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Shahabuddin for Mumbai Indians

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra speedster K. Syed Shahabuddin on Friday said that he has signed for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) third edition next year.

Speaking to The Hindu, the lanky Anantapur-born all-rounder, said that the Mumbai Indians coach Robin Singh had contacted asking for his willingness to play for the Mumbai franchisee.

“I immediately gave my acceptance as it will be a great learning experience to play along with World’s greatest cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. The paperwork is on,” said the smiling 30-year-old Shahabuddin.

His brilliant hundred against Kerala for Andhra at Thalassery early this month in the Ranji Plate Group ‘B’ match drew the attention of the Mumbai Indians management.

Shahabuddin, known for his lusty hitting down the order, has taken over 170 First Class wickets for Andhra and his outstanding performance in the Deodhar Trophy paved way for his joining the Indian Cricket League (ICL) representing Hyderabad Heroes.

Before joining Andhra, Shahabuddin represented Hyderabad in junior cricket.

“ICL enabled me to learn the intricacies of the Twenty20 format.

“Coach Steve Rixon was of great help to me,” he added.

Three share lead

S.S.S. Aditya, C. Naga Sampath and Vignesh, with 3.5 points each after four rounds, emerged as joint leaders in the boys’ section of the Andhra Pradesh U-7 chess tournament at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium here on Saturday.

In the girls’ category, three players — Priyanka, Rabiya and G. Sanjana are in joint lead with three points each.

Important results (after four rounds):

Boys: S.S.S Aditya (3.5) drew with C. Naga Sampath (3.5); Lokesh (3) bt Anurag (2.5); Vignesh (3.5) bt Shreyas (2); Chanakya (3) bt D. Saket (2); Vibhav (3) bt Deepak (2).

Girls: Priyanka (3) bt Mounica (2); G. Sanjana (3) bt Sri Raksha Kiran (2); Rabiya (3) bt Joshna Reddy (2); Shobitha (2) bt Vatsalya (1); Deepika (2) bt Niranjana (1).

Match drawn

The match between Central Zone and North Zone ended in a draw in the ACA U-14 inter-zonal cricket tournament at the ACA stadium at Mangalagiri.

The tournament will resume on Monday.

The scores:

Central Zone 145 and 140 drew with North Zone 140 and 112 for four in 70 overs (Ricky 55 n.o).

Selection trials

Trials to select the Krishna District U-25 team to take part in the ACA Central Zone inter-district tournament will be held at the IGMC stadium on November 25 at 9 a.m.

The inter-zonal tournament will be held at Bhimavaram in West Godavari District.

For details, call KDCA Secretary K. Ramesh at 94406 89115

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