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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 (PAGE 18) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Time for Pant and Co. to Chance for Rasool, Chahal to Governor invites J&K's Outstanding become 's T20 bowlers: Kohli make it count on big stage KANPUR, Jan 25: erans and Suresh Achievers to ‘At Home’ KANPUR, Jan 25: slot alongside Lokesh Rahul. Jadhav waiting in the wings. Raina. Excelsior Sports Correspondent in Asian Youth Karate Laskit, Rigzin Dolkar, and It is difficult to ignore Pant Jadhav came of age in the one- Having led Yuzvendra Ask about Raina, who has Championship, Garvita Gupta, Stanzin Laskit, who scaled India's young guns will get an given the ominous touch he has dayers and was adjudged man of Chahal and Parveez Rasool in not played a match for national JAMMU, Jan 25: Governor Silver Medalist at 2nd Asian World's highest peak Mount opportunity to fire on the big stage shown of late. While Mandeep the series. the , skip- time since World T20 in March. N N Vohra has invited J&K's Rollball Championship, Everest; Zaira Khan, actress; and carry forward the exceptional could not do much in the first It remains to be seen what per feels that three- "I think he (Raina) still has a outstanding achievers for the Rajinder Singh, Silver Medalist Aman Dogra, who represented dominance over England when warm-up match against England, bowling choices Kohli would match T20 International series lot to offer. He has not played in Republic Day Celebration "At at 9th Asian Wushu in Asian Youth Sport Climbing they clash with the visitors in the Pant turned heads with a 36-ball make. Fast bowling all-rounder against England will provide a while because there have not Home" function which will be Championship, Ankita Chopra, Competition; Tarun Gandotra, three-match series, perfect opportunity to the duo to been too many limited overs held at the Convention Centre, Silver Medalist at 2nd Asian who represented in World Inline starting here tomorrow. establish themselves as "special- series since the World T20. We Jammu. There will be a separate Rollball Championship; Surya Hockey Championship; India have a different squad for ists" in the shortest format. played a lot of Test matches in enclosure for the achievers at the Bhanu Pratap Singh, Silver Dhananjay Singh Charak, who the T20s compared to the one that A good show by Rasool and between so it seems there is a bit function. Medalist at World Master's represented in 8th World Body was picked for the preceding ODI Chahal may also lessen the of a gap. We still believe he has The achievers invited are Challenge 8th Wushu Sanda Building & Physique Sports series. The six players who were workload on world's premier enough to contribute in shorter Chain Singh, Expert Marksman, World Cup, S. Chandeep Singh, Championship; Sahil Gupta, not part of the 50-over squad are spinner . formats. I would say it is a series J&K's First Olympian; Tajamul Specially-abled Skater, Bronze who represented in Asian Roller , Mandeep Singh, "The guys who have come in of opportunities for a lot of guys Islam, Gold Medalist, World at National Skating Hockey Championship; Vansh , , have done pretty well in the IPL, to seal their spots," the skipper Kick Boxing Championship; Championship. Mahajan, who represented in Suresh Raina and Ashish Nehra. in the domestic T20s. The areas said. Frontline spinners Meenal Gupta, under 14th The special invitees include Thailand and Hong Kong Open they are bowling in are pretty "Everyone is included in the Commonwealth Chess Lt. Col. Ranveer Singh Jamwal, Fencing Championships and Ravichandran Ashwin and good and are pretty economical. squad is because we feel that have been rested, Champion; Rakshak Jandiyal, who conquered over 20 Peaks; Mohammad Akbar Khan, Yuzvendra, everyone has seen they can contribute. At the end 2nd Asian Rollball Parvez Rasool, Cricketer, who Champion Cyclist, have also making way for off-spinner his performances, even Rasool of the day, it is up to the individ- Rasool and the experienced Amit Championship, (Gold Medalist), has been selected for Team been invited to the function. played under me at RCB," Kohli ual (to perform). Hopefully he Mishra, who travelled with the Master Hashim Mansoor, Gold India, Tsering Angmo, Tashi said at the pre-match media con- (Raina) gets back into the ODI squad. ference. groove, he certainly has a lot to Among the unestablished "It is probably a break- offer especially in shorter for- State hosting NSG in , Tennis Cricket: Director Sports names, the one attracting maxi- mum attention is 19-year-old sen- through series for them. They mats," he further added. sation Rishabh Pant, who earned 59 in the second practice match. made an impact in haven't played a big series yet so The skipper made it clear J&K wins record 114 medals in his maiden call-up following a Rahul, on the other hand, too the ODIs and lends balance to the this might be the perfect oppor- that there is not much room for prolific domestic season. would be raring to go after three playing eleven. tunity to seal their spots as T20 changing the team composition The Delhi-based wicketkeeper failures in the ODI series. It is also Squads: specialist spinners for the in the opening game before batsman rose to prominence with an important series for local hero India: Virat Kohli (), future," Kohli made it clear as to adding that he can also open the 62nd National School Games his exploits in the U-19 World Cup Raina, who is not a regular in the , Yuzvendra what is there in stake for young- innings just like he has done it Excelsior Sports Correspondent are yet to be known. said that the Department last year and since then, his career limited overs set up anymore and Chahal, MS Dhoni, Bhuneshwar sters. for the RCB in the IPL. The State won highest num- organised various Pre- graph is only rising. last played for India in the World Kumar, Mandeep Singh, Amit About Rasool, the skipper "It is quite easy as of now JAMMU, Jan 25: Jammu ber of medals in Sqay Martial National coaching camps and The southpaw trained under T20 in March. Mishra, Ashish Nehra, Manish said that he has an ability to (the team combination). The and Kashmir has won record Art with 4 gold, 11 silver and tried to involve experts in the watchful eyes of coach Anil With captain Virat Kohli, Pandey, Hardika Pandya, Rishabh bowl with the new ball. problem always arises when you number of 114 medals in the 17 bronze in different age cate- each discipline, adding that Kumble in the first net session and M S Dhoni cer- Pant, Parvez Rasool, Lokesh "He (Rasool) is pretty confi- don't have consistency. Starting 62nd National School Games, gories and claimed 12 medals the athletes need to be appre- here yesterday and there is a good tain to bat at number three, four Rahul, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh dent, he can bowl with the new now we would be able to figure organised by various States of in Gymnastics, with 2 gold, 4 ciated for this achievement. chance he might be handed the and five; Raina's fight for the num- Raina. ball against the most attacking out the best combination after a the Country in 2016-17 season, silver and 6 bronze in Under-17 Mr Fayaz said, the coveted India cap. ber six spot is with Manish England: (cap- guys. These two guys are very few games. In the first game, under the banner of School and Under-19 Girls categories. Department already organised With no in Pandey, who warmed the bench in tain), Moeen Ali, Jake Ball, Sam smart about their bowling. I am you have a set line-up to start Games Federation of India Wushu, Boxing, Judo, a mega National Level the T20 line-up, there is likely to ODIs against England. Billings, Jos Buttler, Liam sure they will able to replicate with but if there are consistency (SGFI). Taekwondo, Field Archery, Football event in Jammu and be a toss-up between Pant and The pressure is on Raina to Dawson, Jonny Bairstow Chris their domestic success at this issues with a batting position J&K clinched 14 gold, 27 Roller Skating, Kick Boxing is all set to host two more Mandeep Singh for the opener's perform with the likes of Kedar Jordan, Tymal Mills, Liam level." then it becomes difficult , silver and 66 bronze medals, and Thang-Ta are the other National Level events in the Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, The series is also big break whether you want to replace the excluding the 7 medals bagged prominent sports disciplines in second week of February, National Ski, Snowboarding C'ships at Manali Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David for the likes of Rishabh Pant, guy or stick with him for a few by the State in the discipline of which the athletes of Jammu 2017 in the disciplines of Willey. Mandeep Singh along with vet- more games," explained Kohli. Fencing, the details of which and Kashmir fetched medals, Under-17 Girls Cricket and Winter Games Association holding (PTI) besides the lesser known Under-19 Boys Tennis sports disciplines of Super Cricket. selection trials on Jan 28, 29 Sreejesh dedicates Padma Seven Cricket, Rope He further said that organis- Skipping, Speedball, ing such mega events apart Excelsior Sports Correspondent while the open elimination recognition to team Hupkwodo, and Jeet Kune Do. from providing opportunity to rounds for other interested ath- Meanwhile, when contact- the young sportspersons to SRINAGAR, Jan 25: The letes will be held on January 28. , Jan 25: not have been possible if not for ed and asked about the rea- hone their skills, help them to Winter Games Association of The Junior II and I categories the team work," said an elated sons for brilliant performance interact with their counterparts Himachal Pradesh is hosting the athletes born 1996-1998 and Indian senior men's hockey Sreejesh. of the athletes this season, of other States, besides bring- Alpine Ski (Senior Men and 1999-2000 boys and girls are team captain P R Sreejesh today Regarded as one of the most Director Youth Services and ing peace and harmony to the Women) and Snowboarding also eligible to participate in the dedicated the Padma Shri award to reliable goalkeepers in the world, Sports, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmed State of Jammu and Kashmir. (Junior and Senior) trials and in senior nationals. his teammates soon after he was Sreejesh, from a little-known vil- Championships at Manali from The athletes will have to nominated for the prestigious lage called Kizhakkambalam, beat February 2 to February 6, 2017. arrange their own skis and bear recognition. several odds to climb the echelons Kohli among eight sportspersons The Winter Games all expenses during the trials. Sreejesh along with Indian in hockey. Association of Jammu & The Association has advised cricket team captain Virat Kohli, He first made it to the junior Kashmir will also field its con- the athletes to report at 85 slope with Croatia's Ivan Dodig during their mixed Olympic bronze medallist wrestler national team in 2004 against named for Padma Shri tingents in these mega sporting (ski shop) on the said date at 10 doubles quarter-final match against Canada's Gabriela , gymnast Dipa Australia in Perth. Srejeesh's sen- events. The team will leave for am positively. Those who fail to Dabrowski and India's Rohan Bopanna at Australian Open ten- Karmakar and athlete Vikas ior team debut came in 2006 at the NEW DELHI, Jan 25: in the women's 58kg wrestling Manali on January 30, 2017. attend the trials will not be con- nis tournament in . Gowda were today shortlisted for South in Colombo. while Thangavelu and Deepa In order to select the state sidered. For further information the Padma Shri award. He was awarded the best goal- Indian cricket captain Virat Malik bagged a gold and silver contingent for participation in they can contact the Muhammad "I would like to dedicate this keeper of the tournament when Kohli was among the eight in the men's high jump T-42 the said Championships, the Yusuf General Secretary of the Sania-Dodig pair prevails in award to my team who have been India won the Asia Cup in 2008. sportspersons who were today and women's F53 cate- Winter Games Association of Association at exceptionally good over the past Sreejesh became a regular mem- picked for the prestigious gories respectively at the Rio J&K is holding selection trials [email protected] or call him clash against Bopanna-Gabriela few years. We have grown togeth- ber of the Indian senior men's team Padma Shri, the country's Paralympics. on January 28 and 29, 2017 at on 9419707307. er from strength to strength and from 2011 onwards and since has MELBOURNE, Jan 25: Grand Slam of the season. He fourth highest civilian award. finished Gulmarg. Meanwhile, a senior budding have enjoyed success as well as been instrumental in helping India had lost in the men's doubles Besides Kohli, the seven fourth in women's vault gym- The first 3 position winners skier of the State Arif Khan has lifted each other from heart break- win several important tourna- Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig second round with new parter other sportspersons named for nastic event in Rio Olympics of the recently held District left for Pakistan to take part in ing defeats. My recognition could ments. (PTI) held their nerves and saved two Pablo Cuevas. the award are Rio Olympics while Sreejesh was the captain Championships will have direct Federation Internationale de Ski match points against Rohan Sania had also lost in the bronze medallist wrestler of the Indian hockey side that entry in the final rounds of trials, (FIS) races. Bopanna and Gabriela women's doubles pre-quarterfi- We are much more confident Sakshi Malik, Paralympians reached the quarterfinals. Dabrowski before pulling off a nals with Barbora Strycova but and Gowda, the reigning Sindhu, Srikanth advance to pre-quarterfinals tense win to seal a place in the is still alive for her overall sev- , gymnast Dipa Commonwealth and Asian mixed doubles semi-finals of the enth and fourth mixed doubles going into T20s: Morgan Karmakar, Indian hockey cap- champion, failed to advance Australian Open, here today. Grand Slam title. KANPUR, Jan 25: confident than they were after tain P R Sreejesh, - beyond the qualifying round in of Syed Modi Grand Pirx gold tourney The second seeded Indo- In the next match she could game two. They were doing a lot er and blind men's discus throw in Rio. LUCKNOW, Jan 25: triot Ansal Yadav, who beat 16th Croatian team of Sania and face and Martina Having finally won a game of hard work and did not get cricket team captain Shekar The eight sportspersons seed Pratul Joshi 18-21 21-16 Dodig felt the heat in the Super Hingis, who are playing their in India by beating the home much reward. Having had a win Naik. were among 89 Padma Olympic silver medallist P V 21-16 in another match. Tie-breaker but kept clam and quarterfinal against local side in the third ODI, England under our belt, we are looking Kohli recently took over as Awardees announced by the Sindhu hardly broke any sweat Among other Indians in not only saved two match points favourites Samantha Stosur and are feeling a lot more confident forward to the three-match T20 the captain of the Indian crick- government on the eve of the but defending champion men's singles, H S Prannoy, but also walked away with a 6-4 Sam Groth. going into the three-match T20 series in what could potentially et team in all the three formats Republic Day. There were no Kidambi Srikanth had to toil Verma brothers -- Sourabh and 3-6 12-10 win in the quarterfi- Meanwhile, Zeel Desai has International series that begins be very exciting," Morgan said of the game after Mahendra sportspersons in the list of hard to advance to the prequar- Sameer, B Sai Praneeth and nals. reached the junior girls' singles here tomorrow, captain Eoin on the eve of the series opener. Singh Dhoni stepped down as Padma Bhushan and Padma terfinals of the USD 120,000 Harsheel Dhani also reached the Bopanna and Canadian quarterfinals as her opponent, Morgan said today. England beat India by five skipper of the limited-overs Vibhushan awardees. third round. Gabriela were left to rue missed fifth seed Serbian, Olga "I think confidence is the big runs at the Eden Gardens in the side. The prolific batsman is There were 75 names in the 2016 Swiss chances in the 67-minute match. Danilovic, retired after leading word in T20 cricket, confidence third and final ODI for their first among the most feared batsmen list of Padma Shri recipients. Open winner, With this defeat, Bopanna's the opening set 5-3. (PTI) and momentum. At the moment win on the tour. (PTI) in world cricket right now. (PTI) Prannoy, seeded campaign has ended at the first the guys are feeling lot more Sakshi Malik won a bronze sixth and has been in rampaging form at the Premier Badminton League, brushed aside NVS Vijetha 21-11 21-9 and Syed Modi International Grand Bodhit Joshi 21-16 21-8 in the Prix Gold badminton tourna- first two rounds to set up a clash ment here today. with 15th seed Dhani, who Sindhu tested the conditions defeated Aryamann Tandon 21- at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor 12 21-17 in another second Stadium en route to her easy 21- round match. 9 21-11 win over compatriot Praneeth, seeded ninth, beat Anura Prabhudesai in a lop- Aditya Joshi 21-14 21-9 in the sided women's singles contest, first round and then defeated while third seed Srikanth staved Ashish Sharma 21-15 21-10 to off a spirited challenge from fel- make it to the pre-quarters, low Indian Lakhanee Sarang 15- while Chinese Taipei champion 21 21-7 21-14 in his opening Sourabh, 11th seed, dispatched men's singles match before Rahul Yadav Chittaboina 21-11 notching up a 21-5 21-12 win 21-17 before beating Shubham over Malaysia's Zulhelmi Prajapati 21-6 21-10. Zulkiffli. Hong Kong Open finalist The 21-year-old Sindhu, Sameer Verma, eighth seed, who won the China Open Super emerged winner in the opening Series last year, will face anoth- game after Kartik Jindal retired er Indian Lalita Dahiya, while when he was trailing 1-5 and the third seed Srikanth, who is com- Indian then beat K Ajay Kumar ing back after recovering from 21-13 21-14 to make it to the an ankle injury, will face compa- next round. (PTI)