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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Mudhasir’s 6-wkt haul goes in vain as Chhattisgarh Jitu rallies to win bronze PM Modi meets Indian registers thrilling 4-run win over J&K blind cricket team NEW DELHI, Feb 28: playing well and making India Excelsior Sports Correspondent Manzoor Dar claimed one wick- took the team almost to home, in ISSF World Cup proud of your game," he further et each. but lack of application, game NEW DELHI, Feb 28: for a silver but an 8.6 meant he had pion of champions. Had a gold in Prime Minister Narendra wrote. KOLKATA, Feb 28: A splen- In reply, J&K also lost early attitude and grit shown by even to be contend with the bronze. another World Cup prior to that." Modi today met the Indian blind Modi also posted pictures of did 6-wicket haul by Mohd wickets and were struggling at experienced players when it mat- Ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai "I was down in the beginning, Having shot his way back into cricket team that defeated arch- himself with each and every Mudhasir and superb half-cen- 48/4 in 12.5 overs, when Punit tered the most in crunch situa- today staged a remarkable come- it went very badly. I had doubts if contention today after a poor start, rivals Pakistan to lift the Blind member of the team on his twitter turies by skipper Parvez Rasool Bisht joined his skipper Parvez tion, made the team to suffer a back to clinch the bronze medal in I would be able to win. But I had Rai said he had a similar experi- Twenty20 World Cup earlier this page. and wicketkeeper Punit Bisht Rasool at the crease. The duo humiliating 4-run loss. Pankaj the 10m air pistol event for India's ence in a World Cup in month. He congratulated the parents went in vain as Chhattisgarh, took the score to 109, when Rao was the pick of the bowlers third podium finish in the ongoing Changwon, Korea. Prime Minister said he was and coaches of these cricketers which is playing in their debut ISSF World Cup here. "I had a similar experience in happy to interact with the mem- for extending their unconditional season, registered a thrilling 4- The 29-year-old Rai shot at Korea. I played very well and hit support to them. run win over Jammu and Lack of application worrying factor * Watch video on total of 216.7 in the eight-men 10 shots continuously to rise from “I also congratulate the coach- Kashmir in Vijay Hazare Group final to finish third on the podium. last position. I am not scared of last www.excelsiornews.com es, parents, friends & teachers of D match, here today. for J&K as it takes on Services today However, Chain Singh could position but I don't give up till the bers of the Indian blind cricket these cricketers who supported Earlier, put into bat on a sur- Excelsior Sports Correspondent hand, suffered a narrow 4-run loss not swell the host country's tally end." team. them during this unforgettable face that assisted seamers, against Chhattisgarh. after finishing seventh in the final The gold went to Japan's “Had a memorable interaction journey," he tweeted. Chhattisgarh made a poor start KOLKATA, Feb 28: Coping Jammu and Kashmir have no of men's 50 rifle prone. Singh shot made up my mind to give my best Tomoyuki Matsuda with a world with our champion cricketers, the The Indian blind cricket and lost 3 import wickets in first up with pressure situations and worries in the bowling depart- 141.9. and fight till the end and I fought record total of 240.1 points, while winners of the T-20 Cricket team had successfully defended 15 overs at a score of 45 runs as lack of application by the batsmen ment, but their main batsmen in The Asian Games and World till the end. One by one I climbed Vietnam's Xuan Vinh Hoang World Cup for the Blind," wrote its Twenty20 World Cup title, J&K's medium pacer Mudhasir will be the cause of worry for shape of Shubham Khajuria, Ian Championship silver medallist up the ladder," Rai said after his claimed silver with 236.6 points. Modi on his twitter handle. defeating Pakistan in the final of wrecked havoc. However, Jammu and Kashmir when it takes Dev Singh, Ahmed Banday and was languishing at seventh posi- win. The other Indian shooters in “Best wishes to the entire the tournament on February 12, Chhattisgarh, despite the failure on equally poised Soumya Swain Punit Bisht, who looked out of tion after the end of the first com- He said the few bad shots ini- the fray in the air pistol event -- team that won the T-20 Cricket for the second successive edi- of their skipper and former Test led Services in their 3rd outing of sorts today, need to show charac- petition series that included an 8.8, tially, in a way, had a positive Omkar Singh and Amanpret Singh World Cup for the Blind. Keep tion. (PTI) cricket Mohd Kaif, rode on bril- Group-D match of the ongoing ter and application and support but clawed his way back with two impact on him as they helped -- failed to cross the qualification liant knocks by Abhimanyu Vijay Hazare Trophy, being host- their skipper, who is in sublime 10.6 and a 10 in the second com- * Watch video on stage finishing 14th and 19th, Chauhan and Amandeep Khare ed by Cricket Association of touch. petition series. At the end of that respectively. to score a decent 235/9 in 50 Bengal (CAB), under the aegis of Services will be banking on in series, Rai was placed sixth with a www.excelsiornews.com In the day's other medal event, overs. Abhimanyu top scored Board of Control for Cricket in form batsmen Gaurav Kochar, total of 98.7 at the Dr Karni Singh "ease the pressure". Olympic bronze medallist Gagan with magnificent 90 runs off 89 India (BCCI), here tomorrow. skipper Soumya Swain, Shamsher Shooting Range. "I don't think much about the Narang could not clear the qualifi- balls, studded with 9 fours and While Services, despite post- Yadav and wicketkeeper Nakul He managed to maintain the scoreboard as they can affect my cation hurdle, finishing 15th. one six, while Khare contributed ing a good target, lost to Verma and will be hoping for a status quo even as the final entered mind. I was only focused on the Rai was sixth in the pistol patient but valuable 57 runs off Mahendra Singh Dhoni led good show from bowlers Suraj the elimination stage. He shot two job at hand, what I need to do. I qualification stage with 577. 83 balls with the help of 7 Jharkhand by 7 wickets today, Yadav, Diwesh Pathania and 10s in the following shots to con- was not thinking about qualifying In 50m rifle prone, Japan's boundaries. Ashutosh (31) and Jammu and Kashmir, on the other Shakti Malvia. tinue his gradual ascent. for the final. After I had two-three Toshikazu Yamashita won gold Manoj Singh (21) were the other The army man roared back bad shots, the pressure had eased with a world record 249.8, China's contributors. For J&K, Mohd Rasool was dismissed for 51 off for Chhattisgarh, who scalped 4 into contention with a couple of too. Like you get to learn from Yukun Liu bagged silver with Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Mudhasir was the wrecker-in- 52 balls with the help of 9 important wickets, while Sumit 10.6 and ensured a bronze with a your mistakes, I also learnt from 249.3, a junior world record, while chief, who scalped 6 important boundaries. Then Bisht (68) Ruikar took 2 wickets. Shubham Ganga and other dignitaries during Annual Day celebration at 9.9, finishing ahead of China's my initial mistakes. The pressure the bronze went to Daniel Rich Harvest School on Tuesday. wickets including a hat-trick by alongwith brief but good contri- Agarwal, Amandeep Khare, Zhanyi Xu (197.9). With a lead of just eased after that and it was Romanczyk of Poland with 226.6. conceding 33 runs in his 10 butions from Manzoor Dar (19 Ashutosh and Sahil Gupta 0.1 point over Vietnam's Xuang good for me," he said. Pooja Ghatkar had won India Rich Harvest School celebrates Annual Day overs, while Umar Nazir and off 17) and Ramdayal (24 off 23) claimed one wicket each. Vinh Hoang, Rai was in the hunt "This is my third international its first medal on the opening day medal after the Olympics. Won a of the competition while Ankur School curriculum needs to embrace fine-arts silver medal in the World Cup Mittal bagged the trap silver yes- Ganga for inculcating scientific education for healthy society: Priya Sethi final and was crowned the cham- terday. (PTI) temperament among students Garh B team wins Kastigarh Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ganga asked the students to *Inaugurates School Art Arcade at KCPS learn and experience cultural facets Excelsior Sports Correspondent forms such as dancing, drawing, T20 Cricket Championship SAMBA, Feb 28: Minister for of our State, languages, arts, tradi- Industries and Commerce, tions and imbibing in them a deep painting, performance art, sculp- Excelsior Sports Correspondent Irfan of Garh B Cricket was Chander Parkash Ganga today cultural awareness besides love JAMMU, Feb 28: Minister of turing and many more", the declared as Man of the Match for called upon the teachers to incul- and respect for their heritage.