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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU India begin life after World Indian men’s 20km race walk team Rankireddy-Shetty enter semifinals, wins bronze after seven years Cup with T20s in Florida NEW DELHI, Aug 2: The performances of three Sai Praneeth crashes out best finishers in the 20km indi- BANGKOK, Aug 2: take on another Korean combo match, we knew if we stay pos- LAUDERHILL (USA), Aug 2: opportunity to make their case in the future of Mahendra Singh Seven years after India vidual event was counted to of Ko Sung Hyun and Shin itive and confident till the end the coming six games. Dhoni. missed a podium place at the India's Satwiksairaj Back on the road following decide the team rankings and Baek Cheol in the semifinals on we can win and we really played Both Pandey and Iyer, who India will be expected to beat IAAF World Race Walking Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty their unfulfilled World Cup cam- India collected 68 points to fin- Saturday. well in the last two points in the were part of the recently-con- the West Indies though they are Cup in Russia, the country was qualified for the men's doubles paign, India will begin their cluded A series in the Caribbean, most dangerous in the shortest ish fourth originally. Rankireddy and Shetty kept end. today handed a bronze medal semifinals but B Sai Praneeth preparations for the T20 show- come into the senior team with format. After the annulment of a steady lead against their South "Both of us are making upgrade following disqualifica- crashed out of the men's singles piece event next year with a three- runs under their belt. The explosive Kieron Pollard Dmytrenko's result, India and tion of a member of the second- event at the Thailand Open here match series against the West Spin all-rounder Washington and spinner Sunil Narine are back Ukraine were tied on points. But placed Ukrainian team for dope today. Indies beginning here today. Sundar and pacers Khaleel in the side though Chris Gayle India has a higher position finish violation. While Rankireddy and As captain Virat Kohli point- Ahmed and Deepak Chahar are will only be seen in the ODIs. of the last (third) walker (29th as ed out before leaving for the The Indian team of K T Shetty registered a hard-fought also back in the T20 squad while The West Indies suffered a blow against 51st of Ukraine) to break Caribbean tour, the main objec- speedster Navdeep Saini and Infra, Babubhai Panucha and win over qualifiers Choi Solgyu as swashbuckling all-rounder the tie and got the bronze. tive of the T20s and the subse- Deepak's brother Rahul are in Andre Russell has been ruled out Surinder Singh had finished and Seo Seung Jae of Korea, Sai quent ODI series against the West Dmytrenko had won a line to make their India debut. due to an injury, being replaced fourth in the men's 20km team Praneeth suffered a straight Indies is to try out the fringe play- bronze in the individual event With Rohit Sharma and a fit- by Jason Mohammed for the first event behind China, Ukraine game defeat against seventh ers who are on selectors' mind. and he will be stripped off that again Shikhar Dhawan set to two matches. and Australia in May 2012 at seed Kenta Tsuneyama of Kohli was expected to be rest- medal as well. open, the number four spot The 32-year-old Mohammed, Saransk. Japan. ed for the limited-overs leg of the seems likely to be occupied by K But Ukrainian race walker "Men's 20km Race Walking After posing some challenge tour but a full strength squad has who has captained West Indies in L Rahul, who has fond memories both limited-overs formats, is Ruslan Dmytrenko was disqual- Team is elevated to Bronze in the first game, Sai Praneeth, been picked barring the absence of the Central Broward Regional returning to the international fold ified after seven years on the Medal position after 7 years at who reached the semifinals of of star pacer Jasprit Bumrah who Park Stadium, having scored an for the first time in more than a basis of his biological passport IAAF Race Walking World Cup last week's Japan Open, surren- will join the side ahead of the Test unbeaten 110 in his last innings year. analysis, and that led to the held at Saransk #Russia in dered 18-21 12-21 in the men's The unseeded Indian combination fought valiantly for exact- series beginning August 22. All- here almost three years ago. Indian team's result being 2012," the Athletics Federation singles quarterfinals. ly an hour to get the better of their Korean rivals in a quarterfi- rounder Hardik Pandya has been Rohit was top-scorer in the The regional side will be With Sai Praneeth's exit, nal duel. rested for the entire tour. World Cup, with a record five aiming to get over the disap- upgraded to bronze. of India tweeted. (PTI) Indian challenge has ended in It will be a crucial couple of hundreds, and would be keen to pointment of World Cup with a Korean opponents to take the strategies for every point on weeks for Shreyas Iyer and carry that form amid the off-field good result against India. the men's singles event. MP Namgyal bats for recognition of Ice first game with ease. court and this has helped us to Manish Pandey, who are back in drama of a speculated rift with Coach Floyd Reifer expects However, the unseeded the mix after being sidelined Kohli, who has categorically the series to be high on entertain- Indian combination of The second game, however, win crucial points, which other- from India's 50-over World Cup denied any differences with his ment. Hockey; establishment of IHA in Ladakh Rankireddy and Shetty fought saw the South Koreans change wise we have been losing. Also plans. deputy. "The team is young, and we valiantly for exactly an hour to their strategy. Choi-Seo started staying calm and positive has Pandey last played for India Excelsior Sports not to talk of Ladakh only. The get past the Korean rivals 21-17 playing lot straighter and flatter really worked in our favour." From this tour onwards, like to mix the experienced play- Correspondent youths of Ladakh have lot of in November 2018 and Iyer in Rishabh Pant will have more 17-21 21-19 in a quarterfinal as they made a strong comeback However, it was curtains for ers with the youth. We have a interest in Ice Hockey, since its February 2018. responsibility on his shoulders duel. to take the second game 21-17 Rankireddy in the quarterfinals very good blend. We are looking NEW DELHI, Aug 2: inception in 1970s. From 2009, With India looking to solidify with the selectors backing him as The win was Rankireddy and draw parity. of mixed doubles event as he their brittle middle-order in forward to the matches here in During the 'Zero Hour', India's Men National Team is the number one wicketkeeper in Florida. It should be a very excit- Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, and Shetty's maiden victory But the Indians got their act and Ashwini Ponnappa lost in ODIs, both batsmen have a good participating in Asian together soon and pocketed the straight games to bow out of the all formats amid little clarity over ing weekend, we lots of enter- Member of Parliament from over the Korean pair to enter the Challenge Cup which is annual decider with sharp anticipation tournament. tainment for the fans," Reifer Ladakh Lok Sabha semifinal, their first in 2019 on International event held by IHF skills at the net and brilliant Rankireddy and Ponnappa said ahead of the series. Constituency raised his voice the BWF World Tour circuit. (International Ice Hockey steep smashes. were no match for third seeds Squads: with a matter of urgent public They had earlier won the Brazil Federation). In International Challenge and Speaking after the match, Yuta Watanabe and Arisa West Indies: John Campbell, 2017 Indian's reached the semifinals of Rankireddy said, "With every Higashino of Japan, losing 13- Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Men Team won Denmark Challenge. tournament we can see our 21 15-21 in a lopsided encounter Nicolas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, the Silver Medal The 16th ranked Indians will game is improving. In today's that lasted just 28 minutes. (PTI) Rovman Powell, Carlos in the Tournament Brathwaite (c), Keemo Paul, of Asian Sunil Narine, Sheldon Cottrell, Challenge Cup Oshane Thomas, Anthony which was held at Bramble, Jason Mohammed, Kuwait and the Khary Pierre. players from India: Virat Kohli (captain), Ladakh made Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, importance in Parliament and Players in action during National U-25 Chess Championship India proud at international KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish demanded recognition of Ice in Jammu on Friday. level", MP JTN said. Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Krunal Hockey Game as National However, these players have National U-25 Chess Championship Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Sports in India through Council been left in the lurch because Washington Sundar, Rahul of India by Ministry of Youth the sport is not recognised in 19 players leading at 2 points Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Affairs and Sports, Govt of India. Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, India and support from The MP demanded immedi- Navdeep Saini. National Ice Hockey ate recognition of Ice Hockey each after Round-2 Match starts 8 PM IST. (PTI) Association of India (IHAI) for sport for benefit of the ace Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sports Council.