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Partha Agrawal, 14 yrs.
Interest in cricket came after watching India vs. Australia 2003 World Cup match. Other hobbies: Likes tennis, baseball and football.
Memorable achievements: Gold medal in Math competition in Illinois.
Role model: My Dad |
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Neil Akolkar, 13 yrs.
Born in India and hence, interest in cricket came naturally. Best performance is in wicket keeping.
Other hobbies: Likes biking, tennis & basketball, drums and tabla.
Memorable achievements: Medal in karate and many trophies in cricket.
Role model: My Dad
Ambitions: Be an aerospace engineer or archeologist. |
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Aashay Chavan, 15 yrs.
Interest in cricket came after watching 2003 World Cup.
Best performance: 5 wickets and a hatrick and a bowler and 30 runs as batsman.
Other hobbies: Likes playing soccer and tennis and goes to gym for physical fitness.
Memorable achievements: Awarded “Bowler of the Tournament” in Michigan Tournament and “Man of the Match” in Detroit tournament in 2006.
Role model: Irfan Pathan
Ambitions: To play as a professional cricket player. |
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Abhishek Deshpande, 12 yrs.
Learnt about cricket from parents and friends.
Best performance: 2 outstanding diving catches in a match last year.
Other hobbies: Likes playing drums, basketball and baseball.
Memorable achievement: Selected for All-Star baseball team in 2005 and a Gifted Students program.
Role model: Sachin Tendulkar
Ambitions: Wants to be a professional athlete. |
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Sanat Divekar, 13 yrs.
Interest in cricket came after watching 2003 World Cup.
Best performance: As an all rounder, got 3 wickets and scored 18 runs.
Other hobbies: Likes playing tabla and basketball. Also participates in school sports activities.
Memorable achievement: High ranking in football, wrestling, tracks & basketball.
Role model: Michael Jordan
Ambition: Wants to be part of at least one college sports team. |
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Vivek Joglekar, 12 yrs.
Learnt about cricket from Sanat and other friends.
Best performance: As a bowler, bowled 2 overs giving only 1 run at a critical stage.
Other hobbies: Plays competitive soccer and tennis.
Memorable achievement: Won Championship Cup at a tennis tournament.
Role model: My Dad
Ambition: Wants to be an Engineer graduating from a good school. |
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Paarth Joshi, 12 yrs.
Learnt about cricket from parents.
Best performance: As a batsman, scored 32 (not out) in a 15 over game and took 5 wickets in another game.
Other hobbies: Likes to play football, soccer, tennis and baseball. Also likes Math.
Memorable achievement: Won Best Bowler and Best Fielder awards. Has Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Role model: Sachin Tendulkar
Ambition: Wants to be a sports player, lawyer or a doctor. |
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George Kalapurakal, 14 yrs.
Learnt about cricket from his father who is a good cricket player himself.
Best performance: 2 catches in a match.
Other hobbies: Likes all team sports, especially basketball and soccer.
Memorable achievement: Won 1st place in athletic scholarship. Most number of assists in school soccer team.
Role model: Magic Johnson
Ambition: Wants to be a doctor. |
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Thomas Kalapurakal, 12 yrs.
Learnt about cricket from his father and cousins in India.
Best performance: As a bowler, got 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls.
Other hobbies: Likes to read, ride bike and play basketball.
Memorable achievement: Most number of assists in the school basketball team.
Role model: My Parents
Ambition: Wants to be the best in school – both academically and in athletics. |
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Jarrod Lee, 12 yrs.
Learnt about cricket from his father.
Best performance: As a bowler, got 6 wickets giving away only 4 runs.
Other hobbies: Likes to play soccer.
Memorable achievement: Won 3 trophies in soccer.
Role model: Freddie Flintoff
Ambition: Wants to play county cricket in UK. |
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Ryan Lee, 14 yrs.
Got interested in cricket after watching England win The Ashes in 2005.
Best performance: As a bowler, got 5 wickets for 16 runs in a match in 2005.
Other hobbies: Likes to play soccer.
Memorable achievement: Team won the league in England in 2004.
Role model: Kevin Pietersen
Ambition: Wants to enjoy playing cricket. |
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Vinay Nagaraj, 13 yrs.
Got interested in cricket after watching matches on TV and from his dad.
Best performance: As a bowler, got 2 wickets in 3 overs for 5 runs.
Other hobbies: Likes to play piano and basketball.
Memorable achievement: Tam won the Midwest Cricket Tournament. Was selected for a conference in Washington D.C.
Role model: Michael Jordan
Ambition: Wants to pursue cricket and basketball. |
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Amrit Prasad, 15 yrs.
Got interested in cricket after watching matches on TV.
Best performance: As a batsman, scored 15 runs against local Pakistan U15 team.
Other hobbies: Likes to play football, hockey, baseball and video games.
Memorable achievement: Team won U9 City Soccer Championship. Honor student in Middle School.
Role model: My dad.
Ambition: Wants to go to a prestigious collage and be a scientist. |
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Tanmay Sambare, 13 yrs.
Interest in cricket came after watching 2003 World Cup.
Best performance: Scored 56 (not out), 5 wickets, had 2 direct hit run-outs and 4 catches in a practice match.
Other hobbies: Plays USTA tennis, baseball chess and is part of a band.
Memorable achievement: Got excellent scores in SAT this year.
Role model: My friend Ravi who is on high school varsity tennis team and a National Merit Scholar.
Ambition: Wants to be a cardiologist and wants to play college tennis. |
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