EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE T V PICKS Gill to be ‘counselled’ Injured Shaw India vs Sri Lanka: 1st T20I, Home advantage for RKFC asked to Star Sports 1, SS Select 1 (SD CRICKET & HD), 6.45 p.m. Senior women’s T20: Star Onerous task ahead for Bagan as it battles the favourite and the weather V ijay Lokapally report at NCA Sports 1 (SD & HD), 10.45 NEW DELHI a.m. I-LEAGUE Talented Punjab batsman Amol Karhadkar Ranji Trophy: Star Sports 2 Shubman Gill will be spoken MUMBAI (SD & HD), 9.15 a.m. UTHRA GANESAN to by a member of the Selec­ Prithvi Shaw’s hopes of an ISL: Star Sports 2 & 3 (SD & SRINAGAR HD), 7.15 p.m. tion Committee following India comeback received a NBA: Sony Ten 1 (SD & HD), 7 Jammu & Kashmir is in the his on­field heated alterca­ major blow after the Mum­ a.m. middle of Chillai Kalan — the tion with umpire Moham­ bai opener suffered a labral FA CUP: Sony Ten 1, 2 & 40­day period of the har­ mad Rafi during the Ranji tear on his left shoulder af­ ESPN (SD & HD), 7.30 p.m.; shest winter that set in ear­ Trophy match against Delhi Shubman Gill. ter injuring himself on the Sony Ten 2 (SD & HD), 9.30 lier than usual this time at Mohali on Friday. * AKHILESH KUMAR field during the opening p.m. around. Locals call it one of Gill had protested being day’s play between Mum­ Serie A: Sony Ten 1 (SD & HD), 10.30 p.m.; Sony Ten 2 the coldest Decembers in re­ given out “caught­behind”, dressing room. Bapu was bai and Karnataka. (SD & HD), 5 p.m. cent years with even day a decision which the umpire told by him never to stand at The BCCI medical team BBL: Sony Ten 3 (SD & HD), 1 temperatures recording sub­ revoked after consulting his the wicket after being given asked Shaw, in contention p.m. & 4 p.m. zero figures. partner Pashchim Pathak. out. Such was the respect for the reserve opener slot Australia v New Zealand: On Sunday, Mohun Bagan Keeping in mind the po­ for the umpires.” for the two­Test series 3rd Test, Sony Six (SD & HD), would be hoping to ignore all tential that Gill promises Former India batsman against New Zealand, to 5 a.m. of this, including the fact with his batting, it is learnt Sanjay Manjrekar had once leave the Ranji game mid­ South Africa v England: 2nd Test, Sony Six (SD & HD), that it arrives from three that he will be “counselled” commented against the um­ way and travel to the NCA 2 p.m. home games in warm and at the end of the match. pire (V.N. Kulkarni) during a in Bengaluru to assess his I­League: DSport, 11.30 a.m. sultry Kolkata, when it takes Hard at work: Real Kashmir players try to work up a sweat under the watchful eyes of the Former India captain Bombay­Maharashtra Ranji injury. & 5 p.m. on host and favourite Real coaching staff on Saturday. * UTHRA GANESAN Bishan Singh Bedi remarked Trophy match and was sent “He has been called to Kashmir FC for a shot at go­ on twitter, “This kind of off for a session. Many years the NCA and has left for I N BRIEF ing top of the table. points because it will only sure and falter, that is so­ Enyinnaya and Muhammed rowdy behaviour by anyone later, Manjrekar, acknow­ Bengaluru,” said Ajinkya After a pre­season lasting get tougher as the season mething we need to work Hammad needs to get tight­ is unpardonable — least of ledging his poor act, apolo­ Naik, Mumbai manager. more than five months, goes on,” the Scotsman said on. Everyone expects us to er. With snowfall on the eve all by proposed captain of gised to Kulkarni in his RKFC had to wait till Decem­ on the eve of the game. do as well or better than the of the game and more ex­ India­A — no matter how ta­ autobiography. ber 26 to play its first home third position last year so pected on matchday, Mohun lented, no player was ever Former international um­ Karan fights match of the season. That Unfamiliar territory there is that pressure for the Bagan is likely to feel the bigger than the game — ex­ pire K. Hariharan wanted was also the team’s first win With almost 15 players re­ first time for the club. But chill despite an early 11.30 ample needs setting — let a the Board to back the um­ past Rudra for the season following two tained from the side that fin­ last year we had five points a.m. start. more balanced person lead pire. away draws and coach David ished third last season, co­ from four games while we Currently third but with India­A before the referee’s “Mistakes will happen. Himendu Robertson admits the team ordination is one area Ro­ have the same from three an extra game played, Bagan intimidated too!”. There is nothing wrong in is looking to get as many bertson is not worried games this time so I think we arrived in the city a day ear­ Bedi recalled how once revoking a decision if it is Sports Bureau points from its home games about. What he is concerned are doing better,” he added. lier to get acclimatised. Bapu Nadkarni stood his done instantly. Not after the CHANDIGARH as possible. “We would like about, though, is the unfami­ Coach Kibu Vicuna would be ground after being given player had protested. But Fourth seed and national to use the home advantage liar situation of being a fa­ Attacking flair hoping new signing — Sene­ out. “Bapu got into an argu­ the Board must stand by the under­16 champion Karan as much as possible but they vourite in games this season. The addition of Kallum Hig­ galese Papa Babacar Diawa­ ment with the bowler and umpire and in the process Singh fought his way past are a good footballing team “We have been doing well ginbotham has added to the ra — teams up well with the not the umpire. Our captain give a strong message to the Rudra Himendu Bhatt 7­6 Davis takes wing as Lakers and will be tough to stop if in the first half, attack well attacking flair of the team top­scorer so far —Fran Gon­ (Tiger Pataudi) would have players that such poor beha­ (0), 5­7, [10­7] in the second ground Pelicans they get going. But we hope and take the lead but start while the defence, mar­ zalez. But he is unlikely to none of it and told Bapu to viour would not be tolerat­ qualifying round of the LOS ANGELES to get a win and go to eight the second half under pres­ shalled by captain Loveday start the game. immediately return to the ed,” Hariharan said. boys’ section in the ITF Anthony Davis had another grade­3 junior tennis tour­ big night against his former nament at the CLTA Com­ NBA team, scoring 46 points plex on Saturday. to lead Los Angeles Lakers to ATK stops MCFC run Saurabh wins 10­metre air pistol gold The results (qualifying sin­ a 123­113 victory over New gles): Boys (second round): Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Nandakumar Marar cool head and vision creat­ Arnav Pathange bt Amaan The results: LA Lakers 123 bt MUMBAI ed the second goal out of SHOOTING November. had to be content with the 246.4 (583); 2. Sarabjot Singh Adil Tezabwala 6­4, 6­2; Hee­ New Orleans Pelicans 113; ATK ended Mumbai City nowhere. In a strong field of 728 bronze. 243.9 (580); 3. Abhishek Verma rak Vora bt Kartik Saxena 2­6, 7­5, [10­6]; Sushant Dabas bt Phoenix Suns 120 bt New S pecial Correspondent 221.1 (581). FC’s six­match unbeaten Antonio Habas’ squad shooters, it was a commen­ The 13­year­old Shiva Nar­ Raghav Harsh 6­2, 6­2; Aman York Knicks112; Houston BHOPAL Team: 1. Haryana 1734; 2. Army streak with a 2­0 victory at climbed to the top of the ta­ dable fare by Saurabh who wal won the sub­youth gold, Dahiya bt Aditya Balda 6­4, Rockets 118 bt Philadelphia Marksmanship Unit 1733; 3. Ut­ the Mumbai Football Arena ble with 21 points (six wins Saurabh Chaudhary asserted had dominated the season with his score of 583, as 6­0; Nikita Sidorov (Kaz) bt 76ers 108; Boston Celtics tar Pradesh 1730. on Saturday, leaving the and three draws), the same his class yet again as he won by winning two individual there was no final in the Rishi Jalota 6­2, 6­1; Sukh­ 109 bt Atlanta Hawks 106; Juniors: fans roaring in delight at the as FC Goa but better on goal the men’s gold in 10­metre gold medals in the World event. 1. Sarabjot Singh 243.3 preet Singh Jhoje bt Torus Ra­ Orlando Magic 105 bt Miami (580); 2. Boby Kaushik 242.2 breathtaking attacks. air pistol in the 63rd National Cups, apart from sweeping Sharvan Kumar shot a wat 6­4, 6­7(3), [10­7]; Karan Heat 85; Washington Wizards difference. (582); 3. Shiva Narwal 222.3 Pronay Halder’s position­ shooting championship all the four gold medals in Singh bt Rudra Himendu 103 lost to Portland Trail The result: ATK FC 2 (Pronoy modest 575 in qualification (583).