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da betano casino： Santhosh S27-Jan-2001The English and Indian Under-19s teams are here in Hyderabad for the thirdand final ‘Test’ match. Hyderabad and Secunderabad are one of the few twincities of the world divided by an imaginary line that runs along thebeautiful Hussain Sagar Lake. This city is at an altitude of 536 metres andthe temperature at this time of the year is in mid thirties, promising fourdays of good cricket.Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah, the Fifth king of Golconda, founded this city in1591 by laying the foundation of the famous monument ‘Charminar’ as thecentre of the city. The English has had long association with the city ofHyderabad. In 1798, an area north of Hussain Sagar Lake was made acantonment. This was the result of an alliance signed between the Nizam andthe East India Company for military and political co-operation. Thecantonment was named Secunderabad after the then Nizam Sikander Jah.The visitors did have a taste of Hyderabad as they visited the Charminar(The four graceful minarets from which ‘Charminar’ derives its name,literally meaning ‘Four Minars’ soar to a height of 48.7m each above theground). They have had the opportunity to visit Salarjung Museum, locatedon the banks of the river Musi that flows through the heart of the city. Itboasts of the ‘largest one man collection of antiques in the world,’ Theartefact on display are unique and range through varied periods of time andplaces in the world.There is much more to Hyderabad than the Golconda fort, the bangles, theNizams and the Nawabs, for this city is steeped in history. Incidentallythe pearl craftsmanship of the Hyderabadis is famous, making this is thecity of pearls. Hyderabad to its credit has some cricketing pearls too.Ghulam Ahmed, Nawab of Pataudi Jr, ML Jaisimha, AbbasAli Baig, Abid Ali and Mohd Azharuddin are a few of the pearls produced inthe ‘maidans’ of this beautiful city. One and all remember Jaisimha, whopassed away in 1999, as a graceful sportsman who played the game in thetrue spirit of the game. One look at the above mentioned names bringsmemories of the subtle artistry they brought into the beloved game.Cricket and Hyderabad have lived together for ages. This is the centennialyear of the match played between the visiting ‘Oxford Authentics’ and theHyderabad XI in 1901. History is not a thing of the past in this warm andhospitable city; it is a living process. Ian Bell and his boys would know,that they are to be a part of the Hyderabadi history, come Saturday.It was in 1911 the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Invitation Tournament (namedafter the prominent king Nizam) that came about to be synonymous withHyderabad. Maharajah Sir Kishen Prashad Bahadur was a great patron of thistournament, which was of much significance as it served as thepreliminaries for the India selection.Cricket was played here between teams made on the basis of their faith. TheHindus, Moslems, Parsis and Europeans drawn from the 7th Dragon Regiment,constituted the four main teams. In 1920 there was an inter communal matchbetween the Hindus and the Moslems. Those days there wasn’t even a whisperof communal tension. The ritual of the inter-communal cricket came to anend, when Mahatma Gandhi requested for it to be stopped.Time has had its say with Hyderabad too. These days Hyderabad is the’Cyberabad’ the Silicon Valley of India. It is all about Software,Technology and the Internet. Make no mistake; cricket is still a passion,though it hurts the man in the street, when talking about their fallen sonand match fixing. They still do enjoy this game as much as they enjoy thewonderful Hyderabadi cuisine. You haven’t seen Hyderabad if you haven’tbeen to `Patther Gatti’, the street of pearl shops and you haven’t had thetaste of Hyderabad, if you haven’t tasted the ‘Hyderabadi Biriyani’.
