Xaviers75 Sports Wall Of Fame!
Compiled, Edited & Designed by Francis Xavier Nazareth
St. Xavier’s High School gave us the opportunity to excel in sports to complement the outstanding classroom education. Here is a gallery of awards of some of our classmates. We salute their achievements and proud to place them on our Xaviers75 Sports Wall Of Fame! Though some of us did not excel in sports, we literally were pulling for our friends and our respective school houses.
BASKETBALL: Ajit Raikar, Kaustubh Wagle,
BOXING: Edwin Pereira, Rupert D’Souza
CARROM: Vijay Gokarn
CRICKET: Abhay Dandawate, Ajit Raikar, Hemant Mehta, Kaustubh Wagle, Kiron Wagle, Nikhil Baljekar, Pradeep Phatak, Satish Shetye, Sandeep Dalvi, Shravan Vasa, Yogesh Patel
DIVING: Ajay Dasani
FOOTBALL (SOCCER): Ajit Raikar, Allwyn Almeida, Jeremy Thommy, Lester Godinho, Kaustubh Wagle, Richard D’Cunha, Rishi Kashyap, Roland D’Souza, Rupert D’Souza, Anil Kamboj
Cricket Team for the Giles Shield Tournament - Standing: Hemant Mehta, Salil Cougnery, Pradeep Phatak, Sanjeev Kalra, Satish Shetye, Sandeep Dalvi, Yogesh Patel & Nikhil Baljekar - Sitting: Abhay Dandawate, Nandan Vengurlekar, Hemant Kenkre, Coach L. B. Keni, Kaustubh Wagle - Squatting: Kiron Wagle, Shravan Vasa, Rohan Mendon
Football Team (Tilak House) ~ Standing: Jeremy Thommy, Farad, Ajit Raikar, Nozer & Allwyn Almeida - Squatting: Joseph Coutinho, Paulsil, Rishi Kashyap & Roland D’Souza
GYMNASTICS: Kaustubh Wagle
KARATE: Parvez Homi Jokhi
TABLE TENNIS: Anal Shah, Kersi Bhagat, Kiron Wagle, Suneel M. Bhatnagar, Vijay Chhabria, Vijay Gokarn.
TRACK & FIELD: Ajit Raikar (100 & 200 meters, long jump, putt shot & relay), Benedict Soares, Nitin Tarte (50 & 100 meters), Philip Joseph, Prakash Masand, Savio Coutinho
TUG-OF-WAR: Ajit Raikar, Parvez Homi Jokhi, Rishi Kashyap
VOLLEYBALL: Kaustubh Wagle
Kaustubh Wagle ~ An outstanding cricketer with an envious portfolio of achievements in various sports.
Ajit Raikar ~ The leader of the pack! From football to tug-of-war, he has pulled his weight on the sports field.
Rupert D’Souza ~ The one who did not take no for an answer. When they told him he was not good enough for team sports, he punched his way to be a boxing champion.
Vijay Gokarn ~ The unassuming indoors giant. From carrom to table tennis, he let his fingers slide and the ping pong glide.
Vijay Chhabria ~ The blue-eyed boy who helped the Ashok House smash their way to victory in table tennis.
Ajay Dasani ~ Scout’s honor! this guy just dives into success, every time he is at the pool.
Pradeep Phatak: Besides representing the winning Tilak House, this cricket enthusiast is an encyclopedia of cricket facts & figures.
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