TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Capricious J&K to face defending champion Rookies Siraj, Iyer in T20 squad; Gujarat in Ranji Trophy today no rest for Kohli yet Rajesh Dhar batsman Sheldon Jackson, while yet they will still rely on their bat- MUMBAI, Oct 23: Pujara and Wriddhiman Saha. clear that there has been clear on the other hand, Gujarat played ting mainstays in Ian and Rasool to Skipper Virat Kohli got no In the T20 squad, the 23-year- communication with Nehra with JAMMU, Oct 23: Unpredictable against Kerala and defeated them deliver, in order to create ripples in immediate break, while rookie old Siraj, who first came into regards to how they are looking at Jammu and Kashmir will lock horns out-rightly by 4 wickets. the rival camp. However, Gujarat pacer Mohammed Siraj and pro- prominence for Sunrisers the future. with strong and well-knit Gujarat in On the bowling front, Gujarat have a strong batting line-up in lific batsman Shreyas Iyer made Hyderabad, has been rewarded "There are lot of apprehen- the Ranji Trophy Group-B four day will be relying on spinners Piyush openers Samit Gohel and Priyank their way into a 16-strong Indian for his impressive performances sions going on about Ashish for India A during a recent tour of Nehra. I will make it very clear match at Surat in Gujarat from Chawla and Sidharth Desai, Panchal, with skipper Parthiv Patel T20 squad for the three-match South Africa and matches against and candid -- we have clearly tomorrow. besides medium pacers Mehul and Manpreet Juneja in the middle- series against New Zealand, start- Patel and Chintan Gaja, on the order. ing November 1. New Zealand. communicated to the player, that Gujarat being the defending The 22-year-old Iyer has been is Ashish Nehra and the team other hand, Jammu and Kashmir Though, one gets a feeling that Despite speculation, Kohli Ranji Trophy champion, have a a consistent performer for his management, that we are only will heavily rely on speedster was not rested from the New galaxy of good performers in their Gujarat will certainly enjoy a slight home state Mumbai and India A looking at him till the New kitty, while on the other hand, Mohammad Mudhasir and spin- edge over Jammu and Kashmir, yet Zealand series and was also picked for the first two Tests during the past one year. Zealand series," he said. whimsical Jammu and Kashmir ning trio of off-spinner Parvez J&K have a bunch of talented play- He scored a double hundred "If you see the pattern with possesses some champion players, Rasool, left-arm spinner Amir Aziz ers, who are a class act when on Chairman JKBSA, Sidharth Sharma aiming at target while against Sri Lanka, starting November 16. The matches earlier this year in a warm-up which we have selected India A who can help their team to beat the and right-arm leg-spinner Manik song. Moreover, Jammu and declaring State Snooker and Billiards Championship open. against the islanders are to be held game against Australia along with players, the same bowlers have best on their day. Gupta, if at all, he gets the nod of Kashmir will have the confidence —Excelsior/Rakesh a match-winning hundred against been continuing for the past one the team management. of registering an out-right victory in Kolkata and Nagpur. Jammu and Kashmir in their However, chairman of selec- South Africa A in the summit and half years in all the A tours. Though, in the batting depart- over Goa at this ground last season. two outings this season, earned Sidharth declares State Snooker tors MSK Prasad indicated that a clash of an away tri- series. That means they are very much in ment, J&K have a reliable, young valuable 3 points against formida- Cricket, being the game of glo- "rotation policy will be applica- His call-up is on expected line (for selection), and they have ble Rajasthan, besides suffering a and promising opening pair of rious uncertainties, so predicting & Billiards C’ship open ble" for the captain as well. lines as he has had some good really done well in South Africa thrashing by an innings and 212 Shubham Khajuria and Ahmad anything will be like flogging a It is expected that Kohli will knocks for the Delhi Daredevils (A tour) and also at home against runs against clinical Saurashtra, Omar Banday in their kitty, to be dead-horse. No-doubt, it will be a Excelsior Sports Correspondent Choudhary in a statement issued be rested for the final Test and the in the 2016 edition of the Indian New Zealand." who were having the services of followed by a strong middle-order testing time for J&K team and if here said that the tournament will limited-overs series against Sri Premier League. Prasad said that Nehra has Test cricketers Ravindra Jadeja, in the form of Ian Dev Singh, skip- they hold their nerves in the JAMMU, Oct 23: Sidharth begin with sub junior category, Lanka, which is slated in "Shreyas Iyer has been pro- been told about selectors' logic. Cheteshwar Pujara and Robin per Parvez Rasool, Punit Bisht, crunch situations, they can make a Sharma, chairman Jammu and which will be followed by junior December as he would be lific in all forms of the game, be Team for T20I series against Uthapa and not to talk of explosive Pranav Gupta and Bandeep Singh, match of it. Kashmir Billiards and Snooker and senior categories, adding that required fresh and re- energised it Tests, ODIs or T20s or IPL -- New Zealand: Virat Kohli name anything, he is perform- (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Association (JKBSA) declared sub junior nationals will be held before the tough tour of South ing. If we pick a player, we will Rohit Sharma (Vice-Captain), KL open the 25th Junior and Senior from December 1 to December 12, Africa. Maharaja FC holds Real Kashmir to draw; "With regards to Virat Kohli, give him an extended run and Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas State Snooker and Billiards 2017 in Bangalore and six red ball we will continue with him for Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni Championship, 3rd Sub Junior and nationals will be held at Chennai there were some speculations that he is going to be rested for the some point and nurture him and (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar 2nd Six Red Ball Championship from December 16 to December see that he goes on to become Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Young Iqbal, J&K Bank script wins at Billiards Hall, M A Stadium, 24, 2017, to be followed by senior whole of Sri Lankan series, it is not right. As far as the Test series successful. Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvaneshwar Excelsior Sports Correspondent Real Kashmir FC, the his performance. here today. nationals, the venue of which is yet Prasad made it clear that the Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish favourites for the match and the In the first Super-Division Mr Sharma, who was the chief to be declared by BSFI. is concerned, he is going to play and at some point of time, the 38-year-old's inclusion in the Nehra, Mohammed Siraj. SRINAGAR, Oct 23: In the title, would rue the missed chances match of the day, played at guest on the occasion, was accom- He said the matches will be rotation policy that we are follow- playing XI will be the team Team for first two Test match- ongoing State Football League- as it was a golden opportunity for Synthetic Turf TRC, J&K Bank panied by President JKBSA, played as per rules of BSFI, adding management's decision. es of the 3-match series against 2017, three matches were played them to further strengthen their Academy thrashed State Football ing will apply to the captain," Senior Vice President Jaideep that Rakesh and Ashok will be the Prasad made it clear during a "Whether he (Nehra) is Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli (Captain), at Synthetic Turf TRC in which chances to lift the event. Though Academy (SFA) Junior by four going to play or not, is clearly KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Shikhar Young Iqbal and J&K Bank the confident looking Real goals to nil in a one sided Manocha, vice president Nikhil official markers, while Umar media conference. Kapahi, general secretary Vishal Himayun will be the chief referee Prasad said Kohli's workload the decision of the team man- Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Academy emerged winners, while Kashmir players started strongly encounter. The Bank team domi- agement. There are no assur- Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-Captain), the third match between Maharaja in the match, the defenders of the nated the play right from start of Abrol, treasurer Sohail Khalid of the tournament. is being monitored. and Manager Indoor Complex, The tournament is being organ- "We are also monitoring his ances from our side (selec- Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, FC and Real Kashmir FC ended in Maharaja team ensured that no the match and gave no chances to tors), whether he is going to R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, a draw. damage was done. The Maharaja helpless defenders of the SFA Satish Gupta. ised by JKBSA, under the aegis of workload. He has been playing Organising secretary, Ishuk J&K State Sports Council. continuously right from IPL till play or not. It will purely be Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, In the Premier-Division match, goalkeeper didn’t allow the for- team. Ateeb opened the account decided by the team manage- Mohammed Shami, Umesh Maharaja FC played a goal less ward lines of the opposite team to for the Bank team in just 3rd today, we need to give him a break which we will consider ment." Yadav, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, draw with Real Kashmir FC.