a lot more aggressive on both flanks, said Raman. Theres still some work that needs to be done though on his serve and physical fitness levels. Serve is the only component that is in your control as

Last December, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran found support from an unlikely quarter. With a week to go for the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in Surat, an ill-prepared Sathiyan realized he was yet to pick a mixed doubles partner for the event. What followed was a last-minute pairing with West Bengals Ankita Das and a gold medal finish. Beyond the gilt-edged outcome, a sombre truth united the players -- both had lost their fathers the previous month.It was the first tournament either of us was playing since our fathers had died, Sathiyan told ESPN in a chat. We both knew exactly what the other was going through. After such a huge loss, any pressure, challenge or outcome seemed small to us. They became the first Indian pair to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships.On Monday, the 23-year-old from Chennai rewrote history books yet again by coming the youngest Indian and only the second after Achanta Sharath Kamal to win an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) title - the Belgium Open. It was a giant leap for the 150-odd ranked player who has been training in Grunwettersbach, Germany, since September and turns out for third-division club TSG Kaiserslautern there. A pro tour title allows you to hope and dream big, he said. A spot in the top 50 is my aim for the next two years now.Sathiyans journey as a table tennis player hasnt been free from moments of self-doubt. Hailing from a conventional family background, a career in sport was considered fickle and frowned upon. Midway through my engineering course I realized that its not what I really wanted to, he said. Table tennis was the only thing that never failed to amaze me.A large share of the plaudits for Sathiyans success has gone to coach S Raman, a former Olympian under whom the player has trained in Chennai for over four years now. Sweet timing has been one of Sathiyans most special facets right from his early years, said Raman. If he adds more muscle power, his shots can be a lot more explosive.Aggressive play has been a recent addition to Sathiyans arsenal and has brought him success already. At the nationals in January, he beat his idol, Sharath Kamal, in the semi-finals.He has grown a lot more aggressive on both flanks, said Raman. Theres still some work that needs to be done though on his serve and physical fitness levels. Serve is the only component that is in your control as a player and one that can help you dictate overall play.Sathiyan will return to Germany for a fortnight in November and then again in March to wrap up the season. He said the European stint had added teeth to his game. Though he ruled out shifting his base to Europe, he hoped for a longer season there next year.Its tough to establish yourself in Europe as every team allows only one Asian, he said. Also to be by yourself in a different country... [it] is difficult to adapt. But thats the sacrifice you make to become a champion.Despite various challenges, Sathiyan managed to complete his engineering degree in 2014, one that possibly cost him a decent head start in the sport. This way, I figured, even if Im injured and my career is cut short, Id at least have the luxury of an option, he said with a laugh. Cheap Nike Huaraches Shoes . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. Clearance Huaraches . 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Mumbai Cricket Association president Sharad Pawar is the first high-profile Indian cricket administrator to step down in the wake of the Lodha Committees recommendations that made him ineligible to continue in the post. The MCA, however, said it had not yet accepted Pawars resignation.The Lodha Committee, among other things, had recommended that BCCI and association office bearers should not be over the age of 70, should not hold office for more than nine years and should not be ministers or civil servants. Pawar, 76, has been MCA president since 2001 and is a politician.The BCCI and a majority of the state associations had rejected adopting these specific recommendations from the Lodha Committee despite the Supreme Court having approved them in its July 18 order.Pawar resigned his post at an MCA committee meeting in Mumbai on Saturday. He has submitted his resignation to me, honouring the Supreme Court judgment, MCA joint-secretary PV Shetty told ESPNcricinfo. We have taken his resignation letter, but we have not accepted it or acted on that till the next meeting.MCA joint-secretary Unmesh Khanvilkar said Pawars resignation was the only point of discussion in the meeting that lasted for half an hour. We will decide on the date of the managing committee meeting in the next week and have a discussion on it [Pawars resignation], he said.In his letter to the MCA, Pawar said that he was hurt by the Supreme Courts observation that BCCI officials did not want to give up lucrative positions in the board. While taking the decision regarding cricket, the Supreme Court has said that the officials should not be above 70 years of age and they have described these positions as lucrative which made me very sad and thats why I dont have any wish to work any more, the Indian Express quoted him as having stated in his resignation letter.In reality the positions are filled through democratic means. Since these appointments were happening through democratic means, I was happy to work in that position.During my term as MCA president, I did not take any allowance or get any financial benefit.dddddddddddd I and my colleagues have given time and taken the entire responsibility for our work in the association. While building new facilities, we took care that the name of MCA will be taken with pride. The Supreme Court should have taken a note of this.A powerful regional politician, Pawar, while continuing in his role as MCA president, took over as the BCCI president in 2005, before taking up the same role in the ICC in 2010. He had announced after a meeting of the managing committee in July he would step down as MCA president within six months, and that the Lodha Committees recommendations would be implemented within the stipulated six months. He said the association would begin the process of reform by amending its constitution.As per the Supreme Court guidelines, I can continue [as MCA president] for six months, not beyond that. After that khushi se alvida [I will happily bid goodbye], Pawar had said then. I am quite happy to retire because Supreme Court has said nobody above 70 can continue. Secondly, Supreme Court has said about [the maximum period of] nine years, so I come in both categories, and therefore I should not expect to continue.Pawar, though, said, the MCA wanted clarification on the one-state-one-vote proposal, by which no state can have more than a single vote in the BCCI elections. Currently Maharashtra contains three associations eligible to vote, the Maharashtra Cricket Association, the Mumbai Cricket Association and the Vidarbha Cricket Association. The Lodha Committee recommended that in such cases, the associations vote by rotation; so each of Maharashtra, Mumbai and Vidarbha will get a vote once in three years.According to the Indian Express, the MCA eventually convened an SGM in November to discuss the recommendation and arrived at a consensus that the specific recommendation had the potential to affect their very existence. 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