THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q FRIDAY Q JULY 23, 2021 11 44 Indian athletes to participate in Olympics 3rd ODI: India’s conundrum whether opening ceremony amid Covid fears to experiment or not after series win mony along with Manu Bhaker, Yashaswini Singh COLOMBO, JULY 22: Sri Lanka coach Mickey Deswal, Deepak Kumar and India coach Rahul Dravid Arthur’s anger and disap- Divyansh Singh Panwar will have to choose between pointment was much visible who will be shooting on the experimenting and contin- in the last game, but he second day. uing the winning combina- needs to bolster his players, The Indian team has tion in his bid to ensure a especially his bowlers. eight rifle, five pistol and clean sweep against Sri For Sri Lanka, the perfor- two skeet shooters, besides Lanka in the third and final mance of leggie Wanindu six coaches and a physio- one-dayer here on Friday. Hasaranga, who picked therapist in Tokyo. While Shikhar Dhawan- three wickets in the last Boxers, archers and the led India won the first game match, would also be cru- men's and women's hockey by seven wickets, Deepak cial. teams are also scheduled to Chahar pulled a heist in the The Teams (From): second one with his match- India: Shikhar Dhawan compete the day after the Pandya, the flamboyant be rested, with the three opening ceremony. winning unbeaten 69 as the (captain), Prithvi Shaw, De- visitors won by three wick- Baroda player and his shortest format games lined vdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj India have named men's brother all-rounder Krunal up. hockey captain Manpreet ets. Gaikwad, Suryakumar Ya- Now, it remains to be are expected to play. The spin duo of Kuldeep dav, Manish Pandey, Nitish Singh and six-time world There are times when Yadav (2/48 and 0/55) and champion woman boxer seen whether India con- Rana, Ishan Kishan, Sanju tinue with Prithvi Shaw, every player does not want Yuzvendra Chahal (2/52 Samson, Hardik Pandya, MC Mary Kom as the flag- to rest and play each game, and 3/50) did pretty well in bearers for the opening cer- who got scores of 43 and 13, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa to partner the skipper at the but the team management the first two games. But Gowtham, Yuzvendra Cha- emony. would need to consider the with the likes of off-spinner While Mary Kom is not top, or go in for classy Dev- hal, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun dutt Padikkal or an equally workload of the bowlers, as Krishnappa Gowtham and Chakaravarthy, Rahul Cha- TOKYO, JULY 22: No number of athletes and of- Covid. "Six officials (from scheduled to compete the they are playing six matches talented Rahul Chahar, more than 44 Indian ath- ficials participating in the every country) are allowed next day, Manpreet will be elegant Ruturaj Gaikwad— har, Deepak Chahar, Bhu- both superb List A players. in just 12 days in humid Sri waiting in the wings, it will vneshwar Kumar, Chetan letes will participate in the opening ceremony within at the ceremony but there is leading the side out for the Lankan conditions. be a difficult call on whom If Shaw gets another op- Sakariya, Navdeep Saini. Olympic Games opening 50," Indian Olympic Asso- no cap on athletes. How- first Pool A game against In the two previous to play. portunity, he would be Sri Lanka: Dasun ceremony on Friday in view ciation secretary general ever, we have advised the New Zealand on Saturday. games, the Indian bowlers With the series already in more than keen to get a big Shanaka (captain), of the Covid threat. Rajeev Mehta said. athletes who have events "Those who are quaranti- managed to contain the in- the bag, the team may rest score, as he failed to convert Dhananjaya De Silva, The athletes who have The decision was taken the next day to skip the cere- ning are also not allowed," experienced Sri Lankan ‘Kul-Cha’ and play the his start in the first game. Avishka Fernando, competitions lined up the after a meeting between mony and focus on their Verma said about the ath- batting-line up and pulled young guns, with Krunal as next day have already been chef de mission and coaches game," deputy chef de mis- letes and officials, who have Another dilemma for the Bhanuka Rajapaksa, team management would things back. the third spinner. told to skip the event. With here on Thursday morning. sion Prem Kumar Verma recently landed in the While Bhuvneshwar For Sri Lanka, a win in the Pathum Nissanka, Charith six officials, the total Indian India is being repre- had said on Wednesday. Japanese city. be whether to persist with Asalanka, Wanindu aggressive Ishan Kishan or could continue to lead the final game would do won- presence during the march sented by more than 125 The likes of 10m air pistol Among other countries, attack, it remains to be seen ders to their confidence after Hasaranga, Ashen Bandara, past would add up to 50. athletes in the Games with shooters Saurabh Chaud- Britain will have no more give an opportunity to Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Sanju Samson, another whether the team manage- nearly pulling off a win in "We won't like to create a the overall contingent size hary, Abhishek Verma, than 30 athletes taking part Udara, Ramesh Mendis, hard-hitting batsman, to ment opts for young the second game. situation where our athletes being 228, including offi- Apurvi Chandela and Elave- in the ceremony due to Chamika Karunaratne, make his ODI debut. Navdeep Saini or uncapped Opener Avishka Fer- are in danger of getting in- cials, coaches, other sup- nil Valarivan, who have Covid fears. The UK has 376 Dushmantha Chameera, The likes of Manish impressive left-arm pacer nando has been among fected. So a decision has port staff and alternative events on the first competi- athletes in fray at the Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Pandey and ever-improving Chetan Sakariya in place of runs, but needs support been taken to limit the athletes in view of the tion day, will skip the cere- Games. Dhananjaya, Shiran Fer- Suryakumar Yadav are cer- last game’s hero Deepak from the other batsmen. nando, Dhananjaya Lak- tain to maintain their places Chahar, who has been ex- A good outing for skipper as the duo are the middle- ceptional with his knuckle- Dasun Shanaka, Minod shan, Ishan Jayaratne, Don't take overseas coaches seriously, Greg order backbone. ball. Bhanuka, Dhananjaya de Praveen Jayawickrema, With vice-captain Bhu- But Chahar, who has now Silva and others would not Asitha Fernando, Kasun vneshwar Kumar making it shown that he can bat, is only help the team but also Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Chappell once rejected Deepak Chahar: Prasad clear that there are no fit- also a key player in the T20 themselves in the career Isuru Udana. ness issues with Hardik set up, and hence he could ahead. Match starts at 3 PM IST. NEW DELHI, JULY Prasad tweeted. 22: Former India pacer "Moral of the story- Be- Venkatesh Prasad has re- lieve in yourself and don't Prison authorities allow Sushil Kumar vealed that pacer Deepak take overseas coaches too Chahar, who has done well seriously," said the 51-year- in the ongoing series old Prasad, who played 33 against Sri Lanka, was once Tests with 96 wickets be- to watch TV ahead of Tokyo Olympics told to quit cricket to find tween 1996 and 2001. NEW DELHI, JULY lier. another job by Australian Primarily a right-arm 22: Delhi Prison authorities Police said 12 accused, in- coach Greg Chappell during medium pacer, Chahar, on Thursday allowed two- cluding Kumar, have so far his time at the Rajasthan coming out at number time Olympic medallist been arrested in connection Cricket Academy. eight, hit a 82-ball 69 not Sushil Kumar, lodged in Ti- with the Chhatrasal Sta- The 28-year-old Chahar out to help India notch up a har jail in connection with dium brawl case. played a match-winning three-wicket win in the sec- the Chhatrasal Stadium The police have claimed knock in the series-clinch- ond ODI against Sri Lanka brawl, to watch television in that Kumar is the "main ing second ODI win against on Tuesday. the common area of his culprit and mastermind" of Sri Lanka. "There are off-course ex- ward ahead of the Olympic the murder and said there is Prasad was referring to ceptions but with such won- Games, which is set to begin electronic evidence in the time when Chappell was derful talent in India, it's on July 23, officials said. which he and his associates appointed Rajasthan time that teams and fran- On July 2, Kumar could be seen beating Cricket Academy's Director position. to look at a different occu- chisees consider having In- through his advocate had Dhankar. of Cricket by former IPL "Deepak Chahar was re- pation. And he single-hand- dian coaches and mentors urged prison authorities to Last month, a Delhi court chief Lalit Modi after he re- jected by Greg Chappell at edly won a match with not as much as possible," provide him a television to had dismissed an applica- signed from India coach's RCA for his height and told even his primary skills," Prasad noted. remain updated about since the Olympics is set to Sagar Dhankar and two of tion filed by Kumar, seeking wrestling matches and begin from tomorrow. his friends Sonu and Amit special food and supple- other happenings outside "He has made a request Kumar on the intervening ments in the prison, saying the jail.