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8 z Saturday z May 8, 2021 Hardik not considered; Kuldeep, Saini dropped for tour LG Mathur flags in BRO's cycling expedition „ AGENCY to do the job with the ball. He The Test series against on COVID awareness & road safety NEW DELHI: Hardik can play as a specialist bats- 'S TOUR OF ENGLAND England will start in Pandya was not considered man in the shorter formats Nottingham, followed by for selection as "he is still not but has to bowl for a place in Date Match Venue matches at the Lord's in a position to bowl", while a the Test team. June 18-222 WTC Final vs NZ Southampton (August 12 to 16), Leeds fit-again "Hardik Pandya is still not August 4-88 1st Test vs England Nottingham (August 25 to 29), The Oval made his way back to a 20- in a position to bowl. The August 12-116 2nd Test vs England Lord's (September 2 to 6) and strong Indian squad experiment of selectors to August 25-229 3rd Test vs England Leeds Manchester (September 10 announced on Friday for next keep him during England Sept 2-66 4th Test vs England Oval to 14). month's World Test and prepare him with bowl- Sept 10-114 5th Test vs England Manchester India's squad: Championship final against ing workload has failed mis- , Shubman and a five- erably. He will henceforth not class level in India. this month. Gill, , match series against be considered for Test crick- The 23-year-old left-arm has expectedly , Virat England. et," a BCCI source told PTI. pacer has 62 first-class wick- retained his place as the Kohli (), Ajinkya Along with Jadeja, bats- The selectors also picked ets to his credit in 16 match- third spinner after a success- Rahane (vice-captain), man Hanuma Vihari and four standby players -- es that he has played since ful debut series against Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh senior pacer Mohammed , his debut in 2018. England. Pant (-keeper), Shami also walked back into , Avesh K L Rahul, who underwent Batting star Prthvi Shaw , Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur along with BRO officials during flag-in ceremony. the side after missing the Khan, and Arzan a surgery after being diag- has not managed to impress Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, home series against England Nagwaswalla, the BCCI stat- nosed with acute appendici- the selectors with his white- , Jasprit „ STATE TIMES NEWS 61st BRO raising day. On the occasion, LG due to injuries. ed in a press release. tis, and Wriddhiman Saha, ball form and has been over- Bumrah, , LEH: Lieutenant Governor LG Mathur congratulated Mathur also took stock of All three had endured Opener Easwaran and infected with COVID-19 dur- looked. , RK Mathur flagged in a the two participants - BRO's preparedness for injuries during the away pacer were also ing the recently-suspended Also ignored was Mohammed Siraj, Shardul cycling expedition undertak- Captain Tarun Bhatia of COVID handling, especially series against Australia earli- with the team during the IPL, have been included sub- , whose Thakur, , KL en by the Border Roads Project Vijayak and Captain in terms of handling its er this year when India England series while the ject to fitness. fitness woes continue to come Rahul (subject to fitness Organisation's (BRO) on Raunak Bhaduria of Project incoming laborers. recorded one of their best tri- extra pace did it for IPL reg- Out-of-form spinner in the way of a consistent clearance), Wriddhiman COVID awareness and road Himank - and commended Brig. Singh informed the umphs. ular Prasidh Krishna and and pacer run. Saha (wicket-keeper; subject safety at a brief event at their endurance and spirit, LG that the organization is Hardik, who was with team left-arm fast bowler have been left The WTC final against the to fitness clearance). Karzu today. while appreciating BRO for fully equipped with beds, during the home series Arzan Nagwaswalla, who out of the squad, which is Black Caps will be held from Standby players: LG Mathur commended its noble initiative. doctors, paramedics, medi- against England but did not had a stellar 2019-20 season. expected to depart for June 18 in Southampton fol- Abhimanyu Easwaran, DG BRO and all officers of Brig. Arvinder Singh, Chief cines and equipment. play, has not been picked He is the only Parsi cricketer England for the twin assign- lowed by the Tests against Prasidh Krishna, Avesh BRO on their raising day. He Engineer HQ Himank Besides, RT-PCR testing for because he is not fit enough currently playing at the first- ments in the third week of England from August 4. Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla. applauded their services to apprised the LG of the routes incoming laborers is manda- the nation, and particularly covered by the cyclists over a torily done before entering to Ladakh. period of seven days covering Ladakh, Brig. Singh Keen to see how I go up against RMPS celebrates Mothers’ Day The expedition, carried out an approximate distance of informed. by Projects VIJAYAK and 900 kms each while sensitiz- DN Dahat, Commander 16 HIMANK of BRO, com- ing people about COVID and BRTF and Col. A Goyat, the best in DTM: Arjun Maini memorates the Azadi ka road safety by means of pam- Director HIMANK were Maini posted the fastest time Amrut Mohotsav and the phlets and interactions. present on the occasion. in testing over the two and a half days so far but when asked about it said that the real times will come out in qualifying at the First Race in Monza. The 23-year-old expressed that it's a privilege for him to be a part of DTM and the Mercedes AMG family with the support from the GetSpeed team, "I first saw Students displaying hand-made craft work. the DTM atmosphere when I „ STATE TIMES NEWS dance to their mothers. was racing in Formula 3 in JAMMU: RM Public school Keeping in mind the prevail- 2015 and you could realize how conducted various activities to ing COVID situation, all this „ STATE TIMES NEWS seeing how I can go up against big it was already back then. commemorate Mother's Day activity was conducted JAMMU: Arjun Maini, who is the best." It's a massive privilege for me to in school. The activities ranged through online platform. set to race for the Mercedes- Maini, who is backed by JK be a part of DTM and the from card making for class 3rd On the occasion, the Director AMG performance team Racing and Mumbai Falcons so Mercedes AMG family with the to poster writing for class 5th. Rakshin Mengi and Principal GetSpeed in the upcoming far, will complete a three-day support from the GetSpeed Students of class 4th delivered Shuchita Gupta wished the 2021 DTM season at the wheel pre-season test in Lausitzring, team. I am really looking for- a speech on Mother's Day students and encouraged them of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Germany from May four to ward to getting the season while those of class 6th were to understand the sacrifice of expressed that he was looking May six 2021, further added going with a lot of support com- encouraged to dedicate a their mothers. forward to seeing how he goes that he has shown a lot of ing in from home." The racer, up against the best. improvement since the first who will be taking part in eight Maini was speaking during time he drove a DTM car. "It's rounds (16 races) in the series, Indian shooters to take part an official DTM virtual media been a really good learning which will be held across conference, "One thing that I process for me. The team has Europe from June 2021 to in Croatia World Cup have had to get used to is the been absolutely great while October 2021, said that he is „ AGENCY small margin for error. Even a helping me get up to speed with looking forward to making the NEW DELHI: The last shooting World Cup before the Tokyo small mistake can cost you and the car and the way everything DTM series more popular in Olympics will be held in Osijek, Croatia from June 22 to July 3 and of course the level of the drivers works, and also adjusting the India. the Indians are set to take part in that event as they would be train- is extremely incredible, like it car a bit to my driving style. I "It'll be great to have a race in ing in the European country at that time. always is in DTM. And I think have shown a lot of improve- India sometime in the future. The combined World Cup is being organised in place of the one the main thing is going to be ment since the first time I With me in the race, I think a earlier scheduled to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan (from June 21 to that we cannot afford to make drove. We have been focussing lot of Indians will start follow- July 2) but cancelled due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in that any mistakes throughout the on our own program so far and ing the DTM series and I think country. "Osijek, Croatia, will host the last ISSF World Cup before season. I am looking forward to it's going really well." this series will be quite interest- Tokyo 2020. The competitions will take place from June 22 till July ing and different for them. This 3, 2021. The programme will include individual, Mixed Team and type of racing is not quite well Team competitions in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun Olympic events," Seema stays in line for Tokyo Olympics known as of now in India, so I the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) said in a qualification; Nisha, Pooja out of race am looking forward to making statement on Friday. A 15-member Olympic-bound Indian team it popular for the Indian people will leave for Zagreb, Croatia on May 11 in a chartered flight to „ AGENCY and hopefully entertain them," participate in the European Championship to be held from May 20 SOFIA: Indian wrestler Seema Bisla kept herself in line for said Maini. to June 6. Tokyo Games qualification by reaching the semifinals of the World Olympic Qualifiers but Nisha and Pooja were ousted from the competition, here on Friday. , wife Anushka donate Competing in the 50kg category, Seema lost only two points en route the semifinals, where she will clash with Poland's Anna Lukasiak for a place in the Tokyo Games. Seema, who won a Rs 2 crore in COVID-19 fight bronze at the recent Asian Championship in Almaty, was solid in „ AGENCY "They are kickstarting a tory of our country and our her defence against Belarus' Anastasiya Yanotava and logged NEW DELHI: India captain fundraising campaign nation needs all of us to unite four points in each of the periods to win 8-0. Virat Kohli and his actor wife #InThisTogether on the and save as many people as The Indian was more dominant against Sweden's Emma Jonna Anushka Sharma have donated crowd-funding platform Ketto possible. Anushka and I have Denise Malmgren whom she pinned with 43 seconds to spare to Rs 2 crore to a fund-raising and are putting Rs. 2 crore for been shocked to see the human win the bout. Seema used her power better and stayed aggressive. project, which will raise a total this initiative." suffering since last year," Kohli She was leading 10-2 when she found a way to pin her rival. of Rs 7 crore to support the The campaign will run for said. Nisha (68kg) though found the immensely powerful Bulgarian country's fight against the seven days on Ketto and the Kohli said that he and his wife Mimi Hristova in her quarterfinal which she lost by technical COVID-19 pandemic. proceeds will be directed to had tried to help as many peope superiority. The Bulgarian pulled off a breathtaking four-point The two are raising money ACT Grants, the implementa- as possible in their fight against throw after which Nisha could not find a way to break her rival's through crowd-funding plat- tion partner which will work the virus. defence. Nisha had won her opening bout by fall against Poland's form Ketto. towards providing oxygen, "We have been working Natalia Iwona Strzalka. "...Virat Kohli and Bollywood medical manpower, vaccination towards helping as many peo- Meanwhile, Pooja, the third Indian in the competition, fizzled superstar Anushka Sharma are awareness and tele-medicine ple as possible all through the out in the 76kg opening bout, losing 3-4 to Lithuania's Kamile aiming to raise Rs. 7 crore for facilities all through the pan- pandemic and now, India wants Gaucaite. Three Indian women wrestlers have so far qualified for COVID relief in India," a press demic and the amount. our support more than ever," he the Tokyo Olympics -- Vinesh Phogat (53kg), Anshu Malik release from the celebrity cou- "We are going through an said in a statement that was (57kg) and Sonam Malik (62kg). ple stated. unprecedented time in the his- also shared on his social media handle. "We are starting this fund- Alarm bells started going off, it was chaos: raiser with the confidence that we will be able to raise substan- Morris on COVID in IPL bio-bubble tial funds to aid those in dire need. We are confident that „ AGENCY that, when players are testing Royals' head coach) came 12.30am pick up came at the people will come forward to JOHANNESBURG: South positive, inside the bubble, around the corner, and drew hotel. It was eerie, it was just a support fellow countrymen in Africa and Rajasthan Royals then everyone starts asking his finger across his throat, handful of us in that whole crisis. We are in this together all-rounder Chris Morris is questions. The alarm bells def- and then we knew it was over," hotel at the time." and we shall overcome this." "relieved" to be safely back initely started going off for all said Morris. There was criticism of the Anushka said it has been home after witnessing "chaos" of us," he said. "And then it was chaos! The league happening at a time painful to watch the suffering unfold once COVID-19 cases "By Monday when they post- England guys especially were when a devastating health cri- of people as the country's in the IPL bio-bubble came to poned that game (between panicking because they needed sis was unfolding outside the health-care system struggled to light. Kolkata and Royal to isolate in hotels in England bubble with more than 3000 cope with the case load. Morris, along with his 10 Challengers Bangalore), we first, and apparently there people dying everyday in India. "Virat and I have been hugely other South African players knew the tournament was weren't any rooms." "For me, this was always a pained looking at the inexplica- have reached home, after the under pressure to continue." Gerald Coetzee, who was two-fold thing; on the one ble suffering that people are IPL was suspended following The T20 league was sus- named the replacement for hand we're playing a tourna- going through and we hope that six cases of COVID-19 -- four pended after Sunrisers Australian Andrew Tye, had ment, all happy and smiling in this fund will aid in our fight players and two coaches from Hyderabad's wicketkeeper- arrived in India only last week a bubble, while outside so against the virus that we are all three different teams. batsman Wridhimman Saha and Morris said he tried to many people are suffering," helplessly witnessing," she said. "Look, obviously I'm and ' Amit comfort the young pacer as he Morris said. Gayatri Yadav, spokesperson relieved," Morris, who is cur- Mishra tested positive on was panicking a bit. "On the flip side of it, there ACT Grants said, "Having rently undergoing a 10-day Tuesday. Later, Chennai "I know poor Gerald was was the fact that by playing, strong voices like Anushka and mandatory quarantine at Super Kings' bowling coach L panicking a bit, I mean he's we were ensuring people actu- Virat help drive fundraising home, told iol.co.za. Balaji and batting coach only 20 and all this is going ally stayed at home, watched efforts will go a long way Morris said they came to Michael Hussey also contract- on," said Morris, who was the us and at least had something towards helping us realise this know about the COVID cases ed the virus. "I was chatting to costliest IPL buy ever with a to smile about or something goal. in -- our team doctor, whose room whopping Rs 16.25 crore con- else to think about - even if it On behalf of India's startup Varun Chakravarthy and was across the hallway from tract. "I tried to keep him was being unhappy with how ecosystem, ACT Grants is truly -- on Sunday my mine in the hotel, and under my wing a bit and made we played in a game - for three grateful to have them join this night. "The moment we heard Kumar (Sangakarra, the sure he was ready when the hours each night." mission."