Thirty years of struggle finally gave Apollo cricket club a place in Dr. H.D Kanga cricket league A- division where they played their inaugural match with New Hind sports club at Matunga gymkhana here on Sunday.
Apollo, which is back after three decades, was formed in 1970. Founder and coach of Apollo cricket club, Farooq Patel is very excited and happy to see his team in the A-division. He remembers the day in 1972 where his team missed the place in the A-division, setting a target of 192 runs with the opponents on 62-9 where the last batsmen completed the target making a way for MIG cricket club in the final.
“I have achieved a lot and I would expect the same from my team.
Without taking any pressure the players should give their best because this game totally depends on luck”, said Patel.
Apollo has roped in many talented players who have the will to win this title. Aslam Sheikh the captain for this team has played for all the cricket tournaments in Mumbai. He started his career with Apollo in 1985. “We have hard working players and even our coach is very co-operative”, Sheikh said. The team also consists of Virendra Kambli, Nitin Surve Ranji Trophy player, Zameer Ali wicket keeper of Rizvi College. A strange fact is that the team has never practiced together because they don’t have their own ground but they carry a lot of confidence and look forward to win the tournament.
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