THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 20 PLAY � CHENNAI WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2015 CRICKET ROUND-UP TAMIL NADU AGAINST Eye on Rio, Judoka VIDARBHA IN SEMIS MS Warms Up Ducking Combo Talk New Delhi: Tamil Nadu will Rues Shortage of meet Vidarbha in the Ranji India accomplish first win in Australia, fail to bowl out Afghanistan in last friendly fixture following Rohit 150 Trophy quarterfinal in Jaipur Adelaide: from February 16-)+. Mumbai Ca,ta(n @ahen Early Blows w(!0et0ee,e% 'ats*an A2sar Exposure Overseas will host the final. Ranji knock- +%a S(n)h Dhon( has "e2t the R(+(n) Roh(t&s 150. In+(a Fa3a( !ont%('$te+ '$t the outs: Quarters: Karnataka ?$est(on on 'ow"(n) !o*'( %e)(ste%e+ the(% 2(%st w(n (n ta%)et ,%o6e+ 'e#on+ %ea!h4 by Vishnu Prasad v Assam (Indore); Delhi v nat(on 2o% the Wo%"+ C$, A$st%a"(a4 Batt(n) 2(%st . In+(a U*esh Ya+a6. Ashw(n and Thrissur: Mumbai (Cuttack); Vidarbha 'e)(nn(n) on Sat$%+a# $n- "ost Sh(0ha% Dhawan and 9a+e/a ,(!0e+ $, a w(!0et She was not ex- v Tamil Nadu (Jaipur); Andhra answe%e+. sa#(n) the team E(%at 1oh"( ea%"#4 A2)han( ea!h as a"" 'ow"e%s 0e,t the(% a!t"# the !o$nt%#&s '%()htest v Maharashtra (Lahli, live on w("" ta0e a +e!(s(on +e,en+ stan. *a0(n) +e'$t (n the e!ono*# %ates $n+e% B45 a" *e+a" ho,e )o(n) (nto the TV). Semis: Feb 25-Mar 1: (n) on !on+(t(ons4 50 o6e% Wo%"+ C$,. *an 'e(t a)a(nst wea0 'att(n)4 Co**onwea"th -a*es. '$t /9engaluru, Kolkata). Final: 7We&"" ha6e to wa(t a)e+ to ,"a# o$t the o6e%s4 >n the 'att(n) 2%ont as when all was said and +one March 8-12, Mumbai. an+ wat!h. +e,en+ The +a# 'e"on)e+ to Roh(t, we"". the In+(an ,"a#e%s had (n -"as)ow. /$+o0a Ra (n) on !on+(t(ons whose +o*(nat(n) (nn(n)s a )oo+ o$t(n) 'e2o%e the(r /w(n+e% 1a$% ha+ a '(t of an+ the 0(n+ o2 w(!0 "a(+ the 2o$n+at(on o2 a !%$!(a" o,en(n) *at!h bronze around her neck. VERMA WEIGHS ets.8 Dhon( sa(+ a2ter st%on) 'att(n) show4 He a)a(nst Pa0(stan4 Roh(t an+ The 25 #ea% o"+ 2%om CONTEMPT CARD the wa%* $, *at!h st(t!he+ a 15= %$n th(%+ Ra(na !o*,"(*ente+ ea!h Punjab does not sound too Chennai: Cricket Association a)a(nst A2)han(stan. w(!0et ,a%tne%sh(, w(th othe% (n the !o$%se o2 the(r ex!(te+ tho$)h. when she of Bihar secretary Aditya whe%e Roh(t Sha%*a h(t S$%esh Ra(na to he", ,a%tne%sh(, as the %e"(6es that ex,e%(en!e4 7E6 Verma is mulling moving 1504 7I wante+ 9a+e/a and In+(a )a(n )%o$n+4 +$o h(t the ha,"ess e%#'o+# wants )o"+ an+ I court against N Srinivasan’s Ashw(n to 'ow" 10 o6e%s. The "e2t han+e% was A2)han s,(nne%s at was no diffe%ent,” she sa#s. decision to chair Sunday’s '$t /$st wante+ to $se %$n o$t a2te% h(tt(ng w(""4 “It was a tough bout. And I WE HAVE JUDOKA6 9CCI working committee 2(6e 'ow"e%s (n th(s 2(6e 2o$%s an+ th%ee Roh(t h(t 'o$n+ am happy that I was able to [ meeting. Verma said he is ) a * e . a n d s(xes (n <1 'a""s. '$t a%(es an+ s(xes at do my country proud48 HERE WITH POTE!- awaiting legal opinion be'ore n e e + e d Roh(t !a%%(e+ on w("" (n h(s ,$n(sh(ng It *a# not 'e one o2 the TIAL. BUT WE NEE3 taking a step. Board mem- R a ( w(th Rahane4 Roh(t 0no!0 while Raina !o$nt%#&s *o%e 2an!(e+ MORE EXPOSURE AND bers have didn’t object during na.” h(t 12 2o$%s an+ 7 a"so to%*ente+ the sports, but 9$do has netted D==D#TUNITIES TO or after the meeting, the first s(xes (n 122 'a""s4 'ow"e%s w(th h(s a))%ess(6e In+ia a medal every time it =ARTICIPATE 0! TOUR- one attended officially by Dhon(sa(d Dhon( on!e a)a(n 2a("e+ to 'att(n)4 was (n!"$+e+ (n the Co* Srinivasan since 2;)< a2te% h(s s(+e )et )o(n) an+ "oo0e+ o$t o2 Fo""ow(n) Ra(na&s %$n o$t, *onwea"th -a*es4 The NAMENTS OVERSEAS !%$she+ the *(n so%ts +$%(n) h(s 20 'a"" sta# Rahane wa"0e+ to the !%ease -"as)ow ,e%2o%*an!e was — RAJWINDER SINGH, nows '# 15A (n the(% 2(nal '$t Rahane an+ 9a+e/a a++ an+ %e*a(ne+ t("" the en+. capped off when the Indian Indian judo star CHENNAI TO HOST wa%* $, *at!h w(th s(x e+ "ate %$ns4 ,"a#(n) a !on2(+ent 0no!k judokas brought home four IPL 2015 MATCHES 'ow"e%s4 Afghanistan started on a w(th "ots o2 att%a!t(6e st%o0es. me+als – two silvers and a Mumbai: Chennai and Pune will 7We ha+ '() ,a%tne%sh(,s !a$t(o$s note as o,ene% Us stee%(n) In+(a ,ast the A50 '%on3e a"on) w(th Ra/w(n+ the to, h$n+%e+ (n her host IPL matches in April- w(th Roh(t. Ra(na an+ Rah *an -han( an+ 2o%*e% !a, %$n *a%04 @e+($* ,a!er er’s third ,lace 2(nish in the we()ht !ate)o%#. R(o *ay May, after missing out in 2014 ane !o*(n) )oo+4 In 'ow" ta(n Naw%o3 @an)a" *an @(%wa(s Ash%a2 was the on"# women’s +78kg category. seem an ambition too lofty due to dif'erent reasons. (n). a2te% B 5 o6e%s we +(+ a)e+ a CA %$n se!on+ w(!0et A2)han'ow"e%who*ana)e+ The >"#*,(!s ha6e %e 2o% the 9a"an+ha% 'o%n ath Kings XI Punjab will play two we"" an+ a"so )ot so*e %e ,a%tne%sh(, '$t the as0(ng an $n+e% 2(6e e!ono*# %ate *a(ne+ an ent(%e"# +(22e%ent "ete. '$t she (s not )(6(n) $,. of their home games in Pune. 6e%se sw(n)48 A'o$t own %ate 0e,t *o$nt(n)4 (n h(s s(x w(!0et"ess o6e%s ,%os,e!t4 B$t Ra/w(n+er 7I& ,%e,a%(n) *#se"2 2o% R(o. Chennai returns as host after 2o%*. Dhon( sa(+. 7I&* not a As)ha% Stan(03a( an+ wh("e othe%s '"e+ %$ns4 'e"(e6es that w(th a '(t *o%e It’s going to be tough, but I all CSK matches were shifted '() 2an o2 ,%a!t(!e )a*es. '$t ,$sh. /$+o !an *a0e the believe I can do it. I hope to to Ranchi following objection a '(t o2 t(*e (n the *(++"e SCOREBOARD )%ow(n) "(st o2 s,o%ts that )et o,,o%t$n(t(es to ,a%t(!( from the municipal corpora- he",s48 A'o$t A/(n0#a Rah India: R Sharma c Ashraf b b Yadav 17, U Ghani c Yadav b the !o$nt%# !an ex,e!t a pate in few competitions in tion on parts of stands. ane who s!o%e+ == o22 C1. he Nabi 150, S Dhawan b H Hassan Jadeja 44, N Mangal c Dhoni b medal in. “It is not for want the !o*(n) *onths an+ a sa(+. 7Rahane (s !%$!(a"4 If 4, V Kohli c Zazai b D Zadran 5, Mohit 60, A Stanikzai c Shami o2 ta"ent4 We ha6e /$+o0as 2ew )oo+ ,e%2o%*an!es *ay MEDIA RIGHTS #o$ see the h(sto%# o2 In+(an S Raina run out 78, A Rahane b Mohit 20, N Zadran st Dhoni here with a lot of potential. )et *e 'a!0 (nto !ontent(on >DI !%(!0et. No 5 has 'een not out 88, MS Dhoni c Mangal b Ashwin 4, S Shenwari run B$t we nee+ *o%e ex,os$%e for an Oly*,ic berth.” FETCH `302 CRORE %ea""# !%$!(a"48 b S Zadran 10, R Jadeja not out out 17. M Nabi b Jadeja 1, A an+ o,,o%t$n(t(es to ,a% Her unlikely road to Rio, Mumbai: Novi Digital Enter- >22 s,(nne% Ra6(!han+%an 11. Extras (lb 7, w 13, nb 1) 21. Eazai not out 24, M Ashraf t(!(,ate (n to$%na*ents she believes, starts with the tainment Private Limited, Ashw(n sa(+. 7De) '%ea0s a%e !"tal (for 5 wickets, 50 overs) b Raina 2, N Jamal not out 2. overseas. Only then can we Nat(ona" -a*es4 7I "ast won a subsidiary of Star India, a ,a%t o2 what I&* +o(n)4 You #64.