FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU 2nd ODI: Kohli to be back at No.3 after Sania enters women's doubles Dhoni dropped from BCCI's semifinals of Hobart International all-openers-on-board strategy backfires HOBART, Jan 16: Kichenok to draw level in the central contracts list RAJKOT, Jan 16: So, like in the last game, has not been as effective as ear- contest. NEW DELHI, Jan 16: Head coach Ravi Shastri had very much expected to captain Indian tennis ace Sania Rohit and Dhawan, who made a lier and he would like to change However, the third set was a recently said that Dhoni may Chennai Super Kings in the 2020 Skipper Virat Kohli is set to Mirza's comeback from maternity dogged 74 off 91 balls in the perception. stroll in the park for Sania and her Mahendra Singh Dhoni was soon end his ODI career but IPL. be back at his regular number leave continued to be a success as Wankhede, could open, and It would be interesting to see partner as they dominated their today dropped from the BCCI's could be in contention for a spot Since the World Cup, he has three position after the strategy she entered the there could be a toss-up between whether India play Delhi speed- opponents with superior list of centrally contracted play- in the T20 World Cup squad pro- missed the tour of the West Indies of coming two-down Rahul and young Shreyas Iyer at ster Navdeep Saini or persist women's doubles serves. ers, raising fresh doubts on the boomeranged in the lung-opener vided he does well in the IPL. and the home series against number four. Iyer had a rare fail- with Shardul Thakur, who gave semifinals of the The 33-year-old Sania future of the former India captain as India take on a resolute Test opener Mayank South Africa, Bangladesh, the ure on Tuesday. away 43 runs in Mumbai. Hobart International is returning to WTA circuit who has not played since the Australia in the must-win sec- Agarwal, who has done well West Indies and the ongoing one Pant's absence could pave Ravindra Jadeja looks a cer- with Ukrainian part- after two years. During her World Cup semifinal loss to New ond ODI here tomorrow. since making his debut during the against Australia. the way for the inclusion of tainty and so the choice would ner Nadiia Kichenok two-year break, she bat- Zealand last year. India go into the game 0-1 tour of Australia in 2018-19, has One of the biggest names in Karnataka batsman Manish be between chinaman Kuldeep here today. tled injury breakdowns The BCCI announced the down after Australia registered a been included in the list in Grade Indian cricket, Dhoni led India to Pandey, who made optimum use Yadav, who conceded 55 runs in Sania and before taking a formal central contracts for the period of 10-wicket win in the lung-open- B, which also features Hardik two world titles — the 2007 of the opportunity that he got in the first ODI and Yuzvendra Kichenok defeated the break in April 2018 to give October 2019 to September er at Mumbai, courtesy David Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal World T20 in South Africa and the third T20 against Sri Lanka Chahal as the lead spinner. American duo of birth to her son Izhaan. She is 2020. Dhoni was in the A catego- Warner and Aaron Finch, who along with two others. the 2011 ODI World Cup at in Pune. On the other hand, a high on Vania King and Christina McHale married to Pakistani cricketer ry, which fetches a player Rs 5 hit unbeaten hundreds. Pacer Navdeep Saini and T20 home. It would also be interesting confidence Australia will be 6-2 4-6 10-4 in a contest that last- Shoaib Malik. crore, until last year. In a bid to field all three in- specialist Washington Sundar are The veteran has played 90 to see which among the experi- looking to seal the issue to regis- ed one hour and 24 minutes. Before the ongoing event, Skipper Virat Kohli, his form players -- Rohit Sharma, new entrants in Grade C along- Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20 enced Kedar Jadhav and rookie ter back to back series wins in The fifth-seeded Indo- Sania last played at China Open white-ball deputy Rohit Sharma Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul - side Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Internationals for India, accumu- Shivam Dube makes the squad. India, a rare feat for any visiting Ukrainian combination will now in October 2017. and top pacer Jasprit Bumrah -, Kohli dropped himself down Chahar and Shardul Thakur. lating over 17,000 runs and Rohit, who had a phenome- team. The Finch-Warner combi- lock horns with the Slovenian- A trailblazer in Indian tennis, were retained in the highest A+ the order but the plan backfired The dropped list also includes effecting a staggering 829 dis- nal 2019, failed in the first nation will look forward to carry Czech pair of Tamara Zidansek Sania is a former world No.1 in bracket of Rs 7 crore. Among spectacularly as he was unable the retired Ambati Rayudu and missals behind the stumps. game, but given the form he is the momentum. and Marie Bouzkova. doubles and has six Grand Slam others, batsman K L Rahul has BCCI Central Contracts for to convert his start. Dinesh Karthik. in, the opener is expected to Their middle-order compris- Zidansek and Bouzkova got titles to her credit. been promoted from B grade to October 2019 to September Opener Dhawan later said he Outgoing chief selector MSK bounce back strongly here. ing the experienced Steve Smith, the better of Canada's Sharon She retired from the singles A. 2020: was ready to bat at number three Prasad has already made his Ditto for Kohli, who is just in-form Marnus Labuschange, Fichman and Ukraine's Kateryna competition in 2013 after becom- Dhoni's contract not being Grade A+: Virat Kohli, Rohit if asked to by the team manage- stance clear on Dhoni, saying the one hundred short of equalling Ashton Turner and Alex Carey Bondarenko 6-3 3-6 10-4 in their ing the most successful Indian renewed is not exactly a surprise Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah. ment, but since Kohli has been World Cup-winning captain can cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar's looks more or less settled. last-eight stage clash. woman tennis player. In 2007, she as he has not played a competi- Grade A: Ravichandran successful at that position, the only be selected again on the record of most hundreds on If all of them fire in unison, Sania and Kichenok made a attained a career-high 27th posi- tive game since that World Cup Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, skipper would be more than basis of performances. home soil for India. along with the openers, then it strong start and broke their oppo- tion in the WTA singles chart. semifinal on July 9. He has been Bhuvneshwar Kumar, willing to walk in one-down. While Dhoni has not revealed The bowlers led by Jasprit will hard for the opposition nents twice to take the lead. They (PTI) on an sabbatical and has refused Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Kohli batting at three also anything about his future, he is Bumrah had a forgettable outing bowlers. also did well to save four break to divulge his future plans. Rahane, K L Rahul, Shikhar provides stability to the middle- at the Wankhede and they would However, it will be quite a points in the opening set. Dhawan, Mohammed Shami, order. be more than eager to make a test of their middle-order at the The second set went on serve Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, With a concussed Rishabh strong comeback and prove their Saurashtra Cricket Association till the eighth game before King Rishabh Pant. Pant out of the second game, mettle. stadium. (PTI) and McHale broke Sania and Grade B: Wriddhiman Saha, Rahul is a certainty as he will Bumrah, since his comeback, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra keep wickets. 6th Road Safety T20 Cricket Championship Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal. KC Sports Club to take on Grade C: Kedar Jadhav, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Manish Pandey, Hanuma Vihari, Horizon Club in summit clash Shardul Thakur, Shreyas Iyer, Excelsior Sports Correspondent Raman Dutta, Abhinav Khajuria Footballers posing along with dignitaries and officials after exhibition match in Jammu. Washington Sundar. (PTI) and Vivek took 2 wickets each, JAMMU, Jan 16: Outplaying while Vicky and Sohaib claimed Himalayan Avengers B wins CK Nayudu U-23 Trophy their rivals convincingly in their 1 wicket each. respective semifinals, KC Sports In reply, KC Sports Club J&K batsmen dominate Day-4; but Club and Horizon Cricket Club chased the target in 9.5 overs by exhibition Football match have sealed berth in the finals losing 5 wickets, thus won the Excelsior Sports Correspondent organiser of the event. Railways earn 3 points via 1st innings lead and will take on each other in match by 5 wickets. Nawaz top The chief guest and the guest summit clash of the ongoing 6th JAMMU, Jan 16: Himalayan Excelsior Sports Correspondent Chaudhari took 2 wickets, while Congress leader Jugal Kishore Sharma declaring winner of scored with 30 runs, while of honour lauded the efforts of Road Safety T20 Cricket Avengers B got the better of Yuvraj, Karthik and Adarsh Dangal at village Pamote Nalla in Reasi. Puneet contributed 18 runs to the organisers for holding the JAMMU, Jan 16: Jammu Championship, being organized Himalayan Avengers A in an Singh claimed 1 wicket each.