da betcris： A relaxed Roger Binny saw his boys coast to victory in theIndia Under-15 versus Tamil Nadu Under-16 practice match at theMA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday
Anand Vasu26-Jun-2000A relaxed Roger Binny saw his boys coast to victory in theIndia Under-15 versus Tamil Nadu Under-16 practice match at theMA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Beside him was an equally atease Professor Ratnakar Shetty. The executive joint secretary ofthe Mumbai Cricket Association is with the juniors in the capacityof manager. Having played the same role with the Indian seniorteam in 1997 when they toured Sri Lanka, Shetty was more than accustomed with the tasks at hand.”This is the right time to be with these boys. At this age,they are keen to play the game and are trying hard to maketheir careers.” He was also very happy with the team and washopeful about their chances in Malaysia. “We’ll play hard andhave it in us to win. I hope the boys do well and return withthe trophy.”When the Indian captain Subhash Dixit won the toss and elected tofield on a hot Chennai morning, his bowlers responded in finestyle. Leading from the front, the captain ended with theimpeccable figures of 8-2-13-4. He was well supported by offspinner Palash Jyoti Das. The Assamese lad ended with 3/23. Inall, the Tamil Nadu side could muster only 175 as they were allout three overs short of their allotted 45 overs.Vijay Sarthy (37) and Vishal Kudavala (46) played the only knocks worthy of mention. Aditya Srikkanth, watched with interest becauseof his famous father, did not make an impact in his innings of18. Panau Raju, who is a member of the squad that will leave forthe Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-15 tournament later today strengthened the Tamil Nadu ranks by playing for them.When the Indian team came out to bat, they were under no pressureat all. On a flat track, Binny used the opportunity to give as manypossible players a knock out in the middle. At the top of theinnings, Hyderabad opener Tirupati Rayadu slammed an unbeaten 72,but retired back to the pavilion to give way to other batsmen.Palash Jyoti Das who shone with the ball earlier in the dayhelped himself to a half century before he too retired. Overhaulingthe total for the loss of just four wickets, an excited Indian team walked off the field.Binny was all smiles as he sat down with the boys after the gameand went through some breathing exercises and just before leavingthe ground, Binny too echoed Shetty’s optimism.