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SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2019 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Aishwarya shoots junior 3 positions Sindhu beats Okuhara to storm Tendulkar, Donald inducted into Indonesia Open semifinals world record, India top medals tally JAKARTA, July 19: time to get into the groove and into ICC Hall of Fame once she broke away from tied 6- NEW DELHI, July 19: the mix as well, Aishwarya Pekler and finished with an out- Top Indian shuttler P V Sindhu 6, there was no looking back for LONDON, July 19: coach Ramakant Achrekar as an played the game and had 330 Test stormed into the semifinals of the early guide and mentor," the and 272 ODI wickets to his cred- began strongly and finished with standing 10.4 for a finals junior the shuttler from Hyderabad. Indian batting icon Sachin Aishwarya Pratap Singh a resounding victory. world record score of 459.3, Indonesia Open after beating Sindhu reeled off four consec- maestro said. it before calling it quits in 2003. Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in Tendulkar has been inducted into Tomar Friday shot down the He led at the end of the first shattering Czech talent Filip utive points to move ahead 10-6 Tendulkar, the most prolific Fitzpatrick is the second high- straight games in the women's sin- the International Cricket men's rifle 3 positions junior Nepejchal's mark of 458.7 set in and although Okuhara managed to batsman in history, was inducted est wicket-taker of all time in 15 kneeling shots, surrendered it gles event Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame world record on his way to win- the Beijing immediately after becoming eli- women's cricket with 180 ODI ning gold, helping India top the here today. alongside South African pace leg- gible for induction, which scalps and 60 in Tests. As a coach, World Cup ear- Olympic end Allan Donald. medals tally in the ISSF Junior lier this year. requires that a player should have she guided the Australian World Cup in Suhl, Germany. silver medal- Tendulkar became the sixth In the list Sindhu, played his last international women's team to three World Cup India finished the Indian to be inducted into the ICC match at least five years before. titles. process, the seeded fifth, Hall of Fame, the previous big- International Shooting Sport youngster also hardly had to Donald, known Federation (ISSF) tournament wigs being Sunil Gavaskar, as the 'White ensured that break a sweat Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, with 10 gold, nine silver and five India topped as she posted Lightening', was bronze for a total of 24 medals. Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid. arguably South the medals a comfortable Joining Tendulkar and Donald The youngster from 21-14 21-7 Africa's fastest tally, some- in the Hall of Fame was two-time Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, win over the bowler ever and fin- thing a Chinese earn a couple of points, the Indian World Cup-winning Australian aggregated 1171 in the gruelling 1-2 in the event third seeded Japanese shuttler in went into the break at 11-8. ished with 330 Test 120-shot qualification round just 44 minutes. woman cricketer Cathryn and 272 ODI wick- to Hungarian double world could have jeopardised. China After the interval, Sindhu sim- Fitzpatrick. where a shooter fires 40 shots championship junior medallist finished second with eight gold The Indian will face second ply tightened the noose and kept ets. He is one of the each in the kneeling, prone and seeded Chen Yu Fei of China in "It is an honour to be inducted players credited with Zalan Pekler at the end next 15 and 24 medals in all. widening the gap to take the first into the ICC Cricket Hall of standing positions. prone position shots and then Esha Singh and Gaurav Rana the last-four clash of the BWF South Africa's suc- World Tour Super 1000 tourna- game 21-14. Fame, which cherishes the contri- His score was enough for the was first off the blocks in the brought more cheer to India in The 46-year-old former right- cess in the game after their return ment. The second game turned out bution of cricketers over genera- fourth place in a field of 72 the final event of the competi- hand batsman is regarded the to international cricket in 1991. standing position, generally a Sindhu, also a multiple-time to be a one-sided affair as Sindhu tions. They have all contributed to where the top eight made it to difficult transition where India tion -- 10m air pistol mixed team ran away with the game with greatest to have played the game Fitzpatrick, the eighth woman the medal round. World Championship medallist, the growth and popularity of the along with Sir Donald Bradman to win the award, was the fastest has struggled earlier, to regain junior -- winning bronze by dominated the proceedings from hardly any resistance from the Facing a top-class field in the game and I am happy to have and remains the top run-accumu- bowler in women's cricket for a the lead after the 35th shot to beating the Chinese pair of Li the start to finish. She took little higher seeded opponent. (PTI) done my bit," Tendulkar said at finals with multiple ISSF medal- lator in both Tests and ODIs. period of 16 years, ending her never look back. Xue and Wang Zhehao 16-14 in the induction ceremony held here lists and Russian Grigoril Tendulkar, who retired in career with 180 wickets in 109 By the time he was taking the bronze medal match-up. BCCI to use ‘limited DRS’ on Sunday night. Shamakov, the reigning Youth November 2013, tallied 15,921 matches, a record then. She aim for the final and 45th shot, Hosts Germany won gold in the He thanked his family and Olympic Games champion in he was a clear 3.4 ahead of event. (PTI) runs in Tests and 18,426 in ODIs, helped Australia win two ICC in Ranji Trophy knockouts coach, who has supported him in both of which remain records. Women's Cricket World Cups and NEW DELHI, July 19: For the knockouts in Ranji Trophy his journey in international crick- "I am also thankful to all my finished with 60 wickets in 13 matches, we will utilise all the et for close to two and half The BCCI has decided to use captains, fellow players and the Tests. technology available to us as a decades. BCCI and the MCA administra- "The biggest shock when you "limited DRS" during the Ranji means to apply the limited DRS to "On this occasion, I would Trophy knockout matches from tors over the years for their sup- open an e-mail like that - it says help the on-field umpires make the like to thank all of those who port and for making me enjoy the congratulations Allan Donald, this season in a bid to cut down correct decision." were by my side over a long inter- on umpiring howlers that game so much and for so long. I you have been inducted in the Multiple umpiring errors had national career. My parents, grabbed headlines during previ- thank the ICC for this apprecia- ICC Cricket Hall of Fame! It hits marred the Ranji semifinals with brother Ajit and wife Anjali have ous seasons. Cheteshwar Pujara being let off tion of my cricket career and I am you, it hits you quite hard because The DRS version to be used been pillars of strength while I twice - once in each innings. happy to note that cricket contin- it is a prestigious award and during the domestic tournament was lucky to have someone like The India Test specialist went ues to grow with three popular something that you can't take will not comprise Hawk-Eye and formats." lightly. I thank the ICC for the UltraEdge, the two key elements on to score a century which Saqlain to represent changed the course of the match as The 52-year-old Donald is huge honour," Donald said on his of the system used in internation- one of the finest bowlers to have induction. (PTI) al cricket. hosts Karnataka failed to seal a India in U-23 Asian Winning team of Jagjit Club posing with special guest at GDC ground, Baramulla in Kashmir. A lot of controversial decisions spot in the Ranji final last season. Volleyball C’ship were taken by on-field umpires Captains and coaches later during the Ranji Trophy last sea- called for the introduction of DRS Excelsior Correspondent J&K Woodball team son, including the semi-final in Ranji Trophy games during a Jagjit Club drubs Mohammedan JAMMU, July 19: Hailing bags third place between Karnataka and Saurashtra Conclave in Mumbai last May. in Bengaluru, and BCCI's general Committee of Administrators from Poonch, J&K’s Sports by 3-0 in Hockey Excelsior Sports Correspondent manager of cricket, Saba Karim (CoA) then approved the deci- International Volleyball player, Saqlain Excelsior Sports Correspondent Vishaldeep Singh (25th) and said it is important to avoid such sion to implement this limited JAMMU, July 19: Jammu version of the DRS in June. Gagandeep Singh (45th) were howlers in future. Tariq Khan and Kashmir State Woodball "Last year, in some of the Karim said there will be a BARAMULLA, July 19: the scorers from winning side. has been team bagged overall third place knockout matches, there was some "brainstorming session" with Jagjit Club registered a fine win by Ramandeep Singh Sidhu was selected in three goals to nil (3-0) against in the just concluded 17th Senior flak on umpires because there match officials, including the Indian centre referee in this match.