ICL Season 1

Covers off the first tour of duty with the Dhaka Warriors in the ICL.

25 10, 2008

Lessons from India

By |2008-10-25T17:19:22+11:00October 25th, 2008|ICL Season 1|

India. I see the street urchins and beggars everywhere we go. The mothers clutching tiny babies; filthy; pleading eyes; hands to mouth. The wretches with no use of their legs, dragging their bodies from car [...]

25 10, 2008

Our First Win!

By |2008-10-25T15:18:32+11:00October 25th, 2008|ICL Season 1|

There is this amazing haze over Ahmadabad as we make our way to the stadium for the game against Delhi Giants. It is almost as if there has been a bushfire with the whole sky [...]

21 10, 2008

It’s different.

By |2008-10-21T05:49:26+11:00October 21st, 2008|ICL Season 1|

Saturday morning was a very early start. Our flight was scheduled to leave Hyderabad at 8am and as such we had to be checked out of our hotel well before 6.15am. We had a brief [...]

18 10, 2008

The game we needed

By |2008-10-18T04:40:51+11:00October 18th, 2008|ICL Season 1|

No sooner are we over the last game and all of the focus has shifted onto game 2 - The Warriors versus Hyderabad Heroes. This is not only the home team, but also last years [...]

15 10, 2008

Unique Ability

By |2008-10-15T03:57:41+11:00October 15th, 2008|ICL Season 1|

Game day arrived. Following a team breakfast, the coach (Balwinder Singh Sandhu) called a team meeting. He outlined his strategy for the upcoming game and what he required of each of the players during the [...]

11 10, 2008

Happiness in a jar!

By |2008-10-11T17:24:43+11:00October 11th, 2008|ICL Season 1|

We all went to the ICL launch function the night before last. It was held in a very impressive hotel, the Kakatiya Hyderabad and was your typical night of food and speeches. The Dhaka Warriors [...]

10 10, 2008

Moving to Higher Ground

By |2008-10-10T00:07:57+11:00October 10th, 2008|ICL Season 1|

Well the last couple of days has seen a lot of travel. We packed up from Chandigargh on Wednesday morning after I took the players down to a local park near the hotel for an [...]

8 10, 2008

It’s Shabas!

By |2008-10-08T00:48:09+11:00October 8th, 2008|ICL Season 1|

It is amazing how quickly you can get yourself into a routine. I have been busy writing up programs, testing players, doing sessions on speed, recovery and general warm ups. Just about every day I [...]

7 10, 2008

ICL – Dhaka Warriors

By |2008-10-07T00:03:48+11:00October 7th, 2008|ICL Season 1|

The Dhaka Warriors are the 9th Indian Cricket League (ICL) side representing an important cricket centre (Bangladesh) of the subcontinent. The arival of a Bangladesh based team makes the ICL the largest and most comprehensive [...]

6 10, 2008

Settled in Well

By |2008-10-06T14:02:03+11:00October 6th, 2008|ICL Season 1|

Yesterday ended up being a very good day. After the gym session in the morning, we had our first cricket session at Panchkula in Chandigarh. It was pretty hot and humid - a bit like [...]

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