SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Precarious Pak take on Tendulkar, Dhoni contenders Dhoni overtakes India enter quarter-finals after Ganguly's record of to stay afloat for greatest ODI cricketer most away ODI wins AUCKLAND, Mar 6: will be up against the most hard-fought win over WI NEW DELHI, Mar 6: Internationals. PERTH, Mar 6: His power-packed, inven- challenging attack they will The iconic Sachin tive strokes powered India to Mahendra Singh Dhoni Having beaten two minnow face in group stages, a Pakistan PERTH, Mar 6: Tendulkar and Indian triumph from the jaws of today surpassed former skipper teams after a disastrous start in line-up laden with left-armers Mahendra Singh Dhoni are Defending champions India defeat, not once but many a as the most the tournament, an unpre- and laced with aggression. A among five leading contenders today survived a scare before times. He played a key role in successful Indian captain in dictable but dangerous Pakistan win tomorrow will virtually vying for the crown of the defeating a spirited West Indies by his team's triumph in the title terms of ODI victories achieved take on formidable South seal a quarterfinal berth for the four in a group league greatest ODI cricketer of all clash of the 2011 World Cup. on foreign shores. Africa in their crucial Proteas. encounter to romp into the quarter- time. Gilchrist's ODI career The four- win over World Cup match here tomor- It was just three matches ago finals of the ICC Cricket World 's former swash- spanned over 12 years - 1996 the West Indies in the cricket row, knowing fully well that a that South Africa's unbeaten Cup here with four wins on the trot. buckling opener Adam to 2008 - during which he set World Cup here was Dhoni's loss could put them on the World Cup record against India Chasing a modest target of 183, Gilchrist, Pakistan pace leg- the stage ablaze with his 59th while Ganguly had 58 vic- brink. was broken due a fragile India's top-order struggled due to end and West explosive strokeplay that won Indies great are tories under his belt. Pakistan are precariously line-up. But, the Proteas have poor shot selection before skipper Australia countless matches, the other three nominees, as The current Indian captain placed after losing to India and responded in a magnificent Mahendra Singh Dhoni's com- including the 2007 World Cup posed unbeaten innings of 45 per an exercise conducted by played a key role with an TODAY'S FIXTURE final against . helped them reach the target in 39.1 ESPNcricinfo's magazine Through the late '70s and unbeaten 45-run knock, helping Pakistan VS South Africa (Auckland) 6:30 IST 'Cricket Monthly'. overs and ensure their fourth con- '80s, Richards dominated the his side to a hard-fought win at Ireland VS Zimbabwe (Hobart) 9:00 IST The winner - determined secutive win in the tournament. one-day arena like no other the WACA. by a jury of 50 players, com- the West Indies in their first two However, it wasn't as com- cricketer, and helped his side Under his leadership, India fashion after that forgettable mentators and cricket writers matches and a victory tomor- manding as the previous three wins to two World Cup victories in won the 2007 World T20 and batting show with captain A B from around the world - will row in the Pool B game at the as the batting was scrappy, the 1975 and 1979. the 2011 World Cup at home, de Villiers leading the charge. be announced next week. would save them fielding shoddy with as many as During a career that besides the Champions Trophy De Villiers, Hashim Amla four catches being dropped and the The jury's choice of the from being placed in a difficult spanned nearly two decades, in two years ago. and have scored lacking discipline at times five greatest comprise two situation for a quarterfinal spot Skipper MS Dhoni executing pull shot during his brief knock Akram, often called the He was also at the helm hundreds in the last two games. with 16 wides during the West gamechanging wicketkeeper- besides boosting their confi- in India’s win against West Indies at Perth on Friday. 'Sultan of Swing', could do when India achieved the num- De Villiers has been in astound- Indies innings. batsmen, a magician fast dence. anything with the ball. He ber one Test rankings. (PTI) ing touch during his 66-ball 162 By virtue of this victory, India Kohli's departure at the end of rising from Dwayne bowler, and two batting greats. The 1992 champions would In terms of longevity and belonged to the rarest of rare against the West Indies on stretched their winning run at the 15th over created more pressure on Smith to give Ramdin his third category, somebody who could want to prove a couple of points global event to eight matches batting stats Tendulkar has no Dhoni keeps without February 27 -- the fastest 150 in bowl six different deliveries in against the Proteas who are on a stretching from 2011 edition's SCOREBOARD equal. Arguably the greatest ODIs. an over. He finished with 502 roll after suffering a compre- group league match against West batsman in contemporary pads against Tomorrow's match could be West Indies: wickets - still comfortably the hensive defeat against India. Indies in Chennai. The eight wins cricket, Tendulkar rewrote c Dhoni b 6 most for a fast bowler in ODI. West Indies Pakistan have been beaten by decided by who bats better in a thus equals the record of Sourav many records during a glori- c b Mohammed Shami 21 He was Man of the Match in the Proteas in all their earlier tournament fast turning out to Ganguly-led team's effort during ous career spanning 23 years. PERTH, Mar 6: run out (MM Sharma/Kohli) 2 Pakistan's title triumph in three World Cup meetings be a 'batting World Cup'. Both the 2003 edition in South Africa. He amassed a mammoth Jonathan Carter c Mohammed Shami b Ashwin 21 1992 final. Once again bringing his (1992, 1996, 1999) and they sides are traditionally strong in Dhoni, who had a poor run of 18,426 runs in 463 one-dayers The jury includes leg- street-smart side to the fore, would want to tick a win, bowling department though form in recent times played an Dinesh Ramdin b Yadav 0 at an average of 44.83. The endary cricketers Ian Indian captain Mahendra Singh besides also posting their first Pakistan will be hoping that innings of substance that had three c Yadav b MM Sharma 9 diminutive right-hander has an Chappell, , Martin Dhoni kept for a few deliveries victory against a big side in this their spearhead Mohammad boundaries and a six off 56 deliver- Darren Sammy c Dhoni b Mohammed Shami 26 astonishing 49 hundreds in the format, including a double Crowe, Rahul Dravid, Ricky without pads as he gave his gear edition. Irfan regains full fitness after ies. West Indies pacers' 19 wides c Kohli b Jadeja 8 hundred -- the first in this Ponting and Graeme Smith; to standing at South Africa, on the other injuring a hip muscle in the also helped India's cause after a 57 wobbly start got them off track. form of the game. Tendulkar veteran commentators Tony silly mid-off against hand, would try to continue match against UAE. Coach Jeroma Taylor c & b Yadav 11 The Indian batting was put to also has a mammoth tally of Cozier, Mark Nicholas, Mike in the their strong showings, having was confident not out 0 test for the first time in the tourna- 96 ODI 50s to his credit. Haysman and Sanjay World Cup match against West won three of their four matches the seven foot fast bowler will Manjrekar; and respected writ- ment even though it was a smallish Extras (LB 5, W 16) 21 Dhoni - the only current Indies here today. and coming off the back of two be fit for tomorrow's match. ers Gideon Haigh, Mike target. The pace and bounce of the Total (10 wickets; 44.2 overs) 182 player in the top five - has It was one of the rarest of totals of 400-plus. But, they (PTI) WACA strip did play its part but Fall of wickets 1-8, 2-15, 3-35, 4-35, 5-67, 6-71, 7-85, 8-124, 9- emerged as one of the greatest Coward, Suresh Menon and Mike Selvey. (PTI) instances, when a wicketkeeper more importantly, the shot selection 175, 10-182. finishers in One-day kept wickets without wearing of the batsmen was pretty poor Bowling: Mohammed Shami 8-2-35-3, 10-1-42-2, the protection for legs. For four today. R Ashwin 9-0-38-1, Mohit Sharma 9-2-35-1, 8.1- deliveries, Dhoni was without India got off to a disastrous start 0 27-1. pads as he gave his to Rahane as they lost both the openers cheap- ly and the middle order batsmen India innings: fielding at silly point. never really looked comfortable at c Ramdin b Taylor 7 While keepers wearing their the crease. c Sammy b Taylor 9 pads inside the trousers has been Shikhar Dhawan (9) again c Samuels b Russell 33 in vogue for sometime and the went for a delivery Ajinkya Rahane c Ramdin b Roach 14 biggest exponent of that of late outside the off-stump which was c Ramdin b Smith 22 has been South African gloves- man Quinton de Kock. not of drivable length and was MS Dhoni not out 45 caught by Darren Sammy at second But while standing upto a slip. Ravindra Jadeja c Samuels b Russell 13 spinner, one never saw a keeper Rohit Sharma (7) got fuller Ravichandran Ashwin not out 16 take off his pads but it wasn't delivery from Taylor and the out- Extras (B 1, LB 3, W 19, NB 3) 26 without a reason that MSD did side edge was taken by wicket- Total (6 wickets; 39.1 overs) 185 that. keeper . Fall of wickets 1-11, 2-20, 3-63, 4-78, 5-107, 6-134. Artists presenting Gatka organised by Sikh Missionary Suddenly in the middle of the Virat Kohli (33, 5x4) played Bowling: Jerome Taylor 8-0-33-2, Jason Holder 7-0-29-0, Kemar Colourful activity being performed by the students during College in Jammu. 14th over, Dhoni felt the need to Annual Day celebration at Tiger Army Pre-School in Jammu. some crisp on drives as well as a Roach 8-1-44-1, Andre Russell 8-0-43-2, Dwayne Smith 5-0-22-1, have a close in fielder to cash in lovely cover drive adding 43 runs Marlon Samuels 3.1-0-10-0. on the bounce that Ashwin was for the third wicket with Ajinkya getting. But since it was middle Rahane (14). Sikh Missionary College Tiger Army Pre-School Rahane, who was completely out catch of the day. of the over, the umpires didn't Till the time Kohli was at the of sorts today as he even failed to Ravindra Jadeja's discomfort crease, he looked compact most of allow the substitute fielder to cash in on free-hits. against fast and rising deliveries is come with shin pads for Rahane. celebrates Annual Day the times although there were a He was finally out fishing a well known and it wasn't any bet- organizes Gatka few good deliveries from both Since a close in fielder is more Roach delivery to Ramdin behind ter on the day as he also fell prey to Excelsior Sports Correspondent ing best turban prize. Excelsior Correspondent depicted the present day social Taylor and Kemar Roach which prone to getting hurt by powerful the stumps. He asked for a 'review' the pull-shot being caught in the Prominent among others environment. had him in some sort of bother. but umpire Nigel Llong's decision deep. JAMMU, Mar 6: In view of shot, Dhoni opened his pads and JAMMU, Mar 6 : Tiny tots present on the occasion were Cultural presentation on top- But it was a well disguised was upheld and his miserable stay Dhoni played a patient knock "Holla Mohalla" celebration let Rahane wear it as he stood of Tiger Army Pre-Primary Kulwant Singh, Jatiender Singh, ics Female Foeticide, War and short ball from Andre Russell that of 34 balls ended. and was ready to wait for the loose Sikh Missionary College Youth without any leg guards.(PTI) School, Jammu Cantonment cel- Satinder Singh and Parvinder Ecological Imbalance left the brought about his end going for an Suresh Raina (22) and skipper deliveries as he knew that the tar- Wing organized a "Gatka ebrated 23rd Annual Day func- Singh. crowd mesmerized and drew ugly-looking pull-shot. He was off Dhoni - the two most capped ODI get was always in reach. He ran Presentation" of famous Gatka Rakesh Kumar Koul, S/o tion, here today. balance and also eyes were not on huge rounds of applause. players in this team got together well between the wickets and got a Akharas (Sikh Martial Arts) of Prof Jaiki Koul Major General Dushyant the ball as it went straight to the Nayaz Ahmed, S/o Mohd General Dushyant Singh, and looked like getting things back six when he slashed hard at Russell Jammu region at Gurudwara and Prof Singh, General Officer fielder at deep fine leg. on track when Raina flashed at a delivery. With Ravichandran Yousif R/o patron of TAPPS, in his address Rani Talab Digiana, here. Chaman Lal Commanding, Tiger Division Nainsukh, Atti, Ashwin for company, the invalu- Four Gatka teams from Koul, R/o was the chief guest on the occa- on the occasion complimented able 51 runs added for the seventh Fatehpur, Digiana, RS Pura, Guru Nanak Trikuta Nagar sion, while Usha Singh, the teachers and parents for their wicket sealed the match in favour Rajouri, who Nagar and Rehari participated. Jammu, Chairperson Family Welfare concerted efforts towards all of India. has been Various other activities like Associate Organization was the guest of round development of students, Earlier, Indian bowling unit declared quali- frog jump race, spoon race, 100 Professor, Govt MAM College, honour. while Principal Sheena Bawa again showed consistency as they fied for the mtr race and three leg races were Jammu, who has been Little children of the School read out the Annual Progress bundled out West Indies for a pal- degree of Doctor of also held and prizes were dis- declared qualified for the left the audience spellbound by Report of the School highlight- try 182 in 44.2 overs. Philosophy by Barkatullah tributed among the winners on award of degree of Doctor of displaying Yog Asans, daredevil ing the major achievements of A fit-again Mohammed University Bhopal in M P. He the occasion. Philosophy (PhD) in Physics Skating Stunts and Martial Art students at various state level Shami (3/35 in 8 overs), coming worked on the topic, back after a match's rest, was the BJP MLC, Charanjeet Singh by the University of Jammu. tricks of Wushu. competitions in academics and "Synthesis, Characterization best of the lot as he troubled the Khalsa spoke on the occasion. He worked on the topic, The theme of the event was sports. and Biological Evaluation of batsman with both pace and Best dressed Singh and Kaur "Investigations on Growth "Two Bears in a Safari with She also presented the vote Metal Complexes of Schiff bounce.(PTI) were presented awards includ- Mechanism, Characterization Mogli", wherein children of thanks. bases Derived from and Properties of Solution Substituted Benzimidazoles Winners of Squash titles posing along with dignitaries in Grown Crystals of Pure and and Friazoles," under the GOVERNMENT OF Jammu. IMS organizes Mixed Rare Earth Containing JAMMU AND KASHMIR supervision of Dr Archana Materials," under the supervi- Jammu Open Squash Championship concludes Singh and Dr Suman Malik. OFFICE OF THE Interactive Session sion of Prof KK Bamzai. TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, Shray Mahajan, Ajay Excelsior Correspondent He gave an insight to the J&K, JAMMU. students regarding corporate EmailID: tptcommissionerjk@:gmail.com JAMMU, Mar 6: In contin- culture and professionalism Website: www.jaktrans.nic Kapoor win titles uation to various activities that is expected from them to Tel No. 0191-2476091, Fax No. 0191·2479914 (Jam, Nov-April) Excelsior Sports Correspondent Kumar. that are carried at Institute of excel in an organization. He Meanwhile, in Junior catego- Management Sciences (IMS), Tel No. 0194·2455048 Fax No. 0194·2452520 (Sgr, May-Oct) JAMMU, Mar 6: Outplaying emphasized on various critical ry, Shivang defeated Neetak to Gurha Brahmana (Patoli), aspects like effective commu- their respective rivals in the all lift the title, while Avenjit Singh Akhnoor Road, Jammu, the important contests, Shray nication skills, time manage- Extension Notice bagged the third spot. Management Department of Mahajan and Ajay Kapoor won ment, honesty and hard work the Senior and Veteran titles Kamal Singh, Manager SBI the Institute made yet another that are the key parameters Subject:-Bid for installation of GPS/GPRS based vehicle respectively in the Jammu Open Life Branch Kathua was the chief attempt to enhance the knowl- required to be good managers. Tracking System in Commercial/Passenger Vehicles. Squash Championship, organized guest, who distributed prizes edge of their students. He drove the students towards by J&K Squash Rackets among the winners on the occa- An interactive session was campus to corporate initiative Prof Parveen Singh, S/o Gurbachan Kour and Capt Mohan sion. The last date for receipt of tenders invited vide this office No. Association, which concluded at organized on the topic so as to enhance their core Singh Virchakra, H.o.D Department of Computer Sciences, Govt Jammu Club, here. Prominent among others pres- "Corporate expectations from competencies. SPMR College of Commerce, who has been conferred with the TC/JK/MV/GPS/GPRS/1095-96 dated 10.02.2015 for "instal- ent on the occasion were Arshad lation of GPS/GPRS based Vehicle Tracking System in com- In the Senior category , Shray new Recruits". The session was attended "National award for the year 2014-15", the prestigious national Mahajan trounced Imran Ahmed Khan, Sr Vice President J&K The session commenced by Prof J R Dhotra, Director recognition by the Government of India at an award ceremony at mercial/Passenger vehicles which was fixed for 04.03.2015 Squash Rackets Association, Mr by (3-2) sets to emerge winner, with a welcome address by IMS, faculty members of the Technology Bhawan, New Delhi. Prof Singh was presented this upto 1600 hours is hereby extended upto 23.03.2015, 1600 Jamil, Col Jasrotia, Jogoinder while Imran remained runners- Prof. J.R. Dhotra, Director Management Department and award for his outstanding contribution of promoting Science hours. " Singh and Jugal. up. The third place was claimed IMS, while the session was the students of MBA 4th and among Children. The Award comprises of Citation, a memento DIP/J-8218 Sd/- The Championship was held by Sanchit in this category. conducted by the well known 2nd semesters. and one lakh rupees. The award was presented by Y S In Veteran category, Ajay under the supervision of Dt. 6-3-15 (Dilshad Khan) IAS corporate face Ajay Khajuria, Assistant Professor, Tania Chaudhary, Minister of State, Science and Technology, Govt of Kapoor got better of Imran G.S.Bakshi, general secretary , Transport Commissioner, presently GM Marketing, Mengi presented vote of India in presence of BP Singh, Prof Ashutosh Sharma and Dr J&K, Jammu Ahmed to win the title, while the J&K Squash Rackets third lace was bagged by Krishan Association. Airtel, Jammu. thanks. Inder Jit Singh.