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THE HINDU DELHI WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 SPORT 21 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Rice keen to Australia’s CWG has no standard: Batra help out ‘Need a sporting model’ tour of Says India should compete in events of better quality Indians Athletes must benefit the most from a positive culture: Yuvraj Bangladesh N. Sudarshan cured independence in 1947. Special Correspondent GENERAL her sport. postponed BENGALURU There are 30 countries of MUMBAI Dipa reflected, “People Terming the Common­ Commonwealth who don’t Stephanie Rice is looking to used to think Tripura is in ANI wealth Games (CWG) a sub­ play CWG. It is a political de­ making a difference to Sports Reporter Bangladesh and had this Dubai standard competition, IOA cision. We have asked the go­ swimming in India, via NEW DELHI pre­conceived notion that Australia’s Test tour of Ban­ president Narinder Batra vernment to guide us. But I partnerships with private “Every individual should fo­ gymnastics is like circus. I gladesh, part of the ICC strongly pitched for India’s feel playing CWG is a waste bodies and associations. cus on playing some sport in am happy now I have World Test Championship, withdrawal from the 2022 of time. If you want to deve­ The Australian, who life. Cricket, as a sport, has changed their perspective has been postponed to edition in Birmingham. In­ lop and win medals in 2028, won three gold medals had a major impact on my that (they have realised) June­July from February dia has been seething over 2032, CWG is not the games. with world record timings life,” said Yuvraj Singh at The gymnastics is a proper next year for undisclosed the axing of shooting from On the suspension of at the 2008 Beijing Olym­ Sports Movement event or­ sport. Children come to me reasons. the competition but Batra NDTL: There are about 50 pic Games, and coach Mi­ ganised by India On Track and say we want to win a “According to the FTP, sought to go beyond and odd parameters and they chael Bohl are ready with here on Tuesday. medal in Olympics.” we were supposed to host stated that India should be were missing out in two. plans to help out swim­ “It’s astonishing that only Yuvraj observed that the two Tests in February, but competing at events of bet­ They were all minor things Yuvraj Singh. * FILE PHOTO mers with potential, be­ 2% of the total population process of developing a now the Test series will be ter quality in order to im­ Batra. * FILE PHOTO: PTI but you are supposed to fol­ sides working with junior plays sports despite it having environment. child’s talent started at the played in June­July 2020,” prove. He spoke to the me­ low. It has nothing to do with and senior swimmers. massive number of fans in “When you look at the top grassroots level, only after ICC quoted BCB’s cricket dia on the sidelines of the [on shooting at Glasgow testing. I think they must The 31­year­old Swim­ the country. To encourage sporting countries around identifying the skills. operations chairman Ak­ Asian Age Group Swimming 2014] and can’t have it now have sorted it out. They have ming Hall of Famer is in the young children play is the the world, they all have had a “They need a proper ram Khan as saying. Championships here on because of money, please a protocol. So if they’ve sus­ city to explore partners for biggest challenge these days. model where the athletes are platform to showcase their The Aussies’ T20I series Tuesday. shut shop and call it quits. If pended you today, then it opening the Stephanie Rice They need role models in championed and celebrated. talent but every sportsper­ against the Tigers initially Excerpts: you don’t have money, why will take 5­6 months (to Swimming Academy their desired sport, along We need to be an ‘athlete son is not able to make a planned for October this On boycotting CWG:I nev­ are you wasting time? Don’t revoke). (SRSA). “World­class train­ with proper training, facili­ first’ nation and all federa­ name in their concerned year, will now take place in er used the word boycott. make it a joke. On preparations for To­ ing can help talented In­ ties and various programmes tions, leagues, brands in sport which worries the pa­ 2021 ahead of the T20 But my personal view, not On IOA’s official line: We kyo 2020: Regarding those dian swimmers aim for me­ to get them out and playing,” sports need to have their best rents. It is one of the major World Cup hosted by India. the IOA’s, is that Common­ will meet the government. athletes and teams that are dals at the Olympic Games. Yuvraj advised. interest in mind.” factors why parents are not “Initially, we were ex­ wealth Games has no stan­ My personal view can’t be in my mind, I’m happy. We “From my own expe­ The former India allroun­ willing to send their chil­ pecting to host Australia for dard. We get 70, 100 medals everyone’s view. But if you are only focusing on where rience, I appreciate the der emphasised,“I have al­ Huge sensation dren to academies, and a two­match T20I series in in Commonwealth and need sports to improve in the medal chances are contribution of good ways stressed on the fact that Dipa Karmakar became a aren’t letting them spend October, but now they have when it comes to Olympics this country, you need to [strong] and I can say I know coaching. I want swimmers India needs to have a sport­ huge sensation after the Rio so much time in a day to­ agreed to play three T20Is we get two medals. You have think straight. We are not 95 % of the athletes who are here to benefit from my ing model where athletes are Olympics and became the wards sport, because appa­ and it will be played ahead World Cups and other here to make anybody hap­ going. Hockey, we have to training, knowledge and the ones who are benefiting face of gymnastics in India. rently, unlike education, of the World T20 in India, events where you can have py. Once we were part of this see what will happen on No­ experience,” noted Stepha­ the most from a positive She changed the mindset of there is a risk factor in hav­ though we are yet to final­ better competition. If CWG large British empire. We are vember 1 and 2 [against Bel­ nie. sporting culture and numerous people regarding ing a career in sports.” ise the date,” Akram said. says it spent 22 million GBP not slaves any more. We se­ gium]. Indian juniors CoA reschedules Badminton coach Kim resigns Tri­series final washed out shine V.V. Subrahmanyam AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The trophy was shared Hyderabad DHAKA between the two teams after SHOOTING BCCI election dates National women’s coach Ko­ The final of the tri­series the wash­out. It means hosts rean Kim Ji­Hyun, who T20 tournament between Bangladesh got a hand on Sports bureau It will now be held on October 23 played a vital role in helping Bangladesh and Afghanistan the trophy of a T20 tourna­ Almaty (Kazakhstan) P.V. Sindhu win the 2019 was washed out without a ment involving more than Abhay Singh Sekhon won G. Viswanath to October 4. badminton World Cham­ ball bowled on Tuesday. two teams for the first time. the junior men’s skeet Mumbai The CoA has also resche­ pionship gold, has resigned bronze in the ninth Asian Following the Supreme duled the BCCI election date from her post to be with her Shotgun Championship in Court order of September to October 23 because of the ailing husband. Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 20, which stated categori­ election schedule of the As a result she is unlikely India names 29 probables Tuesday. cally that the disqualifica­ State Legislatures in Maha­ to be with the Indian team mar, Rahul Bheke, Sandesh tion rule to contest election rashtra and Haryana (Oct. 21 ahead of the 2020 Tokyo FOOTBALL Jhingan, Adil Khan, Narender, Yuan Shuaijun of China to the Apex Council of the to 24). Olympics. beat Eduard Yechshenko of Sarthak Golui, Anas Edathodi­ State Associations would ap­ In an advisory issued on "Kim has informed us that Press Trust of India Kazakhstan 4­3 in the ka, Anwar Ali Jr., Mandar Rao ply only to the office­bear­ Tuesday, the CoA said: “The she would not be able to NEW DELHI shoot­off after the two Dessai, Subhasish Bose, Jerry ers, and therefore in order member State Associations come back within the next Lalrinzuala. Midfielders: Udan­ were tied on 54 in the final. Indian football team coach to enable the State Associa­ are directed to conduct the six months as she has to at­ Igor Stimac on Tuesday ta Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Vinit tions (BCCI members) to election in accordance with tend to her husband," chief Special bond: Kim Ji­Hyun, seen with Gopi Chand, shared a Rai, Anirudh Thapa, Abdul Sa­ Bronze for Parinaaz named 29 probables for a * hal, Raynier Fernandes, Bran­ comply with three Apex the constitution approved National coach P. Gopi wonderful chemistry with P.V. Sindhu. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT preparatory camp ahead Parinaaz Dhaliwal won don Fernandes, Halicharan Court orders ( July 18, 2016, by the COA in terms of the Chand told The Hindu. the FIFA World Cup Quali­ the bronze in the junior August 9, 2018 and Septem­ Supreme Court order of Au­ "Her original contract was be with us," he said. close to the Olympics, and Narzary, Lallianzuala women’s skeet behind the fier against Bangladesh. Chhangte, Ashique Kuruniyan. ber 20, 2019) the Committee gust 9, 2018, and the relaxa­ up to the Olympics in Tokyo "The option of Kim join­ by which time the prepara­ The squad: Goalkeepers: Gur­ Chinese Sun Yashu and Lu of Administrators (CoA) has tion granted by the same and with she herself ruling ing the team after six tions would have reached a Yikai. preet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Bal­ changed the election date court in its order dated Sep­ out returning to India, it is months remains open. different level," Gopi Chand Singh, Kamaljit Singh. Defen­ want Singh, Manvir Singh, Fa­ India won the team sil­ deadline from September 28 tember 20, 2019.” near certain that she will not “But that might be too said. ders: Pritam Kotal, Nishu Ku­ rukh Choudhary. ver behind China in both the junior men and junior women’s events. India did not field shoo­ ters in the men’s and wo­ Tokashiki — guiding Japan’s fortunes men’s events. The results: Skeet: Junior men: 1. Yuan The skipper is returning from ankle injury Shuaijun (Chn) 54(4) 116; 2. Eduard Yechshenko (Kaz) 54 BASKETBALL jury. But there is no doubting Olympics. ment, being named in the while Japanese basketball is (3) 115; 3. Abhay Singh Sek­ Ramu’s exceptional talent. “It’s been a long time since starting five in just two all about speed. Of course, hon 44 (114); 6. Ayush Rudra­ I played for Japan. I want to games. there are cultural differences raju 15 (110); 10. Gurnihal Ashwin Achal NBA experience show that I can do well at this Playing in the United too, but I am quite flexible Singh Garcha 102. Bengaluru The 28­year­old was named level,” Ramu said. States of America presented and I can adjust easily. Team: 1. China 339; 2. India Japan’s chances of recording Most Valuable Player in the Ramu draws confidence challenges both on and off “The other big difference 326; 3. Kazakhstan 324. a four­peat in the FIBA Wo­ 2013 and 2015 editions of the from her three­year WNBA the field. is that in Japan, the women's Junior women: 1. Sun Yashu men's Asia Cup basketball tournament, and has also stint (2015­17). In her debut league is not entirely profes­ (Chn) 49(4) 114; 2. Lu Yikai tournament rest heavily on featured in the prestigious year, she averaged 8.2 points Differences sional. But in America, im­ (Chn) 49(3) 116; 3. Parinaaz Dhaliwal 39 (112); 4. Asees forward Ramu Tokashiki. WNBA for Seattle Storm. per game and 3.3 rebounds “American players are taller, mediately after a WNBA Chhina 32 (106); 7. Darshna The pressure of leading Ramu is thrilled to be back per game to be named in the stronger and generally more game, a player can be sud­ Rathore 105. her side is sure to test Ramu on the court for her national WNBA All­Rookie Team. self­confident than Japanese denly cut from the team. The Team: 1. China 339; 2. India to the full, as she is making a team, having last worn the The next two seasons, ho­ players. Americans also fo­ competition is severe," the 6’ Exceptional talent: Ramu Tokashiki is thrilled to be back on 323; 3. Kazakhstan 300. comeback from an ankle in­ Japan jersey in the 2016 Rio wever, were a disappoint­ cus on keeping possession, 4” hoopster said. court for her national team. * K. MURALI KUMAR Ramkumar downs Muller From conflict of interest to confluence of interests INDIANS ABROAD 6­3, 6­4. $15,000 ITF men, Cairo, Egypt: Cricket administration is both politics and business in India, so officials believe they are twice entitled Doubles (pre­quarterfinals): Sports Bureau Mayeul Darras & Pierre Delage treats children well, but it would to be above board; relatively won’t ny and court rulings and ego­driven Orleans, France (Fra) bt Muzammil Murtaza have been interesting to see how far do. problems and match­fixing issues, (Pak) & Dhruv Sunish 7­6(3), Ramkumar Ramanthan beat 4­6, [10­7]; Mahmoud Ezzat & he might have got without the family there is some hope that the endgame Alexandre Muller of France Ahmed Mounir (Egy) bt Zura name. Not illegal is near. When Vinod Rai of the Com­ 6­4, 6­4 in the first round of Tkemaladze (Geo) & Gunjan One of Niranjan Shah’s famous qu­ None of this is illegal, of course. Each mittee of Administrators character­ the €137,560 Challenger ten­ Jadhav 6­2, 6­2. otes is: “Moral grounds don’t exist in case falls within the rulings of the Su­ ised his role as that of the night­ nis tournament here on $15,000 ITF men, Antalya, BETWEEN WICKETS the BCCI.” preme Court, and after all, this is a watchman, it did sound overly Tuesday. Turkey: Doubles (pre­quarter­ free country. Yet, can anyone shake optimistic. The BCCI versus BCCI bat­ Ramkumar, who served finals): Kelsey Stevenson (Can) suresh menon Glass ceiling? off the feeling that all this is old wine tles were then reflected in the CoA nine aces and converted & Adil Kalyanpur bt Alejandro In Tamil Nadu, former president Na­ in new­generation bottles? Or that versus CoA ones, and at one point it three of seven breakpoints Hoyos Franco (Col) & Antonio f we accept that cricket is a reflec­ rayanswami Srinivasan, now ineligi­ the coterie will not retain power, was difficult to distinguish between that he forced, will play the Cayetano March (Ecu) 6­4, tion of society, then we shouldn’t ble to stand for election, will be re­ thus stymieing one of the things the the two. 7­6(6). I seventh seed Gregoire Bar­ Ramkumar. * FILE PHOTO be surprised that daughters and sons presented by his daughter Rupa who Supreme Court order was trying to With the elections to the BCCI slat­ $15,000 ITF women, Anning, rere of France in the second China: (first round): Sowjanya and brothers of powerful former rul­ in all likelihood will be elected unop­ avoid — too much power in the hands ed for next month, an imperfect sys­ round. the first round of the qualify­ Bavisetti bt Honoka Kobayashi ers are bidding to join the family bu­ posed and thus become the first wo­ of too few? And the perpetuation of a tem might be better than no system In the ATP Tour event in ing event. (Jpn) 6­0, 7­6(5). siness. Our politicians and business­ man to head a cricket association in one­family rule? at all. Zhuhai, China, Jeevan Ne­ The results: € 137,560 Challen­ $15,000 ITF women, Cairo, men see it as their birthright to the country. Had the circumstances It is entirely possible that the At the national level, however, it dunchezhiyan and Momir ger, Oleans, France: first Egypt: Doubles (pre­quarterfi­ promote their kin, and keep the lev­ been different, this would have been younger folk deserve to take on the might not be just the relatives who Kecmanovic of Serbia were round: Ramkumar Ramanathan nals): Hla El­Sakka & Dareen El­ ers of power in their own hands. a memorable thing, and Rupa feted mantle of their fathers and brothers, try to get a foot into the governing beaten 10­6 in the super tie­ bt Alexandre Muller (Fra) 6­4, leithy (Egy) bt Kenzy Ramy Cricket administration is both polit­ for cracking the glass ceiling. and might have inherited their best body. Politicians and friends of polit­ break in the doubles pre­ 6­4. (Egy) & Aaliya Ebrahim 6­2, ics and business in India, so officials If sons and daughters are too qualities. Men like Srinivasan have icians are likely to emerge as conten­ quarterfinals by Sander Gille $1,000,000 ATP, Zhuhai, Chi­ 6­2; Aya El Sayed & Nermeen believe they are twice entitled. young or don’t exist, then there are been spending money from their ders too. and Joran Vliegen of na: Doubles (pre­quarterfi­ Shawky (Egy) bt Sathwika Sa­ When he took over as the boss of siblings and more distant relatives to own pockets for local cricket for ma­ Many of them see sport as politics nals): Sander Gille & Joran Vlie­ ma & Saumya Vig 4­6, 6­2, Belgium. gen (Bel) bt Momir Kecmanovic [10­5]; Tamara Bizhukova (Rus) Saurashtra cricket, Niranjan Shah, la­ count on. Another former president, ny years, which explains their popu­ by other means, and see a position in In the ITF women’s event (Srb) & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Avika Sagwal bt Nada Fouad ter secretary, Board of Control for Anurag Thakur will be represented larity in their states. the BCCI as an impressive addition to in Tabarka, Tunisia, Jennifer 4­6, 6­3, [10­6]. & Mema Refaat (Egy) 6­3, 6­2. Cricket in India, said this was a move by his brother Arun in Himachal Pra­ But a new­look association, hop­ their bio­data. Politicians have been Luikham beat third seed $25,000 ITF men, Santa $15,000 ITF women, Johan­ to bring in democracy. He enjoyed desh while there is talk of Sourav ing to be free of the accumulated ills board presidents before — the late Noella Zeballos of Bolivia Margherita Di Pula, Italy: Qual­ nesburg, South Africa: (first democracy so much that he stayed in Ganguly’s uncle coming through in and dictatorial styles of functioning Madhavrao Scindia being a good ex­ 6­4, 6­3 in the first round. ifying (first round): Marco Co­ round): Zeel Desai bt Snehal power for four decades. And now he the Cricket Association of Bengal. cannot afford to be indistinguishable ample. He loved his cricket, and She will play compatriot and rino (Ita) bt Siddharth Vishwa­ Mane 6­1, 6­3. feels his son Jaydev Shah is ready to That word “represented” is no ac­ from the old one. that’s not something you can say for qualifier Humera Shaik who karma 6­3, 7­5. $15,000 ITF women, Tabarka, take over. The loving father has cident. Legally, the new generation Still, the fact that these newcom­ most politicians. led 6­3, 2­2 when her oppo­ $15,000 ITF men, Nanchang, Tunisia: (first round): Humera pushed his son before. Jaydev has will represent their respective asso­ ers face no opposition merely shows The choice cannot be between a nent Margaux Rouvroy of China: (first round): Yuanfeng Shaik bt Margaux Rouvroy (Fra) played 120 First Class matches, his ciations in the BCCI; but in a larger the grip that the older generation has pumped­up relative and an agenda­ Li (Chn) bt Vijay Sundar Prash­ 6­3, 2­2 (retired); Jennifer France retired. batting average in the 20s sense they represent their relatives, on the system. Conflict of interest is driven politician. This is the very anth 6­0, 7­5; Nitin Kumar Sin­ Luikham bt Noella Zeballos In the ITF men’s Futures ha bt Huixin Wang (Chn) 6­3, (Bol) 6­4, 6­3. Doubles (pre­ . He has led in more games than allowing them to carry on ruling in being replaced by confluence of in­ thing the Lodha Committee Report — in Italy, the reigning national 6­4. Doubles (pre­quarterfi­ quarterfinals): Anfisa Danil­ any other Ranji captain. He also led the manner that has worked for them terests. on which the Supreme Court based champion Siddharth Vish­ nals): Anirudh Chandrasekar & chenko (Rus) & Jennifer Luik­ an India A team and was contracted for decades. This might sound unfair, its rulings — was trying to avoid. Go­ wakarma was beaten 6­3, 7­5 Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt In­ ham w/o Sophia Biolay & Mar­ to play in the IPL for various teams. but administration should not only Endgame ing forward to the past is seldom a by Marco Corino of Italy in gyu Yu & Weiqiang Zheng (Chn) gaux Rouvroy (Fra). He is probably kind to animals and be absolutely above board but seen Still, after nearly six years of acrimo­ good move.

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