Sonawane (56*) and Easwar (29*).



All in all, it was a good first game for OC. Abhik Vyas did well in his captaincy… Continue

Sachin Tendulkar recently applauded Gary Kirsten's role in India's success in NZ. He says, "A lot of credit has to go to coach Gary Kirsten who has allowed the natural instincts of players to flourish.".



He also went on to say, "We've got some seriously talented players. The secret to this success is the players are playing their natural game. That can only happen if the atmosphere is good and the mind is free of any kind of pressure."



I agree with this completely. People… Continue