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Page16sportsfinal.Qxd (Page 1) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2016 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Kohli captain of ICC ODI team Vijay Merchant U-16 Cricket Tournament HP gains 248 runs lead, of 2016, ignored from Test side J&K 113/1 in second essay DUBAI, Dec 22: Englishman Jos Buttler and South African speedster Dale Excelsior Sports Correspondent took 3 wickets by conceding 31 wily West Indian spinner Sunil Steyn, New Zealand's Kane He might be on an 18-match runs in his 15 overs, while skip- Narine are the other two players Williamson and Sri Lankan left- JAMMU, Dec 22: Himachal per Abdul Samad also claimed 3 unbeaten streak as India's Test in the side. arm spinner Rangana Herath. Pradesh declared their first captain but Virat Kohli was wickets by giving away 100 runs But despite becoming man- Besides, South Africa's innings at 380/9 and gained a in his 38 overs. Off-spinners today ignored from the ICC Test of-the-series with 655 runs Marais Erasmus has been hon- huge lead of 248 runs against team of the year even though he Praful Dhar, Zamin Bin Zahoor while leading India to the 4-0 oured with the David Shepherd Jammu and Kashmir on Day-2 and Raghav Sharma claimed one was named skipper of the ODI drubbing of England recently, Trophy for ICC Umpire of the of the 3-day match of Vijay all-star XI which also featured wicket each in their 11, 12 and Kohli surprisingly missed a Year, while Pakistan captain, Merchant Under-16 Cricket 10 overs respectively. Rohit Sharma and Ravindra berth in the ICC Test team of the Misbah-ul-Haq won the ICC Tournament at Atal Bihari Jadeja. Trailing by 248 runs, J&K year 2016. Spirit of Cricket Award. Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, were 113 for the loss of one Kohli, who is the vice-cap- Star off-spinner ICC ODI team of the year Amtar in Himachal Pradesh, tain of India's ODI and T20 wicket at stumps on Day-2 Ravichandran Ashwin is the 2016: Virat Kohli (captain), today. today. Kanhaiya Wadhawan Medal winners of Wushu Championship posing alongwith the chief guest and other dignitaries teams, has been named as leader lone Indian in the Test side, David Warner, Quinton de Kock Earlier, resuming from an of the 12-member side which was unbeaten on 33 off 65 balls, in Jammu on Thursday. which surprisingly will be led by (wk), Rohit Sharma, AB de overnight total of 154/2, while Abdul Samad made 78 off features four South Africans and Alastair Cook, who faces an Villiers, Jos Buttler, Mitchell Himachal Pradesh rode on mag- three Australian cricketers 62 balls before his dismissal. uncertain future as England's Marsh, Ravindra Jadeja, nificent unbeaten century (119) Lakshay H Verma was the wick- Beigh distributes prizes as 13th besides one each from England captain. Mitchell Starc, Kagiso Rabada, by Purab J Singh and superb 98 and West Indies. et-taker for Himachal Pradesh. Warner and Starc are two Sunil Narine, Imran Tahir. by Sidharth A Mehta, scored a J&K are still trailing by 129 Explosive batsman AB de cricketers who have found out a ICC Test team of the year decent total of 380/9 before Villiers, wicket-keeper Quinton runs with 9 wickets in hand and J&K State Wushu C’ship concludes place in both the teams. 2016: Alastair Cook (captain), declaring their first innings. one full day remaining. de Kock, pacer Kagiso Rabada Aryavat R Sharma, Vaibhav S Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sports and will encourage the Nissar, Aijaz, Arun Singh, Lalit The other selected cricketers David Warner, Kane Medalists to do better in future. Singh, Ruchi, Arshi, Sheetal and and leg-spinner Imran Tahir are in ICC Test team of the Year Williamson, Joe Root, Adam Kalta and Vikram R Thakur Srinagar District JAMMU, Dec 22: Member the South African cricketers, scored 56, 42 and 30 runs He advised the womenfolk to Kalyani (SAI Coach). 2016 are New Zealand's Kane Voges, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Parliament, Muzaffar Hussain join the Martial Art to keep Sub Junior Open Category: while David Warner, Mitchell Williamson, England's Joe Root, Stokes, Ravichandran Ashwin, respectively. For J&K, left-arm Judo C’ship Beigh distributed prizes among Marsh, Mitchell Starc represent seam bowler Mujtaba Yousuf physically and mentally fit and Munazah Srinagar, Falak Jonny Bairstow (wicket-keeper) Rangana Herath, Mitchell Starc, from Dec 28 the winners on Day-2, the con- be ready for self-defence. Budgam, Arushi Jammu and Australia in the ICC ODI team and Ben Stokes, Australia's Dale Steyn, Steve Smith. (PTI) was the pick of the bowlers, who cluding day of the 13th J&K of the year. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Earlier, Deepak Handa, Vice Nafiza Rajouri emerged as win- Steven Smith and Adam Voges, State Wushu Championship at President of the Association pre- ners, while in Under -12 Years SRINAGAR, Dec 22: J&K Indoor Hall MA Stadium, here Judo Association is going to today. * Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com Double delight for Ashwin organize Srinaagr District Judo Sub-Junior and Junior play- sented the welcome address, Boys (32Kg), Vinod Pal Championship at Sheri-i- ers in male and female cate- while the vote of thanks was Samba, Om Baloria Jammu, Kashmir Indoor Sports at ICC Annual Awards gories vied for the top honours presented by Vijay Saraf, Abhinav, Udhampur and Aryan Complex from December 28 to DUBAI, Dec 22: Year, which has made him only and fought for the yellow petal. President, Wushu Association of Samba emerged as the winners. December 30 under the ageis of the second India player after While presenting medals to J&K. In U-12 Years (56kg), Ilyas It turned out to be double J&K State Sports Council & Dravid (2004) to bag the two the winners, Beigh lauded the He apprised the Minister of Mir Budgam, Tanav Udhampur, delight for Ravichandran J&K Olympic Association. coveted prizes in the same year. efforts of Wushu Association of the achievements of Wushu in Amaan Srinagar and Hamza Ashwin at the ICC Annual The Association has advised Kallis (2005), Ponting Jammu and Kashmir for promot- this year and thanked the chief Srinagar were the winners and in Awards here today as he became all the Judokas desirous to take (2006), Sangakkara (2012), ing this sport in all regions of the guest for giving his valuable Under 12 Years, the winners only the third Indian player ever part in the Championship to Clarke (2013), Johnson (2014) State. time and also thanked Secretary included, Tehneet Baramulla, to win the Sir Garfield Sobers report to concerned coached. and Smith (2015) are the other He also congratulated the J&K State Sports Council, Syed Iram Baramulla, Abaru Trophy after being named the Entry fees alongwith origi- players to annex both the medal winners of the Wushu Wahid –Ur-Rehman Parra, Chief Basbir Bandipora and Suhani ICC Cricketer of the Year nal Date of Birth Certificate is namely Bhanu Partap Singh awards in the same year. Man of the Match award being presented to the winner at Sports Officer Abdul Qayoom Mahajan of Udhampur. to be deposited with Gowhar (Silver medalist in the World Sports Stadium in Kathua on Thursday. for their support. Under 5 Years Girls (15kg), * Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com Khan, organising Secretary of Cup) , Rajinder Singh (Silver the Championship by or before The other dignitaries present Daliya Srinagar, Nishikha During the voting period, medalist in the Asian during the function were OSD to Charak Samba, Parineeti Jammu besides the ICC Test Cricketer Sandhu CC Ludhiana, Vickey XI December 28, 2016. which ran from September 14, Championship) and Kuldeep Secretary J&K State Sports and Preeti of Udhampur claimed of the Year. The Championship will be 2015 to September 20, 2016, the Handoo, Chief Coach of India. Council, Mushtaq Ahmed, the first three spots and in Under The off-spinner thus became held in Sub Junior, Junior and 30-year-old off-spinner from Pathankot register exciting wins Mr Beigh also assured that Manager Indoor Stadium, 5 Years Girls (20kg), the win- the third Indian player and 12th Senior Boys and Girls Chennai played eight Tests in Excelsior Sports Correspondent match, who received a cash J&K Government will provide Satish, Riyaz Ahmed. Ajay Paul ners were Daimah Srinagar, Ayat overall to win the prestigious Categories. which he took 48 wickets and prize of Rs. 2100 and a trophy all assistance to the Wushu Gill, Daljeet Singh, Faisal Ali, Mohidin Budgam, Nadiya Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy scored 336 runs. Ashwin also KATHUA, Dec 22: Sandhu presented by Ashwani Sharma. Mohd Maqsood, Ajaz Hassan, Anantnag and Supriya Jammu. Ashwin follows in the foot- claimed 27 wickets in 19 T20Is. Cricket Club Ludhiana and In the 11th match, Vickey steps of Rahul Dravid (2004) IGP inaugurates Baramulla Ashwin had finished 2015 as Vickey XI Pathankot registered XI Pathankot won the toss and MV International School wins and Sachin Tendulkar (2010), the number-one ranked Test exciting victories over their chose to bat first and set a while other recipients of the Sir Sports Festival bowler in the world, a position rivals in the ongoing 7th Police target of 197 runs by losing 3 Garfield Sobers Trophy include National Education Excellence Award he twice reclaimed in 2016. Martyrs Memorial North Zone wickets in 20 overs. Prince Excelsior Sports Correspondent War and other games will be part Andrew Flintoff and Jacques Excelsior Correspondent conferred to schools, doctors, Reacting to the news, a Inter Club T20 Cricket was the top scorer with 107 of the three days sports festival.
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