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April 5, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Youhana, Younis guide Pak to 7-wkt win YESTERDAY'S MATCH Injured Martyn axed
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Sriram cracks unbeaten century Captain’s knock by Das Players must have adequate rest HC to hear cricket controversy case Solan beat Sirmour by 110 runs Table tennis camp at Patiala HSICL spikers in
Indian team
YPS beat SDSE School
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Paes helps India to 1-0 lead
Kolkata, April 4 The second singles match between India’s Rohan Bopanna and Alistair Hunt of New Zealand was deferred till tomorrow due to waterlogging in the court after a heavy shower this afternoon. The match was originally slated to start at 12.30 pm, but it started raining as the players came to the court. Taking full advantage of the home conditions Paes beat the New Zealander 6-1 7-6 6-2 in less than two hours. With the support of the home crowd behind him Paes took off in a whirlwind fashion by breaking the New Zealander in the opening game and then following up with two more break points in the 5th and 7th games to clinch the first set in less than half an hour. Beginning the match in a sensational note Paes demolished his opponent in the opening game of the day with a break point taking full advantage of a tentative Nielsen, who double faulted to concede the game. The next three games went into serves but in the 5th game Paes was at his best unleashing a flurry of spectacular shots to break his opponent who failed to get any point. Paes clinched the set in the 7th game when he fired a delightful down the line passing shot to get a break point before Nielsen put the next rally into the net. With the scorching sun and humidity troubling him, Nielsen took time to settle down as he failed to put up any fight in the opening set. But the second set saw the Kiwi raise his game by several notches as he lifted his serve and looked more agile on the court. Paes tried his best to put pressure on Nielsen’s serve in the second game gaining three break points but the New Zealander proved equal to the task and saved each of them. The Indian number one, however, continued his brilliant form as he fired three aces in the third game to retain the serve. Nielsen, however, was also proving equal to the task as he once again foiled an attempt by Paes to break his service in the 8th game which went to deuce. With both the players managing to hold on to their serves the set rolled into tie break where Paes raced to a 3-1 lead. The Indian won the next point by wrong footing Nielsen and then followed it up with a lightening passing shot to move ahead 5-1. After winning the next point, Paes sealed the set as Nielsen put a return into the net. The third set saw the heat and
humidity taking its toll on the New Zealander as he looked totally exhausted and taking full advantage of this Paes broke him in the 3rd and 7th games. After both the players held on their first serves in the third set, the next game saw Paes winning the first three with Nielsen serving. The New Zealander salvaged the first two points but he again lobbed into the net to give the Indian another break point. By this time Nielsen was unable to move around the court properly and thus Paes once again broke him in the 7th game to take a 5-2 lead in the set. The last game of the match was almost a no-contest as Paes raced to 40-0 lead and finally clinched the match when Nielsen hit out a return. The Indian ace fired 13 aces during the entire match which lasted 118 minutes as against only three by Nielsen. The New Zealander, who was playing from the baseline in the first set, tried to come up to the net in the next two sets to match the superior game-play of Paes but his net play failed him. “Davis Cup is something where I look forward to produce my best and I am very happy with my performance today,” a relaxed Paes said immediately after the match. He said in the second set he faced tough resistance from the New Zealander, “But it was satisfying to finally prevail and win the match in straight sets.” “With one match under our belt we look forward to winning the remaining matches to clinch the tie for us”, Paes said.
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Youhana, Younis guide Pak to 7-wkt win
Sharjah, April 4 Youhana and Younis rode on their luck to hit unbeaten half-centuries and take their side past Sri Lanka’s 223 for six which was built around a maiden unbeaten century by Kumara Sangakkara. Pakistan, who had beaten Zimbabwe in the inaugural match of the tournament yesterday, finished with 225 for three with 16 balls to spare. Yousuf and Younis came together at the score of 101 in the 29th over in which Pakistan saw two of their set batsmen being run out. Youhana, who was dropped by Jehan Mubarak in the 31st over quite early in his innings, made the Sri Lankans pay dearly for their mistake, scoring 64 not out. Younis Khan too survived a few close calls before settling down to play a fine knock and finish with 57 not out. Earlier, Sangakkara hit 100 not out to ensure a respectable score for his team after skipper Sanath Jayasuriya won the toss and elected to bat. Sangakkara kept Sri Lanka going despite the regular loss of wickets as none of the other batsmen could offer much support to him. Sangakkara held the Sri Lankan innings together with a fine knock studded with nine boundaries. Sri Lankan big guns, Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu, as also Avishka Gunawardene fell cheaply before Sangakkara put up small but signifant partnerships with the lower middle order batsmen to ensure a decent score for his team. Sri Lanka: Atapattu b Gul 13 Jayasuriya c Hafeez b Sami 27 Gunawardene run out 17 Sangakkara not out 100 Mubarak st Latif b Malik 20 Tillakaratne b Hasan 11 Jayawardene b Hasan 0 Dharmasena not out 23 Extras:
(lb-5, w-5, nb-2) 12 Total: (6 wkts, 50 overs) 223 FoW: 1-26, 2-44, 3-84, 4-126, 5-166, 6-166. Bowling:
Sami 10-2-36-1, Gul 9-0-47-1, Hafeez 5-0-26-0, Naved-ul Hasan 10-0-55-2, Razzaq 6-0-18-0, Malik 10-0-36-1. Pakistan: Hafeez run out 50 Umar b D Fernando 6 Iqbal run out 32 Youhana not out 64 Khan not out 57 Extras (lb-9, w-5, nb-2) 16 Total:
(3 wkts, 47.2 overs) 225 FoW: 1-21, 2-97, 3-101. Bowling:
B Fernando 10-1-41-0, D Fernando 8-1-34-1, Dharmasena 9.2-0-51-0, Muralitharan 10-0-33-0, Jayasuriya 10-0-57-0.
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YESTERDAY'S
MATCH Sharjah, April 4 Razzaq, who made an unbeaten 76 from 53 balls, blasted as many as six sixes in the last two overs to propel Pakistan to a handsome 278 for seven in 50 overs after the team had struggled for most of the innings. Razzaq, one of the seven survivors from the World Cup squad, hit a total of seven sixes and two fours, taking 47 runs from the last two overs after Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif elected to bat in the day-night game. Zimbabwe, handicapped with the retirement of their most prolific batsman Andy Flower, never really threatened the Pakistani score and folded up at 210 in 44.1 overs. Douglas Marillier led the Zimbabwe innings with a fine knock of 59 but no other batsman could carry on the battle. For the new-look Pakistani team, debutants Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Gul took two wickets each. Razzaq also contributed with the ball taking two wickets. The Pakistani team, which saw a complete overhaul following its first-round exit in the World Cup, found the going tough in the morning with the new opening pair of Taufeeq Umar (16) and Hafeez (12) unable to find their rhythm. Both were dismissed by Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak. In between, Naved Latif (3) was sent back by Andy Blignaut and Pakistan were reduced to 50 for three in the 15th over. The dependable Yousuf Youhana (17) and Shoaib Malik (13) were also dismissed cheaply leaving Pakistan in a very sorry state at 101 for five in the 25th over. Younis Khan, who made a solid 67, then joined his skipper in the rebuilding act and put on 59 runs for the sixth wicket. Latif was run out for 34 in the 35th over but Younis Khan had another fruitful partnership with Razzaq, the duo adding 44 runs for the seventh wicket. However, when Younis Khan left the crease in the 45th over, it was not exactly a rosy scenario for Pakistan at 203 for seven. Razzaq took 18 runs from the 47th over but it was really the last two overs that made all the difference. Razzaq blasted three consecutive sixes off Sean Ervine in the 49th over and then three more in the final over off Douglas Hondo to ensure a very good total for Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Umar b Streak 16 Hafeez c Taibu b Streak 12 N. Latif b Blignaut 3 Youhana c Taibu c Ervin 17 Khan c Ervin b Blignaut 67 Malik run out 13 R. Latif run out 34 Razzaq not out 76 Sami not out 11 Extras:
(lb-4 nb-1 w-24) 29 Total: (7 wkts. 50 overs) 278 FoW: 1-32, 2-38, 3-50, 4-69, 5-101, 6-159, 7-203. Bowling:
Streak 10-1-31-2, Blignaut 10-0-50-2, Hondo 10-0-60-0, Ervine 4-1-36-1, Marillier 7-0-43-0, Flower 4-0-27-0, Rennie 5-0-27-0. Zimbabwe: Malik run out 13 Wishart c R Latif b Gul 8 Marillier b Kaneria 59 Friend c Umar b Gul 9 Flower c Hafeez b Kaneria 13 Ebrahim lbw b Razzaq 31 Rennie lbw b Hafeez 11 Blignaut b Hafeez 24 Ervine run out 30 Taibu b Sami 1 Streak c R Latif b Razzaq 7 Hondo not out 0 Extras:
(lb-6 w-2 nb-9) 17 Total: (all out, 44.1 overs) 210 FoW:
1-21 2-47 3-87 4-104 5-121 6-152 7-194 8-197 9-208 Bowling: Mohammad Sami 7-0-34-1, Umar Gul 7-2-25-2, Abdul Razzaq 7.1-1-36-2, Danish Kaneria 9-1-38-2, Mohammad Hafeez 10-0-41-2, Shoaib Malik 4-0-30-0. |
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Injured
Martyn axed from Test squad
Melbourne, April 4 Uncapped 22-year-old Michael Clarke from New South Wales was today named as Martyn’s replacement and will travel to the West Indies during the weekend, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said today. Martyn, who has a Test average of 46.51 with five centuries, had received medical advice that his injury was growing worse rather than better, the ACB said in a statement. The first test starts in Guyana on April 10 and the 31-year-old was expected to join the squad in the next few weeks after receiving further treatment in Perth. However, a hand specialist told the veteran of 33 tests the fracture in his right index finger had shifted position, the ACB said. “The fracture will need protection for up to four weeks, after which we are hopeful the healing process has taken hold and he is fit enough to be available for one-day international selection,” Australia team physiotherapist Errol Alcott said in the statement. Martyn scored an unbeaten 88 from 84 balls in Australia’s World Cup final win over India in Johannesburg on March 23 despite having fractured his right index finger in a match against Kenya eight days earlier.
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Sriram cracks unbeaten century
Bangalore, April 4 Sriram smashed 13 fours in a 205-ball enterprising knock that laid solid foundation for his side’s reply to Elite B score of 219 in their first essay. Sriram’s knock eclipsed Sairaj Bahutule’s five-wicket haul for Elite B and saw Elite A finish the day at 362 for eight. Earlier, openers Gautam Gambhir, who was looking to celebrate in style his inclusion in the national squad for the coming Dhaka tri-series, and Sanjay Bangar shared a 104-run partnership for the first wicket. Gambhir was trapped leg before wicket to Bahutule, who was outstanding today, for 44, made off 99 balls with seven fours. Bangar scored 57, laced with six fours and one six, from 124 balls before being bowled by the same bowler. A fine 51 by Y Venugopal Rao ensured that the side surpassed the rival team’s score and seized the initiative. Bahutule returned with impressive figures of five wickets for 116 runs for Elite B. SCOREBOARD Elite B (1st innings): 219 Elite A (1st innings): G. Gambhir lbw b Bahutule 44, S. Bangar b Bahutule 57, S. Sriram batting 130, R.S. Sodhi c Pagnis b Bahutule 1, D. Gandhi c Bahutule b Pandey 13, Y.Venugopal Rao st Prasad b Bahutule 51, D. Dasgupta b Powar 3, R. Kanwat run out 10, I Pathan b Bahutule 12, Sarandeep Singh batting 8. Extras: (b-6, lb-7, nb-17, w-3) 33. Total: (8 wkts, 98 overs) 362. Fall of wickets: 1-104, 2-137, 3-139, 4-182, 5-297, 6-302, 7-319, 8-344. Bowling: Salvi 10-1-33-0, Harvinder Singh 11-3-44-0, Powar 37-5-132-1, Bahutule 35-4-116-5, Pandey 3-0-11-1, Rayudu 2-0-13-0. |
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| Captain’s knock by Das HYDERABAD: A fine skipper’s knock of 73 by Shiv Sunder Das put Elite C on top as the team coasted to 251 for seven in reply to Plate A first innings score of 263 on the second day at the Gymkhana grounds here. Plate A innings, resuming at 241 for eight, folded up at 263 after 41 minutes of play this morning with overnight batsman Rajeev Kumar scoring 61. Speedsters SK Trivedi and Amit Bhandari accounted for the last two wickets in 10.1 overs. In reply, Das lost his opening partner S Parab (12) with only 20 runs on the board. But he took the team to safety in the copany of Yere Goud (23), Pankaj Dharmani (23) and Nikhil Doru (59 n.o.) before being trapped leg before to left arm spinner Sunil Joshi at the score of 149. The skipper’s 73 was a 180-minute effort during which he blended caution with aggression to pick up six fours off the 152 balls he faced. Doru took over from his skipper and held one end with a resolute elegance. He added 24 runs with young Parthiv Patel for the sixth wicket, 46 with Ajit Agarkar for the seventh wicket and 32 runs for the unfinished eighth wicket with N Kulkarni. Doru’s unbeaten 59 was the result of his patient stay at the wicket for 157 minutes and negotiated 150 balls with grit. Plate A speedsters made no impact but spinners Sunil Joshi and Faisal Shaik claimed two wickets apiece. Veteran KNA Ananthapadmanabhan and Hrishikesh Kanitkar took one wicket each while opener S Parab was run out to a sharp throw by Yashpal Singh.
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Players
must have adequate rest Chandigarh, April 4 It is in this light that his observation made in New Delhi the other day that Indian players are playing too much of international cricket must be taken seriously. His warning that leading Indian players might suffer a burnout from the hard grind of international cricket definitely deserves more than a cursory look by Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya and his team which runs the BCCI. It is in this context that many followers of the game are of the view that the board should not allow Indian players to play in the England County Cricket Championship this summer. It is a known fact that quite a few Indian players have received offers from counties to play as their professionals. As it is the Indian players are playing non-stop international cricket for nearly two years and they deserve some rest before they take on the Kiwis in a home series in October next. And in case they do opt to play in England then they will have to forego their rest as the taxing county cricket circuit is bound to sap their energy even further. And they will have to take on the Kiwis the moment they return home. Of course such a move might go against the cricketers' right to livelihood, given the fact that the game of cricket is the only way the players can make a living. But what the nation actually needs is their service over a long period of time. But the BCCI has to work out a mechanism if they want to stop players from travelling to England and at the same time see that their pockets are not hurt. What the Indian players actually need to do is to work out a healthy balance between playing cricket and taking rest. Earlier in the past players used to hide niggling injuries fearing the axe but now of late players know their strength, and weakness, and are not afraid of telling the selectors and BCCI officials that they would not be available for matches and tours in order to recover from injuries. It is in this context that players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Asish Nehra opted to rest from the tri-nation tournament in Dhaka and players like Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath opted out, saying they needed ‘‘rest’’. The national selectors have taken a wise step of selecting some fringe players for the tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh. Such a move would help India to assess its bench strength, specially since Indian cricketers are involved in some international competition or the other the year round. If India are to pick up a leaf from Australian cricket it is the fact that over the years the Australian cricket board has developed a tremendous bench strength and even the absence of a player like Shane Warne went unnoticed as Australia galloped to claim the World Cup. Fielding a second-string team in the tri-nation tournament (the third team in the tournament is a new-look South African squad who plan to use the tournament as a testing ground for quite a few new players) might do Indian cricket a world of good in the future. For the fringe players in particular this is the time to prove that they can also deliver given the right opportunity. |
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HC to hear cricket controversy case
New Delhi, April 4 A Bench comprising Chief Justice V.N. Khare, Justice Y.K. Sabharwal and Justice Arijit Pasayat said the sponsors, LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd, who had filed the appeal, should put objections to the petition filed by Mr NKP Salve and others before the high court. The Bench said the high court should hear the matter expeditiously uninfluenced by the observations of the apex court during the previous hearings. Appearing for the sponsors, senior advocate Ashok Desai said the high court’s interim order interfered with the contractual obligations between the BCCI and ICC and hence was bad in law. “Cricket, though watched with passion in India, should not produce bad laws,” he added. PTI
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Solan beat Sirmour by 110 runs Chamba, April 4 Score: Solan 190 for 8 in 40 overs (Sarbjeet run out 19, Ashin lbw Aniket 9, Nikhal run out 1, Gaurab not out 65, Sunil b Aniket b Aditiya 40, Jush Karan b Aniket 11, Neeraj lbw Aniket 2, Amit b Mohd. Wafi 5, Abinesh not out 5, Extras 33. Total 190. Bowling:
Rahul 8-0-45-0, Bhushan 5-1-30-1, Aniket 8-1-35-4, Pankaj 1-0-4-0, Aditiya 8-1-30-1, Mohd. Wafi 3-0-14-1. Sirmour:
80 all out (Pankaj b Amit 1, Aniket b amit 0, Bhushan b Abinesh 5, Aditiya run out 14, Akshit run out 16, Mohd. Wafi run out 0, Nadhid Alit run out 0, Mayank b Sunil 1, Washu b Sunil 1, Rahul b Nikhal 2, Ritvik not out 0, Extras 40 Total 80. Bowling:
Amit 5-0-17-2, Abinesh 4-0-15-1, Sarbjeet 4-1-11-0, Gaurab 2-0-7-1, Ravi Kant 4-0-19-0, Sunil 4-1-3-2, Nikhal 3-0-3-1.
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Table tennis camp at Patiala Patiala, April 4 Some of the campers have sought permission from the TTFI to join the camp at a later date as they were involved in their examinations. These probables include Soumyadeep Roy, Shubajit Saha and Arunav Ganguly in the men’s section and Paulomi Ghatak on the distaff side. Caught in a desperate situation, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), was left with no other option except to call for last minute re-inforcements. Bhushan Thakur, Pathik Mehta and Mousmi Pal have been called in a substitutes. At present, the paddlers attending the camp are: Sharat Kamal, Suarav Chakraborty, Shivaji Dutta, Mouma Dass, T. Pradipa, Mounto Ghosh, Vishakha Vijay, Nandita Saha and Sushmita Roy. Mr Bhawani Mukherjee has been appointed the chief coach. He is being assisted by Mr Sunil Babras and Mr
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spikers in Indian team Chandigarh, April 4 The players are Dinesh Kumar Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Darshan Singh and Ram Pal Singh. The above players are being groomed under renowned volleyballl player and coach Om Prakash.
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YPS beat SDSE School Patiala, April 4 Opting to bat,
YPS, aided by a resolute 74 by Sukhpreet Singh, piled up a comfortable 203 for nine in their stipulated 40 overs. In reply, despite a fine knock of 86 by Gaurav, the SDSE school youngsters went down by 14 runs. Brief scores: YPS — 203 for 9 in 40 overs
(Sukhpreet Singh 74, Gunjot Singh 38, Karamjit Singh 2 for 14, Sandeep 2 for 8, Jagjeet 2 for 11, Rahul 2 for 44); SDSE School — 189 all out in 37.3 overs ( Gaurav 86, Karamjit Singh 15, Sunil 11, Gauravpreet 3 for 21, Gunjot Singh 3 for 22, Sukhpreet Singh 1 for 42).
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Sharjah, April 4
