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A participant has to rate the performances in terms of batting 8212; runs scored, strike rate; bowling 8212; wickets taken, economy rate; fielding 8212; catches, stumpings, direct run outs. Based on this rating system, individual performances will be monitored and a Videocon World XI team selected. Participants would have to pick twoopening batsmen, two middle-order batsmen, three all-rounders, a wicket-keeper and three bowlers. The table will then be regularly updated and published in the media till May 30. The captain will be picked by Ajit Wadekar, who will also be the deciding authority in case of a tie on points between players.

Boosting morale via music
n THE World Cup hysteria is taking on new and greater dimensions, what with every kind of consumer company coming out with something or the other in a bid to pep up the Indian team. The latest is a cassette by BMG-Crescendo, Come On India. With the title song composed and sung by Shankar Mahadevan, the cassette was launched in great style with the entire Indian team present. All of them also feature in the music video of Come On India. Shankar Mahadevan gave a live performance at the ceremonious launch on Friday. Each member of the Indian team, barring Sachin Tendulkar, who could not make it, was presented with a gold bracelet, a good-luck charm8217;, as it was called. Thecricketers later signed autographs and gave interviews.

Camp Notes
The Bombay YMCA Student Branch will be organising coaching in table tennis and chess from May 3 to 29 at the YMCA Student Branch 412, Dr Bhadkamkar Marg, Mumbai 400 004.

The table tennis coaching is from 7.00 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. and the chess coaching is from 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. For details contact Allen Kotian, Secretary YMCA, at 382 4534/385 5468.

Bank employees who are interested to enroll their wards for the camp may contact: Neena Rane Tel: 614 6996/636 2966 R. John Correia Tel No: 284 4999 or Leo Dharmai and Rommel Pereira at the St Andrew8217;s ground from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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