WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 (PAGE 18) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Associations mar talent, befool players Shankar, Bumrah script thrilling win after Self-styled sportspersons call shots, real 'heroes' remain wanting Kohli's dogged in 2nd ODI *Word 'International' debased NAGPUR, Mar 5: played some delightful drives whenever the The two batsmen showed tremendous grit Rajesh Dhar employees of J&K State Sports Council. So, expecting clearance of ball was pitched up. In conditions which tested under pressure but Kuldeep provided the the disputes of these Associations which have some members from Indian bowlers delivered in a heart-stop- the fitness of each and every player, Kohli much-needed breakthrough by castling Carey, JAMMU, Mar 5: Despite the fact that the State of Jammu and the Council is simply to cry for the moon as one faction remains ping climax to fashion a narrow eight-run vic- struck only 10 boundaries and ran a lot of sin- who dragged it on his stumps. Kashmir, under Governor's Administration is leaving no stone always at the receiving end because of the squint-eyed treatment tory against in the second ODI after gles and twos in his 116-run knock. Earlier, Kohli steadily build the Indian unturned in uplifting the standard of sports in every nook and cor- from the Sports Council. skipper conjured up a resolute hun- He was at the crease till the start of the 48th innings even as he saw the fall of colleagues ner of the State to carve a space on 's sports map, a good num- Sources said that despite the fact that there are around six rec- dred in testing conditions, here today. over, facing 120 balls in an innings which will (21) and ber of self-styled sportspersons call shots to rule the roost and the ognized disciplines in Martial Art, the State of Jammu and Kashmir Pacer Vijay Shankar scalped the last two rank among one of his top ODI knocks in (18). Australian batsmen in the final over in which recent times. real 'heroes' in sports field remain wanting in the State. sends the teams in around 20 Martial Art disciplines to represent it SCOREBOARD Australia needed to score 11 runs for a series- Australia were off to a fluent It has been observed that most of the Sports Associations in the at the Nationals. India Innings: levelling win. start with openers State either mar talent or befool budding sportspersons for their For that matter, if six Martial Art disciplines are recognized and c Zampa b 0 Handing the ball to medium pacer Shankar (37) and (38) vested interests. their certificates have the validity and grace, then what about the Shikhar Dhawan lbw b Maxwell 21 at the make-or-break situation was a bold deci- adding 83 runs at a decent pace According to reliable sources, most of the recognized Sports other 14 disciplines. Virat Kohli (c) c Stoinis b Pat Cummins 116 sion by skipper Kohli, who had the option of but the spinners led by Associations, which are affiliated to the elitist Sports Body of the Aren't their custodians befooling the budding sportspersons by Ambati Rayudu lbw b Lyon 18 employing as well. Chinaman (3/54) State-the Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council, usually pick telling them lie and making them participate in fictitious and unrec- Vijay Shankar (Zampa) 46 Chasing 251, Australia were 240 for eight not only put the brakes on run- the teams of their choice to represent the State at the National scene, ognized tournaments? Kedar Jadhav c Finch b Zampa 11 giving way to quota, favouritism and even nepotism, thus nipping How humiliating is it that the custodians of these fictitious MS Dhoni (wk) c Khawaja b Zampa 0 the real talent at the bud. Associations by pooling money from the players, select the team c Khawaja b Pat Cummins 21 These Associations have their Central Secretariats either at from a particular school and make it play abroad and claim that the Kuldeep Yadav b Pat Cummins 3 Srinagar or at Jammu and it has been learnt that most of these school has represented the country at the International level. 2 Associations select the State teams predominantly on regional bias, The disciplines like Mastogi-Do, Hapkido, Silambam, Pencak b Coulter-Nile 0 thus sacrificing skill and class. Silat, Ill Moo Kwang-do, 7-a-side etc, despite having no Extras: (B-1, LB-7, w-4) 12 Sources close to Sports Council reveal that the General recognition make State teams to represent at the higher levels, sim- Total: (all out in 48.2 Overs) 250 Secretaries of most of the ill structured Associations sometimes ply befooling the budding sportspersons and wasting their precious : Pat Cummins 9-2-29-4, Nathan Coulter-Nile take big number of players from their own area with a sole aim to time. Such Associations have hardly any recognition at Asian, 8.2-0-52-1, 10-0-45-1, 10- help non-sportspersons to achieve Sports Category Certificates, Commonwealth or Olympic Level. Making new Associations 0-62-2, 10-0-42-1, 1-0-12-0. least caring for health of the State teams, thus debarring real everyday and picking players has become a custom, a practice and Australia Innings: sportspersons from their meritorious rights. a system in J&K. Aaron Finch lbw b Kuldeep 37 Sources further said that the office bearers of some Sports Such Associations while finding it tough to get recognition and Usman Khawaja c Kohli b Kedar 38 Associations are more concerned about helping their favourites to affiliation from concerned Federations, have taken new route of c Dhoni b Jadeja 16 achieve Sports Category Certificates than helping the State teams to affiliating themselves with School Games Federation of India run out 48 blossom at the higher levels. (SGFI), which is not a costlier affair. Glenn Maxwell b Kuldeep 4 "What is shocking is the fact that some Associations pick the With such a system in practice, expecting Jammu and Kashmir Marcus Stoinis lbw b Vijay 52 players from a particular school or a club and make them to repre- establish its place on the Country's Sports Map is simply to red-rag Indian players celebrating victory against Australia in the 2nd ODI at b Kuldeep 22 sent the State in an invitational tournament, wherein their so-called a bull. Nagpur on Tuesday. Nathan Coulter-Nile b Bumrah 4 Federations invite teams from the other States and even other coun- "We are trying to tighten the noose of those Sports Associations, Pat Cummins c Dhoni b Bumrah 0 when Shankar got rid of dangerous Marcus rate but also hurt the visitors by tries, thus claiming that these players have represented the Country who befool the players and play with their careers. We will soon Nathan Lyon not out 6 Stoinins (52) in the very first ball of the 50th taking intermittently. in an International event. In short, word 'International' has been notify the revised list of recognized Associations. We also advise Adam Zampa b Vijay 2 over and castled Adam Zampa in the third ball Kuldeep broke the opening debased rather defiled in the scheme of things of these the parents and the players to check with the Sports Council Office Extras: (LB-3 W-10) 13 to trigger celebrations in the Indian camp. stand by trapping Finch and later Associations. One feels humiliated to see the real sporting icons of about the activities of the activities of a particular Association Total: (All out in 49.3 overs) 242 Before that, pacer Jasprit Bumrah (2/19), sent back dangerous Glenn the State like Surya Bhanu Pratap, Chain Singh, Col Ranveer, before sending their wards to them," said a former Standing Bowling: Mohammed Shami 10-0-60-0, Jasprit Bumrah who is ever-reliable in death overs, dismissed Maxwell (4) and Carey while , Kuldeep Handoo, Krupali Singh, Bilquis Mir, Committee member of J&K State Sports Council. 10-0-29-2, Ravindra Jadeja 10-0-48-1, Vijay Shankar Nathan Coulter-Nile and Pat Cummins in Jadhav and Jadeja accounted for Mehraj-u-din Wadoo, Arun Malhotra, Meenal Gupta, Palak Kour He further said that the last Standing Committee of the Sports 1.3-0-15-2, Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-54-3, Kedar Jadhav 8- space of three balls in the 46th over and con- Khawaja and Shaun Marsh and Bavleen Kour etc, are kept in the league of some artificial Council had considered initiating criminal proceedings through 0-33-1. sportspersons as far as awarding and rewarding outstanding District Magistrates (Chairmen of District Sports Councils) to pun- ceded just one run in the 48th over, playing a respectively. sportspersons of the State is concerned. The artificial sportspersons, ish these fraudulent Associations. crucial role in India's win after the spinners had Stoinis and Carey took the Aussie chase Dhawan looked in good touch as he too hit on the other hand, just participate in invitational tournaments, Expressing anonymity, the General Secretary of one of the choked the Australians in the middle overs. deep with their dogged but Kuldeep some crushing boundaries before being which hardly need any qualification and achieve certificates to rule prominent Sports Associations of the State said that the Council has It was Stoinis who had kept the visitors in turned the tide in India's favour by dismissing trapped by part-timer Maxwell. the roost," expressed outstanding sportsperson of the State while different yardsticks for measuring performance of the Associations. hunt as he resisted the unrelenting Indian attack the latter. Rayudu struggled to rotate strike as the ball giving vent to his feelings on the condition of anonymity. It is need of the hour that the Government comes down heavily with aplomb and added 47-runs for the sixth After the first innings, it was clear that spin- was not coming on to the bat and was eventu- "It is observed that there is fictitious distribution of Sports upon these fake Associations, to provide genuine platform for the with Alex Carey (22). ners will shape the outcome of the match and ally adjudged leg before off Lyon. Category Certificates. Heavy money is being exchanged in providing budding sportspersons of the State to raise the standard of sports in Kohli's 40th ODI century steered India to a Kuldeep along with Ravindra Jadeja and Kedar Kohli got a good ally in Vijay Shankar (46 jobs to non-sportspersons. Let the fraud happen is the buzz word in the State. competitive 250 after a middle-order collapse Jadhav did strangulate the Australian innings. off 41) with whom he added 81 runs for the some Associations," revealed senior member of Sports Council. The sports disciplines and the sportspersons need to be catego- on a dry surface at the VCA stadium but it Between overs 13 and 33 the Indian fourth wicket but the latter was unfortunately It is pertinent to mention here that there are around 50 recog- rized and classified in accordance to their merit, which will stop proved to be just enough in the end as India bowlers conceded just one boundary. run out when he backed up too far at the non- nized Sports Associations in the State, with around 10 Associations self-styled sportspersons from calling shots. Real sporting heroes of earned the win with just three balls to spare. Kuldeep, who was the most impressive striker's end to a Kohli straight drive. having disputes within them. The Associations with disputes often the State deserve a better deal. India now lead the five-match series 2-0 bowler on show, was taken to cleaners by the Leg-spinner Adam Zampa then got rid of leave the players in the lurch and what is more worrying is the fact Time is ripe to stay away from a Kashmiri epitaph 'Rabb Te with third match slated for Friday in Ranchi. two Aussies who creamed off 15 runs in the Kedar Jadhav (11) and M S Dhoni (0) off suc- that these Associations have some office bearers who are the Sabb Chhae Hishi Katha'. The Indian skipper was in good touch and 43rd over to ease some pressure. cessive balls but Kohli held one end up. (PTI) Rattled WFI seeks Govt assurances to Fan breaks security for U-19 Quadrangular Series Sindhu, Saina aim to Minerva Punjab to get re-match against keep Jr Asian C’ships in India embrace from Dhoni J&K’s Qamran scores brilliant 60 break 18-year-old jinx NEW , Mar 5: July. NAGPUR, Mar 5: BIRMINGHAM, Mar 5: Real Kashmir, RKFC plans appeal "Today we will write to the Mahendra Singh Dhoni is as India A & B make winning start A challenging draw stands NEW DELHI, Mar 5: lenged the call before a jury and The Wrestling Federation of government of India to find a among the fastest runners in the way but India's top shut- were awarded three points. India (WFI) today said it will solution to the matter. Wrestling between the wickets in interna- Excelsior Sports Correspondent bowlers on a leather-hunt.The tlers PV Sindhu and Saina knock fetched Qamran man of Defending champions Minerva, on the other hand, seek government guarantees to and wrestlers can't suffer. We are tional cricket. On Tuesday, the Nehwal will nonetheless fancy JAMMU, Mar 5: Stylish the match. Minerva Punjab FC, who pulled maintained that the AIFF failed to ensure that political tensions with drafting a letter to urge the gov- pace came in handy as he tried their chances of ending a nearly young opening batsman of For the Proteas, Marco out of their I-League clash against give written security assurances Pakistan do not lead to interna- ernment to ensure that sports to dodge a fan, who breached two-decade old title jinx at the Jammu and Kashmir, Qamran Jansen took four wickets conced- Real Kashmir in Srinagar citing that were sought by the club after tional events being taken away does not suffer," Singh, who was security in pursuit of a hug from All England Championship Iqbal scored ing 30 runs while Nonelela security concerns, will get a re- the terror attack which killed more from the country. recently elected as WFI President the charismatic former . starting tomorrow. magnificent Yikha took 2 for 37. match, the All India Football than 40 CRPF personnel. WFI President Brij Bhushan for a third term, said. Dhoni did embrace the man It was Sindhu and Saina's half-century In reply, the visiting South Federation has ruled but the debu- "Minerva had always main- Sharan Singh said the United "We will do our best to ensure but only after making him run mentor and current chief nation- as India 'A' Africans were bundled out for 94 tant side has decided to challenge tained their stance that security World Wrestling's (UWW) diktat that the junior championship for it. al coach P Gopichand, who was and 'B' teams in 35.4 overs with left-arm spin- the order. was the main concern regarding to international federations, ask- remains in India. A solution has The 37-year-old was taking the last Indian to win the cham- started their ner Harsh Dubey shining with The February 18 game did not the team's decision to not travel to ing them to snap communication to be found. I have not read the pionship back in 2001. position behind the stumps campaigns in figures of 3 for 7 from seven take place after Minerva refused Srinagar for the match against with India, might jeopardise the UWW directive as yet but what- Only the top 32 in the when India began their defence the under-19 overs while off-break bowler to travel to Srinagar, insisting that Real Kashmir," club owner Ranjit nation's chances of hosting the ever it is, no sport should suffer Badminton World Federation of 250 against Australia in the Quadrangular Ravi Bishnoi took 3 for 27. their foreign players had been Bajaj said in a statement. junior Asian Championships in for no fault," he added. (PTI) second ODI here. (PTI) (BWF) rankings qualify for the advised against it by their respec- "The club's stance has now ODI Series at Tail-ender was tournament and out of them, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala, the highest scorer with 33 (57 tive embassies in the aftermath of been vindicated by the commit- only three Indians have been the Pulwama terror attack. tee's decision," he added. with easy wins over South Africa balls 3X4, 1X6) while only one seeded -- the third being "With the current situation in Real Kashmir had asserted and Afghanistan respectively. other batsmen reached double Kidambi Srikanth (seeded sev- Kashmir not conducive to conduct that the situation in Srinagar was In a match played at the figures. enth) in the men's event. a match, and keeping in mind the "safe and was under control" on Greenfield International stadium In the India 'B'-Afghanistan Fifth-seeded Olympic and current extraordinary situation as the match day and and security Thiruvananthapuram, India 'A' game, fast bowler Purnank Tyagi world championship silver- well as the desire of teams to play was in place, including a team bus routed the Proteas colts by 157 (4 for 36 in 9 overs) and leg-spin- medallist Sindhu will square off football on the field, the match with bullet-proof escort vehicles runs while the 'B' team ham- ner Paras Ray Barman with bril- against former world no 2 Sung stands rescheduled to be held after waiting at the airport. mered Afghanistan by seven liant figures of 3 for 10 helped the Ji Hyun of South Korea at the March 6, 2019, at a time and loca- However, while referring the wickets at the St Xavier's KCA host team bundle out the Afghan USD one million event. tion feasible for AIFF, and the par- matter to the AIFF Emergency ground Thiruvananthapuram. colts for 106 in 47.3 overs. London Olympics bronze- The 'A' team won the toss Jamshid made the top score medallist Saina, seeded eighth, ticipating teams," the AIFF said in Committee, the I-League and posted 251 all out in 50 of 28 for the Afghanistan team will start her campaign against a statement. Committee said there was "noth- overs, riding on half-centuries by which struggled to get going on a Scotland's Kristy Gilmour. (PTI) It is learnt, the match could be ing in writing which may demon- opener Qamran Iqbal (60) off 65 track offering help to the held in Delhi on March 12. strate that they (Real Kashmir and balls, studded with 3 splendid bowlers. COA has not yet referred Officials in Real Kashmir said AIFF) have given any undertak- boundaries and 4 massive sixes, In reply, India 'B' was in trou- the club is likely to file an appeal ing or assurance for the safety of while Sashwat Rawat con- ble, losing three wickets for just Rahul, Pandya's case: against the decision and called it the players and the match offi- tributed 64 off 55 balls with 10 five runs before captain Rahul "against the laid down norms of cials, as requested by the boundaries. Qamran's innings Chandrol (56 not out, 51 balls, BCCI Ombudsman FIFA". Minerva." was a real delight to watch as he 5X4, 1X6) and K Nitish Kumar NEW DELHI, Mar 5: The club, which is at present The AIFF Emergency hit the ball with fluidity, grace Reddy (44, 70 balls, 4X4) saw BCCI Ombudsman D K Jain fourth in the I-League points Committee, comprising president and brilliance and sent the rival the team home. today said the Committee of table, cited a 2006 national Praful Patel, five vice-presidents Administrators is yet to refer Football League match between and general secretary, ruled on him the matter involving India Air India and Fransa-Pax. Fransa- Monday that the match be cricketers and K Pax had not turned up for the rescheduled to or after March 6 at L Rahul, who are facing an match, citing poor refereeing in a a time and location feasible for inquiry over their sexist previous game. The AIFF called AIFF and the participating teams. remarks during a TV show. for a re-match but Air India chal- (PTI) The Supreme Court had appointed its former judge Jain HPS organises Annual Prize as the BCCI Ombudsman last month to resolve disputes. Jain took charge at the BCCI head- Distribution Function quarters in Mumbai, earlier this Excelsior Correspondent ricular activities were awarded month. with cash prizes, medals and cer- "I have not taken up any SAMBA, Mar 5: Humanity tificates to encourage and Students in colourful attires presenting dancing item while matter Suo Motu for now. Once Public School, Bassi Kalan, Bari enhance their morale. celebrating Annual Day at Shiv Public School in Jammu. the COA refers a case to me, I Brahmana organized an impres- On the occasion Rs 9600 will take it up," Jain said when were distributed Shiv Public HSS celebrates Annual Day asked about the case involving among 15 meritori- Excelsior Correspondent the lighting of the ceremonial Rahul and Pandya. ous students. Akhil lamp by the chief guest and others Gorkha of class 5th JAMMU, Mar 5: Shiv Public dignitaries, followed by the pres- Kho-Kho trials standard bagged the Higher Secondary School, Sari entation of Sarswati Vandana by trophy of most regu- Rakwalan, Ghou Manhasan Road, the students. on Mar 9 lar and punctual stu- Jammu organised Annual Day The students presented a vari- Excelsior Sports Correspondent dent of the year, with pomp and show, here today. ety of cultural items, the high- JAMMU, Mar 5: The selec- while Amandeep Member of Parliament, lights among which were the tion trials of senior boys and Singh and Bhumika Shamsher Singh was the chief patriotic dance item and a skit on girls Kho-Kho players will be of 5th standard guest on the occasion. drug abuse. held on March 9, 2019 at Green bagged the trophy of Before start of the pro- The chief guest lavished Play Field Ground, Gandhi well dressed student gramme, one minute silence was praise on the school management Nagar, here. The trials will be of the year. observed to pay homage to the for providing quality education held for picking the players for The programme Pulwama martyrs. and also lauded the efforts of the the upcoming Senior National started with Gayatri The programme began with students for their good show. Meritorious students posing along with Kho-Kho Championship to be Mantra followed by The vote of thanks was pre- School Management during Annual Prize held in Jaipur, Rajasthan from paying tributes to sented by the School Principal, Distribution Function at HPS in Bari Pulwama Martyrs Mehak Manhas. March 24 to 28, 2019. Brahmana in Samba. who lost their lives Prominent among others pres- According to a handout sive Annual Prize Distribution for the sake of the Nation. ent on the occasion were issued here by the Association, Chairman of the School, BS President JKSKKA S. Manmeet Function in its school auditori- On the occasion Principal of Salaria, Managing Director, Shiv Singh has asked all the District um, here today. the school, Gaurav Charak con- Salaria, SDPO Domana YS Secretaries to send the best The meritorious students of gratulated the students who have Salathia, Tehsildar Marh Surinder players for selection trials and the last session, who had excelled shown good performance in the Singh and Raghubir Singh. thereafter for coaching camp. in the academic and extra co-cur- session.