Youth cricket in neglect

Amol Karhadkar, writing in Maidaan Talk, deplores the neglect in Mumbai’s youth cricket.

It seems Vengsarkar's men were busy with the India-Australia One-dayer and chopping and changing Mumbai's Under-22 squad till every selector was satisfied to see "his" players featuring in the team list.

An age-old problem

Abhijeet Kulkarni writes in Maidaan Talk about corrupt practices and age-fudging in Indian badminton:

Fed up with growing menace, parents of badminton and squash players last week decided to catch the bull by its horn. The mini badminton nationals in Dehradun and junior national squash in Ajmer witness some heated arguments between players and the associations and even some organised protests.

Meanwhile, Anupma Tripathi tells us of a similar experience in Delhi while covering Subroto Cup football – on how her pursuit of truth cost her a contact.

A boon for Mumbai hoopsters

B Shrikant appreciates the efforts of Maharashtra Basketball Association for starting it's own league.