Issue-IX • January 2014

r o ething new this year

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eep learning a e ploring in 2014

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Chairman Managing Trustee

Rajnikant Shah

Manoj Ajmera

Jitendra Zatakia

Mukesh Badani

Balwant Sanghrajka (Trustee)

Arvind Shah

Jayprakash Daftary

Nilkant Datar

Dr. Janak Gandhi

Dr. Sanjay Sanghavi

Harish Gandhi

Pravin Parekh

Pravin Patel

Jeram Bhanushali

Mathuradas Bhanushali

Harshad Bhayani

Parag Gandhi

Nishit Golwala

Dilip Khatau

Nalin Mehta

Sanjay Rupani

Paresh Shah

Nitin Thakkar

Message from Chairman and Managing Trustee

Just a new bloom spreads fragrance

and freshness around…

May the new year add a new beauty and

freshness into your life.

Happy New Year.

We at Jolly simply do not wish but we want you to make 2014 – the best year in

your life.

For making the new year the best year of your life, treat the new year like a new

sunrise… of hope, of prosperity, of happiness. Feel that the new year is like a new

beginning… of thoughts, of words, of action. Visualize each day like a new day…

of Energy, of strength, of Ideas. And Most importantly try to fill the whole new

year with new things... of prayers, of friends and of Love.

We ended the last year in style with Santa’s Carnival Function and New Year’s

Eve Party. Sporting events were at their peak and we had the Table Tennis

Doubles Tournament, Volleyball & Badminton Tournament for Jolly members

and Inter School & Inter College Cricket Tournaments as well. Dandiya Raas and

Sangeet Sandhya were celebrated with much pomp and fanfare. We also

innovated with new things like – Crackers Festival to celebrate Diwali festival and

Scuba Diving demonstration.

We wish that like last year, this year too our Jolly reaches newer heights and

achieve greater milestones. As it is said that Coming together is beginning,

Staying together is progress and Working together is SUCCESS. So here’s once

again wishing all our Jollyites a very Happy and Successful New Year !!!

As always assuring you of giving the very best,

Chairman and Managing Trustee.

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Editorial

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HIGHLIGHTS IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2013

HIGHLIGHTS IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2013

Scuba Diving (It is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a self contained underwater breathing apparatus to breathe underwater.) demonstration conducted at Swimming Pool on Sunday, 20th October, 2013

Cricket Ground for the season re-opened on the eve of “Dusshera” on 13th October, 2013

Crackers festival to Celebrate Diwali Festival was on Saturday, 2nd Nov.2 013 at Jolly Gymkhana Ground.

Table Tennis Doubles Tournament for Jolly Members (Open category) was held on 10th Nov., 2013.

Mukesh P. BadaniHon. Secretary

Jitendra D. ZatakiaHon. Secretary

Highlights of Last QuarterFrom the Secretaries Desk

‘Sangeet Sandhya” (Event sponsored by The Wadhwa Group) – was members and Guests attended the function.

held on Tuesday, 26th November, 2013 at Jasmine Basement Banquet Hall. More than 450 4

Dandiya Raas function was held on 5th - 6th & 11th-12th October 2013 at Jasmine Basement Hall. More than 750 Members & Guests enjoyed the function.

HIGHLIGHTS IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2013

7.12.2013 – 14.12.2013 – INTER SCHOOL CRICKET TOURNAMENT – 2013

WAS HELD AT GHATKOPAR JOLLY GYMKHANA. 8 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED AS UNDER:1) FATIMA HIGH SCHOOL

2) RAMJI ASSAR HIGH SCHOOL 5) R.N. GANDHI HIGH SCHOOL 8) B. A. K. SWADHYAYA BHAWAN SCHOOL

3) S.V.D.D. ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL 6) M.D. BHATIA HIGH SCHOOL

4) AMULAKH AMICHAND VIDYALAY 7) D.J. DOSHI GURUKUL HIGH SCHOOL

Jolly Gymkhana and Gurukul College jointly sponsor Inter-College Cricket Tournamentwas held on 16th, 17th and 18th December, 2013. About 12 teams participated.

Yoga Sudhdhikriya was held on Saturday, 14th December, 2013 at 1st floor open terrace.

Volleyball Tournament was held on 14th & 15th December, 2013.“Internal Quarter Friendly Badminton Matches –

Singles & Doubles” was held on 15th December, 2013

Santa’s Carnival function was held on Wednesday, 25th December, 2013. More than 400 persons attended the function.

“New Year Eve” party was held on Tuesday, 31st December 2013. More than 500 persons attended the function. 5

The Final Match was played between Fatima High School and M.D. Bhatia High School. The match won by Fatima High School by 7 wkts with 7.4 overs remaining. Prize distribution ceremony was held after the final match. M.D. Bhatia High School was Runner-up.

No matter where you are in life, there’s always something new to learn or explore. So

this year, try adding one of these four new activities to your routine. These new

pursuits may help challenge your brain or contribute to a fuller, more rewarding life —

and you might just discover something about yourself in the process.

Learning a new language may do much more than make your travels easier.

Bilingualism requires the flexibility to switch between languages, and a 2010 study

published in Language and Cognition found that bilinguals were also faster at

switching between other types of tasks. This study adds to other research suggesting

that bilinguals have better executive control, a combination of cognitive processes

that help you make decisions, control impulses, and plan thoughtfully.

You don’t need to become a rock star, but spending even a small amount of time

practicing music may help keep you sharp. In a study by researchers at the University

of St. Andrews, amateur musicians performed better than non-musicians on simple

mental tests. The amateurs tended to respond faster while staying just as accurate.

Pick up a guitar, flute, or harmonica this year.

The more altruistic you are, the healthier you may be. In a 2013 study, teens who

volunteered with children for 10 weeks had lower cholesterol and inflammation

levels than their peers who didn’t volunteer. It didn’t seem to matter whether the

volunteer work was sedentary or active, but the teens who reported greater changes

in altruistic behavior after the study ended also experienced the biggest health

benefits. So do something for others this year — oddly enough, you might also be

helping yourself.

Going on an adventure may physically change your brain. In a recent study, mice who

boldly went forth and explored their environment grew more new neurons than their

less adventurous companions — even though all the mice were genetically identical.

While this study only examined mice, it shows a direct link between individual

behavior and neuroplasticity, and may begin to explain how we develop individual

personalities. Whether you travel to a country on your bucket list or find a spot in your

city that you’ve never explored, take an adventure of your own.

4 NEW THINGS TO TRY IN 2014

1 LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE

2 PICK UP AN INSTRUMENT

3 DO A GOOD DEED FOR SOMEONE ELSE

4 GO ON AN ADVENTURE

Try Sometning new this year

Keep learning and exploring in 2014

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GymnasiumTHERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BEST..............

Even Nature almighty has also made some provisions for out flow of every

extra thing that is not required or if in excess. Workout in our lives is also

one such type of arrangement to procure good fresh health and fitness of

our body and thereby our soul to lead and live a good life or a life self

sustainable in the areas of health and fitness by out flowing unwanted or

excess fats, calories, lethargy, etc. Good body or fit body make our health

fit, thereby creating a healthy mind, which in process is the way to good

life. Kisi ne acha kaha hai, Kamzor Aadmi Ka Dimag Bhi Kamzoor Hota Hai,

jo Aatma Bhi Kamzoor Bana Deta Hai. As believed and followed since

ancient times, social development is incomplete without spiritual

development, work out is one such blessing if done regularly.

Here we at the Gymkhana are overwhelmed to exhibit the activities of

Gymnasium and more than satisfied with the mounting volume in

attendance of members in the Gymnasium. Members during the year

have been benefited to higher level of content in the day to day

functioning of the Gymnasium. To the comforts of all our esteemed

members, the complete renovation of the Gymnasium was carried out in

April 2013 with a record time completion of work, bearing in mind the

importance of workout for regular members who are daily attending the

Gymnasium. The Gymnasium, as responded by them, the members, has

taken a STATE OF ART SHAPE after it got renovated. Many additional

cardio machines and many heavy weight training equipments are also

installed to facilitate the members to have the maximum possible benefits

out of the gymnasium.

A saying in Gujarati says, JEVO AAHAR, AVO ODKAAR..... which means......

AAM KHAOGE TO PIYAZ KA DAKKAR NAHI AAYEGA, AAM KA HI AAYEGA...

same thought is applied and implemented in the outsourcing of resources

at our gymnasium. Feel is the first thing to make a person repeat his or her

attendance at any place. And workout specially is a process which is really

tiring if not done authentically. The feel and comfort of members at such

place of labour is a prime requirement and which has been taken care of

preciously.

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The Nutrition and Dietician benefits are also availed for the members. The

Gymnasium Sub Committee is very excited and charged to work more, by

the support and cooperation offered by all the Premium Members as a

whole, all the distinguished Managing Committee members, our

cooperative Managing Trustee Mr. Manoj Ajmera, humble Chairman Mr.

Rajnikant V. Shah, Project Committee Mr. Pravin Parekh, all the executive

Trustees and the dedicated staff of Gymkhana.

We are committed and in our endeavour to serve better and justify our

being as the administrators, we look forward for regular up gradation in the

day to day smooth running of the gymnasium in the interest of our Jolly

Family whom we call members.

GYMNASIUM SUB-COMMITTEE

Incharge : Pravin Patel Sanjay Rupani

Convenor : Haren Merchant

Jt.Convenor : Amit Mehta

Members : • Dinesh Sawla • Mahendra Dedhia • Naresh Shah

• Pratik Bhayani • Nirav Kothari

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Events & Entertainment Report for January to December 2013.

• Sports Day for Female and Children was held on Sunday, 6th January, 2013. 310 members participated.

• Kite Festival was held on Sunday, 13th January, 2013. 500 to 600 persons approx attended.

• Jolly Idol Grand Finale was held on 9th February, 2013 with 12 finalists.

• ‘Sangeet Sandhya’ programme for members and Guests was held on Tuesday, 26th March, 2013 at Jasmine Basement Banquet Hall. 500 to 550 persons approx. attended the function.

• ‘Hasya Darbar’ Programme for members and Guests was held on Saturday, 30th March, 2013 at Jasmine Basement Banquet Hall. 500 to 550 persons approx. attended the function.

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• Dance Jolly Dance grand finale was held on 16th June, 2013 with 18 participants at Jasmine Basement Banquet Hall. 600 members and more enjoyed the function.

• ‘Ruh – A Musical Journey to the Soul” – programme organised by Events & Entertainment Committee and Ladies Wing for members and Guests was held on Saturday, 6th July, 2013 from 9.00 p.m. onwards at (Jasmine Basement Banquet Hall). More than 350 persons approx. attended the function.

• Ghatkopar Jolly Gymkhana organized Ganesh Utsav festival for 7 days (09.09.2013 to 15.09.2013). Satyanarayan Ganesh Puja was held on 14.09.2013. Ganpati immersion was on 15.09.2013.

• ‘Bhajan Sandhya” – programme organised by Events & Entertainment and Ladies Wing Sub-Committee for members and Guests was held on Saturday, 14th September, 2013 from 9.00 p.m. onwards at (Jasmine Basement Banquet Hall). 200 persons approx. attended the function.

PROGRAMME

Magic Show, Fire Show,

Talking Doll & D.J. Music.

Game Stalls, Mascot,

Treaure Hunt & D.J. Music.

“Jolly Got Talent” Dance, Acting,

Jockes, Mimicry, Singing & D.J. Music.

Musical Housie, Musical

Antakshri & D.J. Music.

Game Show & D.J. Music.

Fancy Dress Competition &

D.J. Music.

PARTICIPANTS

325-350 members

attended.

350-400 members

attended.

325-350 members

attended.

250-275 members

attended.

300-325 members

attended.

225-250 members

attended.

DATE & DAY

05.05.2013, Sunday.

12.05.2013, Sunday.

19.05.2013, Sunday.

26.05.2013, Sunday.

02.06.2013, Sunday.

09.06.2013, Sunday.

SUMMER VACATION HUNGAMA PROGRAMME HELD AS FOLLOWS:-

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• Dandiya Raas function was held on 05.10.2013 (606 members & guests) / 6.10.2013 (486 members and guests) / 11.10.2013 (692 members & guests) & 12.10.2013 (757 members & guests) at Jasmine Basement Hall.

• Crackers festival organised by Events & Entertainment and Ladies Wing Sub-Committee was held on Saturday, 02.11.2013 from 7.30 p.m. onwards at Jolly Gymkhana Ground.

• ‘Sangeet Sandhya” (Event sponsorer by The Wadhwa Group) – programme organised by Events & Entertainment and Ladies Wing Sub-Committee for members and Guests was held on Tuesday, 26th November, 2013 from 9.00 p.m. onwards at (Jasmine Basement Banquet Hall). 450 persons approx. attended the function.

• Santa’s Carnival function was held on Wednesday, 25th December, 2013. 410 persons (Child and Adult) attended the function.

• “New Year Eve” party was held on Tuesday, 31st December 2013. 510 persons attended the function.

EVENT AND ENTERTAINMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

Incharge : Balwant Sanghrajka Convenor : Mukesh BadaniJt.Convenor : Pankaj DoshiMembers : • Naresh Shah • Kiran Bhayani • Ketan Parekh • Kamlesh Doshi

• Amit Shah • Digish Pandit • Pratik Dave LADIES WING SUB-COMMITTEE

Advisors : • Giribala Shah • Rupal Ajmera Members : • Gopi Mehta • Alpa Chheda • Manisha Badani • Nehal Kothari

• Aarti Sanghrajka • Sweta Gada • Purnima Shah • Rajul Patel

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The Event & Entertainment & Ladies Wing Sub Committee brings to you

combining

for the First time to form a MEGA EVENTS of Music & Dance

JOLLY IDOL & DANCE JOLLY DANCE TWO GRAND EVENTS

Please await Circular for Enrollment and Auditions

FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS

TENNIS is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racquet, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis".

Currently our Gymkhana is having Hard Court Surface (Deco Turf)

Examples of hardcourts are acrylic (e.g. Plexicushion used at the Australian Open, DecoTurf used at the US Open, Green Set used at the ATP World Tour Finals), asphalt, and concrete. Hardcourts typically have a faster-paced ball with a very true bounce and it is the predominant surface type used on the professional tour.

The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a group of nine tournaments that form the second-highest echelon in men's tennis. Each event is held annually, and a win at one of these events is worth 1000 ranking points.

The Third and Fourth tier of Men's Tennis Tournaments are formed by the ATP World Tour 500 series, consisting of 11 tournaments, and the ATP World Tour 250 series with 40 tournaments.

The following players have won at least five singles titles at Grand Slam tournaments:

MALE • Roger Federer (17) • Pete Sampras (14) • Rafael Nadal (13)

• Roy Emerson (12) • Rod Laver (11)

FEMALE • Margaret Court (24) • Steffi Graf (22) • Helen Wills Moody (19)

• Chris Evert (18) • Martina Navratilova (18)

Today we are proud to say that one of our member Master Poojan Desai is playing All India level Tournament & is doing very well in professional Tennis

is the traveling on smooth surfaces with roller skates. It is a form of recreation as well as a sport, and can also be a form of transportation. Skates generally come in three basic varieties: quad roller skates, inline skates or blades and tri-skates, though some have experimented with a single-wheeled "quintessence skate" or other variations on the basic skate design. In America, this hobby was most popular in the 1970s and the 1990s.

HISTORY : Young man on The Edvard Petrini's pedaled roller skates, known assv: Takypod in Sweden, circa 1910

Roller skates in the United States around 1905.

• 1743: First recorded use of roller skates, in a London stage performance. The inventor of this skate is lost to history.

• 1760: First recorded skate invention, by John Joseph Merlin, who demonstrated a primitive inline skate with metal wheels.

• 1819: First patented roller skate design, in France by M. Petitbled. These early skates were similar to today's inline skates, but they were not very maneuverable; it was very difficult with these skates to do anything but move in a straight line and perhaps make wide sweeping turns.

• Rest of the 19th century: inventors continued to work on improving skate design.

• 1863: The four-wheeled turning roller skate, or quad skate, with four wheels set in two side-by-side pairs, was first designed, in New York City by James Leonard Plimpton in an attempt to improve upon previous designs, The skate contained a pivoting action using a rubber cushion that allowed the skater to skate a curve just by leaning to one side. It was a huge success, so much that the first public skating rink was opened in 1866 in Newport, Rhode Island with the support of Plimpton. The design of the quad skate allowed easier turns and maneuverability, and the quad skate came to dominate the industry for more than a century.

• 1876: William Brown in Birmingham, England patented a design for the wheels of roller skates. Brown's design embodied his effort to keep the two bearing surfaces of an axle, fixed and moving, apart. Brown worked closely with Joseph Henry Hughes, who drew up the patent for a ball or roller bearing race for bicycle and carriage wheels in 1877. Hughes' patent included all the elements of an adjustable system. These two men are thus responsible for modern day roller skate and skateboard wheels, as well as the ball bearing race inclusion in velocipedes -- later to become motorbikes and automobiles. This was arguably, the most important advance in the realistic use of roller skates as a pleasurable pastime.

An advert for an early 20th century model which fit over ordinary shoes

• 1876: The toe stop was first patented. This provided skaters with the ability to stop promptly upon tippin

ROLLER SKATING

Lawntennis Skating Volleyball

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the skate onto the toe. Toe stops are still used today on most quad skates and on some types of inline skates.

• 1877: The Royal Skating indoor skating ring building is erected rue Veydt, Brussels.[2]

• 1880s: Roller skates were being mass produced in America from then. This was the sport's first of several boom periods.Micajah C. Henley of Richmond, Indiana produced thousands of skates every week during peak sales. Henley skates were the first skate with adjustable tension via a screw, the ancestor of the kingbolt mechanism on modern quad skates.

• 1884: Levant M. Richardson received a patent for the use of steel ball bearings in skate wheels to reduce friction, allowing skaters to increase speed with minimum effort.

• 1898: Richardson started the Richardson Ball Bearing and Skate Company, which provided skates to most professional skate racers of the time, including Harley Davidson (no relation to the Harley-Davidson motorcycle brand). (Turner and Zaidman, 1997).

VOLLEY BALL SUB COMMITTEE REPORTPost the great participation in the first Volleyball Tournament held in December 2012, Volleyball has now become a prominent sport of the club. Regularly, thrice a week the sport is being played with dedicated group of members. Atleast 15-20 Members play the sport regularly in the Club.

The Sub-committee made an effort to keep the enthusiasm intact and keep having continuous friendly tournament to boost the morale of the members for Volleyball.

• June 2013 - 1st Friendly tournament was held on 23rd June 2013. A total of 7 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by Mr. Vishal Velani and Team.

• October 2013 –2nd friendly tournament was held on 6th October 2013. A total of 7 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by Mr.Dhaval Kenia and Team.

• December 2013 – Annual Volley Ball Tournament was organized on 14th & 15th December in which approximately 70 members had participated.

A special coach of Mumbai University level was hired for monitoring the level of the game and also to encourage youth in order to take the sport to a higher level. Sleeveless T-Shirts with monogram Jolly Gymkhana and Team Volley were given to the participants. Dinner & Energy Drinks (Glucon - D) for participants of the tournaments was also arranged. All the matches had a close encounter and every win was hard earned. Maximum matches closed with the point difference of 2-3 points between the 2 teams. Participants and the crowd had a perfect entertainment while watching the 2 day long Volleyball tournament.

We urge all the members of Jolly Gymkhana to be a part of this spectacular sport as participants or Spectators during such tournaments.

We are glad to bring to the notice that with the increasing level of the game and with regular practices one of our young members Mast. Anuj Doshi, a student of Rishikul Vidyalaya was called for selection at the under 14 State Level of Volley Ball.

In our future scope we would like to start Inter Club Volley Ball play-offs so that we can provide our players with outside exposure and a scope of improvement within the sport. This would encourage more and more members for making Volley Ball a better sport.

Sub-committee has already put a proposal to the club to organize & invite other clubs for Inter Club Volleyball matches, as we have a perfect team and players to represent the club in tournaments.

TENNIS, SKATING & VOLLEY BALL SUB-COMMITTEE

MEMBERS

25% Discount to Members exclusive of Service Tax. Service Tax applicable on above given rates.

All members are hereby requested to update their E-Mail on jollygymkhana@gmail.com along with change in address if any or may submit details at Reception Counter.

Jinendra Vora Premal J. Shah Dhaval Kenia Naishal Patel Kamlesh Karwat Raj Parekh Jenil SanghaviCapt.Singhare Ashish Mehta Ashish PanjwaniINCHARGE Parag Gandhi

CONVENOR Haresh Kamdar

JT. CONVENORVidhyadhar Shetty

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WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

2013 KABADDI WORLD CUP – PUNJAB, INDIA

2013–14 ASHES SERIES

WEST INDIAN CRICKET TEAM IN INDIA IN 2013–14

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The 2013 Indian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2013 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 27 October 2013 at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The race was the sixteenth round of the 2013 season, and marks the 3rd running of the Indian Grand Prix.

The race, contested over 60 laps, was won by Sebastian Vettel, driving a Red Bull. Nico Rosberg finished second in a Mercedes, and the podium was completed by Romain Grosjean driving a Lotus, who had made his way up from 17th on the grid using a one-stop strategy. As a result of the race, Vettel clinched his fourth world title in a row, due toFernando Alonso finishing outside of the points in 11th place. Red Bull Racing also clinched their fourth Constructors' Championship in a row despite Mark Webber's retirement due to an alternator failure on Lap 39.

The World Chess Championship 2013 was a match between reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen, to determine the 2013 World Chess Champion. It was held from 9 to 22 November 2013 in Chennai, India, under the auspices of FIDE (the World Chess Federation).

Carlsen won the match 6½–3½ after ten of the twelve scheduled games, becoming the new world chess champion.

India won the final game against Pakistan with 48-39 score .

Tournament information : Dates 1 December–14 December

Tournament statistics : Best Raider Balvir Singh Dulla India

Best Stopper Balbir Singh Pala India

he 2013–14 Ashes series, known for sponsorship reasons as the Commonwealth Bank Ashes Series, was a Test cricket series between England and Australia. The five venues for the series were The Gabba, theAdelaide Oval, the WACA Ground, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground.

On 17 December 2013, Australia regained the Ashes for the first time since 2006–07 by winning the Third Test in Perth by 150 runs and taking an unassailable 3–0 lead in the series. Australia then went on to win the series 5–0 on 5 January 2014, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, only the third 5–0 Ashes clean sweep in history.

The West Indies cricket team toured India, playing two Test matches and a three-match One Day International series against the Indian national team from 31 October to 27 November 2013. The series has perhaps been most notable for Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from all forms of cricket at the conclusion of the second Test, which was his 200th overall.

The Australia national cricket team toured India between 10 October to 2 November 2013, playing a Twenty20 International match and seven-match One Day International series against India. Due to an ongoing back injury, Australian cricketer Michael Clarke was replaced by Callum Ferguson and George Bailey captained the side. During the second ODI match, all of the first five Australian batsmen made a score of fifty or more, a feat which no side had previously done.In the second match, India chased down the target of 360 runs to win, making this the second highest run-chase to win an ODI game.Two weeks later in the sixth match, India again chased down the Australian total of 350 runs to record the third highest run-chase to win a game. In the seventh and final match, Indian batsman Rohit Sharma became the third man to make a double-century in ODI cricket, when he scored 209 from 158 balls. His innings included 16 sixes, beating the previous record of 15 held by Australian cricketer Shane Watson.

The Indian cricket team toured South Africa from 5 to 30 December 2013, playing three One Day Internationals (ODI) and two Test matches against the hosts. The Indian team was led byMahendra Singh Dhoni while South Africa was captained by AB de Villiers (for ODIs) and Graeme Smith (for Tests). The tour began with the three-match ODI series, with South Africa winning the series 2–0.Quinton de Kock, South Africa's wicket-keeper became the fifth player to score three centuries in consecutive innings of ODIs. South Africa won the Test series 1–0, the first Test ending in a draw. Jacques Kallis, the country's most prolific run-scorer in Tests, announced his retirement from the format after the second Test at Durban.

Viswanathan Anand (IND)

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS UPDATES ( OCT-DEC, 2013)

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Magnus Carlsen (NOR)

Winner of the World

Chess Championship 2013