Over the last few weeks, Wells Cathedral School (Somerset, UK) have welcomed and hosted 16-year-old Sahil Jadhav.
Rupesh Borade comes from a very humble background. Aged just 6, he lost his parents, and subsequently was placed in Chembur Children’s Home in Mumbai with his brother ...
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Prithvi Shaw has now become a household name after leading India to the U-19 World Cup Title, following in the illustrious footsteps of Virat Kohli. Following an excellent first class season for Mumbai where he scored five centuries, he has led the U-19s from the front excelling throughout the tournament in New Zealand.
In Hull’s year as City of Culture, the 70th Anniversary of Independence in India, and England hosting the ICC Champions Trophy, Cricket World met up with the Pathak family, in Hull, earlier in the summer to hear their fascinating story. Hull, a relative cricketing backwater has hosted several of India’s finest cricketers over the last 30 years.
Durham School's Ben Mason updates us with how they have got on this year and plans for the future of the programme, which continues to be a hugely positive experience for all concerned.
Ben Mason, Director of Sport at Durham School, describes how working with Cricket Beyond Boundaries to host young orphaned Indian cricketers as an overwhelmingly positive experience, adding that he feels he and the school are in it for the long haul.
Back in 2011, Cheadle Hulme School's John Wilson watched India go down to a heavy defeat against England, and from there began the first conversations that would go on to launch Cricket Beyond Boundaries.
A selection of images from Cricket Beyond Boundaries fund-raising events, matches and of the people who make it all happen as well as those who have benefited.
During the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first official visit to India, they attended a cricket match on 10th April at the famous Oval Maidan in Mumbai, where thousands of young children meet to play cricket every day.
Since its formation in 2011, Cricket Beyond Boundaries (CBB) has brought 13 cricketers over to the UK to spend time in leading schools and develop their cricket.
Cricket Beyond Boundaries (CBB) was established in 2011 as a global sports initiative that uses cricket as a vehicle to transform lives.
Since then, CBB has helped 18 poor Indian children spend time in leading UK schools including Durham School, Cheadle Hulme, Denstone College and Kings College, Taunton, to develop both their education and cricketing skills.
The initiative is continually expanding with more schools and youngsters set to be involved this summer.
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