TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU India rise to 2nd in ICC ODI rankings; Angels, Queens vie for top honours as Kohli, Bumrah remain on top T20 Cricket C'ship gets underway DUBAI, Feb 4: victory for the visiting side. The 29-year-old left-armer, The Indian cricket team who swung the ball prodigiously *KC Sports Club outplays Media CC Monday rose a rung to second in to claim five for 21 and helped Excelsior Sports Correspondent the ICC ODI rankings in which New Zealand to a win in the fourth captain Virat Kohli and pacer match, has moved up seven JAMMU, Feb 4: Budding Jasprit Bumrah continued to top places, the International Cricket female cricketers of Jammu the respective charts for batsmen Council said in a statement. divided in two teams of Jammu and bowlers. Boult topped the rankings in Angels and Jammu Queens India have accumulated 122 January 2016, and is again on his while vying for the top honours points on the back of series wins way up, with only Bumrah and took on each other in the inaugu- over Australia and New Zealand Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid ral tie of the T20 Cricket and are placed behind England Khan ahead of him. Championship, which got (126) in the fresh list, the ICC said India leg-spinner Yuzvendra underway in an impressive, Players ready to go during Ice Hockey Tournament in Drass. —Excelsior/Basharat Ladakhi in a statement. Chahal (up one place to fifth) and colourful and well attended Mahendra Singh Dhoni also fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar function at KC Sports Club moved up owing to a strong show- (up six places to 17th) are among ground, here today. DG Sports Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman testing cricketing skills City Red lifts Fire & Fury Winter ing against Australia last month, others to move up in the latest Transport Commissioner while inaugurating T20 Cricket Championship in Jammu. which fetched him the player of rankings. J&K was the chief guest on the the series award. Dhoni has moved The latest update also takes occasion, while Dr Saleem-ur- He said the sportspersons are won the match by 8 wickets. Carnival Ice Hockey Cup up three places to 17th position in into account India's preceding Rehman, Director General the real messengers of peace, Sonika was the top scorer with three-match series against Youth Services and Sports was prosperity and security as well. 38 runs, while Tanisha and Excelsior Sports Correspondent was the chief guest. India at International Level. the batting list for a run, which Australia, the five-match series the guest of honour. The guest of honour, Sanjana contributed 16 and 15 Appreciating the natural cli- They urged upon the Chief included three consecutive half- between South Africa and The other dignitaries present Saleem-ur-Rehman, DG Sports runs to the total respectively. DRASS, Feb 4: City Red mate favourable for Ice Hockey of Army Staff to further boost centuries against Australia. Pakistan, and the three matches on the occasion were Ajaz while speaking on the occasion Pushpa and Rudrakhi claimed 1 lifted the Ice Hockey Cup of the in Drass, Brig Naveen Kumar the game in Drass by developing New Zealand fast bowler between the United Arab Emirates Abdullah, Additional Transport said that the budding sportsper- wicket each. Fire & Fury’ Corps, ‘Forever In Goel, assured the players and infrastructure like all weather Trent Boult surged to third in the and Nepal. Commissioner; Vikas Sharma, sons are the best medium to pro- In another match of senior Ops’ Division Winter Carnival locals that all efforts will be Ice Hockey Rink, and support- rankings for bowlers after finish- Kedar Jadhav (up eight places Joint Transport Commissioner; mote any kind of activity. boys, KC Sports Club trounced 2019 by defeating City Blue by made by the Indian Army to fur- ing youths with Ice Hockey ing with 12 wickets in the series to 35th) is another one to advance Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, Additional The proceedings of the inau- Media Cricket Club in an easy 3 goals at Bhimbhat Ice Hockey ther popularize Ice Hockey as a Equipments which are very cost- against India, which culminated in for India in the list led by Kohli. Secretary; Mohd Amin, Under gural function were conducted contest. Rink, here. sport in the Western Ladakh ly to purchase by a poor youth. Wellington on Sunday with a 4-1 For South Africa, Quinton de Secretary, SRSC; Esha Chib, by Commentator Rajesh Dhar. Batting first, Media Cricket As part of ‘Sadhbhavna’ ini- region and appreciated the Kock (up one place to eighth), Assistant Transport In the first match of girls, Club bundled out on paltry 68 tiative by Indian Army in enthusiasm of participating Hashim Amla (up three places to Commissioner; besides Organizing Jammu Angels defeated Jammu runs in 19 overs. Ashu and Sahil Jammu and Kashmir, ‘Fire & teams in showcasing the sports- 13th) and Reeza Hendricks (up 36 Secretary SSP RK Bhat, MD KC Queens by 8 wickets. scored 15 runs each, while Arif Fury’ Corps, ‘Forever In Ops’ man spirit. places to 94th) have moved up Sports Club Arjun Choudhary and Batting first, Jammu Queens contributed 12 runs. From KC Div Winter Carnival 2019 is A total of eight teams from among batsmen while Andile Coordinator of the event, Chief scored 87 runs in the stipulated Sports Club, Vivek took 4 going on in Drass and the Ice Drass participated in this tourna- Phehlukwayo's eight wickets have Prosecuting Officer and former 12 overs, losing 3 wickets in the important wickets, while Basit Hockey Tournament was part of ment. seen him gain 13 places and reach Ranji Trophy Player, Rajesh Gill. process. Nadia Chowdhary top bagged 3 wickets. Anchal also this Winter Carnival. The winners and runners-up 19th position and Dwaine The tournament in which 10 scored with 25 runs, while Sarla picked 2 wickets and Abhinav The Ice Hockey Tournament teams will be felicitated during Pretorious has moved up from teams of senior cricketers, two and Rudrakshi contributed 23 claimed one. was organized by Army in collab- ‘Closing Ceremony’ of ‘Winter 53rd to 44th slot. teams of girls and two teams of and 21 runs to the total respec- In reply, KC Sports Club oration with the Civil Carnival 2019’ on February 18. In team Rankings, New under-12 boys are participating tively. For Jammu Angels, chased the target in just 6 overs Administration and Himalayan While talking Media Zealand have slipped behind is being organized by the Sanjana, Ananya and Tanisha without losing any wicket. Sports and Cultural Development International players South Africa to fourth place. Nepal Transport Department in collab- shared one wicket each. Vicky (29) and Abhinav (23) Organization, Drass. Mohammad Iqbal Junior and Zia now have a full ranking after oration with KC Sports Club, Jammu Angels, in reply, were the main scorers. KC On this occasion Brigadier Ul Haq said that its Indain Army crossing the threshold of eight Jammu. achieved the target in the last Sports Club won the match by Naveen Kumar Goel, Dy who has supported the youths of matches and are now tied with the While speaking on the occa- over by losing 2 wickets and 10 wickets. General Officer Commanding this region to excel in this sport Students Skiers posing along with dignitaries during flag-off UAE at 15 points with their 2-1 sion, the chief guest lauded the ‘Forever in Operations’ Division and has helped them to represent function before leaving for Russia. win but marginally behind on dec- efforts of the organizers in con- Sarwate, Karnewar put Sarmad Hafeez flags-off imals. (PTI) ducting this mega cricketing event. Hero Club wins 12th Christmas Vidarbha on top in Ranji final student skiers to Russia NAGPUR, Feb 4: by 154 runs as only Snell Patel offered resistance with his fight- Excelsior Sports Correspondent cers that these participants should Gold Cup Football Tournament Left-arm spinner Aditya ing knock of unbeaten 87, which be provided with the all requisite Excelsior Sports Correspondent was the chief guest, who distrib- Sarwate scalped the prize wicket came off 160 balls and had 14 SRINAGAR, Feb 4: logistic support. uted prizes among the winners of Cheteshwar Pujara in a game- boundaries. Secretary Youth Services & Hafeeza Akhtar, international JAMMU, Feb 4: Defeating and runners-up teams on the changing spell to complement a Patel had survived an appeal Sports and Information, Sarmad skiing coach said that the partici- J&K Power Development occasion. splendid rearguard action that put for a close catch off Wakhare's Hafeez, today flagged-off a group pants have been selected after Corporation (PDC) by five goals Yudhvir Singh Sethi, Vice defending champions Vidarbha bowling when he was on 75. The of student skiers to Russia to par- their due performance in Skiing to four via tie-breaker in the sum- President BJP (Jammu); Sheikh on top in the Ranji Trophy final TV replays showed that the ball ticipate in SAKHALIN 2019, 1st and Snow Boarding at state level mit clash, Hero Club lifted the Mehmood, District President against Saurashtra, here today. did kiss his gloves before going to Winners of Inter-College Symposium posing along with dig- Children of Asia Winter competitions. She added that four title trophy of the 12th Christmas JKFA; Kuldeep Singh, Vice After a depressing Sunday, it the forward short-leg fielder. nitaries and officials at Udhampur. International Sports Games. participants will take part in Gold Cup Football Tournament, President DFA Kathua; Romesh was an engrossing Monday that All-rounder Prerak Mankad While interacting with partici- Alpine skiing and one in snow- organised by All J&K Christian Chander Vice President, DFA entirely belonged to the home was batting on 16 with Patel pants, Secretary YSS encouraged boarding. GCW Udhampur organises Welfare Association, under the Jammu Zone and Surinder Singh team. They first made a remark- when second day's play ended. them to adopt a positive approach Divisional Sports Officer, aegis of Jammu and Kashmir Bunty, Treasurer JKFA were the able recovery to score 312 in their On a day when star India and develop zest to perform very Kashmir, Nuzhat Ara on the occa- Football Association (JKFA) at guests of honour. first innings after resuming at 200 players Pujara and Umesh Yadav Inter-College Symposium well in the international event. He sion said that it is an opportunity GGM Science College Football The match was officiated by for 7 and then reduced the visitors were in action, it was Vidarbha's Excelsior Correspondent Afida of GDC Udhampur told them that they are ambassa- for the participants to represent ground, here. Dheeraj Meenia, Vijay Kumar, to 158 for 5 at stumps. Sarwate and Akshay Karnewar bagged 1st prize, while Arjun dors of the state who can high- the J&K state at 1st Children of The players of both the teams Rocky Sharma and Ricky Kumar. With spinners extracting sig- (73 not out), who stood out with JAMMU, Feb 4: To enrich the Modi of GDC Ramnagar and light the potential of J&K snow Asia Winter International Sports showed extraordinary soccer Prominent among others pres- nificant turn and bounce exploit- their splendid efforts. knowledge of students about the Raghunandita of GCW sports abroad. He also advised games and the department is skills and the match ended in a tie ent on the occasion were SM Gill, ing the roughs, Sarwate (3/55) Pujara scored just 1 while genetically modified food, Udhampur claimed 2nd and 3rd them to exhibit good sportsman- working to enhance the sports in the stipulated 90 minutes and Ex MLA and President All J&K and off-spinner Akshay Wakhare Umesh bowled 13 wicket-less Science Club for Government positions respectively. The conso- ship. potential of youth. the result was only possible in tie- Christian Welfare Association, (2/42) blew away Saurashtra's top overs though he did intimidate the College for Women Udhampur lation prizes were shared by He said that it is a big oppor- Secretary Sports Council, Dr breaker. David Masih, Yousuf Don, half to seize the momentum. opposition batsman with his pace organised an Inter-College Shenaz Kousar of Bhartiya tunity for them to prove their tal- Naseem Javid Choudhary, Sports MK Sinha, IGP Jammu Zone Rajesh Sumbria and Featus Sotra. Saurashtra were still trailing and bounce. (PTI) Symposium on the topic College of Education, Harsha ent at the international level. Officer Central, Nusrat Gazala ‘Genetically Modified Food-boon Bhardwaj and Devanshi of GCW The Secretary also directed and other officials present on the or bane’ in collaboration with Udhampur. Youth Services and Sports offi- occasion. Archery fails to get recognition J&K State Science Technology Principal GCW Udhampur Dr and Innovation Council Chander Shekhar was the chief Starc on fire as Australia thrash from Ministry in annual renewal Udhampur. guest on the occasion, who dis- The Symposium was held tributed prizes among the win- NEW DELHI, Feb 4: the High Court. under the convenership of Prof ners. He lauded the prize winners Sri Lanka to win series Their objections were based BP Singh. for their good show in the event. CANBERRA, Feb 4: without loss, needing a daunting The Archery Association of on the contention that the amend- The participating Colleges Earlier, BP Singh presented 516 to win and ended 366 short. India (AAI) does not figure in the ed constitution, in parts, did not included GCW Udhampur, GDC welcome address, while Riya A resurgent Mitchell Starc took There was little resistance from sports ministry's list of recognised tally with the National Sports Reasi, GDC Ramnagar, Bhaskar Sharma conducted proceedings of five wickets as Australia wrapped the under-strength visitors who national federations after the Development Code of India Degree College Udhampur and the programme. up a confidence-boosting 2-0 wilted under a pace onslaught led annual renewal even after fresh (NSDCI), 2011. Bharti College of Education Prominent among others pres- series thrashing of Sri Lanka today, by spearhead Starc, who ended elections were held under a new Along with AAI, other NSFs Udhampur. ent on the occasion were Prof with the tourists skittled for 149 in with 5-46 and took 10 wickets in constitution. left out of the annual recognition Prof Ashni Devi, Prof BP Sudhir Singh, Dr Ashok Sharma, the second Test at Canberra. the game as he emphatically B V P Rao was elected presi- included Indian Golf Union, Singh and Prof Sumita Rao were Dr Renu Bala, Prof Shallu In front of a sparse crowd on bounced back from a lean spell. dent of AAI on December 22 last Gymnastics Federation of India Ace bodybuilders displaying muscles while posing for a pho- the adjudicators of the event. Jasrotia and Prof Sunil Magotra. day four, Sri Lanka resumed on 17 Tim Paine set the big run chase year in the elections held under and Taekwondo Federation of tograph along with former Minister Ch Lal Singh and other dig- after declaring Australia's second the supervision of the Delhi High India. nitaries in Jammu. innings at 196 for three, following Court-appointed administrator The sports ministry their mammoth first innings 534 and former Chief Election renewed the recognition of 52 for five declared. Sri Lanka were JKSBBA organises Mr J&K competition Commissioner of India, S Y NSFs for the duration up to bowled out for 215 in reply. Quraishi. December 31, including 16 Excelsior Sports Correspondent of honour. The AAI's elections were ini- which did not comply with its Dimuth Karunaratne and A big number of bodybuilders Lahiru Thirimanne had survived a tially not recognised by its inter- four-year-old directive to dis- JAMMU, Feb 4: Jammu and across the state took part in the national parent body, World close their activities on their tough six overs on Sunday ahead Kashmir State Body Building event to make it a big success. of stumps, and they resumed with Archery, but the results were later respective websites. Association (JKSBBA) organised The chief guest Choudhary accepted by them. However, the The directive was meant to hopes high of putting up a fight. Senior & Junior Mr J&K compe- Lal Singh applauded the efforts Sri Lanka bowling coach Indian Olympic Association is yet ensure transparency in the func- tition at Teacher’s Bhawan put in by the team of Jammu and to recognise the elections. tioning of the NSFs but 16 NSFs Rumesh Ratnayake had made clear Auditorium, Gandhi Nagar, here. Kashmir State Amateur the team wanted to at least take the The Sports Ministry and the are yet to comply. (PTI) Ch Lal Singh, former Minister Bodybuilding Association and IOA had objected to certain claus- game into a fifth day to provide was the chief guest on the occa- Iron Rush Fitness Club in pro- Qualifiers of National some momentum ahead of a Test es in the amended constitution of sion, while Sahil Aggarwal, Chief moting health and fitness among the AAI submitted by Quraishi to tour to South Africa, starting in Patron of JKSBBA was the guest the youth. Eligibility Test Durban later this month. But J&K Karatekas excel The following candidate has Karunaratne did not heed the mes- qualified National Eligibility sage. DIET Reasi holds District Level Excelsior Sports Correspondent Test (NET), the result of which He failed to add to his was declared by the University overnight eight with Starc, bowling Social Science Quiz competition JAMMU, Feb 4: State Karate Grants Commission (UGC), at close to 145 kph (90 mph), clip- team sponsored by Amateur recently. ping his leg bail in only the third Excelsior Correspondent acted as the time-keeper and Karate Association excelled in Rajesh Sharma, S/o Nek Raj over of the day. score was recorded by Ruksar. Cadet, Junior and Under-21 Sharma and It was a big blow for Sri Lanka REASI, Feb 4: District The team of Arjun Dev Singh National Karate Championship, Bimla Devi, with the experienced opener their Institute of Education and and Archit Singh from Govt organised by Karate Association R/o Village best batsman in the first innings Trainings (DIET) Reasi held Higher Secondary School Salal of India (KAI) at Jayalalitha Tantna, before he was struck in the head by District Level Social Science bagged first prize, while the team Badminton Hall, Chennai. Gundna, a Pat Cummins bouncer. Quiz competition, here. of Sheetal Devi, Manisha and Ansh Razdan won gold medal Doda, who Captain Dinesh Chandimal Twenty two teams drawn Manali Devi from Govt High in Kumite, while Shivam Kumar has qualified also failed to deliver, struggling from different High and Higher School Kheral secured the second bagged silver in Kata and Tanush National against the speed and bounce of a Secondary claimed silver in Kata and Eligibility Test (NET) in fired-up Starc, bowling at perhaps schools partici- Kumite. Gagandeep Singh won Political Science. his best over the past year. pated in the bronze in Kumitee, while Anuj He poked at an away swinger event, which Jandle won gold in Kumite and Surinder Singh Kotwal, S/o and was caught at slip for four by was inaugurat- bronze in Kata. Late Bal Marnus Labuschagne, capping a ed by the Head The team was accompanied Krishan miserable series in which he man- of the by Vikas Dhar, KAI National Kotwal and aged just 24 runs in two Tests. Department Coach as the coach and Amit Sumitra Devi, Niroshan Dickwella was Darshana Singh as the Manager. R/o Village next in, promoted to number four Kumari. The founder member of the Kandhote, from his usual six and the wick- In her inau- Association, Sanjeev Dewan and Nodi Nallah, etkeeper-batsman was building a gural speech other prominent members of the Thathari, Doda, who has been handy partnership before Mrs Darshana Winners of Quiz competition being felicitated Association lauded the efforts of declared qualified for the Thirimanne was removed by said that DIET in Reasi on Monday. the team members along with the award of the degree of Doctor Cummins for 30. provides platform for the students place and the third prize was won support staff for good perform- of Philosophy (PhD) in It went from bad to worse for to prepare them for the competi- by the students of Govt Higher ances. English Literature by the Sri Lanka with Dickwella bowled tion by taking part in such pro- Secondary School Bharakh Prominent among other mem- University of Jammu. He by Starc for 27 just before lunch grammes. namely Palvi Devi, Saksham bers who congratulated the team worked on the topic, and Kusal Perera, cleared to play The house was run by Senior Sharma and Akashdeep Singh. were Ramesh Chander, Manoj “Archetypes in Fantasy after taking a hit on the helmet on Lecturers Dr Virender Singh and On the occasion, Madhu Mehra, Mujahid Yaqoob, Umesh Fiction: A Critical Study of Sunday, out for a golden duck next Mrs Rakhi. Chopra and Veena Devi, both Rekhi, Shazad, Rashid, Abdul C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of ball. (AGENCIES) The registration was done by HoDs threw light on the impor- Aziz, Amir Gulzar and Brajesh Narnia,” under the supervision Pooja Puri, while Raj Kumar tance of such competitions. Bhau. of Dr Subash Chander.