THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q SUNDAY Q MARCH 14, 2021 11 India's Demand: Better batting effort from Seeking re-election as FIH president, 'X factors' Pandya and Pant in the 2nd T20I Narinder Batra files nomination AHMEDABAD, Navdeep Saini remains to MARCH 13: Left shaken be seen. LAUSANNE, MARCH 13: Seek- improve its management for the good by a bunch of world-class Perhaps Yuzvendra Cha- ing re-election as the International of hockey,” Batra had written. operators, the Indian hal could make way for Hockey Federation (FIH) president, “...The experience of the last five team's white-ball stars will Rahul Tewatia, who may incumbent Narinder Batra has filed years, coupled with your numerous be aiming to put up an im- not be as crafty a leg break his nomination ahead of the govern- encouragements and my strong dedi- proved batting effort in the bowler but certainly a de- ing body’s 47th Statutory Congress, cation, have convinced me that I second T20 International cent one with good batting scheduled in Delhi on May 22. should make myself available to pursue against England here on prowess. The Indian Olympic Association my mission at the helm of the FIH,” Sunday. Eoin Morgan, one among (IOA) chief Batra, who became FIH added the 63-year-old, who is also a It was India's first white- the more likeable interna- president in 2016, had revealed his re- member of the International Olympic “The mandates of the President and ball game in three months tional captains, has been election bid in a letter to the FIH Con- Committee (IOC). EB members who will be elected on 22 and the rustiness of some of provided a team that has its gress on February 18. The nominations for the president’s May 2021 will run until the 2024 FIH the premier shorter format bases covered with 12 play- Now the FIH has confirmed receiv- post were opened on February 12 and Both Pandya (19 off 21 However, Kohli's propen- Congress. players like KL Rahul, ers plying their trade in the ing nominations from Batra and other ended on March 12. balls) and Pant (21 off 23 sity to change his playing XI The FIH Congress was originally Hardik Pandya, and IPL. office-bears of the sport’s apex body The next president will hold the of- balls) weren't able to gauge at the drop of a hat is well scheduled for last year but was post- Yuzvendra Chahal's showed Unless something really within the March 12 deadline. fice until 2024 as the FIH has reduced the pace of the track as documented. poned due to the COVID-19 pan- in the first game in which goes wrong, this England “In accordance with the FIH Regula- the term from four to three years due to Archer and Mark Wood While giving his team's demic, handing Batra an extended the hosts were clinically team is a contender to win tions, the nominations will now be deferment of the Congress last year. bowled fast and straight oldest member, Shikhar first term. outplayed. the T20 World Cup trophy submitted to the FIH Elections Over- Nominations for various posts: denying them any width for Dhawan, a couple of Last month, in his letter to the Con- One defeat is never the in October this year with sight Panel (EOP) by FIH CEO Thierry For the position of President: the cut shot. The extra matches is perfectly under- gress, Batra had said he has done all end of the story and no critic way too many powerhouse Weil,” the global sports body said in a Narinder Batra (India). For the posi- bounce also didn't allow standable but how long he can to develop the game globally. can rule this Indian team performers. release. tions of Executive Board (EB) Ordi- them to drive on the up. does he want to persist with “In 2016, you gave me your trust in out of the series on the ba- Squads: “The aim of the EOP is to ensure that nary Member: Marc Coudron (Bel- "The wicket didn't allow the left-hander, who looked electing me as the 12th President of sis of a singular perfor- India: Virat Kohli (cap- the FIH elections are carried out in a gium) Female Members (2 you to hit the kind of shots completely out of sorts dur- the International Hockey Federation. mance especially because of tain), Rohit Sharma (vc), fair and transparent manner consis- positions): Danae Andrada, you wanted to. Shreyas' in- ing his 4 off 12 balls. “In the last four years, I have done its zeal to fight. KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, tent with the FIH Statutes, Integrity (Uruguay), Hazel Kennedy (Zambia), nings was an example of Rohit Sharma, as per my best and put all my energy to en- However, as skipper Virat Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Code, Elections Manual and General Inez Cooper (Ireland) Male Mem- how you could use the Kohli, is rested for a couple able FIH to fulfil its missions - in partic- Kohli talks about players Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Regulations. Any nomination has to bers (2 positions): Erik Cornelissen depth of the crease, ride the of matches having played 6 ular the development of hockey glob- with X-factors doing the Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra be approved by the EOP before being (The Netherlands), Tayyab Ikram bounce because there was consecutive Test matches validated. ally—add new objectives and steadily (Macau), Ediga Bede Agbo (Nigeria). job, he would expect variable bounce at times, along with 14 days of hard Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Ku- Rishabh Pant and Pandya and hit the areas square of quarantine at the start of his mar, Axar Patel, Washing- to do a bit more with their the wicket which others Australian sojourn. ton Sundar, Shardul explosive hitting, which failed to do. But Rohit's presence is Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Record crowd post Covid in 1st Ind-Eng match should not be confined to "It was just a below-par very necessary at the top of Deepak Chahar, Rahul one audacious reverse batting performance and the order and even though Tewatia, Ishan Kishan (re- AHMEDABAD, scoop (Pant off Jofra England made us pay for it," no one is really talking serve wicketkeeper). MARCH 13: The T20 In- Archer) or a falling ramp Kohli had summed it up about it, it's been long since England: Eoin Morgan ternational between India shot (Pandya off Ben aptly at the end of the the Indian skipper has had (captain), Joss Buttler, Ja- and England at the Naren- Stokes). match. an impactful T20 perfor- son Roy, Liam Livingstone, dra Modi Stadium on Fri- They are more than capa- The captain's acknowl- mance. He is too good a Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, day possibly saw the largest ble and will be expected to edgement of Iyer's perfor- player to miss out. Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Re- crowd at a venue ever since give a far better account of mance could well mean that The bowling department ece Topley, Chris Jordan, cricket resumed post themselves, trying to play the wait for Suryakumar didn't have enough runs on Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Covid-19 lockdown with as more shots square of the Yadav might get a tad board to put up a fight but Tom Curran, Sam Billings, many as 57,000 people, in- wicket like Shreyas Iyer did longer with only one mid- whether one of the three Jonny Bairstow, Jofra cluding volunteers and po- during his innings of 67 off dle-order slot available cur- spinners can make way for Archer. lice, attending it, say local 48 balls. rently. a tearaway quick like Match Starts at 7 pm. officials. While there have been matches in various stadia around the world with lim- ited crowd capacity, none India collapse at Modi stadium has been able to so far match the attendance at the NEW DELHI, MAR cal but also dismissed Kohli Motera stadium thanks to 13: Indian batsmen had lit- (0) after KL Rahul (1) its sheer capacity -- it has a tle to offer in the face of a dragged one back onto his capacity of 1,10,000 out of regimented English bowl- stumps from player of the which Gujarat Cricket As- bringing the total to about bought tickets at the low- overs series that began in ing effort on a two-paced match Jofra Archer (3/23). sociation has allowed 50 57,000," Anil Patel, the end, Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. Brisbane in late September, track as the hosts received Feeling the heat, Shikhar per cent attendance. joint secretary of the Gu- There was less demand for 2020. Men's cricket began an eight-wicket hammering Dhawan, who got the op- "We had 52,000 official jarat Cricket Association, high-end tickets," added witnessing crowds from in the opening T20I at portunity since Rohit admission through turn- told IANS. the official. November-end with Narendra Modi stadium on Sharma was rested, at- stile (tickets). There were Another official said that The first international crowds being allowed in Friday. tempted to break the shack- 3,000-4,000 complimen- the demand for low priced game to witness spectators New Zealand and Australia. Indian batsmen struggled les with a flashy shot off tary tickets. The rest were tickets were more. was the Australia-New However, those were only to score freely before Wood but completely police and volunteers, "Most of the crowd Zealand women's limited- limited capacities Shreyas Iyer showed the missed the line to see his way with a dogged 67-run timber disturbed.