TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2020 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Nitin Menon becomes youngest Dandiwal on BCCI radar for Former West Indies boss joins race the past 3-4 years: ACU chief NEW DELHI, June 29: associated with the Afghan League. for ICC chairman’s post umpire to enter ICC Elite Panel He tried to organise a league in KINGSTON, June 29: omy, but the smaller nations have top post and BCCI president DUBAI, June 29: Australia in case ICC revokes rapport he has built with senior Ravinder Dandiwal, the alleged Haryana which the BCCI scuttled. to always be coming back to the Sourav Ganguly's name have also kingpin of a recently unearthed So he has been operating more out- the local umpires for home umpires over the years, having Former Cricket West Indies ICC for financial support, so what been doing the rounds. international tennis match-fixing side India than in India but has been India's Nitin Menon today series policy which has been officiated in two ICC tourna- (CWI) boss Dave Cameron has we want to happen is not equal Cameron said if he gets to syndicate, has been on BCCI's on the BCCI radar for at least 3-4 became the youngest ever to be approved owing to the COVID- ments (2018 and 2020 Women's thrown his hat in the ring to suc- share of revenues, but equitable become the ICC chairman, he will included in the International 19 pandemic. T20 World Cup), will keep him watchlist for the last four years, years." board's anti-corruption chief Ajit Singh said Dandiwal, who hails ceed India's Shashank Manohar as share," said Cameron. like to take the sport to USA. Cricket Council's Elite Panel of But Menon's elevation cer- in good stead. the next ICC chairman. The former CWI president "The overall cricket structure Umpires for the upcoming 2020- tainly makes him a candidate to "I'm feeling very confident Singh said today. from Mohali, also finds a mention The Sydney Morning Herald on in ACU's education manual. The United States Cricket Hall will need two nominations to stay needs change and needs to be 21 season, replacing England's stand for all five Test matches by the fact that age is on my of Fame recently wrote to in the fray and it is not clear if he looked at from different lenses. Nigel Llong. that India will play against side, but the performance is Saturday reported that Victoria "BCCI also filed a report Police in Australia has named against him with the police. That Manohar, indicating that they will receive the support from CWI There is tremendous opportunity The 36-year-old, who has what ultimately matters. would like to recommend chief Ricky Skerritt, who had in the Americas which has huge officiated in three Tests, 24 Whether I do well or not, age Dandiwal as the "central figure" in was a different nature of crime. He the tennis match-fixing scandal in had taken a cricket team to Cameron to the top post of the replaced him at the helm, and had economies that are untapped, and ODIs and 16 T20Is, is only the has little to do with perform- which low-ranked tennis players Australia, there five six players who International Cricket Council. a public spat with him. we need to look at the cricket third from India to make it to the ance." were allegedly convinced to throw went missing, it was an immigration "I believe we need to find a Manohar will relinquish the world from a different set of prestigious group after former "I've stood with most of the matches in at least two events in scam. sustainable financial model where post when his term ends this year, eyes," said Cameron. captain Srinivas Venkatraghavan guys from the Elite Panel in the Egypt and Brazil in 2018. "So the host club in Australia teams can earn through merit," paving the way for the new chair- "We are still trying to fit Test and Sundaram Ravi, who was IPL or international games, so "He is a suspected to be a cor- approached authorities and Cameron, who served as CWI man to formally take over the cricket, T20, ODIs and world axed last year. I'll always have a rapport with ruptor or rather he is a known cor- informed us. We went to the police president from 2013 to 2019, was position. The ICC's Annual events into the same 12 months "To be officiating regularly them and I'm feeling comfort- ruptor. I can talk about his cricket in Mohali and told them this is what quoted as saying by 'Jamaica General Meeting is scheduled at with more teams, and I think there along with the leading umpires able to go." (links only) but he has moved to he has done and got a report regis- Gleaner'. the end of July. is a way to look at that to create and referees of the world is strong domestic structure other sports also. He tried to organ- tered. "The big three India, Australia England and Wales Cricket more money with fewer events something that I always dreamt and years of umpiring in Ranji ise his own leagues and once he "He is very much part of our and England have all the events, Board (ECB) chief Colin Grave is and to allow more players to par- of and the feeling has yet to sink Trophy will also come in handy does that, he fixes games the way he education manual, we tell all the the audience and the biggest econ- currently the front-runner for the ticipate in the global game." (PTI) in," Menon was quoted as say- when he stands for the Test wants it," Singh told. participants about him and show ing in an ICC statement. matches comprising elite teams. "He did (organised) one Asian them their picture and his modus Menon quit playing competi- "The Ranji Trophy is very Premier League in Nepal, was also operandi," said Singh. (PTI) tive cricket at 22 and by 23, he competitive, and then when we had become a senior umpire, England at home early next year. do well we get a chance in the officiating in BCCI accredited The son of a former interna- IPL, which in a way feels like an National level online quiz matches. tional umpire, Menon had a international game. A selection panel comprising short cricketing career and "When I stood in my first contests conducted ICC General Manager (Cricket) played two List A games for international game, there still Geoff Allardice (Chairman), for- Madhya Pradesh. was a bit of pressure, but I Excelsior Correspondent collegiate quiz competition on mer player and commentator "My father (Narendra quickly started feeling more at the topic "Complex Analysis" for Sanjay Manjrekar, and match Menon) is a former international home," he concluded. JAMMU, June 29: Various 6th semester students. referees Ranjan Madugalle and umpire and in 2006, BCCI con- The elevation to the panel Government Degree Colleges About 60 students from vari- David Boon, picked Menon, ducted an exam for umpires and doesn't happen overnight and today organised national level ous colleges and universities who was earlier part of the that was after a gap of almost 10 Menon knows that he needs to quiz competitions on different across J&K participated in the Emirates ICC International years," he recalled. remain consistent in decision- topics to make students familiar quiz competition. E-certificates Panel of Umpires. "So my father told me to take making. about new mode of examination were given to all the students While standard of Indian a chance and give the exam say- "It's not like you perform just (MCQ), recently announced by who secured more than 60 per- umpiring has copped a lot of ing 'if you clear, you can always one year and you'll be on the University of Jammu. cent marks. criticism globally, performance take up umpiring as a profes- elite panel, so we have to be per- Department of Geography, The programme was coordi- of Menon over the past few sion', so I took the Test and in sistent with our performance and Government PG College Rajouri nated by Prof Harshal Sharma conducted national level online and organized by Dr Paras Ram years has been a silver lining. 2006, I became an umpire," ultimately your hard work will quiz competition under the super- and Prof Beant Singh while the The qualification in Elite Menon revealed about his jour- be rewarded because the struc- vision of College Principal, Prof event was conducted under the Panel makes Menon eligible to ney. ture requires us to be consis- (Dr) Shakeel Ahmed Raina. overall supervision of Prof (Dr) officiate in next year's Ashes in He started at a young age and tent." Dr Taseem Ahmed, HOD Vandana Gupta, Principal of the has now completed 13 years in With all the excitement, this profession. Geography was the convener, Dr College. Doon International Menon didn't forget to mention "My priority was to play for Mohd Tufail was the organizing First prize was bagged by the perks of being an Elite Panel the country rather than umpir- secretary of the event whereas Ravinder Singh, Department of School excels in SGAP umpire. ing. But I quit playing at 22 and Prof Riaz Ahmed, Department of Mathematics of University of "You get the best seat in the Excelsior Correspondent I became a senior umpire at the Computer Sciences was on the Jammu, 2nd prize went to house. You get to watch the best age of 23. It wasn't worth trying technical support. Shafqat Shabir of GDC JAMMU, June 29: Bhavyejot bowlers, best batsmen, best per- Singh, a student of Doon to play and umpire so I decided 566 participants from differ- Thanamandi whereas 3rd prize to focus on umpiring alone." formers. You can't ask for too ent colleges and universities was shared by Akshita Kohli of International School excelled in much more". (PTI) Students Global Ambassador Menon is confident that the across the country participated in GCW Kathua and Qazi Arshed Program (SGAP) by securing the competition. E-certificates Shabir of GDC Thanamandi. first position, organised by Centre were given to all participants Department of English, Govt for Education (CED) and Global SCON outshines in online who scored more than 40 percent Degree College Akhnoor organ- Talk Education (GTE). marks in the event. ized inter-collegiate online quiz Bhavyejot quiz competition Dr Taseem Ahmed competition on "New Literature Singh com- (Convener) thanked all the par- in English" for 6th semester stu- peted with Excelsior Correspondent Muni Dhar (Principal SCON) ticipants who took part in the dents under the supervision of around 15 appreciated the students for quiz whereas College Principal College Principal, Dr Namarta. speakers from JAMMU, June 29: Red showcasing their talent. emphasized that the purpose of Shubam Kumar of GDC reputed Ribbon Club of Stephens The management of the the online quiz was to engage the Akhnoor secured 1st position CBSECollege of Nursing (SCON), Institution extended gratitude to student community constructive- whereas 2nd position was shared schools Miran Sahib outshined in Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather ly during the COVID-19 pan- by Sheetal Bhagat, Shivani across the national level online quiz com- (Project Director JKSACS UT demic and to make them aware Sharma and Niharika Sharma of country and exhibited his poten- petition, conducted by Red of J&K), Dr Meghna Dhar for the future competitive exami- GDC Akhnoor and 3rd position tial through remarkably articulat- Ribbon Club University of (Nodal Officer, Red Ribbon ed speech on the topic “Yoga and nations. He also appreciated the was clinched by Rohit Kumar of Jammu in collaboration with Club DSW) & Professor Jasbir Geography Department for GDC Akhnoor. E-certificates meditation can heal the physical J&K AIDS Control Society. Singh (Dean, Student Welfare and mental diseases of human organizing the event. were awarded to all the partici- The event was organised on University of Jammu) for organ- beings” and impressed all the Department of Mathematics, pants. izing such a wondrous and eru- international jury members with the theme “Better Knowledge Government Degree College The event was organized by his realistic and pragmatic reply with Better Care” on the eve of dite competition. Sunderbani organized an inter- Prof Aksa, HoD English. for the jury question. He has also ‘International Day against Drug qualified for the next level of the Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’ program that will be held at an wherein all participants who international platform. scored more than 70 percent The event was organised marks were awarded with e-cer- under the mentorship of Dr tificates. Priyadarshi Nayak (Founder and Dr Kamal Saini (IGP Retd) chairman CED & GTE India) and chairman SCON and Satvinder James Martin (president and Saini (Director SIPS) applauded CEO GTE Canada). Chairman all the faculty members and stu- GN Tantray and Principal Dr dents for this splendid achieve- Vikesh Kaur congratulated him ment. Manoj Kotru for his stupendous achievement. (Administrator SCON) and IOC supports WADA after US threatens to cut off funding LAUSANNE, June 29: ment" that he read the 19-page ONDCP report. The International Olympic Banka's letter was attached Committee (IOC) expressed its with an annotated version of the support to the World Anti-Doping ONDCP Report, outlining "the Agency (WADA) after the US misleading information and inac- threatened to cut off its funding curacies and the report contains; for the agency. and, what the report omits in The report from the US Office terms of factual information." of National Drug Control Policy The IOC, which provides 50 (ONDCP) concluded that the US per cent of WADA's funds, told was not represented enough in Xinhua on Monday: "We refer WADAproportionate to its contri- you to the comments WADA has bution - 2.7 million US dollars per made already. For the IOC, we year to the core budget of WADA will ensure that the same condi- - and that WADA had not made tions apply at the Olympic Games enough efforts in reform. to all participating athletes from In a letter to James W Carroll, all NOCs and that they are subject director of the office of ONDCP, to the same rules without any WADA president Witold Banka privilege or discrimination." said it was "with great disappoint- (Agency) WI players to wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ logo during Test series MANCHESTER, June 29: against racism in sports. Skipper Jason Holder, who The West Indies cricketers has voiced his support to the cause will sport a 'Black Lives Matter' that has once again come to the logo on the collars of their shirts forefront after the killing of during the upcoming three-Test American George Floyd, said in a series against England to protest statement on Sunday: "We believe we have a duty to show solidarity Anuradha Rani, D/o Gulzar and also to help raise awareness." Singh and The ICC-approved logo, Satya Devi, designed by Alisha Hosannah, W/o Ruhaniat will be the one which featured in Singh Jamwal, R/o the shirts of all 20 Premier League Channi Bija football clubs since the sport's near Trikuta resumption earlier this month. Nagar, who "This is a pivotal moment in has been declared qualified for the history for sports, for the game of award of degree of Doctor of cricket and for the West Indies Philosophy (Ph.D) in Education cricket team," Holder was quoted by University of Jammu. She as saying by ESPNcricinfo. worked on the topic, “Rashtriya "We have come to England to Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan in retain the Wisden Trophy but we Jammu District: An Analytical are very conscious of happenings Study,” under the supervision of around the world and the fight for DIP/J-1805/20 Prof Mubarak Singh. justice and equality. (PTI) Dt. 29-6-2020