WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Nair replaces Kohli for Afghan Test, Rohit RR survive elimination with Iyer, Nair to lead dropped from Tests, Rahane from ODIs 15-run win over Kings XI Punjab India A teams in UK BENGALURU, May 8: and Vijay Shankar, while the BENGALURU, May 8: Interestingly, Surrey had official- Rahane (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, JAIPUR, May 8: tury of the ongoing league. the legendary Shane Warne likes of Shardul Thakur and ly announced that Kohli will be M Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar KXIP needed 32 runs in the last applauding from the dugout. The in-from Shreyas Iyer Deepak Chahar will handle the Virat Kohli's much-hyped available for the entire month of Pujara, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Rajasthan Royals lived to over and Rahul's six and two Earlier, Buttler led the way was today named captain of the pace bowling department along- county stint paved the way for June, but the two T20 Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra fight another day with a 15-run fours were not enough. with a 82-run knock before India A team for the upcoming side spinners -- offie K Karun Nair's comeback while Internationals are scheduled on Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh win over Kings XI Punjab as The dream start was provid- Kings XI Punjab bowlers fought One-day tri-series in the United Gowtham and left-arm orthodox senior batsman Rohit Sharma June 27 and 29. Surrey's county Yadav, Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul's unbeaten 95, com- ed by Krishnappa Gowtham as back. Kingdom while Karun Nair will Axar Patel. was dropped from the 15-strong game against Yorkshire at Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, ing amidst a surprise batting the off-spinner sent back the Pacer Andre Tye was the lead the squad in the four-day In the squad for the four-day Indian squad announced today Scarborough is scheduled from Shardul Thakur. meltdown, went in vain in the dangerous Chris Gayle with the most successful KXIP bowler, matches. matches, Nair will be assisted for the historic one-off Test June 25-28. India Squad for two-match Indian Premier League here first ball of the third over. The returning figures of 4/34, while The two squads comprise a by young talents such as against Afghanistan next month. "Except Virat, all the Test T20I series against Ireland: Virat tonight. spinner slid one down the leg mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur host of players, who have per- Ravikumar Samarth and Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane specialists are playing. He is Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Opting to bat in this must- side and Gayle charged down Rahman picked up 2/21 in four formed consistently for their Mayank Agarwal of Karnataka, will expectedly lead the team in going for a cause as he wants to Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh win game, Rajasthan Royals the wicket, only to be excellent- overs. state teams and IPL franchises Abhimanyu Easw-aran of Kohli's absence, the selection come well prepared for the Raina, Manish Pandey, MS could only muster 158 for eight ly stumped by Buttler. Buttler began Royals' over the past couple of seasons. Bengal and Mumbai's Shaw committee led by MSK Prasad England Test series. It is always Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, despite Jos Buttler's blazing 58- The massive breakthrough innings in earnest, hitting The India 'A' tour of among others in batting while announced after a meeting in good that he goes there and per- Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep ball 82 at the Sawai Mansingh spurred Royals and they soon Marcus Stoinis for two succes- England will begin with an ODI Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit which multiple squads were forms well. He is very keen to do Yadav, Washington Sundar, Stadium. had more reason to cheer as sive boundaries in the first over. tri-series against England Lions Rajpoot, Mohammad Siraj, picked. extremely well in english condi- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit The Englishman looked in Today’s Fixture (A team) and West Indies A, Navdeep Saini and Rajneesh Rahane, however, has not tion. It is a great opportunity for Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, rampaging form as he smashed Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Kolkata) 8 PM from June 22. Gurbani are the pace bowlers. been dropped from the ODI us to win the series," chairman of Siddharth Kaul, Umesh Yadav. Axar Patel for a six over over India 'A' will also play a India ‘A’ team for One-Day squad for England tour. He was selectors Prasad said at a media India Squad for three-match The home team, however, Gowtham removed KXIP skip- extra cover before going inside four-day Test against England A tri-series in the U.K: part of India's 50-over squad dur- conference. T20I series against England: staged a strong fightback with per Ravichandran Ashwin, who out to collect a boundary. from July 16 to 19 at Worcester Shreyas Iyer (capt), Prithvi ing the South Africa tour. The 26-year-old Nair has Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar the ball as it restricted Kings XI promoted himself up the order, Skipper Ajinkya Rahane was apart from a couple of three-day Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Ambati Rayudu and KL scored 612 runs for Karnataka in Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Punjab to 143 for seven in the two balls later. dismissed by Tye, who fooled games against county sides. Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Rahul were notable comebacks the last Ranji Trophy with three Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish stipulated 20 overs. Jofra Archer then got into the batsman with a knuckle ball, in the ODI squad for the England hundreds. Incidentally, the last Pandey, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Languishing at the bottom of the act as he had Karun Nair hit- inducing an edge to extra cover. On expected lines, young- Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, tour while young speedster Test match that he played was Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, the table prior to this game, RR ting one high in the air for But Buttler continued his sters such as Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar, K. Siddarth Kaul was rewarded against Australia at Dharamasala Kuldeep Yadav, Washington have now moved to sixth place, Jaidev Unadkat to complete a onslaught on the Rajasthan Shubman Gill and Sanju Gowtham, Axar Patel, Krunal with a T20 berth against Ireland in March, last year. Ironically, it Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, while KXIP remained in third well-judged catch. bowlers as he picked two con- Samson were named in the Pandya, Prasidh Krishna, and England for his consistent was Kohli, who had missed the Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, position. Wickets kept falling and secutive boundaries off Tye. India A teams coached by the Deepak Chahar, Khaleel IPL performance. Test match then due to a shoul- Siddharth Kaul, Umesh Yadav. RR reduced Kings to 19 for runs were to hard to come by Gowtham, too, fell quickly legendary Rahul Dravid. Ahmed, Shardul Thakur. The highlight of today's der injury. India Squad for three-match three in the fourth over and the but Rahul held fort, mixing cau- as he was sent back by Stoinis in As far as selection in the India 'A' team for four-day selection was without doubt Nair has played six Test ODI series against England: visitors struggled to recover tion with aggression with his the seventh over. one-day squad is concerned, the matches in the U.K: India's second ever Test triple matches, scoring 374 runs, but Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar from the horrendous start, as team in a crisis situation. A half century partnership likes of Shaw, Rishabh Pant and Karun Nair (capt), R. centurion Nair, who is making a after his 303 against England at Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL they soon found themselves Ish Sodhi bowled beautifully then ensued between Buttler Samson were expected to be Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, comeback after 14 months in the Chennai, his sequence of scores Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ambati stuttering at 45 for four and then to not only take a wicket - of and the talented Sanju Samson picked after shining for their Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi wilderness, and it remains to be read 26, 0, 23 and 5, leading to Rayudu, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh 66 for five, with eight overs left. Akshdeep Nath -- but also (22) but the run rate dropped as respective states and IPL fran- Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Ankit seen if he makes the playing XI his exclusion. However, it is Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, For Kings XI Punjab, Rahul stymie the KXIP run rate. The the Royals batsmen, including chises. Bawne, Vijay Shankar, KS against the Afghans in the match highly unlikely that Nair will get Kuldeep Yadav, Washington played the lone ranger with 95 New Zealand leg-spinner's turn- the Englishman, struggled to Besides skipper Shreyas, the Bharat, Jayant Yadav, Shahbaz starting June 14. a look-in in the playing XI Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, off 70 balls, his fourth half cen- ing deliveries and variations had find the boundaries. (PTI) batting will be shouldered by Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, However, Kohli has been against Afghanistan. Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, DDCA defamation suit Shaw, domestic heavyweight Mohammad Siraj, Navdeep named as captain for the two- India Squad for one-off Test Siddharth Kaul, Umesh Yadav. Urdu, MCA, Sociology Deptts Mayank Agarwal, Samson, Pant Saini, Rajneesh Gurbani. (PTI) match T20 series against Ireland. against Afghanistan: Ajinkya (PTI) liable to be rejected: win in JU’s Cricket Tourney Kejriwal to HC Excelsior Sports Correspondent Department drubbed History NEW DELHI, May 8: Department by 7 wickets. JAMMU, May 8: The Batting first, History Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Departments of Urdu, MCA and Department scored 66 runs in the Kejriwal has moved the High Sociology scripted convincing stipulated 10 overs, losing 5 Court here seeking rejection of victories over their rivals in the wickets in the process.