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Page16 Sports.Qxd (Page 1) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU In-form India start favourites SC removes cloud of uncertainty over Ind-Eng test series against inconsistent England NEW DELHI, Nov 8: support to monitor BCCI's func- tioning, the bench said, "It is RAJKOT, Nov 8: sons. (DRS), which the BCCI has Supreme Court today appropriate that the committee is This time around, however, consistently opposed, will be removed the hurdles created by vested with power to engage Their morale high after England have come into the used. state cricket associations on the experts in different specific fields back-to-back triumphs over series after a first-ever shock The hosts, with little experi- holding of the India-England test considered necessary for finalis- West Indies and New Zealand, defeat in a Test match at the ence of it in Tests barring the series by allowing BCCI to incur ing the contracts in question." World No.1 India would be hands of Bangladesh in Dhaka one series eight years ago in Sri the expense of Rs 58.66 lakh for Since this demand was not odds-on favourites when they to draw the two-match rubber 1- Lanka, have been busy planning the first match starting tomorrow, objected to by the BCCI, the take on England in what is 1. their strategy on how to warning that no part of fund will bench said "In the circumstances, expected to be a gruelling five- The tourists have also not approach the system. go to the host Saurashtra Cricket we authorise the committee to Test series starting here tomor- played any warm-up game after India, who have an enviable Association. engage such administrative, sec- row. landing in India a week ago. record of not being beaten in 14 The apex court also gave retarial staff and engage the serv- The series will be the first Add to that, their highest Test home Tests since their loss to more teeth to the committee head- ice of experts to determine the five-match affair on Indian soil wicket-taker James Anderson is England in Kolkata in 2012, ed by former Chief Justice of amount to be paid by BCCI for in three decades and the open- not available for at least the have a good batting line-up India Justice R M Lodha for mon- contracts for holding various ing clash will also mark the opening skirmish as he is yet to even though it has been hit by itoring the working of the Board domestic, international and IPL debut of Rajkot as a Test venue. return to complete fitness from injuries to KL Rahul, Shikhar of Control for Cricket in India matches for the 2017 season." It promises to be an engross- a shoulder injury. Dhawan and Rohit Sharma. (BCCI) by allowing it to vet hun- The bench said the remunera- ing contest between the world Both Cook and all-rounder The teams (from): dreds of contracts with vendors tion for the experts and the secre- India: Virat Kohli (Captain), for holding of domestic, interna- tarial staff would be determined No.1 ranked India and the team Stuart Broad, who is to play his Peddlers in action during a match of ongoing 32nd Jammu District Table Tennis Championship Murali Vijay, Gautam Gambhir, tional and IPL matches in 2017. by the committee and the expens- that last beat them at home four 100th Test, have talked about 2016 at MA Stadium in Jammu. Excelsior/Rakesh years ago. England being the clear "under- Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya It said the arrangement for the es borne by the BCCI. In 2012, England came back dogs" going into the rubber, Rahane (Vice Captain), Ravich- first match would continue for the At the outset, Sibal said, 32nd Jammu District Table Tennis C'ship 2016 from a game down to turn the especially against an Indian side andran Ashwin, Wriddhiman subsequent test matches till "Today, what we need is an order tables on India and post a 2-1 being led in aggressive style by Saha (Wk), Ravindra Jadeja, December 3, when it will hear the as the test match is starting tomor- win in a four-game rubber. Kohli. Amit Mishra, Mohammad matter already scheduled. row and no funds have been Iknoor to lock horns with Ragni Superior spin bowling by Kohli would be extremely Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh A bench headed by Chief released. Let the committee be Graeme Swann and Monty keen to improve his not-so- Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Karun Justice T S Thakur also took directed to allow the release of Panesar, both of whom are no impressive record with the bat Nair, Jayant Yadav. strong exception to the language funds, otherwise the match will in U-12 girls’summit clash used against the Lodha panel by not take place.” longer part of the squad, was a against the visitors. England: Alastair Cook Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ssmifinals, Iknoor beat Tanishka In Under-14 Sub Junior Boys major factor in that English tri- The Indians are understand- (Captain), Jonny Bairstow, Jake BCCI top brass, including its “There is a contract between the BCCI and the England and by 2-0, while Ragini drubbed by first round, Akshit beat Sarthak umph. ably wary of the England team. Ball, Gary Ballance, Gareth Secretary Ajay Shirke in his com- munication with the panel. Wales Cricket Board (ECB)," he JAMMU, Nov 8: Outplaying Hargun 2-1. 2-0, Naman trounced Satyam 2- Also some excellent batting Coach Anil Kumble wants his Batty, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, their rivals convincingly in the Meanwhile, in Under-12 1, Vishav beat Abhijay 2-0, Ben Duckett, Steven Finn, Lodha Committee Secretary said, adding it has nothing to do by current skipper Alastair team to execute plans exactly with the state associations which semifinals, peddlers Iknoor and cadet boys semifinal, Akhilesh Pranav got better of Lakshay 2- Cook and the controversial like they did when they Haseeb Hameed, Moeen Ali, Gopal Shankar Narayan, an advo- cate, complained that the use of are not complying with the rec- Ragni have made it to finals of trounced Karmanya by 3-1 and 1, Manit trounced Arindam 2-0. Kevin Pietersen, who is no swamped New Zealand 3-0 to Zafar Ansari, Adil Rashid, Joe the Under-12 Cadet Girls cate- Divyansh thrashed Rohan Prominent among others Root, Ben Stokes, Chris words and the statements issued ommendations of the committee longer a part of England's begin the home season on a for structural reforms including gory of the ongoing 32nd Langar by 3-0. who witnessed the matches scheme of things, were the high- rousing note. Woakes. by them was akin to "constant insult" heaped on the panel com- the appointment of independent Jammu District Table Tennis Earlier, in Under-12 Cadet today were Satbir Singh, Rajan lights for England. Yesterday, vice captain Match starts: 09:30 am IST. prising the former CJI and two auditors. Championship 2016, being Girls first round, Tanishka out- Sharma, I P Singh, Satish Gupta, The current Indian team led Ajinkya Rahane talked about (PTI) retired judges of the apex court. While permitting the BCCI organized by Jammu and played Mavleen by 2-0, Jhanvi Ajay sharma, Anil Dutta, by Virat Kohli, who was a mem- the dangers of becoming com- Hockey Tourney The bench, also comprising to incur the expenditure for the Kashmir Table Tennis Assoc- beat Divyanshi by 2-0, Vidhushi Gurvinder Sasan, Vasu Dewan, ber of the team that was van- placent even against an England Justices AM Khanwilkar and D Y first test match at Rajkot, the iation at MA Stadium, here. got better of Syesha 2-1 and Narinder Singh, Sandeep Kha- quished four years ago and later side, which has a few new faces. from Nov 12 Chandrachud, drew the attention bench made it clear that pay- The second day of the cham- Snigdha prevailed over Divyani dotra, Shorya Sharma, Sheetal in England (3-1) two years ago This would also be the first Excelsior Sports Correspondent of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, ments have to be made directly pionship witnessed some nail by 2-1, while Under-12 Cadet Gandotra, Narinder Kaur and in a best-of-five contest, would Test series in India where the appearing for the BCCI, to certain to the parties concerned with biting clashes, where the partici- Girls quarterfinals, Tanishka beat Sanjeev Gupta. not have forgotten the hard les- Decision Review System JAMMU, Nov 8: MBS sentences from the Board's secre- various contracts and no part of pants gave their 100 percent Jhanvi by 2-1, Ragini outclassed The matches were officiated Hockey Club, Makhanpur, tary's letter, saying "see the kind the fund will go to Saurashtra effort to secure wins. Vidhushi by 2-1 and Hargun by Sandeep Khadotra and Simbal Camp is going to organ- of language used by Shirke." Cricket Association. (PTI) In Under-12 Cadet Girls defeated Snigdha by 2-0. Meenu Rajesh. ize Gurdeep Singh (Chillu) The apex court took note of Memorial 5-a-side Night the submissions made by senior State Senior Billiards Championship Youth are society’s productive, Hockey Tournament, under the advocate Gopal Subramanium, aegis of Hockey J&K from who is assisting the court as ami- November 12 to November 19, cus curiae in the matter, that Ishuk, Vishal, Sohail, creative assets: Naeem Akhtar 2016 at Boys High School, BCCI has failed to comply with Excelsior Sports Correspondent The Minister wished the Simbal Camp, here. the directions of the top court, Nikhil register wins Scouts and Guides and appreci- According to a handout which was clear from the second Excelsior Sports Correspondent Association at Billiards Hall, Ma JAMMU, Nov 8: Minister ated the steps being taken to issued here, the organizers have report of the Lodha Committee Stadium, here.
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