THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q MONDAY Q JULY 06, 2020 7

Virat Kohli under 'conflict of interest' scanner; Langer on Warner: 'Like having Mayweather in team' LONDON, JULY 05: because of where we're at, Australia coach Justin but I love having him in the Sanjeev Gupta writes to BCCI Ethics Officer Langer, on Sunday, likened team. He's an absolute rip- to unbeaten per," he added. NEW DELHI, JULY 5: Court" verdict, every body boxing great Floyd May- After his return to the The Lodha Committee has to Respect, Accept & weather, calling him an "ab- game, Warner has proved while reworking the consti- 100 % comply forthwith & solute ripper" who will himself to be a valuable tution of the Board of Con- fall in line. never get to be a leader player to the team, that trol for in India "Nothing to attain & thanks to the 2018 ball-tam- struggled in his and Smith's (BCCI) had clearly men- nothing of mine at stake, it is pering scandal. absence. tioned that 'conflict of inter- Supreme Court verdicts Multiply Your Wealth by The 33-year-old delivered est' is an area that needs to sanctity & compliance at Investing in 15-18 Multibag- a superb World Cup cam- be fought hard for better stake for which I am all ger Stocks That Can Grow 4- paign followed by a sensa- administration of the gen- alone combating day in & 5 Times in 5 Years tional Australian Test sum- tleman's game. day out for last 4 years & Multiply Your Wealth by mer which included his And that has seen quite a will continue to do so till my Investing in 15-18 Multibag- career-best 335 . few former cricketers in- mind & body will support ger Stocks That Can Grow 4- Langer, who took up the cluding current BCCI Presi- said noble cause/intent 5 Times in 5 Years position of the coach of the dent Sourav Ganguly hav- without any fear / favour / The then skipper Steve national team a couple of ing to relinquish multiple influence / assistance / in- Smith and Warner, who was months after the scandal, posts. And now, current In- tant violation to BCCI Rule Apex Court ). fluence, I have not & will Langer told Channel Nine prompted a review of the his deputy, were handed said Warner has been a fan- dia skipper Virat Kohlis po- 38(4) approved by "My sole pure intent be- not leave any stone un- television's 'Sports Sunday', "win-at-all-cost" Australian one-year bans for their in- tastic addition to the side sition has been questioned Supreme Court Of India, As hind filing each & every pre- turned for the same," he referring to the American cricket culture, was slapped volvement in the infamous since he has come back from by Sanjeev Gupta in a mail such, he must relinquish his cise/factual complaint is for wrote. icon who remained unde- with a lifetime captaincy incident in the Test match the ban. to Ethics Officer D.K. Jain. one post at once in compli- 100 % compliance of Lodha Gupta in his mail has feated in his 50-bout profes- ban. Smith, however, is now against in "I love him. He talks it up, In a mail, accessed by ance, his two posts are cov- Reforms & Supreme Court mentioned the Indian cap- sional career and owned 15 eligible for a leadership role. March 2018. he is a great player by any IANS, Gupta has spoken ered as under - A - 38(4)(a) - approved BCCI Constitu- tain's involvement with VI- major world titles in five "Officially he's been "Look, I support him. calculations and he's been about Kohli's business ven- Player. B - 38(4)( o ) - Con- tion without any personal RAT KOHLI SPORTS LLP weight divisions. banned from captaining Having David Warner in the fantastic in the team over tures and said that it comes tractual Entity, to be read agenda & without any company which has two Di- Warner, who was identi- Australia again," Langer team is like having Floyd the last two years," Langer across that it is in violation with BCCI Rule 38(1) (iii). vested interest. I am least rectors/Owners namely Vi- fied as the instigator of the said. "I don't think he'll be a Mayweather in the team," said. of the Lodha Panel recom- "I humbly solicit Learned bothered about the per- rat Kohli & Amit Arun 2018 incident which of Australia again mendations that were ap- Ethics Officer to forthwith sona/aura of the individual, Sajdeh. And CORNER- proved by the Supreme pass the order directing Vi- as I am only bothered for STONE VENTURE PART- Court while the new BCCI rat Kohli to give away one of 100 % compliance. No indi- NERS LLP which has three Constitution was regis- his post, at once, in compli- vidual, how Rich / Big / In- Directors/Owners namely Arjun Atwal’s 66 rockets him into tered. ance to BCCI Constitution fluential / Powerful one is, , Amit Arun "Virat Kohli is occupying dated 21.08.18 Rule Num- can never be above the law Sajdeh and Binoy Bharat two posts at a time in bla- ber 38(4) (Approved by of the Land. "The Supreme Khimji. top-20 at Rocket Mortgage Classic DETROIT (MICHI- That hurt.” GAN), JULY 5: Indian On his fitness, he said, “I , like Kohli, will turn out to be golfer Arjun Atwal put on a am feeling great. When I master class as he drove came back at the start of the well to fire a six-under 66 in year from India, I was like an excellent captain: Nasser Hussain the third round of the 205 pounds. Working on Rocket Mortgage Classic to my fitness was my goal for MUMBAI, JULY 5: won’t have any kind of end the day at Tied 18th, the year. Eating well, work- Former England skipper grandeur thinking that this here. ing out, weights; no alcohol Nasser Hussain has com- is my job for life,” added At one stage he went from and so on. I came down to pared Ben Stokes’ leader- Hussain, who played 96 the cut line to shared-lead 185, which is what I was in ship abilities with Virat Tests for England. for a very brief period. my first season on the PGA Kohli, saying the all- However, the 52-year-old When he finished, Atwal (67) and Bryson DeCham- ‘something’ in his hitting. It in 2004.” rounder will turn out to be right-handed batsman was was Tied-4th but later as “I’m still trying to shake an “excellent captain” when not in favour of handing beau (67). worked and he missed just the others teed off and took Troy Merritt (67), Mark three fairways and found 16 off the rust as well. I haven’t he dons the hat in Joe Stokes full time captaincy at advantage of a low-scoring walked because when I’m Root’s absence during the the moment, saying his Hubbard (69), Seamus of the 18 greens. day, which coincided with Power (69) and Chris Kirk “A couple of weeks ago, I playing at home, it’s mainly first Test against the West platter is already full. the American Indepen- in carts.” Indies in Southampton, “But as a long-term thing, (70) were five shots back. hurt myself in the ribs, dence Day, Atwal ended T- Webb Simpson (71) had a while doing weights. I did After a bogey start, Atwal starting July 8. an all-rounder with so 18 after 54 holes. hit his approach on third to England’s World Cup much on his plate, plays bogey on the final hole, to play nine holes with friends Atwal (68-69-66) is now go six shots behind. but I stopped because I did 13 feet for a birdie. He hero Stokes was on last three formats, IPL possibly 11-under. parred the Par-5 fourth and mark the resumption of of captain,” Hussain, a re- The 47-year-old Atwal not feel great. So the past Tuesday named captain for coming up, I think there’s “A pity it had to finish like Par-3 fifth. He was on fire international cricket amidst spected voice in world started by missing a five- two weeks before coming the opening Test against too much on his shoulders, that with a three-putt, just from the sixth, hitting his the COVID-19 pandemic. cricket, said on Star Sports footer for par. After that he here I barely lifted a club. the West Indies in place of but never write-off Ben like the start. That’s three approach to inside 10 feet “Generally, what Ben show ‘Cricket Connected’. had six birdies and a bril- “I hit well but didn’t putt Root, who has taken leave Stokes,” he said. three-putts this week and for a birdie, followed by a (Stokes) does is a bit like Vi- “Joe Root is off with that liant eagle on seventh with a too well, though I holed to be with his wife for the “He could make for an ex- two in a single day,” he said. superb eagle and then a 12- rat (Kohli). Everything he baby, his second child. I 312-yard drive followed by some big ones. That putt on birth of their second child. ceptional captain, but I am His three-putts came on foot birdie on eighth at does, he does it at 100 mile think as a stand-in captain, I a great second shot to inside 18 from 60 feet had so England will take on the worried a little bit about his first and 18th. which stage he was four- an hour. So, I think he will am absolutely behind it, ab- 10 feet. His run included many ups and downs and West Indies in a three- workload in the future if he The day’s best came from under for the day. be an excellent captain, al- solutely great choice, very birdie-eagle-birdie from the twists and the speed was 14. match Test in a “bio-secure does it full time,” Hussain Matthew Wolff (64) who No less than 62 of the 70 environment”, which will though he’s only a stand-in loyal as well to Joe Root. He signed off. sixth to the eighth hole. I hit it well but was 10-12 leads at 19-under by three After the second day At- feet short. The second putt players, who made the cut, How Williamson is similar to Tendulkar shots over Ryan Armour wal said that he found stopped at the top of the lip. scored par or better. ENGLAND, JULY 05: Former batsmen, had a "Kane Williamson for me has a very Rohit posts a loved-up pic; gets trolled by Yuvraj England captain Nasser Hussain on magnificent technique. When I was good technique in the current era, he NEW DELHI, JULY ‘Hit-Man’ was trying to be Saturday said Sachin Tendulkar and England skipper, I cannot remember plays the ball late with soft hands. 05: The camaraderie be- romantic, the flamboyant his "magnificent technique" would how many team meetings we used to "As a result of T20 cricket, players tween Yuvraj Singh and Ro- Yuvraj didn't let Rohit get- force his team to have many meetings have just to discuss how to get Ten- in the modern game play with hard hit Sharma was on full dis- away. merely to discuss strategy to dismiss dulkar out," Hussain recalled. hands, Williamson can play all three play, on Saturday, when the "I love your cheeks can I the Indian great. He was speaking to Ian Bishop and formats and can adapt his game to two-time World Cup-win- hold on to them," Yuvraj Tendulkar dominated Indian cricket Elma Smit in the latest episode of ICC each." Bishop also said that Tendulkar ning all-rounder came up Singh cheekily wrote. The for over two decades before retiring in podcast titled 'Cricket Inside Out'. was the most difficult batsman he ever with a cheeky response to hilarious comment by the 2013 as the holder of many batting Hussain added, "For me, the tech- bowled to in his career. pull the legs of Team India former Punjab batsman left records, including highest run-getter in nique is getting runs in all parts of the "Sachin Tendulkar is one of the vice-captain. fans in splits. Yuvraj shares a Test and ODI format and most interna- world, and I like someone who plays most difficult batsmen to whom I have Yuvraj came up with a great relationship with Ro- tional centuries. with soft hands and lets the ball come bowled in my career. He always used to very funny reply after Rohit hit's wife Ritika Sajdeh as "Overall, when I talk about all-time to him. hit in the straight lines," Bishop said. Sharma uploaded a picture well. Before she was mar- with his wife Ritika Sajdeh ried to Sharma, Ritika and captioned it, "Always worked as a sports man- How Sports Ministry plans to attract hold on to what you love." ager. top coaches to train elite athletes Quinton de Kock named men's Cricketer NEW DELHI, JULY 05: The The ministry release said the in- mance international medallists," IOA of the Year in CSA's virtual awards Sports Ministry removed the Rs 2 lakh creased remuneration and longer con- secretary general Rajeev Mehta said. cap on the salary given to Indian tract period "is to attract ex-elite ath- "This decision is also encouraging , Mlaba was recognised as coaches for training elite athletes in a letes into the high performance for more sportsperson to choose JULY 5: White-ball skip- the women's 'newcomer' of bid to encourage them to produce bet- sporting ecosystem, and to use their coaching as a profession now. With per Quinton de Kock was the Year. ter results. experience and skill to train athletes new steps to improve the coaching ed- named the men's 'cricketer This is the second time de The move is also aimed at attracting bound for major international compe- ucation, domestic coaches would be of the year' at Cricket South Kock has won the men's former players to become high perfor- titions, including the Olympics". on par with international coaches in Africa's (CSA) annual Cricketer of the Year, hav- mance trainers. The future hiring -- both Indian and the future." awards ceremony, held vir- ing claimed the accolade in The announcement came after the foreign -- will be for a four-year cycle in Former India hockey captain Viren tually due to the COVID-19 2017. ministry's decision to extend the con- sync with the Olympics to ensure con- Rasquinha on Saturday welcomed the pandemic. With the win on Saturday tracts of all foreign coaches till Sep- tinuity. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister The 27-year-old also night de Kock became one tember 30 next year. The Indian Olympic Association Kiren Rijiju's decision of extending the bagged the Test cricketer of of the multiple winners of "Several Indian coaches are show- welcomed the move, saying it will en- coaches tenure by four years and re- the year while young the award, joining the elite ing very good results and need to be courage domestic coaches to produce moving the salary cap of Rs two lakh opener Laura Wolvaardt company of rewarded for their hard work. The better results as they have been put on for the Indian coaches training elite took home the women's (2004 and 2011), Makhaya cricketer of the year and Ntini (2005 and 2006), government is also keen to attract the par with their foreign counterparts. athletes. favourite player. men's 'newcomer' of the ODI cricketer of the year (2010 and best coaching talent from across the "IOA and National Sports Federa- The ministry said eminent coaches , who made year. awards. 2013), AB de Villiers (2014 country to train elite athletes and we tions wholeheartedly appreciate the already working in various Public Sec- his Test debut in India and Shabnim Ismail took Pacer was and 2015) and Kagiso do not want the cap on compensation decision of the Sports Ministry to re- tor Undertakings (PSUs) would also took a five-for in the Test home the women's T20 named ODI and T20 player Rabada (2016 and 2018). to be a deterrent for good coaches to move salary cap of domestic coaches. be allowed to join on deputation and series against England, was player of the year with left- of the year while David The other previous win- join," Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said The cap was limiting our coaches who be eligible for the 4-year contract as adjudged the International arm spinner Nonkululeko in a media release on Saturday. have been producing high-perfor- well as the higher salary structure. Miller was voted the fans' ners since the awards were