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DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE needs to shed the rust that has crept into its campaign Though the Men in Blue have secured a semifinal berth, it remains to be seen if Jadeja will be picked for the final league game against

berth has been secured but set for Dinesh Karthik to step start campaign but has for now it is advantage India. more needs to be done up, while M.S. Dhoni has to thrived on the will of its se­ The teams (from): ahead of the knockouts. The hasten his strike­rate. niors, be it a India: (), Ro­ contest against the men from The has been or and the hit Sharma, M.S. Dhoni, K.L. Ra­ the Emerald Island, presents fine, barring that bruising audacity of youth as reflect­ hul, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit an opportunity to enhance stint against England and the ed by . Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar obvious strengths and shed latter is most likely to be at Skipper Dimuth Karuna­ Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuv­ neshwar Kumar, Mohammed the minuscule rust that has the opposition’s corner in ratne would take heart from Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kul­ crept in during the cam­ the semifinal. But that possi­ the fact that a fortnight ago, deep Yadav, Rishabh Pant and paign. bility could change if India at this same venue, his men Mayank Agarwal. It remains to be seen if the plays to form and defeats Sri had humbled England. An K .C. Vijaya Kumar Sri Lanka: management would pick Ra­ Lanka while Australia suffers encore against India would (captain), Avishka Fernando, Leeds vindra Jadeja, who hasn’t help the Sri Lankans leave , Lasith Malin­ The Long Room at Headin­ had a match yet. As a substi­ with bigger smiles when ga, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan gley lives up to its prefix but tute, Jadeja did all the right what strikes the eye are the things on the field but off it, wooden boards mounted on he has erred in his judge­ the walls. Brownish grainy ment. The allrounder’s out­ wood inscribed with names burst on Twitter, against of cricketers who either Sanjay Manjrekar’s critical struck centuries or bagged a remarks, is a distraction that five­for in Tests. We have could have been avoided. heard about the honours Other than this unsavoury board at Lord’s and the one episode, Virat Kohli’s men here is equally resplendent. have shut out the noise and From the Indian perspec­ gone about their task of play­ tive, the list features Vijay ing hard and then found Manjrekar, M.A.K. Pataudi, time to switch­off and recup­ Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav erate. a blip and succumbs to they exit London’s Heathrow Mendis, , Kusal Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and . The table will Airport. This is Malinga’s last Perera, , Kasun Roger Binny to gaze at and Karthik needs to step up flip, India will lead and World Cup game and he has Rajitha, , leap back in time. But for the The top troika of Rohit Shar­ would take on the fourth­ blazed bright in his twilight, , Lahiru Thi­ Men in Blue, besides draw­ ma, K.L. Rahul and Kohli placed New Zealand. But roaring with delight and still rimanne, and Jef­ frey Vandersay. ing some inspiration from have scored the bulk and it is these are hypothetical situa­ promising a in each of history, it is time to sternly time for the middle order to tions and what matters is the his spells. If he could dismiss Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and look ahead as Saturday’s galvanise and add more clash on hand. his captain Paul Wilson; Third umpire: Ian game involving Sri Lanka adrenaline. Hardik Pandya Rohit early, may be, the face­ Gould; Match referee: Chris Broad. Leading by example: Virat Kohli, who has been in ominous form, will hope to continue in the looms into view. and Rishabh Pant did rea­ Taking heart from win off pitting neighbours could same vein. * STU FORSTER/GETTY IMAGES A World Cup semifinal sonably well and the stage is Sri Lanka has had a stop­ throw up possibilities. But Match starts at 3 p.m. IST. ‘We do have the semifinal at the back of our minds’ ‘Have a plan for Rohit, Virat...’ Karthik feels that India has the ability to handle pressure and backs itself to chase or set totals Karunaratne hopes to win against India and finish on a high Special Correspondent ture stars. And in the bow­ allow our cricketers to go K.C. Vijaya Kumar For me to come here and you have to make sure Leeds ling, (Lasith) Malinga and and play in the Indian Pre­ Leeds <> and sit out the initial that you stand up on that day. Dimuth Karunaratne want­ have done mier League, Big Bash Dinesh Karthik’s career has bit and then get a ed his team to leave the well. These are the positive League and county . World Cup debut: I have been a tale of the patient chance against World Cup on a winning points I will take from this wait. He was part of India’s been around for 15 years. So , was note. The Sri Lankan cap­ tournament. 2007 World Cup squad to the to play that game, I felt really something that I was tain is aware of the challeng­ Weak domestic cricket: These are the things I am West Indies but the wicket­ happy. For me to come here es in a tussle involving India In Sri Lanka, we have only expecting from the cricket looking forward to. keeper­batsman never got a and sit out the initial bit and at Headingley on Saturday. one domestic season and board and hopefully they game in a doomed campaign. D inesh Karthik then get a chance against But hope floats and he when the players come will take a good decision He finally made his debut in Bangladesh, was something spoke at length with the me­ through to the international and make us strong at the achieve personally and as a cricket’s global tournament that I was looking forward to. dia here on Friday. level, there is a huge gap. domestic level and produce team as well. We want to play during the recent match I would like to do the best I Excerpts. We have to play more and good players for the future. our best game. We do have can. I have been waiting for against Bangladesh at Bir­ Immediate goal: We have the semifinal at the back of this opportunity, the hunger mingham’s Edgbaston. to win the game to end up in our minds but we are profes­ is there. Karthik, who spoke to re­ sional enough to play a very the fifth or sixth position. porters at Headingley here That’s our plan and we in­ clinical game against Sri Lan­ Role definition: When I go Malinga eyeing T20I WC on Friday, insisted that ka. in at No. 7, I need to assess tend to do our best. We are though the semifinals linger Special Correspondent Semifinal prophecies: It’s the situation and play ac­ playing on the same track close, the Men in Blue are fo­ Leeds a World Cup semifinal and cordingly. If we need to cross that was used in the match cusing on Saturday’s contest it’s hard to say which team is the line when we are batting between the West Indies Lasith Malinga clarified against Sri Lanka. Excerpts: a threat. The beauty of a second, I need to pace myself and Afghanistan. Hopefully that it would be Top priority: First up is Sri tournament like this is that accordingly. If you are bat­ we can get some turn. premature to discuss his Lanka. There are a few things once you hit the semifinal ting first, then make sure we Stifling Rohit & company: ODI retirement and added a few players would want to mark, it’s just that one day get to the par score that’s re­ We have a plan for Rohit that he is keen to play quired. (Sharma), Virat (Kohli) and next year’s T20I World all in the top six but we have Cup. “I just want to meet Malinga. * REUTERS The chase: India have been to execute those plans well. the Sri Lankan Cricket good chasers and we are very They are dangerous and Board and ask them about and I am looking forward confident of chasing. As for once they get set, they will what they are expecting to playing that T20 World other teams, there could be get big runs. We will try to from me. According to Cup. I don’t think I will scoreboard­pressure. As a restrict them and hopefully that, I will make my make any decision on my team we have the ability to get Rohit early. decision. We have to play ODI career without handle pressure and we Inherent strengths: If you the 2020 T20 World Cup’s meeting the board,” the would back ourselves to take the batting, Avishka qualifying round. It is a Sri Lankan spearhead chase and get the totals that Seeking top form: Kuldeep will look to bounce back from the Fernando is playing really very crucial time for us said.

we believe we can achieve. hammering he got against England. * STU FORSTER/GETTY IMAGES well and he is one of the fu­ Give Jadeja a game Imam’s century, Shaheen’s six­for rule the day Malik retires from ODIs Bitter­sweet for Pakistan as the win is not enough to take it to the semifinals Shayan Acharya Jason Roy presents a big LONDON challenge for India. Roy is Shayan Acharya keep its semifinal hopes World Cup, finished with a team lost Fakhar Zaman ear­ All­rounder Shoaib Malik the instigator; the heart of LONDON alive. After it amassed 315 for tally of 16 . ly. The 23­year­old Imam be­ announced his retirement the England team. If India Imam­ul­Haq scored a gritty nine, it needed to dismiss Earlier, Imam and Babar came the youngest Pakistan from ODIs, minutes after Pa­ fail to get him early, it will be ton and Shaheen Afridi Bangladesh for seven runs or Azam (96) added 157 for the batsman to score a World kistan’s last World Cup fix­ very tough to stop England. scalped a six­for as Pakistan less! second wicket to put Pakis­ Cup hundred, while Azam ture on Friday. But if India can keep Roy defeated Bangladesh by 94 Bangladesh rode on Sha­ tan back on the rails after the missed a ton by four runs. The 37­year­old will, ho­ quiet, they will go on to win runs at Lord’s on Friday. kib­Al Hasan’s 64 to finish at wever, continue to play in the World Cup. But that wasn’t enough as 221. SCOREBOARD PAKISTAN VS BANGLADESH T20Is and aims to feature in the Sarfaraz Ahmed­led side After his seventh half­cen­ the World T20 next year. Rohit on fire crashed out of the World tury equalled Sachin Tendul­ P AKISTAN (21b), c Fakhar “That’s my goal at the mo­ Malik. * AFP The Indian batting has been Cup despite finishing its kar’s record of 2003, Shakib Fakhar Zaman c Mehidy b b Amir 22 (22b, 4x4), Shakib Al ment,” said an emotional Saifuddin 13 (31b, 1x4), Imam­ Hasan c Sarfaraz b Shaheen 64 n all likelihood, Australia led by Rohit Sharma. Rohit group stage on a winning slashed wildly at a ball from Malik. “I have no regrets. der. I am disappointed to be note. Pakistan faced an im­ Shaheen and was caught be­ ul­Haq hit wicket b Mustafizur (77b, 6x4), b But it’s just that I have been judged on two bad games Iwill defeat South Africa, is in the form of his life, but Wahab 16 (19b, 2x4), Liton Das probable task of beating Ban­ hind. The 19­year­old left­ 100 (100b, 7x4), too flexible in my batting or­ here,” he added. and India will get past Sri he has to be a little mindful lbw b Saifuddin 96 (98b, c Haris b Shaheen 32 (40b, gladesh by 300­plus runs to armer, playing in his maiden Lanka easily. So that means of the hook and pull shots. 11x4), Mohammad Hafeez c 3x4), b Shaheen that India will take on En­ As for the Virat Kohli Shakib b Mehidy 27 (25b, 3x4), 29 (41b, 3x4), Mosaddek Hossain c Azam b Shadab 16 gland in the semifinal at show, we haven’t seen it yet, Haris Sohail c Sarkar b Birmingham. Mustafizur 6 (6b, 1x4), Imad (21b, 1x4), Mohammad Saifud­ but it’s coming very soon. din c Amir b Shaheen 0 (1b), India should use this Sri Wasim c Mahmudullah b Kohli has got a lot of fifties, Mustafizur 43 (26b, 6x4, 1x6), Mehidy Hasan (not out) 7 (6b, Lanka outing to get ready but hasn’t converted. India Sarfaraz Ahmed (not out) 3 1x4), Mashrafe Mortaza st. for the semifinal. I don’t will want him to bat deep (3b), Wahab Riaz b Saifuddin 2 Sarfaraz b Shadab 15 (14b, think India has the right and make a big one. (4b), Shadab Khan c & b 2x6), b team balance to take on En­ Mustafizur 1 (2b), Mohammad Shaheen 1 (3b); Extras (lb­5, The skipper is in great gland. They need to give Ra­ Amir c Mushfiqur b Mustafizur w­6): 11; Total (in 44.1 overs): vindra Jadeja a game. form, and the pressure of 8 (6b, 1x4), Shaheen Afridi 221. playing in the World Cup is The reason for this is that (not out) 0 (0b); Extras (lb­3, FALL OF WICKETS not new to him. He’s been w­12, nb­1): 16; Total (for nine I will not include two wrist there, done that. Maybe wkts. in 50 overs): 315. 1­26 (Sarkar, 5.5), 2­48 spinners against England. (Tamim, 10.4), 3­78 (Mush­ Kohli needs to prove to Ro­ FALL OF WICKETS fiqur, 17.2), 4­136 (Liton, 28.1), The English batsmen have hit that the competition for 1­23 (Fakhar, 7.2 overs), 2­ 5­154 (Shakib, 32.1), 6­197 played wrist spin better 180 (Azam, 31.6), 3­246 best batsman in the world is (Mosaddek, 39.4), 7­197 (Sai­ than any other team in this (Imam, 41.5), 4­248 (Hafeez, not over yet. fuddin, 40.1), 8­198 (Mahmu­ World Cup. 42.4), 5­255 (Sohail, 43.5), 6­ The fans always remem­ dullah, 40.3), 9­219 (Mortaza, They hit for 288 (Wahab, 46.5) , 7­289 ber the last bit of a big tour­ 43.4). 10 an over; Yuzvendra Cha­ (Shadab, 47.1), 8­314 (Imad, nament like this, not the PAKISTAN BOWLING hal went at 9 an over. Kul­ 49.4), 9­314 (Amir, 49.5). first phase. What a player deep Yadav, Shadab Khan BANGLADESH BOWLING Hafeez 6­1­32­0, Amir 7­0­ does in the final stages is Mehidy 10­0­30­1, Saifud­ and Imran Tahir went for 31­1, Shaheen 9.1­0­35­6, Wa­ what will be remembered din 9­0­77­3, Mustafizur 10­ hab 7­0­33­1, Imad 6­0­26­0, more than 6.5 per over. So forever. 0­75­5, Mortaza 7­0­46­0, Shadab 9­0­59­2. it’s quite clear that they’re Shakib 10­0­57­0, Mosaddek Toss: Pakistan. smashing wrist­spin. I (Tune in to Select Dugout 4­0­27­0. would pick Jadeja, and drop on Star Sports Select 1 on In- Superman! The 19­year­old Shaheen, who ripped through the BANGLADESH MoM: Shaheen. either Kuldeep or Chahal. dia match days and Sundays) Bangladesh line­up, finished with a tally of 16 wickets. * AP b Shaheen 8 Pakistan won by 94 runs. 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Portugal reached the dou­ Nadal triumphed 6­3, 3­6, bles semifinals with a 1­6, 7­ 7­6(5), 7­6(3) in a second 6(6), [10­8] win over En­ round duel which saw the rique Lopez Perez and combustible Australian pick Adrian Menendez­Macei­ up a code violation for him. “I was going for him. ras in the €46,600 Challen­ Agence France-Presse unsportsmanlike behaviour Yeah, I wanted to hit him ger tennis tournament LONDON and wage a bitter war of square in the chest,” said here on Friday. Kevin Anderson, the 2018 words with umpire Damien 24­year­old Kyrgios. Other results: $15,000 ITF runner­up, was dumped out Dumusois. “Why would I apologise? I women, Hua Hin, Thailand: of Wimbledon on Friday, The two players faced down mean, the dude has got Quarterfinals: Da Hye Kim leaving just four of the top 10 each other in the eighth how many Slams, how (Kor) bt Zeel Desai 6-1, 6-1. seeds in the tournament. An­ game of the third set when much money in the bank Doubles (quartefinals): Robu Kajitani & Aika Yoshitomi derson, whose season has Nadal had to take evasive account? I think he can take (Jpn) bt Bunyawi Thamchai- been interrupted by an el­ action with his racquet to a ball to the chest, bro. I'm wat (Tha) & Zeel Desai 6-2, bow injury, slumped to a fend off a blistering not going to apologise to 5-7, [10-8]; Kamonwan shock third round 6­4, 6­3, 7­ forehand aimed straight at him at all.” AFP Buayam & Patcharin Chap- 6(4) defeat to Argentina’s chandej (Tha) bt Mio Kozaki Guido Pella, the 26th seed. (Jpn) & Saumya Vig 6-1, 6-0. Was a bit nervous, went on and beat Romanian Only four remain says Murray Marius Copil and The South African’s defeat Former World No. 1 Andy Frenchman Ugo Humbert Kashyap and means that only Novak Djo­ Murray made a victorious on Court One. kovic, Roger Federer, Rafael return to Wimbledon, “It was nice,” said Murray. Sourabh stay Nadal and Kei Nishikori re­ where he won two of his “I mean I was a little bit main of the top 10 seeds. All­round game: Guido Pella pulled out all stops as he put out last-year’s runner-up Kevin Anderson in straight sets. * AFP three Grand Slam singles nervous at the start (he lost on course “I don’t know how to de­ titles, partnering Pierre­ his opening service game) scribe this,” said Pella, who the fifth time by seeing off IMPORTANT RESULTS Hugues Herbert to a four­ but got better as the match Press Trust of India had not gone beyond the the sport’s tallest man Reilly set win in their first round went on.” CALGARY third round of a Grand Slam Opelka of the United States 7­ doubles match. Herbert, who angered usual Indian shuttlers P. Kashyap tournament in seven years. 6(1), 6­2, 6­1. Men: Third round: 1-Novak Women: Third round: Cori The 32­year­old Scotsman, partner Nicolas Mahut by and Sourabh Verma Djokovic (Srb) bt Hubert Gauff (USA) bt Polona Hercog reached the quarterfinals “I played an unbelievable France’s Benoit Paire Hurkacz (Pol) 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-1, (Slo) 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-5; 7-Simona who could become the first opting to play with Murray, three sets.” booked a last 16 place for the 6-4; 21-David Goffin (Bel) bt 11- Halep (Rou) bt Victoria Azar- Wimbledon men's singles smiled when asked what of the ₹75000 Canada In the women’s event, Co­ second time with a 5­7, 7­6 Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, enka (Blr) 6-3, 6-1. champion since Michael marks he would give Open Super 100 tourna­ ri Gauff’s incredible run con­ (5), 6­3, 7­6(2) win over 6-3, 7-5; Fernando Verdasco 24-Petra Martic bt Danielle Stich in 1992 to also win the Murray for his ment. Sixth seed Kashyap tinued as she bounced back Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely. He (Esp) bt Thomas Fabbiano (Ita), Rose Collins (USA) 6-4, 3-6, doubles title, returned to performance. beat China’s Ren Peng Bo to best Slovenia’s Polona will meet Spain’s Roberto 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-4; 15-Milos 6-4; 3-Karolina Pliskova (Cze) tennis only a fortnight ago “It is tough to give a mark to 23­21, 21­23, 21­19, while Hercog 3­6, 7­6(7), 7­5 and set Bautista Agut who stunned Raonic (Can) bt Reilly Opelka bt 28-Hsieh Su-wei (Tpe) 6-3, after what he called life­ Andy as he won here in Sourabh eked out a 21­13, up a fourth round clash with Russian 10th seed Karen (USA) 7-6(1), 6-2, 6-1; 28-Ben- 2-6, 6-4. changing hip surgery. singles and that is much 15­21, 21­15 win over anoth­ oit Paire (Fra) bt Jiri Vesely Simona Halep on Monday. Khachanov 6­3, 7­6 (3), 6­1. Dayana Yastremska (Ukr) bt He and Herbert, who has harder than winning in er Chinese Sun Fei Xiang. (Cze) 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-6(2); Earlier, Czech third seed Meanwhile in men’s dou­ Viktorija Golubic (Sui) 7-5, 6-3; won all four Slam doubles doubles,” said the 26-Guido Pella (Arg) bt 4-Kevin Karolina Pliskova reached bles, Divij Sharan kept the In­ 8-Elina Svitolina (Ukr) bt 31- titles, gelled as the match Frenchman. AFP Anderson (RSA) 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 Maria Sakkari (Gre) 6-3, 6-7(1), Annu seventh the fourth round for the se­ dian interest alive by reach­ (4); 23-Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2; Zhang Shuai (Chn) bt 14- cond successive year with a ing the pre­quarterfinals (Esp) bt 10-Karen Khachanov Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 6-4, 6­3, 2­6, 6­4 win over Hsieh along with Marcelo Demolin­ (Rus) 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-1. SPORTS BUREAU 6-2; Karolina Muchova (Cze) bt LAUSANNE Su­wei of Chinese Taipei. put out Switzerland’s Viktori­ er, quelling Belgium’s Sander Second round: Tennys Sand- 20-Anett Kontaveit (Est) 7-6 Pliskova will next face ja Golubic 7­5, 6­3 and meets Gille and Joran Vliegen 7­6(1), gren (USA) bt 20-Gilles Simon Annu Rani finished se­ (7), 6-3. compatriot Karolina Mucho­ unseeded Chinese player 5­7, 7­6(6), 6­4. (Fra) 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 8-6; 12- venth in the Diamond va, the World No. 68, who Zhang Shuai. Fabio Fognini (Ita) bt Mirton Second round: 30-Carla Suarez League meet with a best of Fucsovics (Hun) 6-7(6), 6-4, 7- Navarro (Esp) bt Pauline Par- put out Estonian 20th seed World No. 60 Zhang made Paes out mentier (Fra 7-6(2), 7-6(4); 21- 59.35m here on Friday. Anett Kontaveit 7­6(7), 6­3. the fourth round for the first In mixed doubles, veteran 6(3), 2-6, 6-3; 24-Diego German Christin Hus­ Schwartzman (Arg) bt Dominik Elise Mertens (Bel) bt Monica Muchova is making her time, coming back from 0­4 Leander Paes crashed out in song won the gold in Koepfer (Ger) 6-0, 6-3, 7-5; Niculescu (Rou) 7-5, 6-0. Wimbledon debut as is 19­ down in the opening set to the first round as he and his Doubles: Second round: Divij Mixed doubles: First round: 66.59m while Australian year­old Dayana Yastremska beat former World No.1 Caro­ Australian partner Samantha Sharan (Ind) & Marcelo De- Eden Silva (GBr) & Evan Hoyt Barber Kelsey­Lee (65.63) and the 35th­ranked Ukrai­ line Wozniacki 6­4, 6­2. Stosur lost to British pair of moliner (Bra) bt Sander Gille (GBr) bt Samantha Stosur (Aus) and Czech Republic’s Bar­ nian marked the occasion by Raonic, the 15th seed, Eden Silva and Evan Hoyt (Bel) & Joran Vliegen (Bel) 7-6 & Leander Paes (Ind) 6-4, 2-6, bora Spotakova (63.79) also making the last 16. She reached the fourth round for 6­4, 2­6, 6­4. (1), 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-4. 6-4. took the silver and bronze. Storm Breaker primed to repeat Intercontinental Cup — Stimac opts for judicious mix BENGALURU: Storm Breaker, who WIN, 3. INDIAN DEMOCRAT 52, 5. Mzilikazi (5) Akshay K 52, 6. is in fine nick, may score an en­ MAHALAKSHMI PLATE Storm Breaker (6) Yash 52 and Stresses on team stability with inclusion of several seniors core in the Juvenile Sprinters Mil­ 3 (1,400m), rated 00 to 20, 3­ 7.Glorious Dancer (1) Darshan lion (1,200m), the feature event 30: 1. Chula Vista (9) John 60, 2. 50.5. of the races to be held here on Desert Angel (8) P.S. Chouhan 60, 1. STORM BREAKER, 2. SITARA, 3. Amitabha Das Sharma opening match. Saturday (July 6). False rails 3. Bellerophon (10) Sai Kiran 58.5, ROMA VICTOR AHMEDABAD (width about 8.5m from 1,600m 4. Bravado (4) A. Merchant 58.5, The 10 players who failed to the winning post) will be in 5. Girl With Pearl (7) A. Ramu 58, JULY PLATE (1,100m), rated 15 India head coach Igor Stimac to make the cut are Vishal position. to 35, 5­00: 1. Morrane Gabri­ 6. Above The Rest (6) R. Manish 6 has opted for a combination Kaith, , Salam NOBLE PRINCE PLATE 57.5, 7. Princess Amu (3) Nazerul ella (6) R. Pradeep 60, 2. Mischief Flyer (3) A. Ramu 59, 3. She’s Su­ of youth and experience (1,400m), rated 15 to 35, 2­30 57, 8. Irish Prince (12) M. Ranjan Singh, , 1 perb (4) Akshay K 58, 4. Air Force pm: 1. Shivalik Kiss (4) Shobhan Prabhakaran 56, 9. Identiti (2) while announcing a squad of Anwar Ali, Raynier Fer­ One (7) Mark 57.5, 5. Genuine Star 60, 2. Brothers In Arms (7) Suraj Md. Asif Khan 55.5, 10. High Tide 25 for the Hero Interconti­ (2) Suraj 57, 6. Perfect King (8) Ir­ nandes, Michael Soosairaj, 59, 3. Amber Crown (8) Bhawani (11) Dhebe 53, 11. Phoenix van 57, 7. Lucky Isabella (1) A. nental Cup, where India Singh 58.5, 4. Azeemki Princess Reached (1) T.S. Jodha 53 and 12. Nikhil Poojary, Jackiechand Merchant 56 and 8. Cashmere (5) (5) Raghuveer Singh 56, 5. Glori­ Romantic Haven (5) S.A. Amit opens its campaign against Singh, and Balwant Singh. Darshan 55. ous Days (6) P.S. Chouhan 54, 6. 52.5. Tajikistan here on Sunday. 1. SHE’S SUPERB, 2. MORRANE was ear­ Goodwill Warrior (1) Chetan K 54, 1. CHULA VISTA, 2. DESERT AN- The other teams in the 7. Blarney Stone (2) A. Ramu 53 GEL, 3. PRINCESS AMU GABRIELLA, 3. CASHMERE lier released from the camp. tournament are Syria and and 8. Mayne Dimension (3) KARNATAKA POLICE CUP BHISHMA PLATE (1,200m), The squad: Goalkeepers: Gur- Neeraj 51.5. (1,200m), rated 60 & above, 4­ rated 15 to 35, 5­30: 1. Princess DPR Korea. preet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder 1. BROTHERS IN ARMS, 2. SHIVA- 4 7 00: 1. Blue Blazer (2) Darshan 60, Holly (4) Rajesh K 60, 2. Air Of The four sides will play a Singh, Kamaljit Singh; Defen­ LIK KISS, 3. BLARNEY STONE 2. Diamond Rays (7) Neeraj 59.5, Distinction (1) Ashok K 59.5, 3. A round robin format before ders: , Rahul RARE GEM PLATE (1,100m), 3. Bora Bora (1) P.S. Chouhan 59, Hearttoremember (3) Md. Akram the best two clash for the tit­ The road ahead: Igor Stimac spells out his plans to the Indian players. * COURTESY: AIFF Bheke, , Adil 2 maiden 3­y­o only, (Terms), 3­ 4. Haedi’s Folly (9) Irvan 58.5, 5. 58.5, 4. Kasauli (5) Raja Rao 58.5, 00: 1. Caesars Palace (—) (—) 56, 2. Rum Runner (4) Antony 58, 6. 5. Bernardini (6) S. Shareef 58, 6. le on July 19. Khan, , Naren- Indian Democrat (7) Sandesh 56, Regal Music (5) R. Manish 57.5, 7. Cosmic Feeling (7) Zervan 58, 7. Looking to fine­tune the clusion of a good number of World Cup in Qatar. Jobby Justin, the former East der Gahlot, , 3. Scorcher (10) Rayan 56, 4. Mongolian King (6) Arshad 55.5, Industrialist (9) R. Manish 58, 8. 8. Louisiana (3) Trevor 55 and 9. side after India’s campaign seniors. “All our work has been Bengal striker, is another Jerry Lalrinzuala; Midfielders: Siroco (4) Neeraj 56, 5. Skyfire (11) Darahasini (8) S. Mubarak 56 and Kuman Udanta Singh, Brandon R. Manish 56, 6. Slice Of Heaven Into The Groove (8) Suraj 53. 9. Lady Diana (2) T.S. Jodha 53.5. in the Kings Cup in Thailand Defending champion In­ programmed to get us in new inclusion in the squad. 1. HAEDI’S FOLLY, 2. DIAMOND (2) Darshan 56, 7. Antheia (9) B. 1. DARAHASINI, 2. COSMIC FEEL- Fernandes, , Pro- RAYS, 3. INTO THE GROOVE last month, the Croatian re­ dia will be looking to reclaim form for the qualifiers,” Sti­ Stimac had summoned 35 Harish 54.5, 8. Capella (6) Arshad ING, 3. INDUSTRIALIST nay Halder, , Vi- 54.5, 9. Estella (8) A. Merchant JUVENILE SPRINTERS MIL- called Anas Edathodika from its position in the top­100 in mac said in a statement. players for the preparatory Day’s best: BROTHERS IN ARMS nit Rai, Sahal Abdul, Amarjit 54.5, 10. Love Music (1) P.S. LION (1,200m), 3­y­o only, retirement before the prepa­ the FIFA rankings, which Sti­ defender camp before trimming it 5 CHULA VISTA — STORM Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Chouhan 54.5, 11. Schafenberg (5) (Terms), 4­30: 1. Breaking Bounds Double: ratory camp in Mumbai. mac feels is priority along Narender Gahlot was named down to 25 after the 10­day S.A. Amit 54.5 and 12. Will To Win (3) Zervan 57, 2. Roma Victor (4) BREAKER Mandar Rao Desai; Forwards: (3) Zervan 54.5. Suraj 55, 3. Sitara (7) Trevor 54.5, Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; Tr (i); 2, 3 and Stimac seemed to be keen with putting up a good show in the list along with FC camp. The list will be further Jobby Justin, , Fa- 1. SLICE OF HEAVEN, 2. WILL TO 4. Musterion (2) Bhawani Singh 4; (ii): 5, 6 and 7. on team stability with the in­ in the qualifiers for the 2022 wing­half Mandar Rao Desai. pruned to 23 before the rukh Choudhary, Manvir Singh.

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13 Secretaries facing one's 4 They show a degree of Reaching God is not easy. We must cross many hurdles be­ stricture (8) reverence heading off agents fore we attain Him, said R. Narayanan in a discourse. A soul surrounding Bond (7) is assigned a body according to its previous karma. Occupy­ 15 Oily and gross, a piece of cake ing that body, it lives its life on the earth and when life ends, (6) 5 Cast do go to pieces filming the atma passes into its sukshma state. And the cycle of fine tragedies (4,2,3) births and deaths repeats. Only a mind cleansed of all im­ 16 Woman in strife with domestic pure thoughts is ready to receive Him and we must practise appliance (6) 6 Approximately large section of control of the mind. pizza (7) A sage once visited a house and wanted to show the peo­ 18 Swigging gin cured loss of ple who lived there the importance of a pure mind. He spot­ excess weight (8) ted a filthy vessel and asked the man of the house to fetch 7 Book club to forget keeping water in it. The man did as he was asked. The sage asked the account? Be done with it 20 Wordplay — wicked reversal (5,2,1,5) man to fetch more water and the whole process was repeat­ bringing cheer (5,2) ed many times, and finally the man remarked, “The once dirty vessel has become clean.” The sage said, “In the same 8 Killing scene at the end? (5,8) 21 First woman to box, a dead way, the mind is full of undesirable thoughts. If you worship duck (5) God repeatedly, the impure thoughts will vanish.” 14 Still mastering golf, it is The Lord, in His infinite mercy, gives each atma a body, 22 Language like 'Open Sesame' turning to be plain (9) and then by enabling a person to focus on Him, he finally lib­ (8) Solution to puzzle 12670 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku erates him. The body that the atma inhabits is perishable, 17 Try ham, veal got after rump ■ ACROSS but the atma is not. God separates the imperishable from 23 It indicates the hour where cuts (4,1,2) the perishable and takes the imperishable atma close to 1 Chastening fellow setter, happy water freezes shut (6) Himself. Milk spoils if not used at once. Curd has a slightly to knock vacuous clue (11) 18 Full on exercise prisons to longer shelf life, but it tastes sour in a few days. Butter too 9 Process of prioritising, working 24 Gang pile up on male outside allow (7) can spoil after some days. But ghee, which is extracted from great around hospitals cell (6,5) butter has a long shelf life. So, ghee which is more long last­ essentially (6) 19 Comedian keeping place in ing is extracted from butter and curd, which spoil faster. If 10 Sang praises of old lover — ■ DOWN series (7) human beings are able to extract that which does not spoil took it as a duty (8) easily from that which spoils easily, one can imagine how ea­ 11 Low point of revolting free 2 Two legs at great length 21 Time is hard to manage sily God can grant sayujya to the imperishable atma that oc­ article (5) (2,3,2) growing up (5) cupies the perishable body.

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