Welcome to Dakus Cricket Club! We are a cricket team based in San Farncisco bay area and play tennis ball cricket. Daku in Hindi means DACOIT or ROBBER or BANDIT or OUTLAW. We try to enjoy playing cricket on weekends. If you are located nearby and enjoy playing cricket, get in touch with us.
June 15th, 2008 Admin Daku
Chinese have an ICBM named Dong Feng, which means “East Wind”. Well, Dakus don’t have that but they have the next best thing, Pawan which means Wind” in Hindi. That’s Dakus Dong Feng for you. That’s what blew away United XI off their feet and their senses. Look at this. 45 off 39 balls with 5 fours and 1 six in Tennis ball cricket is stuff of the legend. I wish I was there to witness this tornedo, right here in sunny California. No diplomacy could have saved United XI from this weapon of mass destruction. This is one of those times, where you marveled at the violence and murder unleashed. Well Done Dakus and well done Pawan. Keep blowing them away.
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June 8th, 2008 Rajeev Bishnoi
After a long time I was in a Dakus’ match again, but this time as a spectator. By the time I reached the ground, Titan’s innings was over and Dakus were chasing a stiff 90 for victory. Amit who hit 3 fours was out just before I reached the ground. I was like: oh man, I missed a lot of fun. As it turned out I really didn’t. The best innings was just waiting for me to cheer up. It came from Raghu who on his day can destroy any attack in the league. I have myself enjoyed bowling to Raghu in our practice matches and I have to admit, and with due respect to Amit, Pawan and Mayank, it’s Raghu who I have always found to be most challenging. All 4 pack a lot of punch in their shots but I think Raghu’s height is his advantage. Where others find some balls short and fall victim to a lofted catches, Raghu can easily reach the ball while standing at the crease and still can clear the boundary easily. That’s one of the reason I always found it difficult to bowl to Raghu. He can hit good balls out of the ground. When he is in “mood”, the margin of error for bowler is very little. With so much skills, he’s undeservingly little short in batting stats and I believe the only reason is in his mind. I think his role model should be Rohit Sharma. Take it easy in the beginning and slowly start building tempo when you start connecting the balls better. In a way he’s very similarly skilled as RS. He has classical defense coupled with precise big shots. Let’s hope to see many such innings from him in the coming matches. Let’s keep the momentum going, Dakus !!
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