SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2017 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Thousands of sportspersons left in lurch Velavan misses maiden PSA title; Tye’s hat-trick hands Gujarat J&K believes in ‘Musical Shows’, not Sports loses to Egyptian Elsherbini izers of Jammu Mahotsav had said a sportsperson from an Rajesh Dhar CHENNAI, Apr 14: counter many of Elsherbini's Lions first win in IPL 10 approached Jammu and Kashmir Army background while attacking strokes with his glid- RAJKOT, Apr 14: out) and Aaron Finch (33 not runs off 30 balls with the help of JAMMU, Apr 14: State Sports Council for grant of expressing anonymity. Up and coming Indian player ing movements on the court, but out) then joined hands and eight boundaries and one six. Notwithstanding the promises permission to hold the mega Are the musical stars from Velavan Senthilkumar's dream the rival's accuracy proved supe- Debutant regis- stitched an unbeaten 61-run The fall of 's made by the State Government musical event within its premis- outside the State more important run came to a halt when rior in the end. tered the second hat-trick of the fourth stand to over- wicket resulted in another two with regard to promotion of es, adding that the Council for us than our budding Egyptian Mohamed Elsherbini The 19-year old Chennai boy day as a clinical whelm the target with two overs overs later when a charging sports and games in nooks and authorities refused to give them sportspersons is a million dollar defeated him in the final of the won one game but the Egyptian defeated Rising Pune Supergiant to spare. McCullum was by corners of the State, the permission because of the Court question? Parkview Open, a PSA World looked in control for the better by seven to notch up Finch finished off the pro- Mahendra Singh Dhoni off leg- Government's only multipur- directions, however, the organiz- On the one side, the State of Tour event, in Johannesburg in part of the 55-minute tussle, their first win in the ongoing ceedings in great style, clobber- spinner Chahar's . pose sports facility (Playfield) in ers threw the Court directions Jammu and Kashmir, especially . the City of Temples namely according to information , here ing Lockie Ferguson for two New man in Dinesh Karthik into the winds and managed to the Sports Ministry is focused to Elsherbini too, like Velavan, today. Maulana Azad (MA) Stadium is use the facility for a series of promote sports and sportsper- received here. huge hits over the fence to get too didn't last long as he was aiming for his maiden PSA Senthilkumar, a qualifier, Opting to bowl first, right- busy in hosting a mega 'Musical musical evenings. sons in the State and is striving title and took his chances to TODAY’S FIXTURE Show' leaving thousands of had on the way to the final, beat- arm pacer Tye, playing his first When contacted, Shiv hard to carve a space on the eventually win it with a 11-8, IPL match, returned with Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Kolkata (4 PM) sportspersons in the lurch. Kumar Sharma, Joint Secretary, Country's Sports Map, and on en the No.1 seed Aqeel Rehman Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab at Delhi (8 PM) 11-7, 10-12, 11-8 scoreline late of Austria 11-3, 11-1, 11-5 in the impressive figures of 5 for 17 One fails to understand as to J&K State Sports Council said the other side, Government's last night. what sort of demon forced the quarterfinals and third-seed from his four overs to enable Gujarat Lions' campaign back chopped on 's goo- that he did not issue any letter of Tourism Department is busy in Senthilkumar, who upset the authorities to provide MA Mark Fuller of 12-10, Gujarat Lions restrict Supergiant on track after defeats in the gly on to his stumps in the next permission to the organizers, organizing a musical extrava- top and third seeds enroute to Stadium to the organizers for 11-7, 11-9 in the semifinal. to 171 for eight. opening two matches. over. despite they applied for the same ganza in its only Sports Stadium. the final, did show ability to Tye's was the second hat- holding Musical Show in peak more than once. Expecting good show from (PTI) Chasing the challenging Earlier electing to bowl, sports season, despite the fact trick of the day in the history of total, Gujarat Lions got off to a Gujarat Lions got off to a pre- He further said that he sim- the sportspersons of the State at IPL after Royal Challengers that the Court has restrained the ply adhered to the directions of the higher levels in this uncon- Musaif, Yuvraj score fifties; Anmol blazing start with McCullum and fect start as veteran Praveen custodians of the Stadium for Bangalore's Dwayne Smith sharing qucikfire Kumar (1/51) removed danger- the Court Orders for not allot- genial sports atmosphere is sim- (4/9) achieved the feat earlier allotting it to Non- Sports ting the Stadium to any non ply to flog a dead horse. 94 runs for the opening stand in ous for a Organizations. takes 4 wkts in Stadium XI’s win against in a los- just 53 balls. with the third ball of the sports organization. He, howev- Let's hope noble sense pre- ing cause. "Recent allotment of MA Excelsior Sports Correspondent bowlers, who took 4 important Both McCullum and innings. er, said that it is the Sports vails all around. Tye was instrumental in Stadium for Jammu Mahotsav, wickets, while Sudanshu bagged Dwayne Smith looked in mur- The credit for the dismissal Officer/Manager of the Stadium Meanwhile, good number of keeping the Supergiant's total as part of the Baisakhi Festival UDHAMPUR, Apr 14: 2 wickets. Nipun and Jugjap derous mood as they mostly should go to Gujarat Lions skip- who issues the final permission Sports Associations including under check, especially after a has deprived thousands of Splendid half-centuries by claimed one wicket each. dealt fours and sixes. per Raina who pulled off a one- letter. their parent Association namely Musaif Ajaz and Yuvraj Saini blazing start by opener Rahul sportspersons from their prepa- In reply, Stadium XI chased The duo didn't spare a single handed blinder at the first slip ration for National Level events. When contacted, the Sports Jammu and Kashmir Olympic and 4-wicket haul by Anmol Tripathi (33 off 17) and skipper Officer said that the higher Association (JKOA), parents the target easily by losing 3 Supergiant bowler as they effort- from a good length that The budding sportspersons are Bhan helped Stadium XI Jammu Steven Smith (43 off 28). lessly struck boundaries and came in after pitching and not in a position to use MA authorities advised us to provide and sports enthusiasts have to beat Udhampur XI in the wickets, thus won the match by Later chasing the target, the Stadium to the organizers shown grave concern over the 7 wickets. Musaif contributed sixes. cramped the batsman for room Stadium for 4 to 5 days, which exhibition match at Brendon McCullum (49 off 32) Supergiant finally manged to only to induce an outside edge. will certainly hamper their after probably clearing all the highhandedness of the authori- Subash Stadium, here. 71 runs, while Yuvraj Singh and Dwayne Smith (47 off 30) obstacles with regard to the ties and termed it against the Saini scored 51 runs to the total. put some brakes on the Gujarat Thereafter, Supergiant skip- preparations as they have to Batting first, Udhampur XI got Gujarat Lions off to a flier Lions' scoring rate when Shardul per Smith and Tripathi took the reschedule their training pro- Court directions and allied for- sporting spirit and the Sports scored 161 runs, with Sunil (35) For Udhampur XI, Ritik took 3 with a blazing 94-run opening malities. Policy of the State. Thakur dismissed Dwayne attack to the opposition and gramme. The only multipurpose and Udhay Partap Singh (20). wickets. Anmol Bhan was stand to set the base for the con- Smith in the ninth over, caught stitched quick 63-run partner- Stadium is in shambles and the "It is a shame on the part of Some heads of the Anmol Bhan was the pick of the declared as man of the match. vincing victory. at third man by Rahul Chahar. ship off just 32 balls to take custodians did not even adhere the organizers to hold a musical Associations while talking to Skipper Suresh Raina (35 not Dwayne Smith scored his Gujarat Lions forward. (PTI) to the directions of the Hon'ble gala at the time when our sol- this Correspondent gave vent to Jammu Mahotsav Golf Tournament organised High Court," said Dr Ashutosh diers are shedding their blood at their feeling and said that they Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ladakh and the scenic but chal- Sharma, General Secretary the borders and becoming vic- feel pain and agony over this lenging golf course in Jammu. Pollard scripts dramatic Mumbai Jammu and Kashmir Olympic tims of not only gruesome, bru- scenario, but are hapless to tack- JAMMU, Apr 14: On the eve The state of J&K is the ultimate Association. tal or barbaric but also satanic le it in the scheme of things in of Jammu Mahotsav, Directorate golfing destination". Sources said that the organ- designs of the separatist forces," J&K. of Tourism and Jammu Tawi The event was overseen by win after Badree’s hat-trick Golf Course organized a Jammu the Secretary Jammu Tawi Golf Mahotsav Golf Tournament at BENGALURU, Apr 14: favour of Mumbai in the 16th wickets. Course Manav Gupta. Jammu Tawi Golf Course, over when Pollard pummelled Kohli, out of action for Results: Closest to the pin, scripted Sidhra, here. Pawan Negi for two huge sixes, almost a month with a shoulder Dr SS Jamwal, The longest Mumbai Indian's sensational The event saw unprecedent- drive, Bhupesh Gupta, Senior four-wicket win over Royal ed participation from the golfers Category, Najamus Saqib, Challengers Bangalore with a who vied for top honors. blistering 70-run knock which Secretary Tourism, Farooq A Runners up and Winner SS Wazir. overshadowed Samuel Badree's Shah was the Chief Guest on the hat-trick in an IPL game here valedictory function. In 0-12 handicap category, R.S Jaswal (Runners-up) and today. Speaking on the occasion, Chasing a 143-run target, Farooq A Shah said, "J&K is Mohd Ashfaq (Winner). In 12-18 Handicap, OPAbrol Mumbai looked down and out emerging as golfing destination, with Badree's hat-trick that as the state has the best golf (Runners-up), Hemant Kumar Sharma (Winner). reducing the visitors to seven for courses of India. The Royal four in the third over. It was first Spring Golf Course in Zabarwan In 19 and above category, hat-trick of IPL-10. Jubilant Simula Sports Club players posing for a group photograph after registering victory in forest range, the second oldest Harbinder Singh (Runners- up), It soon became 33 for five 5th Baisakhi CPL at Parade Ground in Jammu. golf course in India The Er. Akash Bhola (Winner). but the big-hitting West Indian Kashmir Golf Club, the natural In below 18 years (Junior Amrit, Shashi, Samad win man of match awards and Krunal Pandya (37 ) golf course of Gulmarg, the sce- category), Harmandeep Singh (Runners-up), Rasagya Tandon stitched a match-winning 93-run nic golf course in Pahalgam, the Samuel Badree exults after taking a hat-trick against highest golf greens being built in (Winner). partnership to stage a dramatic KC Sports, Simula, J&K Sports Promoters turnaround. Mumbai Indians at Bangaluru on Friday. Mumbai went into the reducing the target to 33 off 24 injury he suffered during the Wrestler Lallu wins Mahadev Kesari title innings break having the upper Excelsior Sports Correspondent During the championship a balls. third Test against , got Club win ties in 5th Baisakhi CPL hand after limiting RCB to 142 Pollard departed after smash- into the groove in no time. total of fifty bouts were fought for five despite Virat Kohli strik- REASI, Apr 14: Wrestler and five bouts were played ing four sixes and three fours in After mistiming a short ball Excelsior Sports Correspondent The sponsors of the premier was declared as the man of ing a classy 62 off 47 balls in his league are Shukeel Gupta & Co. Lallu of Jammu outplayed between girls which were total, more importantly doing off Harbhajan Singh for a single match. first competitive outing in near- JAMMU, Apr 14: KC Sports and Lep Sqad Co. In another match, Simula Wrestler Kapil of Delhi and lift- applauded by all present in the the job when his team needed it in the second over of the ly a month. Club, Simula Sports Club and Earlier, in the first match, Sports Club defeated Young ed the 30th Annual Reasi ground. The main bout was most. innings, Kohli found his omi- Mumbai, with the batting JK Sports Promoters Club regis- KC Sports Club defeated JPCC Cricket Club by 150 runs. Mahadev Kesari title, organised played between Lallu of Jammu Hardik Pandya ended the nous touch. they possess, were expected to tered convincing wins and by 66 runs. Batting first, Simula Sports by Mahadev Dangal Committee, and Kapil of delhi which was game in emphatic fashion, a six The next over bowled by chase the 143-run target com- entered into the semifinals stage Batting first, KC Sports Club Club scored 228 runs for the Reasi on the eve of Baisakhi. won by Lallu . off Tymal Mills over long on. pacer Tim Southee saw him hit- fortably on a batting friendly of the 5th Baisakhi Cricket scored 174 runs in 20 overs for loss of 5 wickets in the stipulat- On the occasion, Tahir Bhat The second main bout was Earlier, RCB failed to capi- ting a straight six and a couple Premier League at Parade the loss of 4 wickets. Amrit was ed 20 overs. SSP Reasi was the chief guest played between Sachin of Delhi pitch at the Chinnaswamy talise on the good work done by of fours, one was a crisp pull ground, here. the top scorer with 75 runs, stud- Shashi was the top scorer and Major Piyush Upadhaya of and Diler Khan of Jammu which Stadium. Kohli, managing just 31 runs off shot and another a whip over The League on the occasion 61 RR Talwara was the guest of ded with 7 fours and 2 sixes, with 63 runs with 10 fours and 1 was won by Sachin. Third bout However, Badree, playing the last five overs and lost four mid-on. (PTI) of Baisakhi is being organized while Surya made 49 runs and six, Hardeep Singh scored 48 honour who distributed prizes was played between Kartar his first match of the tourna- by J&K Sports Promoters Club Suryansh contributed 20 runs to runs and Atul also contributed amongst the winner and runner- Singh of Reasi and Layaqat of ment, broke Mumbai's back by in collaboration with District the total. 38 runs to the total. up in presence of prominent cit- Jammu which was won by removing Parthiv Patel, Mitchell Police Jammu. From JPCC, Nitin took 2 For YCC, Nobeen took 2 izens of Reasi and other digni- Kartar Singh. The winners were McClenaghan and Rohit Sharma The organizing committee wickets while Neeraj and Vishal wickets while Santosh and taries. awarded by cash prizes and gurj. in successive balls to have the members include Ranjeet Kalra, claimed 1 wicket each. Owais claimed 1 wicket each. visitors reeling at seven for four Hilal Rather, Rajesh Dhar, RK In reply, JPCC bundled out In reply, Youth Cricket Club in the third over. Bhat, Adv. PS Parmar, Umesh, Bhatia Cricket Academy for 108 runs in 15.3 overs. Raju collapsed at 78 runs in 18 overs. It was a remarkable effort by Sudhir Singh, Saleem Ur Owais (19), Asif (18) and the West Indian, considering he Rehman, Anand Tripathi, Sadiq and Ishaan made 24 runs each. Mobeen (12) were the main registers 21-run win over RCC picked all those three wickets in Hussain and Madan Mohan. From KC Sports Club, Vivek scorers. the Powerplay. He dismissed Rajesh Gill, Former Ranji took 3 wickets, Sahil and Sahil Excelsior Sports Correspondent Dhar and Musaif Ajaz took 2 Lotra took 2 wickets each while For Simula, Kuldeep took 3 wickets each, while Aditya Pal Patel and Rohit with a googly, Trophy Player is the Coordinator wickets, Hilal Rather, Abhinav JAMMU, Apr 14: Bhatia of the event. Aman Sharma and Abhishant Singh, Kartik and Sachin the left-hander handing a simple claimed 1 wicket each. Amrit and Satish claimed 2 wickets Cricket Academy got better of Sharma claimed one wicket catch to Gayle at short extra each. Shashi was declared as RCC Srinagar by 21 runs in a each. cover while another went man of the match for his bril- friendly cricket match played at In reply, RCC scored 170 through Rohit's defence, sending liant knock. Govt Boys High School ground, runs in 29 overs, thus lost the the packed crowd into a frenzy. Winners Singh Cricket Club Akhnoor posing for a group In another match, JK Sports Satwari Cantt, here. match by 21 runs. Musaif Ajaz The spinner had the luck on photograph in Jammu on Friday. Promoters Club defeated Sher- Batting first, Bhatia CA top scored with 65 off 48 balls, his side too as he dismissed e-Kashmir Cricket Club by 10 scored 191 runs in the stipulated T20 Cricket Tournament Rural while Sachin Sharma con- McClenaghan off a low full- wickets. 30 overs by losing 9 wickets. tributed 29 runs off 28 balls. Batting first, Sher-e- Ankush Sharma top scored with toss. He ended his spell with a Harman (16), Dikshant Kundal wicket, sending back the in- Singh Club crushes Kashmir Cricket Club scored 59 runs, while Kanav Saini con- (15) were the other notable con- 113 in the stipulated 20 overs. tributed 47 runs to the total. form Nitish Rana to leave tributors. For Bhatia Academy, Mumbai at 33 for five in eight Aman was the main scorer Sachin Sadotra and Govind Sant Baksh took 3 wickets, Krishna CC to enter semis overs. Badreee returned incredi- who made 34 runs, while chipped in with 21 and 14 runs while Ankush bagged 2 and Excelsior Sports Correspondent being organized by Jammu ble figures of 4-1-9-4. Sharuk scored 25 runs to the respectively. For RCC, Praful Rohan claimed one. Police at MHAC School total. What followed was sensible JAMMU, Apr 14: Singh Nagbani, here. For JK Sports Promoters batting from both Pollard and Cricket Akhnoor thrashed Winning the toss and batting Club, Shamsher Singh Manhas First Step Kids PS celebrates Annual Day Krunal. They kept their team in Krishna Cricket Club Akhnoor Rallyists posing for a group photograph alongwith the digni- first, KCC collapsed at 49 runs took 4 wickets, while Praful Excelsior Correspondent and other guests. the hunt with an odd boundary by 10 wickets and sealed berth taries during flag off ceremony in Jammu. in 10.4 overs. Rahul and Pankaj Dhar bagged 2 wickets. Rajesh The prize distribution cere- but did not take too many risks. in the semifinals of the T20 JAMMU, Apr 14: First Step contributed 11 and 10 runs Gill, Vishal and Yogesh claimed mony for the students was also The game tilted hugely in the Cricket Tournament Rural, Kids Public School, Trilokpura, respectively. One India Ride Car Rally 1 wicket each. held. Jammu celebrated its Annual For Singh CC Akhnoor, In reply, the openers of J&K In other categories, Daksh Happy New Year Cup U-14 Tournament Sports Promoters Club, Abdul Day with pomp and show, here Suresh Malhotra took 4 wickets, today. and her group emerged winner while Sham Singh Langeh flagged off from Jammu Samad and Rohan Gill scored in Dogri group dance while unbeaten 74 and 30 runs for the The programme was chaired Lakshya CA drubs Rising bagged 3 wickets. Binny and Excelsior Sports Correspondent rally that will be covering 1500 Mohit and his group emerged team, thus won the match by 10 by Princy Pandita Chairman, Sunil shared 1 wicket each. kilometers in 29 States, 5 Union winners in Kashmiri Dance. JAMMU, Apr 14: The wickets. Samad was declared as First Step Kids Public School. In reply, Singh Club scored Territories in 31 days. Speaking on the occasion, CA Udhampur by 42 runs 'Harmony One India Car Rally' The Rally which com- man of the match for his fabu- The function started with the required runs in just 3.3 lous innings. He hit fours and lighting of traditional lamp fol- Chairman of the school, lauded Excelsior Sports Correspondent wicket each. Dhruv was being organized by The National menced at Chandigarh and was overs without losing any wicket, Integrated Forum of Artists And sixes with fluidity and grace in lowed by Saraswati Vandana by the students for showing spirit declared as mn of the match. flagged off by Governor of JAMMU, Apr 14: Lakshay thus won the match by 10 wick- Activists (NIFAA) was flagged his power-packed innings. Shivi and her group. and confidence. The match was officiated by Haryana Prof Kaptan Singh Cricket Academy Udhampur ets. Suresh Malhotra was off for Simla from here today. The matches were officiated Other attractions of the pro- Co-ordinator, Manpreet Sadiq Hussain, Deepak Kumar Solanki will be driving to all defeated Rising Cricket adjudged as man of the match. Harmony-One India Ride is by Sadiq Hussain, Sandeep gramme were Dogri and Kour presented Annual Report and Shiv Kumar. Capital cities of India. Academy Udhampur by 42 runs an initiative that has brought Manchanda, Sanjay, Rajeev and Kashmiri dance, which were of the school and also presented The Activists and National in the Happy New Year Cup together around 500 Vinod. applauded by the students, staff the vote of thanks. Awardees will be collecting the Under-14 Cricket Tournament, Government National Awardees being organized by Mayank and Artists from various fields sand and water from each state Hajjam elected that shall be rolled into one sand Katich credits Umesh for Goswami Cricket Academy at with the aim to promote president of DFA its ground, here. National Integration and is being to plant a tree of National Integration in their office at KKR’s win over KXIP Batting first, Lakshya supported by Haryana Baramulla Cricket Academy scored a mod- Government. Haryana later this year. KOLKATA, Apr 14: Umesh. They visiting rally collected Excelsior Sports Correspondent Umesh played a big role in est total of 113 runs. Dhruv top The Rally at Jammu was may have caught scored with 19 runs, while sand and water from Srinagar India's 2-1 win over Australia in flagged off by Ranjeet Kalra, JAMMU, Apr 14: Noor everyone's attention as a big hit- Agaste and Aditya contributed and Jammu and the Water of the the recent four-Test series and he Vice Chairman State Sports Mohd Hajjam was unanimously ting opening batsman but Kolkata 17 and 13 runs respectively. For Holy Tawi and Jhelum Rivers. missed KKR's first two matches Council Jammu and Member of elected president of District Knight Riders assistant coach Rising CA, Avinash and Udhay The participants will also be because of a niggle. BCCI along with Surinder Singh Football Association (DFA) Simon Katich today gave credit to Pratap took 2 wickets each, "Yesterday he basically turned Bunty, Prime Ministers National promoting the regional crafts Baramulla in its election meet India star pacer for while Ankit claimed one wicket. Youth Awardee from J&K. and Youth achievers at each of held under the chairmanship of setting up their eight-wicket win the game for us. At one stage we In reply, Rising CA bundled Earlier, the participating their destinations. BA Shah, Senior Vice President over Kings XI Punjab. were looking at a chase of 200 but out for 71 runs. Kanav and National Awardees addressed The rally is being coordinat- JKFA. "It's never easy to walk the key wicket of Glenn Maxwell Avinash contributed 12 runs the gathering at Exhibition ed by S.Pritpal Singh Pannu Khurshid Tariq and Shabir straight into the side and turn cracked the game open for us," he each, while Satvik chipped in Ground, Press Club, Dogra from NIFFA and Hetindra Ahmed Halwai were elected around the game. Let's not forget said of Yadav who returned with with 9 runs. For Lakshya CA, Chowk Jammu & highlighted Somani President All India Secretary and Treasurer respec- he (Umesh) had a couple of 4/33 to restrict KXIP to 170/9 last Agaste bagged 2 wickets, while the aims and objectives of the National Awardees Federation. tively. weeks off," Katich said about night. (PTI) Dhruv and Ashim claimed one