FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU ‘Commendable initiative’ 2nd Women's T20I: India aim for strong comeback Mithali question looms ‘Khel Gaon’ Nagrota: A complete sports package in Jammu large as under-pressure Rajesh Dhar will be the supervising authority , Kho-Kho, Boxing, River Tawi, hence development after Wellington hiding for the project. Swimming, Wrestling, Skating, of a Rafting Centre is also a India look to save series AUCKLAND, Feb 7: Rohit Sharma in Wellington. ance that doesn't happen every- JAMMU, Feb 7: The state of It may be recalled that the Judo etc. The facility will also possibility,” said Ashok Kumar, Despite having eight batsmen day and hope we can keep the Jammu and Kashmir is striving foundation stone for the include Office, Conference the then Deputy Director Sports AUCKLAND, Feb 7: A strong comeback will be in the eleven, India lost by 80 momentum through the series hard to create a niche in the Shooting Range of this pro- Hall, Wash Rooms and Change when the foundation stone on expected from India after the runs. having set the tone," he said. field of sports by raising suffi- Mithali Raj's inclusion could hammering from New Zealand posed mega sporting facility Rooms etc. Shooting Range was laid earli- be the bone of contention for "As a team, we have been The dangerous opening duo cient infrastructure, helping was laid way back by the then “It is a very visionary and er. in the series-opener when the good at chasing down targets of Colin Munro and Seifert put sportspersons to flourish at the Indian women, who will be eye- two teams square-up in the sec- Director General YS & Sports progressive initiative and this “The Governor and the ing a much improved showing which is why we play with the Indian pacers under tremen- higher levels. In that direction, a PS Gill in 2009-10 during his model should be replicated in Advisors are serving the ond T20 International at Eden eight batsmen. We believe that dous pressure early on in the proposed ‘Khel Gaon’ Nagrota with the bat when they face an Park here on tomorrow. tenure as DG Sports. However, all the districts in due course of sportspersons of the State as upbeat New Zealand in a must- whatever the target is in front of and dismissing them After suffering their biggest us we can chase it down, but we cheaply will be crucial for the win second T20 International loss in T20 Internationals in here on tomorrow. just couldn't do it tonight," said visitors' chances. terms of runs on Wednesday a disappointed Rohit after the Coming back into the side Indian batting is prone to col- night, India don't have a lot of lapses, especially from a posi- game. after playing just one ODI time to introspect with just 24 He himself would like to against India, veteran Tim tion of strength. Chasing 160, hours separating the two games. India were going strong at 102 lead from the front after scoring Southee proved his immense It was the kind of day when 1 on Wednesday and a signifi- value with tidy figures of 17 for 1 but Smriti Mandhana and nothing went right for India Jemimah Rodrigues' dismissal cant contribution will also be runs in four including who let New Zealand amass expected from Rishabh Pant, three . proved fatal for the visitors who 219 before surrendering meekly collapsed to 136 all out, bringing who is in the running for a The spinners, and in the steep chase. World Cup berth. Santner, too were on top of the back memories of their inexpli- Opener Tim Seifert took the cable surrender in the the 2017 He could not do much in Indian batsmen, sharing two Indian bowlers to cleaners with Wellington, getting four off 9 wickets apiece. 50-over World Cup final against a 43-ball 84 and visitors must England. balls before spinner Mitchell Squads: have a plan to contain him on Santner bowled him with a fast India: Rohit Sharma(c), Mithali's years of experience Friday. could have come in handy in the yorker. Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Not even the seasoned All-rounder Vijay Shankar , Kedar Jadhav, series opener on Wednesday but Bhuvneshwar Kumar was she was dropped from the was promoted to number three MS Dhoni, Krunal Pandya, spared as he, alongside Hardik and did alright with a 18-ball , Yuzvendra eleven. Pandya and Khaleel Ahmed, Debutant Priya Punia opened 27. It remains to be seen if he Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, leaked 12 runs an over. gets another shot at the same Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, with Smriti Mandhana but lasted The team could replace just five balls while another position or the team brings in , Vijay Shankar, Ahmed with either Siddharth Shubman Gill, who would be Hardik Pandya, Mohammad youngster Dayalan Hemalatha Kaul or Mohammad Siraj, who too could not do much at number desperate to perform after the Siraj. warmed the bench on two failures in ODIs. New Zealand: Kane four. Wednesday. Mithali was not picked as the While it is a must-win game Williamson(c), Doug The spinners, Krunal for India, another victory will Bracewell, Colin de team management is looking to Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal, build a squad for the 2020 T20 seal the series for the hosts who Grandhomme, Lockie did alright but the team man- were outplayed 1-4 in the pre- Ferguson, Scott Kuggeleijn, World Cup in which the senior agement will also consider player is unlikely to feature. ceding ODIs. Colin Munro, Daryl Mitchell, including chinaman Kuldeep Captain Kane Williamson Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, However, the youngsters did not Yadav. deliver and she could be back for could not be more happy with Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross The lack of fight in the the showing in the first T20 but Taylor, Blair Tickner, James the second game considering chase was a big disappoint- that the series is on the line.(PTI) wants his team to fully focus on Neesham. ment, as mentioned by captain the job at hand. Match starts at 11.30 AM "It was a complete perform- IST. (PTI) at around 170 Kanals of land is after that the work on the devel- time. It is heartening to see that beacon lights and guiding and Vidarbha champions again; Saurashtra unquestionably a commendable opment of Shooting Range sports promotion and building goading them to blossom at the initiative by the State (Khel Gaon was not a proposal of new sports infrastructure is a higher levels by providing suf- Government and simply a com- then) was on a snail’s pace and priority area for the Governor’s ficient and requisite sports end second best for 3rd time plete package for the sportsper- it is only because of the initia- Administration,” said Ranjeet infrastructure,” said Arun NAGPUR, Feb 7: spinner Aditya Sarwate claimed sons in Jammu. tive of the Governor Satya Pal Kalra, ace sports administrator Malhotra, ace footballer of the three of the five wickets that fell The foundation stone on this Malik and his Advisors that it is of J&K and presently the State while expressing satisfac- Vidarbha lifted their second on Thursday, to end with career- proposed sports facility was laid not only the Shooting Range but Advisor for Sports and Youth tion over the proposal of ‘Khel successive Ranji Trophy title best match figures of 11/57. He a few days back by the Advisor the entire ‘Khel Gaon’ to be Affairs to the Government of Gaon’ Nagrota. with a comfortable 78-run win took six for 59 in the second to the Governor, K Vijay Kumar developed at this site soon. Lakshadweep. “Some of the outstanding over Saurashtra in the final, innings. in the presence of former MLA According to the reliable The Site Plan further shows sportspersons of the State have proving that their maiden tri- It was his maiden haul of 10 Devender Singh Rana, DGP sources and the Site Plan of that the facility for all the disci- already carved a space on the umph last year was no "fluke". or more wickets in a first-class Dilbag Singh, Commissioner ‘Khel Gaon’, one gets a feeling plines is to be developed with country’s sports map. Now, this Vidarbha needed five wick- match. He had scalped five bats- Secretary PDD Hirdesh Kumar, ets to defend their title while that it will cater to the needs of standard dimensions to help the great initiative of raising infra- men in the first innings. J&K Body Building team posing along with former Minister Divisional Commissioner Saurashtra, in a chase of 206, thousands of sportspersons in young sportspersons hone their structural facilities by the Sarwate, without doubt, was Raman Bhalla before leaving for Federation Cup. Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, IGP various disciplines of sports. skill in a proper way. Government will attract more were left a mountain to climb the star of the match for after a top-order collapse on Jammu MK Sinha, IGP Armed The sports disciplines it cov- “It will almost be a com- and more youth towards sports Vidarbha as he not only took 11 Wednesday. They required 148 Danish Rana, Secretary YS&S ers include Shooting, plete package for training the and games,” said a SAI coach. of the 20 Saurashtra wickets 8-member J&K Body Building runs for their maiden title on the Sarmad Hafeez, MD JKPCC M Basketball, Volleyball, budding sportspersons in vari- Now, the need of the hour is with his left-arm spin, his 49-run fifth and final day at the VCA Raju and Director General YS Gymnastics, Badminton, ous sports disciplines. the completion of this mega knock in the second innings stadium. team leaves for Federation Cup &S Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman, who Football, Table Tennis, Hockey, Moreover, it is on the bank of project at an earliest. played a key role in his side set- "Everyone thought it was a Excelsior Sports Correspondent who is also the Chairman of ting the stiff 206-run target. JKBBA. fluke when we won last year and JAMMU, Feb 7: Under the England Lions reach 303-5 Gayle returns to Windies we were under pressure to retain Vidarbha is only the sixth President BBAJK team in the tournament's long banner of Jammu and Kashmir Bhupinder Singh Tirthi was also the title. But our focus was Body Building Association, the against India A on Day 1 process, we never bothered history to have defended the present on the occasion. title. 8-member state team left for The team: Siddharth Sathoo, WAYANAD, Feb 7: Sam Hain then joined Duckett squad for England ODIs about reputation," Vidarbha's Mumbai, Maharashtra, participation in the 8th Ajeet Singh Jamwal, Deepak and added 44 runs before the open- talismanic coach Chandrakant GROS ISLET, Feb 7: with 23, and is their second- Karnataka, Rajasthan and Delhi Federation Cup to be held at Sharma, Ganesh Kumar, Shivam England Lions overcame a mid- er was bowled by Shardul Thakur Pandit said. leading runscorer in the 50-over are the other teams who have Chandigarh from February 9 and Sachdev, Mohinder Singh Saini, innings stutter to reach 303 for 5 at with a that came in. West Indies recalled veteran The fiercely fought final format with 9,727 runs -- trailing managed to win consecutive 10, 2019. Parteek K. Gupta and Vasu stumps on day one of the first unof- Duckett hit 15 fours during his batsman today for swung early on but Vidarbha only Brian Lara (10,405). titles. Former Minister, Raman Malhotra. ficial Test against India A here 118-ball knock. the first two one-day interna- went into the final day with a His 215 against Zimbabwe in Saurashtra had ended run- Bhalla flaged off the team in an Rajesh Datta, General today. Hain held fort even as Test dis- tionals against England in tight hold on the proceedings the 2015 World Cup also repre- ners-up to Mumbai in 2012-13 impressive and well attended Secretary JKBBA and Naresh Sent into bat by home skipper card Ollie Pope (8) and captain preparation for this year's World and bundled out the visitors for sents the highest limited-overs and 2015-16 and again it was a function. Gupta, Vice President will Ankit Bawne, the Lions got off to a Sam Billings (9) fell with India A Cup. 127 with more than two sessions score by a West Indies batsman. Speaking on the occasion, accompany the team as manager solid start with openers fighting back. The hard-hitting, 39-year-old to spare. case of so close yet so far for "We welcome the return of Mr Bhalla said sports and games and coach respectively. (80) and Max Holden (26) sharing a Kerala All-rounder Jalaj Gayle last played for West Overnight batsmen Vishvaraj them. Chris Gayle who missed the last help in making the society drug The team is being sponsored 82-run stand in 23.3 overs. Saxena then ended Hain's 167-ball Indies during a home series Jadeja (52) and Kamlesh The batting failure of star two series and Ashley Nurse free, adding more efforts should by J&K State Sports Council. Duckett, in particular, played vigil, having him caught behind for against Bangladesh last July, and Makvana (14) batted resolutely batsman Cheteshwar Pujara hurt from injury. We are pleased to be made in this direction. Prominent among others with a lot of assurance as the visitors 61. could renew an explosive open- for the first hour but once the Saurashtra badly. But Vidarbha introduce Nicholas Pooran to the The sports kits and track present on the occasion were Dr negotiated the opening hour without Steven Mullaney (39) and Will ing partnership alongside Evin partnership was broken, the end managed to stay unaffected by ODI cricket for the first time," suits were also distributed Gunit, Sanjay Bali and Rinku any loss. Jack (40) then defied the India A Lewis. was inevitable for Saurashtra. Wasim Jaffer's poor contribu- said Browne. among the players by Mr Bhalla, Sagar. Navdeep Saini struck the first bowlers, mixing defence with some Lewis and Gayle both Man of the match left-arm tion.(PTI) blow in the 24th over when he had "He is clearly a young player attractive shots, to add 65 runs for missed the recent ODI series in with undoubted talent and we Holden nicking a delivery to keeper the unbroken sixth partner- India and Bangladesh but have K S Bharat. believe he can add value to our ship.(PTI) been included as part of a 14- middle order." JAMMU MUNICIPAL CORPORATION man squad that saw left-handed Browne said fast bowler batsman Nicholas Pooran called would be con- TOWN HALL JAMMU up for the first time. sidered for later in the series, West Indies and England will although experienced batsman contest five one-dayers follow- Marlon Samuels is unavailable ing the conclusion of the Test due to a knee injury. series, in which the hosts hold an Squad: Jason Holder (cap- unassailable 2-0 lead ahead of tain), Fabian Allen, Devendra the finale in St Lucia on Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Chris Saturday. Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai "As we continue our Cricket Hope, Evin Lewis, Ashley World Cup preparations, the Nurse, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Champion wrestlers of MAM College posing for a group pho- upcoming series against the top Pooran, Rovman Powell, Kemar tograph. ranked ODI side is a great Roach, opportunity for us to gauge Fixtures: 1st ODI - February 20, MAM College emerges Champion where we are as a team," said Bridgetown West Indies chairman of selec- 2nd ODI - February 22, tors Courtney Browne. Bridgetown in Iter-College Wrestling Tourney "This allows us to identify 3rd ODI - February 25, St Excelsior Sports Correspondent MAM College Jammu was the any areas that need addressing George's guest of honour. T relating to selection and also JAMMU, Feb 7: Securing 27 4th ODI - February 27, St he tournament was organized helps the coaching staff to fine George's points MAM College won the under the supervision of Dr tune their game strategy." overall Championship and GGM 5th ODI - March 2, Gros Shopping Complex at Shaheedi Chowk Vinod Bakshi (Sports Gayle holds the West Indian Islet.(Agencies) Science College Jammu Coordinator, Cluster University record for most ODI hundreds remained runners-up with a of Jammu). Get a Shop / Hall at this Prime Location on lease score of 18 points in the Inter- Mahesh Sharma (Physical Returning from injury, Mirabai Chanu Collegiate Men Wrestling Director, GGM Science College Tournament of Cluster Jammu), Dr. Mandeep Singh wins gold in first competitive meet tEew ‘kgj ds eè; esa nqdkuksa o~ gkWyksa dks iês ij ysus dk lqugjk volj University of Jammu, organized (Physical Director, Govt. NEW DELHI, Feb 7: I am quite satisfied and happy at MA Stadium, here. College of Education Jammu) with my performance. I had won Dheeraj Sharma, and Amit Jamwal (Assistant Sealed bids affixed with revenue stamps of Rs. 5/- from permanent residents of J&K state in World champion Indian World Championships in 2017 International Wrestling Coach Physical Director, Govt. PG prescribed format given in bid document for Leasing out shops and Halls at shopping complex weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai with 194kg," she added. and National Medallist was the College for Women Gandhi Chanu today notched up a gold The 24-year-old Manipuri Shaheedi Chowk (Jogi Gate) Jammu. The bid offer complete in all respect should be chief guest and Sumnesh Nagar Jammu) were present on medal at the EGAT Cup in lifted 82kg in snatch and 110kg Sharma (Physical Director, the occasion. addressed to Joint Commissioner (W), Town Hall, Jammu Municipal Corporation and should Thailand, making a strong come- in clean and jerk to finish on top back from the lower back injury of the podium after recovering reach only through registered post / speed post by or before 02-03-2019 upto 14.00 hrs along Representing India Chandeep that kept her out of action for from the injury, which required with CDR (Valid at Call) of Rs 20,000/- pledged in favour of Chief Accounts Officer, Jammu more than half of 2018. extensive physiotherapy and Municipal Corporation payable at Jammu. Bids sent by hand or courier will not be accepted. According to the information kept her out of action for nine wins silver in Para Taekwondo received here, Chanu won the months. The form for submission of bids including eligibility criterion, scope of the work, terms and Excelsior Sports Correspondent 49kg category gold with a effort Japan's Miyake Hiromi of 192 kg in the silver level conditions etc. can be had from the Single Window of Jammu Municipal Corporation against JAMMU, Feb 7: Creating (183kg) claimed the silver, while Olympic qualifying event, the non-refundable cash payment of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only) on any working day history while representing the the bronze went to Papua New points from which will come in country, J&K's Chandeep Singh, Guinea's Loa Dika Toua between 10:00 AM to 14.00 hrs. upto 02-03-2019. The EOI documents can also be downloaded handy when the final rankings son of Surinder Singh won silver (179kg). While Hiromi is the Rio for Tokyo 2020 cut are done. from website www.jmcjammu.org. medal in 8th World Para Olympics bronze-medallist Dika "This is my first international Taekwondo Championship held Toua won the 53kg category sil- • The due date and time of submission of bids - 02-03-2019 up to 14.00 hrs. event after recovering from at Antalya in Turkey. ver medl in the Commonwealth injury. I am feeling 100 per cent • The date and time of opening of bids - 05-03-2019 at 11.00 hrs. It is for the first time in Games in Gold Coast. fit but since this is first one after Indian history that any Para ath- Chanu had missed the world injury, it is not the best ," lete clinched a medal at the championships last year, a gold Chanu said from Chiang Mai Sd/- World Taekwondo level Olympic qualifier, owing to city in Thailand. DIP/J-5142-P/18 Joint Commissioner (W) Championship. the student of MBS College of the injury which had also forced "But this is just four kg less The skater turned Engineering and Technology, her out of the Asian Games in Dated: 07-02-2019 Municipal Corporation, Jammu than my personal best of 196kg. Taekwondo player, Chandeep is Babliana, Jeevan Nagar, Jammu. Jakarta. (PTI)