Beaverton, Oregon -- With a roster large enough for at least two full teams, the Beaverton Cricket Badshahs completed their 25th contest with West and East squads battling head-to-head on June 26. The team has its sights set on its tournament debut in Oregon, later in August.
The club named three Captains for the 2009 season: Gaurav Saxena, Rohini Telukutla and Vivek Gupta; the three have been essential in growing the club to be tournament competitive, said Badshahs President, Justin Lacche.
As for the club’s development, the core keys are practice, focus and dedication, Gupta noted. The club also feels a genuine responsibility for being ambassadors of the sport in the community.
“We would like to spread the enthusiasm about this great game around the Portland metro area,” Gupta said. “The team has some good players and I think the best thing in our group is that everyone is eager to improve on their skills for batting, bowling and fielding and come together as a cohesive team.”
Captain Saxena added, “We can never overemphasize the fact that we need match practice to come together good as a team and, of course, working on fitness which is the backbone for any sport.”
The Badshahs continue their West/East Friday matches, and the team has kicked off its community outreach program – all of which are part of the squad’s commitment to the USA Cricket Association, Lacche explained.
“The USA Cricket Association honored us by granting Associate Member status; we understand and embrace that there is a responsibility to always push ourselves to get better and get new folks in Oregon excited about cricket,” Lacche said. “This amazing game gives such joy to players of all skill levels around the world. Thanks to the USA Cricket Association, the Badshahs are able to do our small part to help the sport grow in our community.”
Beaverton Cricket Badshahs
Roster as of 6/26/09
Saxena, Gaurav
Gupta, Vivek
Telukutla, Rohini
Gorecha, Abhishek
Agarwalla, Punit
Joseph, Mathew
Do, Tan
Reddy, Chennakesava
Satyam, Ashutosh
Tawdekar, Jaswant
VinodKumar, S
Rao, Sandeep
Viveka
Yadav, Kishor
Nair, Hari
Lacche, Justin
Gignesh
Gargeshwari, Deepak J.
Adusumilli, Sujan
Banavara, Pradeep
Vadapalli, Srinivas
Pierce, Sean
Jerdes, Nick
Roy, Devraj
Kumar, Chethan
Prabhakar
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Official scorekeeper: Neha Maheshwari
