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Coach's tips come in handy for Jasapara
An invaluable tip from an Indian coach has helped Gopal Jasapara, who is known for his left-arm spin bowling in domestic cricket, transform to a good batsman too.
- By K.R. Nayar, Senior Reporter
- Published: 00:31 March 4, 2008
Dubai: An invaluable tip from an Indian coach has helped Gopal Jasapara, who is known for his left-arm spin bowling in domestic cricket, transform to a good batsman too.
He hit an unbeaten 142 in 72 balls with 13 fours and 3 sixes in the Sharjah Cricket Council Invitation League. In an earlier match, he also hit an unconquered 83 in 51 balls against Dubai Islamic Bank with three sixes and eight fours in the same tournament.
M. Senthilnathan, the coach at the MRF Pace Foundation who had guided Sachin Tendulkar to form after his tennis elbow operation, corrected Jaspara's batting grip.
"Senthilnathan corrected my grip and I can now freely play my shots on both sides of the wicket," Jasapara said.
Brief scores
Nucaf Tellicherry beat Indo Star Group by 108 runs: Nucaf Tellicherry 289 for 4 (Gopal Jasapara 142 not out, Shamsher 50, Yogesh 43, Sanju 24) Indo Star Group 181 for 8 in 21 overs (Zubair 46, Saleh 43, Sohail 34, Meraj 26; Gopal Jasapara 3 for 18, Shamsher 2-28).
Man of the Match: Gopal Jasapara of Nucaf Tellicherry.
Emirates Islamic Bank beat Interface Global CC by 51 runs: Emirates Islamic Bank 227 for 5 in 25 overs (Asim Kaleem 84, Abdullah 38 not out, Naveed 26, Azhar Gul 24; Naresh 3-51) Interface Global CC 179 for seven (Nalin 52, Junaid 31, Ibthisam 29; Sajid Aziz 3-18, Azhar Gul 2-9, Asim Kaleem 2-36). Man of the Match: Asim Kaleem of Emirates Islamic Bank.
Honda Trading Enterprises beat Al Barraq by 94 runs: Honda Trading Enterprises 214 in 24 overs (Asim 48, Gulam 39, Mujahid 37; Akhtar 4 for 40, Hidayat 2 for 33, Naseeb 2 for 29) Al Barraq 120 in 19 overs (Abid 38n.o, Waqar 29; Khurram 3 for 23, Azam 2 for 27, Arif 2 for 22). Man of the Match: Asim Ayaz of Honda Trading Enterprises.
Yogi Group beat United Arab Bank by seven wickets: United Arab Bank 225 for 9 in 23 overs (Kaif Ghouri 89, Afzal 73, Fazeel 26; Afzal 4 for 28) Yogi Group 231 for 3 in 21.5 overs (Swapnil 97n.o, Bilal 57, Dominic 36, Afzal 33; Azhar 2-53).
Man of the Match: Mohammad Afzal of Yogi Group.
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