10 z Monday z September 28, 2020 Fast bowling concerns for RCB ahead Daughters Day Gift: RKFC announces of Rohit versus Kohli clash formation of all-women's football team STATE TIMES NEWS AGENCY with Hardik, who is playing after a long SRINAGAR: On an occasion most appro- DUBAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore break following a back injury. priate, Real Kashmir Football Club would be looking to address their pace- Another positive for the defending cham- (RKFC) has presented its fans in the bowling concerns when they face defending pions is that pace spearhead Jasprit union territory a Daughter's Day gift by champions Mumbai Indians in the Indian Bumrah roared back to form after a rare announcing the formation of an all- Premier League here on Monday. failure against Chennai Super Kings. women's team, which will compete at RCB started on a winning note but then James Pattinson and Kiwi Trent Boult national tournaments. their star-studded collapsed against Kings played their parts to perfection and they This team, RKFC chairman Sandeep XI Punjab, resulting in a humbling 97-run would be keen to continue in the same vein. Chattoo said, will be for the daughters of defeat. After scores of 14 and 1, Kohli is Teams (From): Royal Challengers Jammu and Kashmir "as we believe that due for a big one and would be itching to great is likely to retain his place in the play- Bangalore: Aaron Finch, Devdutt girls have tremendous sporting potential spend more time in the middle. ing eleven but the same can't be said about Padikkal, Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, AB de and can go miles if trained properly". Poonam, whose broken Kashmiri often compete at national levels, she said. Opener Devdutt Padikkal, who started Yadav, who could make way for Villiers, Gurkeerat Singh, Shivam Dube, Keeping in mind the popularity of the forces her team into peals of laughter. Poonam noted that after joining hands his IPL career with a classy half-century, Mohammad Siraj. England all-rounder Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, sport among girls, Sandeep gave the com- "I simply love the way these girls smile. with DPS, they felt confident about pro- did not do much against KXIP and will be Moeen Ali will be a welcome addition to the Shahbaz Ahmed, Navdeep Saini, Dale mand of this team to his wife Poonam, I think that smile is an answer to all mis- viding the girls security. aiming for consistency. middle-order but with Josh Phillippe keep- Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, who is originally a resident of Coorg in eries that they have been suffering "We were sure about one thing: that we Australian limited overs captain Aaron ing wickets regularly, he can only replace Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Josh Philippe, Karnataka and married to him for the because of violence," she said. are able to provide a nice and secure plat- Finch would be hoping to convert starts Steyn. Mumbai Indians, who ticked all the Pawan Negi, Pavan Deshpande, last three decades. At present, registration for building an form for girls where they do not need to into match-winning performances while boxes in their comfortable win against Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav. Though she doesn't have any back- under-10 and under-14 team is underway fear for anything." AB de Villers, who has looked in god touch, Kolkata Knight Riders, are unlikely to tin- Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), ground in sports other than watching the and the response is tremendous, she said. Dhar, whose school has been doing will be expected to provide the late fireworks ker with their team composition. Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul RKFC team's preparations during I- Poonam said following the success of exceptionally well in studies, sporting and again with the lower-order not inspiring a The biggest positive is that skipper Rohit Roy, Chris Lynn, Dhawal Kulkarni, League, Poonam is a confident woman as RKFC in the I-League, the club was extra-curricular activities, feels there is lot of hope. It is still not clear whether RCB Sharma is back among the runs and looked Digvijay Deshmukh, Hardik Pandya, she feels that given a chance, the girls of flooded with mails and requests from girls scope for more work in the field of sports. will have the services of South African all- in ominous touch against KKR, and so did Ishan Kishan, James Pattison, Jasprit the valley can go a long way. for starting a similar initiative for them. "As of now, RKFC is doing a superb job rounder Chris Morris, who sat out of the Suryakumar Yadav. The only change that Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, "Phew! Yes, it is a daunting task "But the situation is well-known as football is being played almost every- first two games due to a side strain. the team can make is bring in Ishan Kishan Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, assigned to me but knowing the girls of here...any initiative taken is riddled with where in the valley. In the bowling department, Yuzvendra in place of the bulky Saurabh Tiwary. Mohsin Khan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Prince Kashmir, I am confident that results will so much of if's and but's. That's when we "And with their (RKFC) expertise, we Chahal, as always, will be the key man with Apart from their batting prowess, Hardik Balwant Rai, Quinton De Kock, Rahul be brighter. started this 'She Power Programme' with are able to harness talent of young stu- pacers, barring Navdeep Saini, leaking Pandya and Kieron Pollard can jointly per- Chahar, Saurabh Tiwary, Sherfane "You see, girls of the valley have been DPS Srinagar - run by renowned educa- dents," said Dhar who did not forget to runs. form the role of an additional bowler, but Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent doing so much without any help, and now tionist Mr Vijay Dhar," she added. mention the role of parents of the girls, Dale Steyn and Umesh Yadav have MI coach Mahela Jayawardane has made it Boult. we at the RKFC want to channel their To begin with, there will be a joint foot- who have come out in support of the joint proved expensive so far. The South African clear that they don't want to take any risks Match starts at 7.30 PM IST. potential in the right direction," said ball team of RKFC and DPS that can initiative of DPS and RKFC. World Tourism Day celebrated across Kashmir Cricket tourney for specially-abled begins Sarmad flags off Shikara race, bicycle rally STATE TIMES NEWS locally and one can enjoy the seren- SRINAGAR: World Tourism Day ity and environment of surround- was celebrated across Kashmir on ings through cycling only. "Tourism Sunday with a number of functions trade world over is in distress glob- marking the occasion while follow- ally due to COVID-19 but it is high ing the COVID-19 protocol. time that we should learn to live In this regard, the main function with it and undertake such activi- by the Directorate of Tourism, ties which are both healthy and safe Kashmir was held at Nehru Park and today we are starting with here which comprised a Shikara that", he said. Secretary, YS&S and Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez witnessing Shikara race and flagging off cycle rally. ADC Anantnag, G.H Sheikh along with others after race, demonstrations of Kayaking, Director, Tourism, Kashmir, Nisar inaugurating cricket tournament. Canoeing sports including canoe centuries. prizes among the winners of the President, Travel Agents Ahmad Wani, senior officers of the slalom, canoe sprint and motorboat. Referring to the present COVID Shikara competition. Association of Kashmir (TAAK) Department and representatives of STATE TIMES NEWS to encourage the persons with Secretary, Youth Services & crisis world-wide, the Secretary Director Tourism, Kashmir, Nisar Farooq A Kuthoo, representatives various tourism associations and ANANTNAG: The Additional disabilities and bring smiles Sports and Tourism, Sarmad Tourism said the need has been felt Ahmad Wani while speaking on the of Houseboat Owners Association adventure lovers were present on Deputy Commissioner (ADC) on their faces. Hafeez presided over the function. of a responsible tourism in the com- occasion said the department has and Shikara Associations and oth- the occasion. Anantnag, Ghulam Hassan He said entertainment is a Speaking on the occasion, the ing times in terms of observance of already started tourism promotion- ers were also present and spoke on Mountain Bikers drove to Sheikh on Sunday inaugurat- right of every person and dis- Secretary Tourism assured the SoPs or arranging any other related al campaigns to send a message the occasion. Doodpathri to mark the day. The ed cricket tournament for spe- abled can't be an exception. tourism stakeholders that the facilities. that Kashmir is open for tourists. An important attraction of the highlight of the rally was the partic- cially-abled players here. The ADC said that the dis- department is committed to pro- "We will ensure that all SOP He said by celebrating the World event was a presentation of ipation of a 84 year cyclist, Ghulam The tournament is being trict administration is work- mote the sector in a big way in the guidelines are maintained while Tourism Day today, the Kashmiri music by renowned Rasool who had come with all organised by district adminis- ing on a comprehensive skill coming times. He assured full sup- allowing tourism activities," he said Department has sent a message artists and surfing event by two enthusiasm and determination to tration in collaboration with development plan to facilitate port to the tourism players in this and appealed all stakeholders to that we welcome the tourists with young water sportspersons.