WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Uncapped Chakravarthy fetch big money India crash to 140 all out, Senior National Open Chess Championship Australia draw level with big win GM Aravindh emerges overall at IPL auction, Yuvraj finds a buyer at last PERTH, Dec 18: over within 65 minutes of play. JAIPUR, Dec 18: once again with a Rs 8.4 crore bid England players in a World Cup This was Australia's first Test from Rajasthan Royals but the year, the teams went after the West India crumbled in the face of win since the ball-tampering Unheralded architect-turned- spotlight was firmly on Indians. Australia's remarkable metamor- scandal broke out in South Africa winner, qualifies for World Cup cricketer Varun Chakravarthy Chakravarthy, the 27-year-old Out of the 20 overseas slots phosis and crashed to a 146-run earlier this year. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Crown by winning 10 points out of Master norm and Srijit Paul, defeat in the second Test here Having won the opening Tuesday fetched a sensational bid mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu available, six were sealed by the 13 rounds. Navalgund Niranjan, Ritviz Parab, Tuesday, surrendering a rare hard- game by 31 runs to go in front a of Rs 8.4 crore, more than 40 times who gave up a career as freelance Caribbean players including JAMMU, Dec 18: Grand The second position was Harsh Vardhan achieved IM earned ascendancy in a series week ago, India had been talked his base price, before veteran architect to pursue cricket. Shimron Hetmyer, Carlos Master (GM) Aravindh clinched by International Master norms. Varun Kumar, Kirti up as a threat Yuvraj Singh finally found a buyer "We had to wait and see how Brathwaite , Nicholas Pooran, Score Board Chithambaram secured 10 points (IM) CRG Krishna of RSPB by coming into the Sharma, Anil Kotwal and Bindu at the IPL players' auction that had the bid was going (for Oshane Thomas, Keemo Paul and Australia first innings: 326 capital of and emerged overall winner in the securing 9.5 points and a cash Pathania got International Arbiters an unmissable Caribbean flavour Chakravarthy). He can bowl in Sherfane Rutherford. India first innings: 283 Senior National Open Chess award of Rs 4 lakh was presented norms from this event. to it. the Powerplay and in the death Royal Challengers Bangalore Western Australia 2nd Innings: 243 Australia, but Championship, organized by All to him. The third position having While speaking, Naveen Chakravarthy, with a base price and can also bat," said KXIP paid Rs 4.2 crore for Hetmyer. India 2nd Innings: J&K Chess Association at Gurjar cash prize of Rs 3 lakh was Kumar Choudhary Principal of Rs 20 lakh, went to Kings XI coach Mike Hesson. Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan they wilted as K L Rahul b Starc 0 the pace-spin Secretary Finance Punjab after a bidding war that also Chakravarthy has risen to Royals and Delhi Capitals also bid Murali Vijay b Lyon 20 appreciated President involved Delhi Capitals, Chennai prominence owing to a strong for the stylish West Indian bats- duo of Mitchell Cheteshwar Pujara c Paine b Hazlewood 4 Starc and of AJKCA Atul Kumar Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. showing in the Tamil Nadu man, who had a base price of Rs 50 Virat Kohli c Khawaja b Lyon 17 Nathan Lyon Gupta for bringing such KXIP, who had the maximum Premier League. He has been lakh. Ajinkya Rahane c Head b Hazlewood 30 worked in tan- a great event in J&K money going into the auction, also widely credited for Madurai His teammate Brathwaite, the Hanuma Vihari c Marcus Harris b Starc 28 dem at the and providing chance spent big on England all-rounder Panthers maiden TNPL title win star of 2016 World T20, was sold Rishabh Pant c Handscomb b Lyon 30 Optus Stadium. to State players to to KKR for Rs 5 crore after a bid- Umesh Yadav c & b Starc 2 Starc (3-46) enhance their chess Rasikh Dar becomes third Kashmir ding war between the Dinesh Ishant Sharma c Paine b Pat Cummins 0 and Lyon (3-39) skills. Karthik-led side and Kings XI Mohammed Shami not out 0 finished with This historic nation- cricketer to be picked Punjab. Jasprit Bumrah c & b Pat Cummins 0 three wickets al was organized by All SRINAGAR, Dec 18: The all-rounder had entered the Extras: (B-6, LB-0, W-3) 9 apiece, while J&K Chess Association auction with a base price of Rs 75. Total: (10 wkts, 56 Overs) 140 Josh Hazle- under the aegis of All Teenager Rasikh Salaam Dar of Jammu and Kashmir could not Another West Indian to get an control his emotions after Mumbai Indians bought him for his base Fall of Wickets: 0-1, 13-2, 48-3, 55-4, 98-5, 119- wood (2-24) India Chess Federation. attractive deal was wicketkeeper Around 160 players price of Rs 20 lakh at the IPL auction in Jaipur today. 6, 137-7, 139-8, 140-9, 140-10. and Pat Top ten winners of Senior National Chess Championship and dignitaries Nicholas Pooran. The 23-year- including 19 Grand "What an exciting moment to go through. I can't control my Bowler: Mitchell Starc 17-3-46-3, Josh Cummins (2- posing for group photograph at Jammu on Tuesday. — Excelsior/Rakesh old, who came with a base price of 25) took a brace Masters and 20 emotions, a dream come true," said 17-year-old Dar, who hails Hazlewood 11-3-24-2, Pat Cummins 9-0-25-2, Rs 75 lakh, went for Rs 4.20 crore each. Desh Charitable Trust, here today. clinched by Srijit Paul of West International Masters and some from restive South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Nathan Lyon 19-3-39-3. to KXIP. He is a T20 find and is While Starc Cash prize of Rs 5 lakh was Bengal by clinching 9.5 points. Arjuna Awardee players from 27 The right arm quick, who made his List A debut in Vijay Hazare yet to play Test cricket. Delhi Down Under. and his pace colleagues were awarded to GM Aravindh GM Venkatesh MR of PSPB States and 8 special units--Air trophy this year, had attended Mumbai Indians trials in October. Capitals paid Rs 2 crore and Rs 50 The hosts levelled the four- expected to thrive on the lively Chithambaram. secured 9.5 points and a cash India, Railways, Defence, Dar said he can't wait to join the Mumbai Indians family. lakh for Rutherford and Keemo match series 1-1 after India were track, it was off-spinner Lyon's By emerging overall winner, award of Rs 2 lakh was presented Petroleum Sports Promotion Dar is the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to have Paul respectively while Royals bowled out for 140 runs in 56 exceptional outing that gave GM Aravindh Chithambaram has to him, whereas fifth position hav- Board, LIC, etc. are participating been picked by an IPL franchise. State team captain Parvez Rasool bought Thomas for Rs 1.1 crore. overs in their second innings on Australia the edge. He finished qualified for World Cup. It was not ing cash prize of Rs 1.50 lakh was in this event. Total 50 titled players was the first cricketer from the Valley to feature in IPL when he Amongst other Indians, spinner the fifth and final day. the match with eight wickets, clear till the end of 13 rounds who win by GM Sengupta Deep of are also playing in this historical was signed by the now-disbanded Pune Warriors. Axar Patel (Rs 5 cr to Delhi Starting from overnight 112 including a five-for in the first will win the event. There were PSPB by securing 9 points. and strongest ever national of He was later picked by Sunrises Hyderabad but did not find Capitals), pacer Mohit Sharma (Rs for five, India lost their last five innings and a deserving Man-of- many ups and downs, but Arvind GM Vaibhav Suri of PSPB India till date. any takers at the previous auction. 5 cr to CSK) and Mohammad wickets for 28 runs and it was all the-Match award. (PTI) held his nerve high and won the secured sixth position by securing This is also a Asian Zonal 3.7 Manzoor Dar became the second cricketer from the region to be Shami (Rs 4.8 cr to KXIP) were 9 points and a cash prize of Rs 1 event as India is a separate zone in picked by an IPL franchise when he was signed by Kings XI the other names to fetch big bids. lakh was presented to him, where- Asia. Top 10 board games were Punjab ahead of 2018 IPL. However, he did not get a game. Patel, who made his name at as the seventh position having shown live on internet by expert KXIP, was bought by Delhi cash prize of Rs 1 lakh was Ganesh Babu of Tamil Nadu. Sam Curran, buying him for Rs 7.2 this year. Capitals after a bidding battle with clinched by GM Vishnu Prasanna Total prizes of Rs 20 lakhs will be crore, the most for an overseas Unadkat, on the other hand, is the Punjab franchise. V of Tamil Nadu by securing 9 distributed among top 10 players player today. Colin Ingram was the back in the RR fold after being Shami, who turned up for points. and first prize being Rs 5 lakh. second-highest paid overseas play- released at the end of the 2018 Delhi last season, was sold to IM Akash G Tamil Nadu All the matches are played er with Delhi Capitals shelling season.