The Nagpur Parsi Gymkhana hosted the 32nd edition of ‘Jiji Irani Challenge Cup Parsi Cricket Tournament’ from 3rd to 7th November, 2018, with five cities – Nagpur, Jamshedpur, Secunderabad, Kolkata and Surat participating in the tourney. The tournament commenced with ex-Managing Director of Tata Steel, Dr. Jamshed Irani lighting the divo and batting to nonagenarian […]
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DPCG Organises All-Parsis Cricket Tourney
DPCG organised the ‘All Parsee Cricket Tournament 2018’ in the memory of Late Hosie Amroliwalla, former Indian Ranji Trophy cricketer and two times winner of the Jasdanwala Trophy for scoring the fastest century in the H D Kanga league. This year, 24 teams participated for the tournament, with ZCA (Zoroastrian Cricket Academy) and CJ (Cowasjee […]
Pune Parsis Organise Friendly Cricket Match
Staying true to the initiative undertaken by Captain Adi Mistry, the Parsis in Pune gathered for their annual ‘Friendly Cricket Match’ at Sir J N Petit Technical High School on 11th February, 2018. Ably supported by young team members, Behzad Tarapore, Naushad Dalal, Tiran Irani and Faram Taraporewalla, amongst others, the matches commenced at 9 […]
Sports Roundup – 20th January 2018
CRICKET Parsee Gymkhana Beat Fort Vijay In Talim Shield: Outstanding batting and bowling from Aakarshit Gomel (153*), Bravish Shetty (118), Suryakumar Yadav (70)’; and Raunaq Sharma (5-20) and Shivam Malhotra (3-35) helped defending champs Parsee Gymkhana win the Talim Shield by a massive 287 run victory against Fort Vijay. Batting first, Parsee Gymkhana put up […]
Bowled Over By Boman!
The stage was set for the Giles Shield Cricket Tournament finale on 8th January, 2018 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as Rizvi Springfield (Bandra) faced opponents Don Bosco (Matunga) where the former won the final on better quotient. In all the huddle that took place on field before the ultimate clash, there was […]
Sports Roundup – 16th December 2017
FOOTBALL Premier League Results: On 9th December, West Ham United beat Chelsea 1-0, Burnley outplayed Watford 1-0 while Crystal Palace and AFC Bournemouth were involved in a 2-2 draw. Huddersfield Town outplayed Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 while Swansea City won 1-0 V/s West Bromwich Albion. Tottenham Hotspur on the other hand thrashed Stoke City […]
Sports Roundup – 9th December 2017
CRICKET India Wins Series 1-0, As 3rd Test Match Ends In Draw A dominant overall performance saw the hosts yet again clinch a 1-0 series victory against the Lankan lions at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi as the third game ended in a draw. Splendid batting performances from skipper Virat Kohli (243), Murali Vijay (155) […]
Sports Roundup – 2nd December 2017
CRICKET India Wins Second Test Against Sri Lanka: Stellar batting performances from Virat Kohli (213), Cheteshwar Pujara (143), Murali Vijay (128) and Rohit Sharma (102*) with great bowling from Ashwin and Jadeja, helped India win the second test by 239 runs against Sri Lanka at Nagpur. Batting first, Sri Lanka notched up 205 in 79.1. […]
Sports Roundup – 25th November 2017
CRICKET India- Sri Lanka Thrilling Test Match Ends In Draw The match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata finished in a draw. Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s century was the highlight of the contest. Batting first, India notched up 172 in 59.3 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka scored 294 in 83.4 overs as Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews […]
Sports Roundup – 4th November 2017
. CRICKET India Thrash New Zealand To Win 1st T20 In Style: Impressive bowling performances from Yuzvendra Chahal (2-26) and Axar Patel (2-20) coupled with great batting by Rohit Sharma (80) and Shikhar Dhawan (80) helped India clinch a 53 run victory against the Kiwis in the first T20. Batting first, India notched up 202-3 […]
Sports Roundup – 28th October 2017
. CRICKET India Beats New Zealand In 2nd ODI: Good batting performances from Shikhar Dhawan (68) and Dinesh Karthik (64*) helped the men in blue clinch the 2nd ODI by 6 wickets against New Zealand, in Pune. Batting first on a slow surface, the visitors put up 230-9 in 50 overs, courtesy Henry Nicholls’ 42. […]