THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Mandhana shines but 1st T20 International: New Zealand fail; New Zealand Gymnast Bavleen aims to represent women win 1st T20 crush India by 80 runs WELLINGTON, Feb 6: India in Commonwealth Games 2022 WELLINGTON, Feb 6: noose on the visitors. But he promptly put the next Smriti Mandhana remained While Pant didn't do his into the stands, moving an unstoppable juggernaut with A below-par India slumped to chances any good, Vijay Shankar across towards off and sweeping it a record-smashing half century * Credits Guv, Advisors for raising sports infra their worst ever defeat in T20 (27 off 17 balls) impressed during over backward square leg. but the Indian women's Rajesh Dhar Kumar is really a step forward in enhancing the standard of Internationals as New Zealand out- his little cameo but SCOREBOARD team failed to make it count, sports in J&K. This proposed sports facility will simply prove classed the visitors in all depart- would need to do New Zealand going down by 23 runs in the JAMMU, Feb 6: Daughter of the soil, ace Gymnast Bavleen an asset to the state and go a long way in helping the state to ments to win the first match of the more in order to b Khaleel Ahmed 84 opening T20 International Kaur of Jammu and Kashmir needs no introduction in sporting produce international stuff. Governor Satya Pal Malik series by a comprehensive 80-run book a place in that c Shankar b Krunal 34 against New Zealand here world. Apart from winning a good haul of medals at the nation- deserves appreciation rather salutation for this initiative. margin here today. World Cup bound c b Chahal 34 today. Q. Incentives from the Government? first, unheralded keep- squad. Daryl Mitchell c Karthik b Hardik Pandya 8 al scene, she has the distinction of stealing the limelight at the Mandhana held the record A. You know, the State Government, in recognition of the er-batsman Tim Seifert took the The Pandya c Khaleel Ahmed b Bhuvneshwar 23 Khelo India Youth Games held at Pune in Maharashtra recently, Grandhomme c (sub) Siraj b Hardik Pandya 3 for the fastest fifty by an Indian outstanding achievements of sportspersons nominates them Indian apart blasting 84 bothers -- Krunal winning 5 out of the six medals bagged by Jammu and Kashmir, 7 before the match and she bet- for State Awards, Sher-e-Kashmir Awards and cash off 43 balls as New Zealand posted and Hardik -- with 3 gold and 2 silver. She aims at continuing Scott Kuggeleijn not out 20 tered it by a ball during her 58- incentives. However, the cash incentives from the a commanding 219 for six. endured a contrast- working towards a bigger goal of representing the Extras (lb-1, w-5) 6 run knock at the WestPac country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Government are meagre in comparison with the With the crack opening pair of ing day. Total (For 6 wkts, 20 Overs) 219 skipper (1) and While Krunal Stadium. The 22-year-old faced Winning medals for the country is her ultimate awards and rewards presented by the rich sporting Bowlers: 4-0-47-1, Khaleel Ahmed 4-0-48- 34 balls in all but reached the State's like Haryana, Maharashtra and Punjab etc. (29) departing (he also scored 20 1, 4-0-37-1, Hardik Pandya 4-0-51-2, Yuzvendra goal. within the Powerplay overs, the off 18 balls) had an Chahal 4-0-35-1. 50-mark off 24 deliveries. 16-year old 11th standard student of KC Public Q. What is your mantra of success? chase became a difficult one and okay outing, India However, New Zealand School in an exclusive interview with EXCEL- A. Sheer-dint of hard-work and keeping bal- India were all out for 139 in 19.2 Hardik would Rohit Sharma c b Southee 1 pacer Lea Tahuhu played a deci- SIOR threw light on the sports scenario in J&K. ance between studies and sports. overs. quickly like to for- Shikhar Dhawan b Lockie Ferguson 29 sive role with three scalps off Excerpts: Q. Who is your favourite sportsperson and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (39 off get the nightmare Vijay Shankar c de Grandhomme b Santner 27 her four overs to derail India's Q. You have won a galaxy of medals at the which sportsperson inspires you more? b Santner 4 31 balls) did play his part but it was (2/51 in 4 overs pursuit of a 160-run target National scene. How do you see your future? A. Margrieta Mamun is my favourite sports MS Dhoni c Lockie Ferguson b Southee 39 which was going smoothly till person. The sportsperson that inspires me more is always an impossible chase with and 4 runs) before c Southee b 5 A. After winning a good number of medals at falling at regular intervals India play the sec- the time Mandhana was at the the higher levels, I have a firm belief rather confidence that I can my coach Arjuna Awardee Krupali Patel Singh. She is not only Hardik Pandya c Daryl Mitchell b Ish Sodhi 4 crease. India eventually folded at the other end. India had never ond match of the Krunal Pandya c Seifert b Southee 20 make it to the highest level in Gymnastics. My next target is to my coach, but a teacher, preacher and what and what not. lost a T20 International by 50 or series in Auckland Bhuvneshwar c Seifert b Lockie Ferguson 1 for 136 in 19.1 overs. represent the country at Commonwealth Games 2022. However, Q. Your formula of promoting sports in J&K? more runs prior to this match. on Friday. b Daryl Mitchell 1 Leg-spinner Amelia Kerr I know that how much challenging rather uphill task it will be, A. Developing more and more standard sports infrastruc- (2/28) clinched the crucial India's previous worst was a 49-run Earlier, Seifert, K Khaleel Ahmed not out 1 but I am ready to face any kind of challenge and I am sure to ture and categorising sports disciplines as per the merit. wickets of Mandhana and loss to back in 2010. whose previous Extras (lb-3, w-3, nb-1) 7 make the cut. Providing outstanding sportspersons with perks, incentives Total (All out in 19.2 Overs) 139 Indian Harmanpreet "We failed to get a good part- best score in T20 Q. What do you do to achieve that target? and scholarships to motivate them for achieving better results. nership. 200 was never going to be Internationals hap- Bowler: 4-0-17-3, Scott Kuggeleijn 2-0-34-0, Kaur to wreck the visitors' Making sports mandatory in schools. Lockie Ferguson 4-0-22-2, Mitchell Santner 4-0-24-2, Daryl A. I give proper time to the game I love and do lot of prac- easy to chase," said Rohit in the pens to be 14, was chances. Off-spinner Leigh Q. What is your message to the budding sportspersons Mitchell 2.2-0-13-1, Ish Sodhi 3-0-26-2. Kasperek also picked up a cou- tice. I know sheer-dint of hard-work, determination and dedica- post-match presentation. promoted to open tion can help me to achieve my ultimate goal. I am totally of the State? New Zealand bowlers kept the alongside Colin Munro (34 off 20 ple of wickets. A. I would like to suggest them to make balance between There weren't any signs of "Obviously we didn't get the focussed in that direction. pressure on Indian batsmen, espe- balls) and they added 86 runs in Q. You claimed 3 gold and 2 silver medals at the Khelo cially the two spinners -- left-arm only 8.2 overs in a whirlwind start. overt footwork but he shuffled start we wanted but it was pret- * Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com enough inside the crease to make ty good to come back and win. India Youth Games held in Pune. To whom you attribute orthodox Mitchell Santner (2/24 in Seifert's knock had seven fours your success? 4 overs) and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi and half a dozen sixes, setting the room for the big shots and in the It's just about keeping calm," A. It is only because of my coaches Krupali Patel Singh and sporting activities and the studies as these are two sides of the (2/26 in 3 overs). tone for a big total. process disturbed the line and said Tahuhu, who was adjudged SP Singh that I have achieved all this. Both of them have a great same coin. Sports and games help you in sharpening your aca- Senior pacer Tim Southee Seifert showed the intent length of the bowlers. player of the match for her per- (3/17 in 4 overs) had the best fig- straightaway as he gave When Hardik drifted on the formance. passion for the game and love for the students, apart from hav- demic skills also, besides helping you not to derail from the ures among the bowlers and the Bhuvneshwar Kumar the leg stump, he was flicked behind Harmanpreet, on the other ing an art and skill of taking 100 percent from the students. I, mainstream and avoiding social evils. "A sound body always best delivery of the match was charge, picking the knuckle ball the square and when he pitched hand, blamed India's loss on a unquestionably attribute recent success in Khelo India Games to possesses a sound mind. Sports activities serve for delight, for bowled by Lockie Ferguson, who early, dispatching it over mid- wide outside off-stump, he was poor batting effort, especially in both of my coaches. ornament and for agility". yorked Dhawan. for a six. The next shot lofted over the cover point region. the last 10 overs. (PTI) Q. Why Gymnastics? Why not any other sports? Q. You are a Rhythmic Gymnast. Please throw light on They kept the batsmen under was a four as he stood and ham- (PTI) A. As a kid, I found Gymnastics different from all other Rhythmic Gymnastics? tight check and for some like mered past the bowler. sporting disciplines. The beauty of this sport lured me towards A. Gymnastics is the mother of all the games and it serves World Cup aspirant Rishabh Pant With Munro hitting Khaleel Gymnastics. as a base for other sports disciplines. Now, talking about (4, 10 balls), it was a frustrating lit- Ahmed (1/48 in 4 overs) for two Q. Tell us about the role of your School and KC Sports Rhythmic Gymnastics, it is simply a combination of flexibili- Club in your career? tle stay in the middle and he simply successive sixes, New Zealand ty, motor-ability, strength, music and dance. It takes hours to A. My school (KC Public) always backed me in taking my couldn't get going. were off to a blazing start scor- warm-up before performing for just one minute and 30 sec- On a pitch where Indian spin- ing 44 off the first four overs. sporting assignments, treating me on duty whenever I repre- onds on hoop, ball, ribbon etc. ners Yuzvendra Chahal (1/35 in 4 Seifert was lucky to survive sented school, district, division or state, not to talk of the overs) and Krunal (1/37 in 4 overs) when Dhoni dropped a sharp nation in Gymnastics. And talking about KC Sports Club, it is Q. Are the J&K Governor, Satya Pal Malik and his went for plenty, the Black Caps chance after the batsman had complete package as far as the facilities are concerned. You advisors on right track in enhancing standard of sports in slow bowlers literally tightened the edged one off Krunal. have a standard Gym, proper Swimming Pool and other allied J&K? facilities in the Club. I always make use of these facilities. A. Undoubtedly yes, they are keen to raise sports infra- Q. Tell us about the infrastructural facilities provided structure in nooks and corners of the state and are leaving no to you in the State? stone unturned in patting and patronising outstanding play- A. The infrastructural facilities are not enough, but they ers. The recent initiative of laying a foundation stone at Khel Players in action during I-League match between Real are improving day by day. Khelo India Games have made a sea Gaon Nagrota portraits picture of the concern Governor and Kashmir and Gokulam Kerala being played under snow and rain change in sports culture throughout the country. In Jammu and his Advisors have in improving the standard of sports in the in Srinagar on Wednesday. -Excelsior/Shakeel Kashmir, one observes development of lot many stadia and State. Many other sports infrastructural projects are already other infrastructure in various sports disciplines. The inaugu- in the offing. Real Kashmir beat Gokulam ration of Khel Gaon at Nagrota by Governor's Advisor K Vijay Qualifier of National Disha Sharma, D/o Elite PHS celebrates Annual Kerala by 1-0 under snow & rain Eligibility Test Darshan Prize Distribution function SRINAGAR, Feb 6: league. Sharma and The following candidate Renu Sharma, Excelsior Correspondent Principal Boys Higher Secondary Winners of State Youth Parliment 2019 with the jury members The match was played under has qualified National R/o Subash School Nowabad were the guest of and principal of GCW Parade. Real Kashmir FC kept them- heavy ground conditions due to JAMMU, Feb 6: Elite Public honour. selves in contention for the I- snow and heavy rainfall with the Eligibility Test (NET), the Nagar, Patoli, High School celebrated its 23rd result of which was declared Chairperson Mala Sharma and League title as they jumped to temperature hovering just above Jammu, who Annual Prize Distribution function Principal Sanjay Sharma were also GCW Parade hosts State the top of points table by defeat- freezing point. by the University Grants has been on the theme 'UDAAN' at present on the occasion. Zorawar Singh Auditorium, here ing Gokulam Kerala by 1-0 in a It started snowing before the Commission (UGC) recently. declared qualified for the Earlier, Suman Kishan, In- Monika Bavouria, D/o Sat today. match played under rain and match but it gave way to heavy award of the degree of Master charge Shourya House presented snow at the TRC Ground here rainfall later on. The whole of Paul Bavouria Over 400 students participated welcome address, while Vasusdha Youth Parliament 2019 of Philosophy (MPhil) in today. the second half was played under and Sanjogita in the celebration and enthralled Mahajan, Director of the school Excelsior Correspondent Director NSS New Delhi, also English by the University of the audience with magnetic per- graced the occasion and in his Ivorian striker Gnohere rains. The players found it diffi- Bavouria, R/o presented Annual Report and Jammu. She worked on the formances. highlighted the achievements of JAMMU, Feb 6: Government address he highlighted the entire Krizo scored the all-important cult to control the ball which Ekta Vihar, Kavinder Gupta, former the school in both curricular and College for Women, Parade goal in the 51st minute to hand stopped at areas of the synthetic Gangyal, Jammu, topic, 'The Existential Strain scheme of National Youth Deputy Chief Minister was the co-curricular activities. Ground Jammu, hosted the State Parliament 2019, launched by the Real Kashmir full three points turf where water collected. who has quali- in the Selected Novels of chief guest on the occasion, while Youth Parliament 2019 for J&K from the match. Ground passing was not pos- Carlos Fuentes,' under the Finally, Rajni Khosa, Senior Ministry. fied National RL Gupta, Joint Secretary J&K Coordinator of the School while wherein 50 participants from 19 On the occasion, light musical The Jammu and Kashmir sible and the players had to take supervision of Prof Monika Board of School Education; Amar districts of the State participated. team now has 32 points from 16 the aerial route most of the time. Eligibility Test (NET) in acknowledging the efforts of the bonanza was also presented before Political Science. Sethi. Chand Gupta, Director Funds students presented vote of thanks. The participants voiced their the audience by the students of matches to occupy the top spot, (PTI) Organisation J&K; Subash Gupta, viewpoints on the different topics Govt College for Women Parade two points more than Chennai given by the Ministry of Youth & Ground Jammu. Prof Vishv City FC (30 points from 14 Sports Welfare v.i.z. One nation Raksha, Programme Co-coordi- matches) who, however, have one election- a must for good gov- nator NSS Jammu University, pre- played only 14 matches. Each ernance, India is the threshold of sented vote of thanks. team will play 20 matches in the becoming a super power, Digital India: Bridging the urban rural divide and Swashta - Building mass movement in India. The event was organized under the overall supervision of Dr Hemla Aggrawal, Principal of the College along with the team of Prof B B Anand, Prof Vipul Saraf, Prof Nidhi Kotwal, Prof Neeru Dhalla, Prof Preeti Dubey and col- lege NSS Officers. Director Colleges Dr Zahoor Ahmed Chatt was chief guest while Romesh Arora (MLC), Lalit Students in colourful attires during Dress Designing Mangotra, Indira Rathore, Sohail Competition organised by NISD in Jammu. Kazmi and SSP Mabassir Latifi were the jury members. All the participants expressed NISD organizes Innovative their views on their respective top- ics and they created warmth amongst the august gathering. Out Dress Designing Competition of 50 participants, two candidates Excelsior Correspondent a great attraction of this compe- namely Srishti (District Jammu) tition. and Vishal Pathania (District JAMMU, Feb 6: NISD Manju Bala (NISD Centre Kathua) were adjudged first and Jammu, Kathua and Bari Head, Jammu) said that, NISD's second, who will participate in the Brahamna organised Innovative is always trying to show that National Youth Parliament to be Dress Designing Competition at how much talent is in our State. held on 23rd and 24th February KL Saigal Hall, here today. She highly appreciated the 2019 at New Delhi. Bhuvnesh Aditi Sharma, Senior BJP work of students and said that Pargal (District Samba) and Jasvir leader was the chief guest on the NISD wanted to show that make Singh (District Udhampur) are the occasion, while Sandhya Gupta up does not mean only to dress waiting candidates. (Founder of Women Club "Meri up a bride and fashion designing The certificates were distrib- Pehchan") and Dr Rinku Gupta not only mean to make dresses uted to the participants by the jury (Director of CIS International with cloths, adding that lot of members. In addition to this, the Prep School), were the adjudica- innovative work can be done in highest scorer from each district in tors of the competition. On the both fields like we showed in the DYP2019 will participate in occasion, NISD Jammu students this competition. the National Youth Parliament as displayed extraordinary skills "If anyone wants to make delegate. and won hearts of the chief his/her career as Makeup Artist In his address, Prof Chatt guest, judges and other digni- or Fashion Designer then NISD highlighted the importance of this taries by their dress designing provides you state of the art activity in which all the best skills. The dresses were made infrastructure, highly trained speakers of J&K State were given with ropes, steel wires, thermo- and experienced faculties with a chance to come together on a col and papers. latest techniques and competi- common platform and interact The students focussed the tive course syllabus," she added. with each other. attention of all towards them not From last 2 years, over 300 Speaking on the occasion, only by their innovative design- students of NISD's are working MLC Romesh Arora highlighted ing but also by making all dress- in reputed saloons of J&K and the importance of such events ini- es with the themes, like Festival, over 75 NISD students run their tiated by Prime Minister Pollution, Women own saloons in J&K and provide Narender Modi, which helps in Empowerment, Angel and employment to other youth. unfolding the hidden talent of Demon, etc. Irfan Choudhary (Nine young minds. Make up which was also Planets) was the model choreog- S P Bhatnagar, Regional done by NISD students was also rapher, show designer.