WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 (PAGE 18) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Maharashtra emerges champion Samson, Karn included in 27th Atya Patya Nationals Excelsior Sports Correspondent while 2nd place was bagged by Karnataka, 3rd place by in India's ODI side JAMMU, Aug 5: Outplaying Puducherry and 4th place by Karnataka in the summit clash, Tamil Nadu. MUMBAI, Aug 5: Karn Sharma, Mohit Sharma and conference before finalising the Maharashtra won the title trophy Earlier, Maharashtra beat Stuart Binny are there in the squad. of the 27th Junior Boys and Girls Karnataka by 2-1, Puducherry got Kerala youngster Sanju team," Patel told reporters. The team has two all- Atya Patya National better of Tamil Nadu by 2-0, Samson and Railways leg-spin- Patel also informed that rounders in Stuart Binny and Championship, organized by J&K In girls section, 1st place was ner Karn Sharma today earned spinner Amit Mishra was ruled Ravindra Jadeja while it has two Atya Patya Association in collabo- bagged by Maharashtra, 2nd place their maiden call-up while bat- out due to a back injury. specialist spinners in R Ashwin ration with Atya Patya Federation by Puducherry, 3rd place by man Cheteshwar Pujara was The 19-year-old Samson and and Karn. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, of India, which concluded at Karanataka and 4th place by Uttar omitted from India's 17-member 26-year-old Karn were rewarded Mohammed Shami, Umesh GGM Science College, here Pradesh. Maharashtra beat squad for the One-day series for their consistent performance Yadav, Mohit Sharma and today. Puducherry by 2-0, while against England, beginning in the domestic circuit as well as Dhawal Kulkarni form the five- Ajeet Kumar Sahu, Deputy Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by from August 25. India A engagements. man pace attack. Commissioner Jammu was the 2-0. Mumbai paceman Dhawal Samson was highest run-get- Virat Kohli, Shikhar chief guest on the valedictory Prominent among others pres- Kularni was also included while ter for India A in team's recent Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh function, while Satpal Lakhotra ent on the occasion were Dr paceman Mohit Sharma was Quadrangular series victory in Raina, Ajinkya Rahane and Ex-MLA, was the guest of honour. Ashutosh Sharma, Dr SM Bali, recalled in the squad, which had Australia. The diminutive bats- Ambati Rayudu are the other Mr Sahu while appreciating Ajay Sharma, Waseem Raja, Sr no place for seasoned players man scored 244 runs at an aver- specialist batsmen while Dhoni such as Yuvraj Singh, Gautam age of 81.33 in seven matches. and Samson are the two wicket- Chairman KC Group, Sudershan Mahajan alongwith Arjun Chowdhary and others inaugu- the efforts of organizers for vice president, Atya Patya smooth and successful conduct of Association. Gambhir, Ishant Sharma and Kulkarni also forced his way keepers. rating KC Sports Club in Jammu on Tuesday. Harbhajan Singh. to the team with his consistent The first ODI will be played Suresh Raina, who was left show. He had emerged as the on August 25 at Bristol while Club having Cybex in Gym, Robot in TT, Bowling Machine in Cricket out of the Indian team for the most successful bowler of the Cardiff (August 27), Asia Cup in Bangladesh has Quadrangular series with 14 Nottingham (August 30), First class Indoor Sports facility 'KC Sports been included in the squad, wickets, which included one Birmingham (September 2) and announced by BCCI Secretary five-wicket haul. Headingley (September 5) will Sanjay Patel after a meeting of Mohit, who has already host the other matches. the selection committee. played eight ODIs for India, had The lone Twenty20 will be Club' inaugurated in extravagant function Pacer Umesh Yadav has also taken eight wickets in that played on September 7 in Excelsior Sports Correspondent the Table Tennis hall and a Graduation from the University been recalled to the team, to be series. Birmingham. sophisticated Bowling Machine of Nottingham, UK. captained by Mahendra Singh Yuvraj Singh, who was in Team: Mahendra Singh JAMMU, Aug 5: Promoted in the Cricket hall, apart from Speaking to media persons Dhoni with Virat Kohli being the second-string team which Dhoni (C), Virat Kohli, Shikhar by Sudershan Mahajan and Raju other basic facilities. on the occasion, Mr Arjun elab- his deputy. toured Bangladesh under Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Chowdhary Group, the first of its Adventure enthusiasts inter- orated on the mission of the The selectors also dropped Raina's captaincy, was ignored Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ravindra kind First-Class Indoor sports ested in scaling rocky cliffs with Club and made it categorically paceman Ishwar Pandey, Varun and so was Ishant Sharma, who Jadeja, R Ashwin, Stuart Binny, Aaron and wicket-keeper bats- is part of India's Test squad in Bhuvneshwar Kumar, facility-'KC Sports Club' located considerable degree of difficulty clear that despite its commercial Jubilant players of Maharashtra receiving trophy from the man Dinesh Karthik. the ongoing series in England. Mohammed Shami, Mohit at Akhnoor Road Jammu, adja- can enjoy the facility of rock nature, the Club is totally dedi- chief guest while posing for a group photograph in Jammu. cent to KC Public School opened climbing wall on one side of the cated to the services of the com- "Considering the World Cup, The Selection panel, headed Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, its portals to the Public in an Gym hall. munity. the event said that sports and Vote of thanks was presented the emphasis was laid on includ- by Sandeep Patil, discussed with Umesh Yadav, Dhawal impressive, well attended and The Club also possesses Speaking on the existing sta- games play a pivotal role in good by Dr Vinod Bakshi, president ing the young players, that is why captain Dhoni and coach Kulkarni, Sanju Samson and colourful function, here today. Multi Sports hall-1 for Martial tus of the Club, Mr Arjun said health of a person. Atya Patya Association and players such as Sanju Samson, Duncan Fletcher through video Karn Sharma. (PTI) Sudershan Mahajan, chair- Arts and Multi Sports hall-2 for that Phase-1 of the project has On the concluding day, Director Physical Education GGM APS Rakhmuthi man KC Group declared the Table Tennis measuring 2000 been completed with the open- Maharashtra secured Ist place, Science College, Jammu. Sachin didn't face a single ball Club open in presence of its sqft each. ing of the Gym and two Multi- celebrates Managing Director, Arjun Earlier, in his welcome purpose halls on the ground Chowdhary and a galaxy of dig- speech, Sidhant Chowdhary floor. Grandparents Day in nets in 2003 WC: Dravid nitaries, thus ushering gave a brief description of the He said the halls apart from Jammuites into a new era of sporting and the recreational sports activities are ready for Excelsior Correspondent NEW DELHI, Aug 5: asked him, he said, 'I'm feeling health, wellness and fitness, activities available in the Club creative dance classes under the good. I don't want to go into the JAMMU, Aug 5: Army Sachin Tendulkar produced a nets and waste the touch. I want to besides smacking an ecstatic and appealed to the people to aegis of Shiamak Davar's Dance Public School (APS), feeling to the minds of budding improve the quality of their lives Academy from Mumbai. fairytale run in the 2003 World feel good about my batting. If I Rakhmuthi celebrated Cup, which, in his own words, have that sort of feeling, I will sportspersons. through health and wellness. He further said the swim- Grandparents Day with pomp The Club is spread over 3 The Club is the end product ming Pool is also under con- included the biggest match of his score runs when I go in.' And that's and show. career, without facing a single ball what happened!" floors, covering an area of of the tireless efforts of its struction and the large multi- The function was inaugurat- around 60,000 sqft over 1.5 Managing Director, Arjun sports Indoor hall on the second in the nets, according to former Calling the Mumbaikar the ed by Principal of the institution teammate Rahul Dravid, who says greatest player he has played with, acres of land. Chowdhary, who had nurtured floor would be completed by Shaswati Ghosh. the iconic cricketer "defied imagi- Dravid said Tendulkar changed The Club has unique Cybex the dream of opening the world November and will offer a vari- It was a special day for all nation". the landscape of Indian cricket. fitness equipment imported class sports facility for the peo- ety of games like squash, bas- those who attended the pro- from the USA in its Gym housed No cricketer ever has scored "He's changed the landscape, ple of Jammu and Kashmir as he ketball, football, volleyball, gramme as it gave a chance to more runs than the 673 recorded both on and off the field, for Indian in a high ceiling 4, 300 sqft hall, was impressed with and moti- lawn tennis, badminton and interact with an age group that then by the Indian legend in a sin- cricket over the last two decades. a Robot for automatic playing in vated by such facility during his table tennis. Chief guest Ram Paul Sharma and Rajni Sharma distribut- is most often, overlooked. It gle edition of a World Cup. The It's almost mindboggling. A whole ing prizes among the winners and participants of CHCL 2014. was a visual treat to watch the highlight was the 98-run knock generation has grown up with children all dressed up to take that saw him take on the likes of Tendulkar. They've seen his ups UCMAS Abacus students bring laurels for J&K charge for the day.