SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 2019 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Biggest-ever Asian Cup to kick off Pant comes to party with ton, today, India begin campaign on Day 2 India deflate Australia at SCG ABU DHABI, Jan 4: India missed qualification to the The Asian Cup will be a dif- 2015 tournament, which was won ferent ball game, and the team is , Jan 4: In reply, Australia were 24/0 For Australia, Usman India enter the biggest ever by hosts Australia. aware of that. in the 10 overs that the deflated Khawaja was dropped on nought Asian Cup, starting here tomor- Though not as dominant as "We are looking forward to India buried a dispirited side had to face after toiling all by Pant off Mohammed Shami row, hoping to exercise the ghosts the Koreans or the Australians, the massive tournament. We hope Australia under a mountain of day on the field. (0-9) in the third over, and he was of a disastrous outing in 2011 and India will still have their task cut these 23 boys will do a good job runs with Rishabh Pant and This was after series top-scor- unbeaten on 5 runs, with Marcus er Cheteshwar Harris (19 not out) keeping him Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana flagging- using it as a stepping stone to out against well-oiled teams such for us," Constantine said ahead of SCORE BOARD Pujara missed company. off a group of students of District Kishtwar for Bharat Darshan tour. realise the dream of making the as Bahrain, Thailand and UAE. the tournament. India 1st innings: out on what Post tea, the hosts simply 2026 World Cup. While speculation can be a Bidding to defend the title Mayank Agarwal c Starc b Lyon 77 would have waited for the declaration to come DC Kishtwar flags-off students The Asian Football futile exercise, an unbeaten run of won on home soil in 2015, Lokesh Rahul c b Hazlewood 9 been a well- as India crossed 500 in the 149th Confederation's continental 13 matches, during which the Australia come into the tourna- Cheteshwar Pujara c & b Lyon 193 deserved double over. for Bharat Darshan tour showpiece, which has seen an country qualified for the tourna- ment as one of the contenders Virat Kohli c Paine b Hazlewood 23 hundred, ending There was no signal forth- increase in the number of finalists ment and achieved its second best after head coach Graham Arnold Ajinkya Rahane c Paine b Starc 18 Excelsior Correspondent wherein all the boarding lodging at 193 off 373 coming from the balcony and from 16 to 24, kicks off with ranking in the FIFA chart, gives put his players through the grind. Hanuma Vihari c Labuschagne b Lyon 42 and transport facilities have been balls, adding 63 Pant and Jadeja kept batting on. hosts United Arab Emirates tak- chief coach Stephen Constantine They will be entering a new Rishabh Pant not out 159 KISHTWAR, Jan 4: Deputy provided by them. runs to his The 21-year-old Pant then ing on Bahrain in a Group A fix- reasons to be optimistic. era without stalwarts Tim Cahill Ravindra Jadeja b Lyon 81 Commissioner Kishtwar, Angrez The groups of 15 students overnight score. reached his hundred off 137 balls, ture at the Zayed Sports City India are currently ranked and Mile Jedinak. Extras: (B-2, LB-13, W-5) 20 Singh Rana flagged-off a group selected from across the District Pant became and became the first Indian keep- Stadium. 97th, a far cry from the day a few Neighbours South Korea and Total: (for 7 in 167.2 Overs) 622 of students of District Kishtwar Kishtwar are participating in the the first Indian er-batsman to score a Test century for Bharat Darshan tour from tour. India, placed in the same years ago when they slipped to Japan will resume their rivalry Bowling: 26-0-123-1, Josh wicketkeeper to in Australia. PDC Colony Kishtwar in pres- On the occasion, DC group as the host nation, will their worst-ever 173rd position. with both teams having their eyes Hazlewood 35-11-105-2, 28-5-101- claim a hundred India continued batting on, ence of SSP Kishtwar Ranjinder Kishtwar, while interacting with begin their campaign with a game India also endured the humili- trained at the trophy. Led by free- 0, 57.2-8-178-4, Marnus Down Under seemingly a ploy to break the Gupta, Commandant 52BN the touring students advised against Thailand at the Al Nahyan ation of losing to Guam, a tiny scoring Tottenham forward Son Labuschagne 16-0-76-0, 4-0-20-0, with an unbeat- Australian spirit, with Jadeja CRPF Suresh Kumar, officers them to avail the opportunity by Stadium, the home ground of Al Pacific island with a population Heung-min, favourites South Usman Khawaja 1-0-4-0. en 159-run scoring his 10th Test half-century and officials of 52BN CRPF, taking best out of this tour as Wahda club, on Sunday. of 1.5 lakh, in a World Cup Korea will fancy their chances of Australia 1st Innings: effort that came off 89 balls. senior citizens, parents of stu- they will be visiting places of The Blue Tigers last partici- Qualifier. ending more than 50 years of Marcus Harris batting 19 off 189 balls on The duo scored aggressively dents besides scores of locals historical importance , rich her- pated in the tournament eight The revival began after that as wait. Usman Khawaja batting 5 the second day and brought up their 200-run part- participated. itage and culture to know about years ago, which ended with a India, under Constantine and the Japan, having given the 2018 Extras: 0 of the match. nership off 221 balls, the highest The tour has been organized different traditional values and forgettable group stage exit fol- talismanic Sunil Chhetri's prolific World Cup semifinalists Belgium Total: (For no loss, 10 Overs) 24 This was his for India's seventh against by 52 BN CRPF under Civic culture of the various parts of the lowing heavy defeats at the hands form in front of the goal, learned a run for their money in a Round Bowler: Mohammed Shami 3-0-9-0, Jasprit second Test hun- this opposition, after Pujara and Action Programme () country. regional powerhouses Australia, to win matches. of 16 game in Russia, have the Bumrah 3-0-12-0, Ravindra Jadeja 2-1-1-0, dred, the first Wriddhiman Saha's 199 in South Korea and Bahrain. India were the first among 23 team to go all the way in the Kuldeep Yadav 2-1-2-0. The 17th edition of the quad- visiting teams to arrive in the UAE. being in Ranchi (2017). MGCA drubs Singh Cricket Club by 59 runs rennial event will be India's UAE capital on December 20. A Iraq, who won the tournament Ravindra Jadeja adding a dash of England earlier this year. Australia took their third new Excelsior Sports Correspondent wickets each, while Bunny fourth-ever appearance. While 28-member squad had been prac- in 2007 and finished aong the last strokeful aggression to the sedate The Australian bowlers were ball of the innings and Nathan claimed 1 wicket. they brought to an end a 24-year ticing in an effort to acclimatise four four years ago, will be anoth- proceedings in the fourth and also tormented by Jadeja (81) and Lyon (4-178) bowled Jadeja in JAMMU, Jan 4: Mayank In reply, Singh Cricket Club wait by making the 2011 edition, themselves to the conditions. er to watch out for. (PTI) final Test here today. the home team's desperation for a the 168th over in search of his Goswami Cricket Academy collapsed at 70 runs and lose the India put together their second breakthrough resulted in even hundred and Virat Kohli called (MGCA) defeated Singh Cricket match by 59 runs. Sunil con- highest team total on Australian top-order batsman Usman the batsmen in. Club by a big margin of 59 runs tributed 22 runs to the total, soil, piling up 622/7 declared on Khawaja being pressed into the This was after Pujara was dis- in the ongoing KC Sports Club while no other batsman could the second day of the match. attack. missed for a mammoth 193 runs, Cricket Cup at KC School cross the double figure mark. Their highest team total, 705/7 Pant, who struck 15 fours and facing 373 balls and hitting 22 ground, here. Sumit scored 9 runs. From declared, was also incidentally a six, put on 204 runs for the sev- fours as India were placed at 491- Earlier, winning the toss and MGCA, Ajay took 5 wickets, scored at this venue, in 2004. enth wicket with Jadeja. 6 at tea. batting first, MGCA scored 128 while Pradeep claimed 3 wick- Post lunch, there were no runs in the stipulated 20 overs. ets. Ajay of MGCA was declared Players show composure in signs of India speeding up the Sarthak top scored with 31 runs, as man of the match for his bril- run-rate in order to declare while Subhrat contributed valu- liant bowling display. quickly as the two batsmen bat- able 27 runs to the total. The match was officiated by Inter Zone Sports Meet ted as resolutely as in the morn- From Singh Cricket Club, Ashok Kumar, Vijay Raina and Excelsior Sports Correspondent Training Zone defeated Armed ing. (PTI) Manik and Sumit shared two Puran Raina. Zone by (2-0) Sets to win the title, JAMMU, Jan 4: Players dis- while in Volleyball Men, Armed played extraordinary skill and Zone drubbed Training Zone by showed composure and promise (3-0) Sets to win the title. in the Inter Zone Sports Meet, In Handball Women, Training being organised by Jammu and Zone defeated Armed Zone by Kashmir Police at various venues (13-01) in the summit clash to lift Members of Jammu Runners Group after participating in Surinsar Hill Half Marathon. here. the title. In Wushu Women, the gold In Basketball Men, Armed medal winners included Morup Zone drubbed Training Zone by JRG runs into 2019 in style Dolma, Kanya Kumari, Jigmat (82-44) to claim the title, while in Excelsior Sports Correspondent rying the winter chill lifted presented with their participat- Youdan, Sadiqa Bano, Zareena, Basketball Women, Training everyone's spirit to enjoy the run ing trophies and once again the Inderjit Kour, Seema Devi and Zone got the better of Jammu JAMMU, Jan 4: 40 runners, which was a 22.2 kilometers official group photograph in the Salma Bano (All of Training Zone by (28-14) to win the title. young and old, clubbed under long stretch till the Surinsar lake backdrop of the JRG banner cul- Zone except Salma Bano). In Hockey Men, Armed Zone Students with CRPF officers and other personnel posing for a group photograph after the com- the banner of the Jammu point. minated the event. The gold medal winners in beat Jammu Zone by (2-1) goals pletion of their national integration tour. Runners Group (JRG) brought Starting from the Honda The Surinsar Hill Half Wushu Men included Shahnawaz to win the final, while in Football together by the common love for Showroom Sidhra, the runners Marathon was yet another feath- Ahmed of Training Zone, Umar Men summit clash, Jammu Zone running, braved the morning ran adjacent to the Bajalta, er on the cap on the Jammu Gani of Kashmir Zone, Vicky trounced SDRF to win the title Students on CRPF organised National Integration Tour returns chill to participate in the Surinsar Chilah, Badgah, Dhabad, Runners Group which has a rich Singh of Armed, Mohd Aaqib and in Football Women, Training Excelsior Sports Correspondent in Gangyal here today to accord have first-hand knowledge about Hill Half Marathon, commemo- Chalanah, Trijiad Villages and legacy of producing runners par Mir of Kashmir, Abdul Rashid of Zone beat Armed Zone by (3-0) reception to the touring students. the geography, culture, language rating the year dedicated to run- reached the majestic Lake excellence. The group boosts a Training, Ishfaq Malik of to win the title. JAMMU, Jan 4: The 50 stu- The event was presided over and society there. ning. Surnisar Point, which felt heav- rich collection of individuals Kashmir, Mohd Ashfaq of In Kabaddi Women final, dents from different schools of by Abhay Vir Chauhan, IG CRPF These touring students It was a beautiful congrega- enly, well earned and priceless at belonging to varied age groups, Training, Anil Pandita of Armed, Armed Zone drubbed Training Jammu region whom CRPF had Jammu Sector. belonged to Kishtwar, Doda, tion of the enthusiasts of differ- once. many of whom have turned their Gulshan Singh of Armed and Zone to win the final. sent on a national integration tour The students shared their Ramban, Udhampur, Reasi, ent age groups with everyone Running on the Shiwaliks life clock back by years and this Mohd Amin of Training Zone. returned back yesterday after the experience as how they got the Jammu, Samba and Kathua dis- wanting to cherish, outdo and was the first of its kind for many instils more air to the spirit of In Weightlifting, the gold Faisal Qureshi, Additional conclusion of 21st Rashtra Katha opportunity to watch the culture tricts of Jammu region. push their potential to new of the participants. the young runners. medals went to Ravi Shanker of SP Samba, Shivir. and people of Gujarat so closely. Prominent among those pres- heights. Overlooking the majestic The entire troop, especially Jammu Zone, Ankeshwar Nath of who won The tour was held from Dec Speaking on the occasion, the ent on the occasion were Chandra At 6 am, beginning from the Tawi, the periodic play of ascent the organizers of JRG namely SDRF, Daleep Singh of Armed, bronze medal 23 to 30 last year at village- IG CRPF said that such tours are Bhushan, DIGP CRPF Group Hill View Honda showroom, the and descent did add to one's Rajeshwar Singh, Dr Dilawar, Mohd Shakoor of Armed, Arun in Shooting Pransla in Rajkot, Gujarat. opportunities for the youth to see Centre Hiranagar; PC Jha DIG runners after doing good with the strained muscles but everyone Sanjeev Chadha, Nakul Saraf, Sharma of INTELSECT, Hamam competition A programme was organized different parts of the country, (Ops) Jammu North and other conventional group photograph gleefully accepted the challenge Mukesh, Rakesh and Sajan were Hussain of Training, Anil Kumar with weapon at Headquarters of 33 Bn CRPF interact with people there and officers and personnel of CRPF. began the run that was going to with open arms. The entire run elated to see the response and of Armed, Rajesh Kumar of MP 5 in the be challenging yet picturesque. was well organized with the the sense of festivity that the Armed, Mahinder Singh of ongoing Inter- What started in the dawn was availability of mobile hydration event bore and happily look for- Training and Daljeet Singh of Zone Sports Tournament at soon morphing into a beautiful points at equal distances. ward to organizing many more Armed. Sunjuwan Firing Range in sunrise and the warm rays mar- The participants were also such events in the near future. In Volleyball Women, Jammu.

Medal winners and other participants of 64th National School Games Choi Kwang Do Championship posing along with dignitaries during felicitation function in Jammu. J&K Choi Kwang Do team wins 4 medals in 64th National School Games Excelsior Sports Correspondent Games Federation of India Anisha; Keshav Saini won sil- (SGFI) under the Ministry of ver medal in under-17 boys and JAMMU, Jan 4: Jammu and Youth Affairs and Sports and Malkeet Singh Bajwa won sil- Kashmir Taekwondo team Indian Olympic Association. ver medal in under-19 boys cat- bagged 4 medals with one gold, Uttkarsh Bhau won gold egory. Aruna Bhau was the one silver and two bronze in the medal in under-14 boys event. team coach. 64th National School Games in The other participants in this The medal winners were the discipline of Choi Kwang event included Aditya Koushal, honoured by Chanchal Kour, Do held at Durg in Harshjot Singh, Vasu Dasgotra, District Youth Services and Chhattisgarh. Zahoor Bashir and Faheem; Sports Officer, Jammu as the The Championship was Palak won bronze medal in chief guest, while Dr Amit organised by Government of under-14 girls category. The Vaid, Chairman of the Chhattisgarh under the aegis of other participants in this event Association, and Dr. Anil Choi Kwang Do Federation of included Avneet Kour, Payal Mehta famous Gynaecologist India, recognised by School Choudhary, Jasleen Kour and were the guests of honour.