Velammal Vidyalaya, Alapakkam has always taken great strides in identifying and nurturing individual talents.
The institution had taken pride in felicitating and honouring young and talented student – achievers who have stamped their name in various disciplines of sports and academics thereby kindling their thirst to aim higher and perform better.
The Trust has brought many rising stars to spotlight in various disciplines of sports.
Believing in the concept ‘leave no stone unturned’, The school had invited eminent personalities to motivate our students such that we believe if students are shown their “ROLE MODEL”, they definitely follow them and become a real hero in their life time. Some of the Eminent Personalities who have visited our institution are Former President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Former Prime Minister Shri. H.D. Deve Gowda, Dr. R. Chidhambaram, Dr. K.Kasturirangan,
Dr. M.S.Swaminathan, Shri. Sachin Tendulkar, Shri. Rahul Dravid, Shri. Virender Sehwag,
Shri. Rakesh Sharma, Shri. T.N Seshan, Shri. Kapil Dev, Shri. Shivkhera, Shrimathi. P.T Usha, Shri. Dhanraj Komb, Shri. Vijendra Kumar, Shri. Mathew Hayden, Shri. Chris Gayle,
Shri. Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shri.Devendra Jhajharia, Shri. Deepa Malik, Shri. Varun Bhatia and many Academicians, Nobel Laureates, well known Social Activist, Doctor of repute, etc.,
Shri. Jonathan Neil “Jonty” Rhodes is a former South African Test and One Day International cricketer (1992-2003) and the greatest fielder in the modern era of cricket. Who is a fielding coach for IPL team – Mumbai Indians interacted with the students of Velammal Vidyalaya, Alapakkam.
The highlight of the day was that the Sports Council, ECAYLP students and Topper of the Toppers were honoured in the presence of the Sport Legend, Jonty Rhodes..
Jonty Rhodes gave an inspirational speech amidst the students that kindled the students’ minds and answered the questions asked by the students. The opinion of the legend gave an overwhelming impact on the students to play an active role in all the games.
The student achievers learnt the value of sports and how physical fitness enables them to participate energetically in their day to day activities.
Jonty Rhodes at Velammal
Velammal Vidyalaya, Alapakkam has always taken great strides in identifying and nurturing individual talents.
The institution had taken pride in felicitating and honouring young and talented student – achievers who have stamped their name in various disciplines of sports, and academics thereby kindling their thirst to aim higher and perform better.
Shri. Jonathan Neil “Jonty” Rhodes. He is a former South Africa Test and One Day International cricketer (1992-2003) and the greatest fielder in the modern era of cricket. Who is a fielding coach for IPL team – Mumbai Indians and for South Africa cricket team interacted with the students of Velammal Vidyalaya, Alapakkam.
The highlight of the day is that the sports council, ECAYLP students and Topper of the Toppers were honored in the presence of the Guest of Honor. He gave an inspirational speech amidst the students that kindled the students’ minds. The opinion of the legend gave an overwhelming impact on the students to play an active role in all the games.
The student achievers learnt the value of sports and how physical fitness enables them to participate energetically in their day to day activities.
Don’t compare Tendulkar and Kohli, says Jonty Rhodes
Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes today said Sachin Tendulkar and current India captain Virat Kohli were both great in their own way and it was wrong to compare the duo.
“I am not a great believer in records and I don’t like to compare players from different eras. They are wonderful players. Both are great in their own way. Tendulkar is Tendulkar and Virat (Kohli) is Virat,” he said at a function organised by Velammal Vidyalaya here to felicitate the school’s achievers in the field of sports.
On Kohli, he said, “Virat has started his career very well. His prolific run-scoring is incredible. He has made a lot of runs at a young age. Kohli must be just Kohli and should not be compared with Tendulkar.”
Asked who was his favourite Indian fielder, the former South African cricketer, who is on the coaching staff of IPL team Mumbai Indians, said, “Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif were some of the better fielders around. Virat Kohli, he is ok. But Suresh Raina for me is the best fielder in India.
“He goes for the ball, regardless of whether he thinks he can get it or not. He reminds me a lot of a much younger Jonty Rhodes.”
To a question if the future of Test cricket was at stake, Rhodes said, “In my opinion it is not Test cricket, but 50- overs cricket that is in trouble. T20 has changed the way the game is played now and Test cricket has become more exciting.”
He said T20 cricket has improved the skills of the players in all three departments of the game.
“T20 has brought a change in the manner cricket is played these days. In Test cricket, they play with a lot of freedom now, there is no fear of failure,” he said.
“When I was playing in the last century, batsmen used to struggle in the 90s. The nervous nineties they called it. There were several batsmen who got out in the 90s. Now, that is not the case. Some times, batsmen reach 100 from 94 with a single shot, a six. The players are very confident these days. I don’t think Test cricket is in trouble. In reality, 50-over cricket is in trouble,” Rhodes added.
Rhodes, who made a name for himself with his fielding exploits, is associated with TNPL franchise Ruby Trichy Warriors as a mentor.
