SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015 (PAGE 18) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Jadeja set for comeback; Shami, Ishant, Vijay in fray too NEW DELHI, Dec 18: 27-year-old Saurashtra all-rounder the selectors. should be back in the ODI squad With the Indian bowlers being Back in form with an impres- after six months and likely to beat taken to cleaners in the limited- sive performance against South Axar Patel for the second spinner's overs series against South Africa, Africa in the recently-concluded slot with Ravichandran Ashwin Shami's return on Australian Test series, Ravindra Jadeja is being an automatic choice. pitches will give the inconsistent likely to make a comeback when Ishant Sharma, who has had a pace attack the much-needed the national selectors meet here good season as the strike bowler in boost. tomorrow to pick the Indian squad Test matches is likely to get the Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar for the upcoming limited-overs nod in limited overs after a gap of Kumar and Mohit Sharma are the series in Australia. nearly one year. Ishant was being pacers in contention apart from Players of TA Sports Jammu posing for a group photograph India will play five ODIs and considered for the limited-overs Shami and Ishant, which will after clinching victory over PSPCL Club Patiala at Kathua on three T20 internationals in series against South Africa but he make it five-pronged attack for the Friday. Australia with the first game start- pulled a hamstring during a Ranji bouncy Australian conditions. ing on January 12. match and was rested keeping in The third spinner could be Three other players, who mind the Test series. a debatable issue as it will be a Bali helps TASC Jammu to Winners of Sr State Basketball Championship posing for a group photograph alongwith Prof could be under spotlight, are fit- The other highlight of the three-horse race between Amitabh Mattoo, Advisor to Chief Minister at MA Stadium in Jammu. again pacer Mohammed Shami, selection meeting in the capital , Patel and Amit senior-most pacer Ishant Sharma could be the selectors' take on Mishra. Harbhajan had a decent beat PSPCL Club Patiala Prof Amitabh Mattoo distributes prizes and veteran batsman Murali Vijay, whether to include Mohammed ODI series against SA with 6 Excelsior Sports Correspondent Himanshu scored 41 runs off 30 who has started in the mid- Shami in the squad. Shami, who from 4 matches at an balls with 2 sixes and 2 bound- dle-order in one-dayers for Tamil had undergone knee surgery economy rate of 5.30. KATHUA, Dec 18: Brilliant Nadu and also could be a back-up after World Cup, has just made With a lack of choices for aries, while Hitesh contributed innings of 62 runs off 52 balls by STC lifts men’s title in State opener for an out of form Shikhar his comeback to competitive seamer all-rounders, 37 runs in 38 balls with 2 bound- Dhawan. in the Vijay Hazare tro- may again get the not despite nod Pardeep Bali helped TA Sports aries. Vijay Dogra of TA Sports The selectors will pick the phy. having any great performances to Club Jammu to defeat PSPCL Club Jammu took 2 wickets by squad, to be captained by He had played two matches write home about. Club Patiala by 3 wickets in the giving away 33 runs in his 4 Senior Basketball C’ship Mahendra Singh Dhoni, keeping with figures of 2/52 in 10 overs Ambati Rayudu's form has 5th match of the ongoing 6th overs. the ICC World T20 in mind against UP and 1/40 in 8 overs dipped since last year and Murali Police Martyrs Memorial North TA Sports Club Jammu, in *Jammu District drubs STC Hoopsters in women’s final although atleast 12 playes are like- against Madhya Pradesh. Vijay with scores of 25, 35, 55, Zone Inter Club T20 Cricket reply chased the target in 19.5 ly to be automatic picks in both the In case of Shami, it will main- 44 in the middle-order could get Championship, played at Sports overs by losing 7 wickets, thus Excelsior Sports Correspondent Board of Control for Cricket in Basketball Association including formats. ly hinge on whether he is fit to be a look-in. Also the fact that he Stadium, here today. won the match by 3 wickets. India, Dr Ashutosh Sharma, Shiv Aman Sharma, Vikram Handa and With 23 wickets in his come- selected and not about his form, as can open the innings will be PSPCL Club Patiala won the Pardeep Bali made 62 runs and JAMMU, Dec 18: Outplay- Kumar Sharma, Jt. Secretary State Ashok Singh, besides office bear- back against the Proteas, along he is considered to be an asset by taken into account by the selec- toss and elected to bat first and was declared as man of the ing JKP Central team by a margin ers of various district units of the with crucial runs (109 runs), the both the team management and tors.(PTI) set a target of 126 runs by losing match. He was presented a cash of 24 points (99-75), SAI Training Ranbir, Amarpreet Association. 6 wickets in 20 overs. prize of Rs. 1500 and a trophy. Centre lifted the men’s title, while Earlier, in the men’s final, SAI 3rd Sant Gurbaksh Singh Danna Memorial Hockey Tourney Jammu District defeated STC emerge MVPs Training Centre defeated JKP Hoopsters by 15 points (45-30) to JAMMU, Dec 18: Display- Central team by (99-75). At half Project Model School enters finals of win the women’s title in the State ing extraordinary dodging, time, both the teams were going New Gurdaspur HC, GNNHC Senior Basketball Championship, caging and weaving skills, neck to neck and the score was Indoor Cricket Tournament at KCSC which concluded at MA Stadium, besides motor-ability and grit, (46-45). here today. Ranbir Singh and Amarpreet For STC, Ranbir Singh, register convincing victories Excelsior Sports Correspondent well as for batting. Automatic Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Advisor Kour emerged star performers Shubham Sharma, Amarjot Singh, Bola Bowling machine is also to Chief Minister and former Vice in men and women section of Jaskeerat Singh and Gurvinder Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 18 : KC Sports available for batting practice. Chancellor Jammu University was the State Senior Basketball Singh were the star performers, Club today hosted 2nd semifinal K C Public School won the the chief guest on the valedictory Championship respectively. while Iqbal Singh and Sumit JAMMU, Dec 18: New of Sudarshan Mahajan Memorial toss and decided to bat first. function, who distributed prizes Ranbir was adjudged Most Kumar performed well for JKP Gurdaspur Hockey Club and Inter School Indoor Cricket Batting first, KCPS made 27 among the winners and runners-up Valuable Player (MVP) in Central team. Guru Nanak Nagar Hockey Tournament 2015 sponsored by runs. Prabal and Abhay made 7 teams. men’s section, while In women’s section, Jammu Club (GNNHC) defeated their the management of KC Public and 6 runs respectively. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Amarpreet was declared MVP District defeated STC rivals convincingly to advance School, here. Himanshu and Manik of Project in the women’s section. Both Mattoo lavished praise on the Hoopsters by 15 points (45-30). into the next round of the ongo- A cricket match was played Model took 3 and 2 wickets these players were presented a organisers for smooth and suc- The star performers from ing 3rd Sant Gurbaksh Singh between KC Public School and resepctively. cash award of Rs 10,000 each, cessful conduct of this sporting Jammu District were Amarpreet Danna Memorial Hockey Project Model School today While chasing the target which was announced by the extravaganza. Kour, Radhika Chowdhary and Tournament, being organized by morning under-14 years age cat- Project Model also bundled out Prof Naresh Padha, Director president of J&K Basketball Santpura Danna Charitable egory. The match was played on 27 runs. Himanshu and Arustu Association at the opening cer- Anita Singh, while from STC Academic Staff College, Trust, Guru Nanak Nagar, inside the spacious Cricket Hall made 10 and 7 runs each. From emony of the Championship Kanupriya Dubey and Harneet University of Jammu was the Jammu, under the aegis of at the Club as per the indoor bowling side Abhay and Manik on the other day. played well. guest of honour. The matches were officiated Hockey J&K at KK Hakhu Player making a valiant effort to get hold of the ball during a Cricket regulations prevalent in took 2 wickets each. The winner Prominent among others pres- Sports Council Jammu, Masood by the panel of experts including Astroturf Stadium, here. hockey match at KK Hakhu Astroturf Stadium in Jammu. the world. of match was decided in super ent on the occasion were Ranjeet Malik from Australia, Shahnawaz Rajinder Mangotra, Mohd Shafi, In the first match, New —Excelsior/Rakesh The match was played in the over where Project Model defeat- Kalra, Vice Chairman State Sports Choudhary, general secretary, Rajesh Bandral and Sachin Gurdaspur defeated 20-Punjab Kuldeep Handoo, Sports 8th minute. air-conditioned indoor Cricket ed KCPS by a margin of 1 run. Council Jammu and Member Congress, office bearers of J&K Dogra. by six goals to four (6-4) via tie- Officer, APHQ J&K Police was Brig DS Jamwal was the Hall with 9 pitches, 5 fast and 4 At the end of the match play- breaker. the chief guest while Rashid chief guest on the occasion. spin pitches with surface of ers practice with the Bola Earlier, the match ended in a Ahmed, International Fencer and The matches were officiated 16000sq. ft. The Tiger Turf sur- Bowling Machine imported (1-1) draw in the stipulated time. Member State Sports Council by Charanjeet Singh (Tournament face imported from New from England to improve their For New Gurdaspur, Roshan was was the guest of honour. Director), Manjeet Singh, Zealand and ideally suited for reflexes under the supervision of the goal scorer in 1st minute, In another match played Gurmeet Singh, Gurjeet Singh, both pace and spin bowling as YSCE coaches. while for 20-Punjab, Harpreet today, Guru Nanak Nagar Jagjit Singh, Joginder Singh, Singh scored the goal in 8th Hockey Club defeated Power Daljeet Singh Bhatia, Amarjeet minute. In the tie-breaker, the House Hockey Club Poonch by Singh and Kulwant Singh. goal scorers for New Gurdaspur (2-1) goals. Devinder Singh In tomorrow’s fixture, New were Harjot, Rashpinder, Vishal, scored goals in 6th and 38th Gurdaspur Hockey Club will Sandeep and Akash, while for 20- minutes for GNNHC, while take on Pathankot XI at 1:30 Punjab, Jodhveer, Charanveer Vishal Soodan netted the lone pm, while GNNHC will take on and Lovejot scored the goals. goal for Power House Club in JKP XI at 3 pm. Strikers XI trounces YCC J&K Dragon Boat Winners of football match posing alongwith organizers and officials at GGM Science College Team wins Gold Football ground on Friday. Bhallessa by 7 wkts medals in Assam Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ace gymnast Mitali Dogra being felicitated by MLA Jammu Bethel Trust, Spring Dales log wins in Excelsior Sports Correspondent Strikers Club, Akash Manhas West, Sat Sharma at Jammu on Friday. took 3 wickets, while Deepak SRINAGAR, Dec 18: J&K JAMMU, Dec 18: Strikers Dogra bagged 2 and Sachin Dragon Boat Team participating 4th Christmas Soccer C’ship XI defeated Youth Cricekt Club Sudan claimed one. in the 7th National Dragon Boat Sat Sharma felicitates ace Bhalessa by 7 wickets in the All In reply, Strikers XI chased Championship at Guwahati, Excelsior Sports Correspondent The Organizing Committee Football XI and Ladakh India T20 Cricket the target by losing 3 wickets, Assam won two Gold medals members include Rajesh Gill, Football Club was played in Championship, being played at thus won the match by 7 wick- and one Silver medal in 200 JAMMU, Dec 18: Bethel Trust Victor Sotra, Asif Gill, David which Bethel Trust Football gymnasts from Jammu West MA Stadium, here. ets. Anil Singh top scored with meter event. Football XI and Spring Dales Mattoo, Rajesh Dhar, RP Singh, team registered empathetic Winning the toss and batting 56 runs, while Amit Sharma and The team Manager and Excelsior Sports Correspondent become an inspiration for other Football XI registered emphatic Sunny Gill, Nitu Khokher, Sunil win with 5-4 goals in a tie first, YCC Bhalessa scored a Vikran Singh contributed 35 and Coach Farooq Ahmed informed girls and sports players as well wins against their rivals and entered Sambyal, Sandeep Manchanda breaker. from Guwahati that the team JAMMU, Dec 18: State vice who are representing the State and in to the semifinals of the ongoing and Raju. From Ladakh Football Club won Gold medals in 200 meters president BJP and MLA Jammu Nation at some level. He also “4th Christmas Soccer The slogan of the tourna- Kivan, Sothi, Fikker and Jigme event for Men and Mixed West, Sat Sharma (CA) felicitated thanked the Chief Minister Mufti Championship for college students ment is – “ Be healthy- Don’t were the four players who scored teams. The Women team from two gymnasts from Hari Nagar Mohammed Sayeed for felicitat- and JK footballers”, which is being Do Drugs”. goals, from Bethel Trust J&K won Silver medal in the and NITCO lane area of Jammu ing the sports persons with the played at Science College Football Ranjeet Singh Assistant Abhishek and Arun who succeed- 200 meter event. The vice pres- West who represented the State at cash prizes and mementos at a Ground, here today. Commissioner Nazool Jammu ed in scoring goals through plenty ident J&K Dragon Boat National level and also represent- function held few days back. The tournament is being was the chief guest in today’s kicks thus won the match by 5-4. Association, Aamir Ali lauded ed the nation at International level. He also advised the youth of organized by Christian Sports match who was introduced with Another quarterfinal match the team members and wished The girls namely Mitali Dogra Jammu and Kashmir to take Organization and Jammu and the participating players before was played between Spring them success for the next and Ruhi were felicitated by the active part in the activities pertain- Kashmir Police Department. the start. Dales FC and Srinagar FC in events. MLA in the presence of parents of ing to sports and asked them to He conveyed his best wishes which Spring Dales FC regis- the girls and scores of people hail- stay away from ills of society Pallav, S/o Vipan Gupta, R/o ing from the area which also including the menace of drugs Extension, to the teams and also greeted the tered win by a solitary goal (1- Punjab beat Services organizing team of Christian 0). Anmol Thakyal was the main included social and political which has spoiled careers of many Sector 7, activists as well. Sports Organization for con- player who scored the only goal by 3 wickets youth in many parts of the coun- Channi Addressing the media persons, try. He stated that youth is the ducting soccer championship for in the 63rd minute of the game. Himmat, SECUNDERABAD, Dec 18: Sat Sharma said that it is a great backbone of the country and Jammu, who youths and college students on The referees of the match Players of Strikers XI posing for a group photograph at MA Out-of-favour India all- moment for us that both girls hail- besides falling in a bad company, won bronze the occasion of Christmas. were Harneel Singh, Altaf ing from Jammu West have not the youth must be focused upon medal in the Today, the quarter final Ahmad, Ranjay Kumar, Stadium on Friday. rounder powered Punjab chase of 324 with a only made the State proud but keeping his mind, body and soul School match between Bethel Trust Mohinder and Kamal. modest total of 126 runs in the whole nation is proud of them. He fit by actively participating in var- National Skating Championship 23 runs to the total respectively. quickfire 98 as his team defeat- stipulated 20 overs. Amir Ashraf Vishal Raina took 2 wickets, ed Services by three wickets said Mitali who represented India ious sports. (Speed) held at Belgaum, at Common Wealth Games in Madhu Bala, Darshana from December 3 to Defending champs Karnataka Rather top scored with 42 runs while Vinay claimed one. and qualify for the knockout off 37 balls, studded with 5 The match was officiated by 2014 at Glasgow and many events Kumari, Vijay Kumar, Aryan, December 8, 2015. This is the stages of the Vijay Hazare including Olympics won the Gold delectabel boundaries, while Sachin Singh and Arun Kumar Rahul, Rajan, District president only medal that J&K clinched in cricket tournament, here today. medal and Ruhi who represented BJP Ayodhya Gupta, Deepak knocked out of Vizay Hazare Trophy Rahul and irshad contributed 32 as umpires, while Virender Skating. Opting to bowl, Punjab saw the sports and is still playing for Kumar, Puneet Gupta, SK Gupta, BENGALURU, Dec 18: added 145 for the fifth with and 22 runs respectively. For Singh was the scorer. Services pile up 323 for seven Bhanu Dev Singh Sambyal, S/o the State won the Silver medal. Mangal Jyoti, Kuldeep Raj, Ashok (79 off 70 balls), with the help of twin centuries Maj Puran Dev He said under the guidance of Gupta, Atul Bakshi, Darshna Defending champions and 91, off only 37 balls, with cap- by Nakul Verma (113) and Singh Sambyal, their supportive parents and teach- Devi, Rahul and Ankush Sharma Karnataka today crashed out of the tain , who smashed Soumya Swain (101) in the stip- a player of ers, both the players have excelled were also present in the felicitation Vizay Hazare Trophy one-day an unbeaten 51 off 20 with three ulated overs at the Railways to great heights and they have also Fitness Gym programme. cricket tournament despite regis- fours and five sixes. Recreation Club Ground. Pacca Danga, tering a massive 207-run win over Chasing 350, J&K made a Verma hit nine boundaries Jammu, who Jammu and Kashmir in their final poor start, losing both their open- and a six in his 125-ball knock, bagged gold Group B match here today. ers Asif Rasool (13) and Shubham while Swain needed just 90 and bronze medals in 100 kg class Riding on Chidhambaram Khajuria (1) within the first four balls to score his runs and in the 14th State Strength Lifting Gautam's unbeaten 109 off 102 overs. struck 10 fours. Competition held at Vijaypur in balls, Karnataka piled on an Bandeep Singh (42) and Ian In reply, Punjab were off to Samba recently. imposing 349 for 5 after being put Dev Singh (35) kept in the hunt for a solid start with openers Pargat Santosh Kumari, D/o D R into bat and then bowled out J&K a while with the third-wicket stand Singh (49 off 39 balls) and Danish, W/o for 142 in just 27.3 overs at the M of 78 at 8.06 runs per over. But, (41 off 35) Ranjod Sharma, Chinnaswamy Stadium. J&K collapsed after Sreenath adding 82 runs for the first R/o Ratnu Chak, Karnataka ended third in their Aravind dismissed both of them in wicket in 10 overs. Jammu, who has group with 16 points from six the same over. made 45 off been declared matches (winning four and losing J&K lost their last eight wick- The students of KC Gurukul School, who brought laurels to the 56 balls, while Students of Wonder World School, Trikuta Nagar, who won qualified for the two matches), behind Jharkhand ets for 50 runs, their innings end- school by bagging gold medals in the State Karate Championship scored 46 runs off 49 deliveries. galaxy of medals in the District Jammu Choi Kwang-Do Martial award of the and Gujarat -- both on 20 points. ing at the 28th over. held in Jammu recently. Ashish Salgotra from class 8th and However, it was Yuvraj who Art Championship held at Rotary Bhawan, Jammu recently. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy Only two top teams qualify for the All the Karnataka bowlers got Prikshit Singh from class 3rd bagged gold medals, whereas anchored the chase before skip- School won 27 medals in the Championship. The winners of the (PhD) in Dogri by the knock-out round. at least a wicket. Jagadeesha Suhani Mahajan of class 7th, Snehaldar of class 3rd and Paras per Harbhajan (16 not out) and gold medal included Arnav, Aarika, Rehaan, Udit, Pranjal and University of Jammu. She J&K ended at the bottom of Suchith grabbed three wickets Mangotra of class 8th got silver medals and the bronze medals (13) took the Ananya, while the silver medals were claimed by Avika, Mohd worked on the topic, “Dogri the seven-team group after losing while Vinay Kumar, Aravind, were acclaimed by many students. School Chairman, Arvind team past the daunting target. Rahees, Akshit, Utkaesh, Neha, Radha, Kyna, Kashish, Kavita Cha Pragativaadi all their six matches. took two apiece. Mahajan and Academic Director Vijay Puri lauded the efforts of Yuvraj smashed eight Divyanshu, Aaryav, Soni, Kuldeep, Rudrakshi and Mukta and Sura”, under the supervision Gautam, who hit 10 fours and Abhimanyu Mithun got one wick- students and their coach Rajesh Kumar Banal for this outstand- boundaries and four sixes, fac- the bronze medals went to Angadjot, Aditya Dhyuti, Aahlaad, of Prof Archana Kesar. two sixes in his unbeaten knock, et.(PTI) ing performance. ing 83 balls. (PTI) Agastya, Gunjan, Aabha and Gitanjali.