MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Women’s World T20: Rookie batswoman Richa Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C BCCI set to appoint Madan Lal, only new face in Harmanpreet-led squad J&K almost certain to gain 1st innings Gautam Gambhir as CAC members MUMBAI, Jan 12: series in boost (over) there," said the lead, in command against Services NEW DELHI, Jan 12: member will head the committee approached by the BCCI for the Australia skipper, who has played for Excelsior Sports Correspondent Umar Nazir was a bit expensive while 2011 World Cup hero role and he has accepted the Bengal's rookie batswoman prior to the Sydney Thunders in WBBL. who bagged 2 wickets by giving The BCCI is all set to Gambhir will assist him along offer. Richa Ghosh was the only new T20 World She also agreed that spinners JAMMU, Jan 12: Teamwork away 87 runs in his 18 overs. appoint World Cup winning for- with the third member. "Yes, they did ask Madan for face in a 15-member Harman- Cup, with have been India's strength in helped Jammu and Kashmir to be Skipper Parvez Rasool, Auqib mer India players Madan Lal "I don't know if it's fair on his consent and he had told them preet Kaur-led India squad for Nuzhat bowling and it wouldn't change in command against Services on Nabi, Abid Mushtaq and Abdul and Gautam Gambhir as mem- my part to make a formal com- it will be an honour to be on the ICC Women's T20 World Parveen much on the bouncy Australian Day-2 of the Ranji Trophy Elite Samad claimed one wicket each. bers of the Cricket Advisory ment or not as BCCI has not CAC. It doesn't matter if it's one Cup in Australia, starting being added tracks. Group-C match at Air Force Earlier, resuming from an Committee (CAC) which will announced," said Madan Lal meeting or half a meeting," said February 21. pick selection committees for Richa Gosh as the 16th "We are looking for more Complex ground, Palam in New overnight total of 338/7, Jammu when his comments were sought the source. The team, announced today, member. spinners in our side and we have Delhi. and Kashmir managed to score a the next four-year cycle starting on the development. In all likelihood, the commit- has no other surprises. That tournament starts on got that. Now the only thing is Jammu and Kashmir are good total of 360 runs in 93.1 2020. Lal played 39 Tests and 67 tee will meet just once as only 15-year-old Haryana school- January 31 and also features how we are going to use their almost certain to gain a sizeable overs. Skipper Parvez Rasool, The third member of the ODIs between 1974 and 1987 two changes are required in the girl Shafali Verma will be play- England. strengths. They are very good 1st innings lead as the hosts were who was unbeaten on 171 runs, panel is likely to be Mumbai- with three wickets in the 83 senior selection panel. ing her first global meet follow- Skipper Harmanpreet feels and always give us break- struggling on 238/9 in 76.1 overs added 11 more runs to his based woman international World Cup final being the high- The committee has to find ing some good performances at that playing the tri-series before throughs. at the draw of stumps today. overnight score before getting out Sulakshana Naik, who has light of his career. replacements of outgoing chair- the international level in her first the big event will be advanta- "Our strength is spin and we Sachidanand Pandey (4) was at 182 runs off 178 balls, studded played two Tests and 46 ODIs Asked about the Conflict of man MSK Prasad (South) and season. geous for the team. have to stick to that and whenev- at the crease when Abdul Samad with 24 boundaries and 2 sixes. for the country. Interest clause since he has a Gagan Khoda (Central). Richa has been rewarded for "Before the World Cup, this er we need them they will per- removed dangerous looking He was the last man to be dis- "Madan Lal and Gautam contract with a TV channel as Sarandeep Singh (North), her exploits in the recent series is going to be a big one for form for us," Harmanpreet exud- Diwesh Gurdev Pathania (41) on missed. Abid Mushtaq also con- Gambhir are all set to be the cricket expert, the former India Devang Gandhi (East) and Jatin women's Challenger Trophy, us and we will look for our best ed confidence. the only ball bowled by him tributed valuable 35 runs to the CAC members," a senior BCCI all-rounder said, "Let me first Paranjpe (West) still have a year scoring 36 off 26 balls in one of combination and with that we She is well aware that 2019 today. PS Poonia is the last total. Shubham Khajuria (55) and official said on the condition of get my appointment letter and left in their respective four-year the games with four boundaries will give chances to newcomer didn't start off well for them but Services' batsman to join Pandey Auqib Nabi (30) also played their anonymity. obviously there will be terms of terms. and a six. also. they picked up the pieces by the tomorrow. role in J&K's good total. Hero of 1983 World Cup reference and guidelines." There will also be changes in "See, in the past one year, we "As (Hemlata) ma'am men- end of the year. AA Bamal top scored with 48 For Services, speedster winning India team, Lal, by A source close to the crick- the junior selection panel. (PTI) have taken five to six debutants. tioned, we have Richa, who did "See, it is always about how runs, while AP Sharma con- Diwesh Pathania took 4 wickets, virtue of being the senior-most eter confirmed that he was Earlier, the same team used to well in the Challenger Trophy you execute yourself. We did not tributed 47 runs to the total. while Sachidanand Pandey and play but after 2017 ODI World and domestic cricket, so we will execute on what we were Diwesh Pathania (41), skipper PS Poonia bagged 3 wickets each. Cup, a lot of new prospects have stick to our best XI. Before the expecting from ourselves (in the Rajat Paliwal (34), Ravi Chauhan At this stage, Services is still emerged. We feel we have nur- World Cup, we will be able to first half in 2019). But against (27) and Rahul Singh Gehlaut trailing by a big margin of 122 tured five or six new players, decide our best XI," South Africa and West Indies, (22) were the other contributors. runs with just one wicket in hand, who are playing now. Harmanpreet said. we played to our potential and From Jammu and Kashmir, so J&K will be eyeing for a size- "Richa Ghosh is a new play- Harmanpreet has had the that is the reason we were able Mohammad Mudhasir was the able 1st innings lead. er and here the role of selectors experience of playing in the to get positive result," she pick of the bowlers, who took 3 With 2-days of the game left increases," chairman of women's Women's Big Bash League and said.(PTI) important wickets by conceding in this match, J&K will certainly selection committee Hemlatha that will help her plan better. just 38 runs in his 19 overs, while enjoy an edge. Kala told reporters at the press "I think that experience will Khelo India Youth Games: conference. definitely help and we know The selectors also announced how the wickets are over there Ancy Sojan shines with Dr Jitendra honours a 16-member squad for a tri- and that definitely give us extra two gold medals GUWAHATI, Jan 12: winners of ‘News Wiz’ 112th Skiing Course gets Excelsior Correspondent The duo of Gourav and Stealing the limelight, Bohran were felicitated by the Kerala athlete Ancy Sojan JAMMU, Jan 12: Union BJP stalwart for their out- J&K boys team posing for group photograph after losing pre-quarterfinals of the School Games underway at Gulmarg grabbed two gold medals in Minister of State in PMO with standing show in All India Volleyball in Andhra Pradesh. Under-21 category on the third Independent Charge of North 'News Wiz' Quiz Competition Excelsior Sports Correspondent step forward towards women day of track and field events in empowerment. The need is to the Khelo India Youth Games J&K U-14 boys lose in Good dilemma to have: GULMARG, Jan 12: 112th make it a grand success," DG here today. Rathour on opening Skiing Course being organised by Sports advised the organisers in a Sojan produced an impres- pre-quarters of Volleyball the Department of Youth Services message from Guwahati. sive 6.36m performance to win combination and Sports got underway, here The Director General YSS is the women's U-21 long jump Excelsior Sports Correspondent Earlier, in the league round, MUMBAI, Jan 12: today. in Guwahati in connection with event before emerging the J&K defeated Vidya Bharati by 2- JAMMU, Jan12: Jammu and 1 (25-21, 25-19, 19-25). In their According to reports, this is the Khelo India Games. fastest woman of the Games by In Rohit Sharma, K L Rahul Kashmir under-14 boys Volleyball second group match, J&K boys the 3rd Skiing Course being con- Meanwhile, the participating grabbing a gold medal in the and Shikhar Dhawan, India are team lost in the knockout stages of trounced Chandigarh by 2-0 (25- ducted this season and the 1st one skiers in this Course are from the 100m dash by clocking 12.21 spoilt for choice at the top of the pre-quarterfinals in the 65th 15, 25-16). in the girls section. districts of Anantnag, Srinagar, seconds. order, and batting coach Vikram National School Games held The J&K boys' team is accom- As many as 60 women skiers Kupwara, Budgam and Physical The 18-year-old Sojan Rathour today called it a "good under the banner of School panied by Zahoor Lahey (PET are taking part in this 12-day long Education College Ganderbal. broke the U-21 long jump meet dilemma" to have. Course which is being held under Games Federation of India (SGFI) Doda). However, the bad weather record with her personal best Rohit had a phenomenal the patronage of Dr Saleem-ur- conditions restricted the skiers at Hellore in Andhra Pradesh. Meanwhile, as per the reports performance. She also broke 2019, having struck five centuries Rehman, Director General Youth from the districts of Doda, Despite their resistance, J&K reaching here, J&K girls were the U-20 national record, in the World Cup. Services and Sports J&K, who Kishtwar and Reasi from turning The duo of Bohran and Gourav posing along with Dr boys could not make it a win in scheduled to meet their opponent eclipsing the earlier mark of Dhawan, who made a come- has served instructions to the up for the Course as the blockade Jitendra and other dignitaries in Jammu. the closely contested game. The in the pre-quarterfinals late this 6.30m in U-20. back in the T20 side in the just- Course In-charges for holding the of road forced them to halt at score: 25-23, 25-22, 25-27. evening. Her effort was impressive, concluded three-match series programme in a befitting manner. Ramban. held recently. considering that the best effort Eastern States, Dr Jitendra against Sri Lanka, was also "It is the first Skiing Course The Course is being held They claimed the winner's at the senior level in women's Singh honoured Jodhamal among the runs, while Rahul, too, being organised in women section under the supervision of Ski trophy in this prestigious com- Royal CC outplays long jump last season was School students Bohran and is having a great time with the at this world famous and pictur- experts namely Ghulam Nabi petition. 6.42m in the name of Rintu Gourav in an impressive func- bat. esque venue. The Course pro- Reshi (Incharge), Imran Nazir, Speaking on the occasion, Mathew.(PTI) tion here today. Bharat Club by 20 runs vides opportunity to young Sajad Sofi, Mohd Shafi, Shabir Dr Jitendra lauded the efforts "It's a good dilemma to have. Excelsior Sports Correspondent was the wrecker-in-chief who female skiers to hone their skills Majid, Saima Rashid, Hanan of Bohran and Gourav and Rohit is an obvious choice of took 5 important wickets. up to the optimum level, so it is a Maqbool and Zahida. Army organises Inter-school their mentors for this achieve- course. Both of them (Shikhar ment. JAMMU, Jan 12: Royal In reply, Bharat CC, bundled and Rahul) are playing well. Cricket Club got the better of out for a paltry total of 109 runs to Shikhar has done well in one- Samba lifter bags Silver in NSG debate competition Sania-Nadiia pair to open Bharat Cricket Club by 20 runs in lose the match by a narrow mar- dayers and Rahul is in great form. a friendly cricket match at Excelsior Sports Correspondent Nirbhaya is a student of Shishu Excelsior Correspondent understanding and knowledge of campaign in Hobart against gin of 20 runs. Kuldeep scored So we'll deal with it when we Niketan Higher Secondary the topic and brought out perti- have to," Rathour said.(PTI) JAMMU, Jan 12: Young School Samba. JAMMU, Jan 12: Army nent issues. Oksana-Miyu team lifter from Samba, Nirbhaya "Soon after the School organised inter-school debate The oratory skill of the stu- HOBART, Jan 12: Jaiswal, Tyagi shine as Pratap Singh brought laurels to Games event, Nirbhaya, who competition on “Impact of social dents was appreciated by the media on student” today at audience. Such event motivated Sania Mirza and her partner India crush Afghanistan Government Higher Secondary the students to acquire knowl- Nadiia Kichenok have been by 211 runs School, Jhullas in Poonch district. edge, do research and be able to drawn to meet Oksana PRETORIA, Jan 12: The event was witnessed by a participate in such events. The Kalashnikova of Georgia and large number of students, teachers winners and runners up were suit- Miyu Kato of Japan in their Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's and prominent citizens. ably awarded. opening round at the Hobart half-century and pacer Kartik Eight students participated in The participants and school International, the first tourna- Tyagi's three-wicket haul were the competition while 155 stu- teachers expressed desire that ment the Indian ace will com- the highlights of India's dents attended the event. The par- more such events should be pete in her comeback bid. resounding 211-run win against ticipants exhibited excellent organised in future as well. The unseeded Indo- Afghanistan in an U-19 World Ukrainian team may run into Cup encounter here on Sunday. Batting first, India colts Serena ends three-year title drought, Spanish fourth seeds Georgina Jubilant Royal Cricket Club players posing for a group pho- score 255 for 8 in 50 overs with Garcia Perez and Sara Sorribes tograph after scripting win on Sunday. Jaiswal scoring 69 off 97 balls gives winnings to bushfire appeal Tormo in the quarterfinals. and NT Tilak Verma hitting 55 Country Cricket Stadium, magnificent 69 runs, while no The Spanish players had before retiring. AUCKLAND, Jan 12: won in Melbourne in 2017. Gharota, near here. other batsman could cross the reached three WTA tour finals In reply, Afghanistan were But the 38-year-old tempered Earlier, winning the toss and double figure mark. The bowling Serena Williams ended a in 2019 season and won two of shot out for 44 in 17.5 overs Nirbhaya Pratap Singh along with officials showing victory celebrations as she donated her batting first, Royal Club scored a trio of Royal Cricket Club name- three-year title drought and donat- US$43,000 winners cheque to the them. with Tyagi (3/10) being pick of signs at Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. modest total of 129 runs in the ly Rajesh Salhotra, Rajinder and ed her winner's cheque to victims Australian bushfire relief fund and Sania is returning to the cir- the bowlers. Akash Singh, stipulated 20 overs. Sunil top Vishal Sudan bowled with nag- Jammu and Kashmir by win- has already been selected for the of the Australian bushfires in an described how the tragedy had Shubhang Hegde and Sushant cuit after two years, having scored with 50 runs, while Kamal ging line and teasing length to ning Silver medal in the just Khelo India Youth Games, left emotional WTAAuckland Classic affected her deeply. Mishra getting a couple of started a family with Pakistan contributed 21 runs to the total. bundle out the opposition for a concluded 65th National School for Assam to participate in the final today. "I've been playing in Australia wickets each.(PTI) cricketer Shoaib Malik.(PTI) For Bharat Cricket Club, Vinod meagre total. Games at Kurnool in Andhra event. He has got some excep- Williams raised expectations for over 20 years and it's been Pradesh. tional talent in Weightlifting," for this month's Australian Open, really hard for me to watch all the Nirbhaya lifted 238 (103 and sharing details, general secre- where she can equal Margaret news and everything that has Pujara slams record-extending 13th Weightlifting trials on Jan 23 135) kg weight to remained sec- tary of J&K Weightlifting Court's record of 24 Grand Slam been happening in Australia with Excelsior Sports Correspondent "Those interested lifters have ond on the podium. Association, Yudhvir Singh titles, with her 6-3, 6-4 victory -- all the fire and... Animals and first class double hundred in Ranji been advised to report for the tri- Son of Dinesh Singh, said. her first WTA trophy since she people that have lost their RAJKOT, Jan 12: course of his marathon knock. JAMMU, Jan 12: Jammu and als along with birth certificate and homes," she said. He and senior batsman Kashmir Weightlifting two photographs to coach, "I decided at the beginning of Prolific India Test batsman Sheldon Jackson (161) rescued Association has decided to hold Inderpal Singh, Dhanraj Singh the tournament... I'd donate all my Cheteshwar Pujara today Saurashtra with a massive 394- trials for the 72nd Men and 35th and Dayal Singh at the given prize money for a great cause." slammed 248, his 13th first-class run stand for the third wicket after Women Senior National venue and date," informed gener- It is Williams' first title since they lost their two openers for Championship to be held at al secretary of the Association, 2017 -- and her first as a mother - only 33 runs on the board on Kolkata in West Bengal from Yudhvir Singh. - since she won the Australian Saturday. February 2 to February 7. The selection will take place Open while pregnant. Her 73 Pujara resumed the second The selection trials will be for weight categories of 55 kg, 61 WTA titles now stretch across day on 162 and raised his double held at Weightlifting Hall of J&K ton on Sunday before being even- kg, 67 kg, 73 kg, 81 kg, 89 kg, 96 four decades, after she won her Police at Gulshan Ground, here tually dismissed for 248 off 390 kg, 102 kg, 109 kg and Plus 109 first in 1999. on January 23. The tournament top seed deliveries with help of 24 fours kg. slipped 1-3 behind in the first set and a six. against the unseeded Pegula, a fel- In reply, Karnataka were 13 Qualifiers of National Eligibility Test low American. for 1 in eight overs. But once she found her range Brief Scores: Excelsior Correspondent ed by National Testing Agency there was never any doubt about Saurashtra 581 for 7 declared (NTA), the result of which was double century to help Saurashtra in 166 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara The following candidates declared by the University the final result, which Williams have qualified National greeted by raising her arms in tri- post a massive 581 for 7 declared 248, Sheldon Jackson 161, Perak Grants Commission (UGC) on the second day of their Ranji Eligibility Test (NET) conduct- umph while her husband Alexis Mankad 86; Pravin Dubey 2/80, J recently. Trophy Group B match against Suchith 2/129) vs Karnataka 13 Ohanian and two-year-old daugh- Karnataka here. for 1 in 8 overs. (PTI) Radhika Rasyal, D/o Raj Annu Sharma, D/o Tulsi Dass ter Olympia looked on. Pujara, who on Saturday Kumari and Sharma, R/o "It's been a long time, I think joined a select group of cricketing Dr Bhawnesh Kumari Sudan, Bhagwan Bharote you could see the relief on my greats by smashing his 50th first- D/o Surinder Singh Rasyal, (Thathri), face," she said, adding she could class century, is already the Indian Kumar, R/o R/o Reasi, Mohalla, feel her game sharpening up as player with most first class double Gadigarh, who has Doda, who she prepares to head to centuries when he scored his 12th Lower, qualified has qualified Melbourne. double ton in 2017 to go past Jammu, who NET in NET in "It definitely feels good, it Vijay Merchant. has been History. Sociology. feels like i was definitely improv- With his 248 on Sunday, declared quali- ing as the week went on and obvi- Pujara also became only the third fied for the award of the degree Neha Choudhray, D/o Madan Ramana Devi, D/o Rohan Lal ously I needed to." player to record seven double of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Lal Chou- and Jagdisha Pegula, who has only one title centuries in Ranji Trophy. He is at Hindi by Maharaja Vinayak dhray and Devi, R/o to her credit, had stunned former joint second with Ajay Sharma Global University, Jaipur. She Charanjeet, Gatha, two behind Paras Dogra, who world number one Caroline worked on the topic "Hindi R/o Village Bhaderwah, Wozniacki -- a close friend of played most cricket for Himachal Khanpur, Pradesh. Sahitya Mein Munshi Doda who Williams -- in a three-set semi- Premchand Ki Sahitayak Marheen, has qualified DIP/J-4231-P/19 final, winning every game in the Pujara also completed 6000 Kathua, who runs in Ranji Trophy during the Manayataye," under the supervi- NET-JRF in Dated: 11-01-2020 deciding set.(Agencies) sion of Dr Sanju Jha. has qualified NET in English. Geography.