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7-wkt Kumble destroys Australia
A devastating spell: Gilchrist
Success due to bounce, Harbhajan, says Kumble
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Pratima challenges life ban in HC
Oscar Bansal loses in quarterfinals
Pinegrove make winning start
Delhi crush Gujarat in Santosh Trophy
Himachal Ranji Trophy probables
MDU clinch title
Nehru hockey results
Khalsa School score
5-1 win
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7-wkt Kumble destroys Australia
Chennai, October 14 However, the world champions struck back before the close of play by getting new opener Yuvraj Singh cheaply as India ended the day on 28 for one. The fortunes of the Test and probably the series will hinge on how the Indian batsmen perform tomorrow. The dramatic day also saw Shane Warne equalling Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan’s world record when he claimed his 532nd wicket by dismissing Yuvraj. The Australians were cruising along comfortably at 136 for no loss before Kumble dramatically turned the game on its head. The veteran leg spinner exploited the bounce of the track at the MA Chidambaran Stadium to claim his 25th five-wicket haul in an innings in Tests and the seventh against the Aussies. The fall of top scorer Justin Langer (71) virtually opened up the floodgates as the visitors lost eight wickets for just 46 runs after electing to bat first. Matthew Hayden (58) and Simon Katich (36 not out) were the other notable contributors for Australians, two of whom walked off without waiting for the umpire’s verdict. Kumble, in the process, went past Curtly Ambrose on the all time bowlers’ list to be placed eighth. His seven for 48 was also his fifth best at Chennai. However, it was Harbhajan Singh who triggered the collapse when he dealt the Aussies a double blow in the 34th over after lunch. Hayden, who had clouted the off spinner for a huge six into the top tier earlier, miscued a lofted shot for a simple catch to VVS Laxman at long off. Two balls later, Harbhajan found the outside edge of Langer for a catch to Dravid in the first slip. But Simon Katich and Damien Martyn maintained the brisk scoring rate with a 53-run third-wicket stand until the latter was caught at forward short leg for the second time in the series. Martyn (26) groped forward to Kumble to end up with a bat-pad catch to Yuvraj Singh to give the bowler his first wicket of the day. Darren Lehmann, who has been under pressure since Michael Clarke’s
successful debut in Bangalore, tried to cut Kumble only to end up with a snick to wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel. Clarke himself could hardly last only a little longer as he was ruled leg before for five. Skipper Gilchrist then walked off even before the umpire could raise his finger, a gesture that was emulated by Kasprowicz later in the innings. Gilchrist, who had also walked off in a World Cup match last year, did not wait for the umpire’s decision on an appeal for catch, although his team was in disarray. Then came Kasprowicz’s stunner when the Aussie, to the bewilderment of umpire David Shepherd who turned down an appeal for bat-pad catch, declared himself out and walked to the pavilion. In between the drama, Kumble had Warne caught and bowled, before Jason Gillespie was consumed at short leg. Glenn McGrath’s run out ended the Aussie debacle. The Australians ended what was a sorry day for them on a positive note with Warne dismissing Yuvraj to equal Muralitharan’s record. Yuvraj, promoted to the opening slot in place of Akash Chopra, was dropped on zero in the very first over by Clarke at second slip. But the left-hander’s unconvincing show ended when he made a wild heave at Warne outside the off, only to make a faint edge to the keeper. The Aussie leg spinner was denied his record in Bangalore but his new red shoes seems to be lucky for him in Chennai. It did not look so bad for the visitors when the day began, with Gilchrist winning the toss for the second
successive time in the series and opting to bat on a sporting track. They were off to a flier with Langer and Hayden in supreme form. With the conditions suited to stroke-making, Langer and Hayden quickly stepped on the accelerator. Hayden took his time to settle down but a six into the top most tier over long-on off Harbhajan signalled what was to come thereafter. The Queenslander struck three boundaries off Zaheer, and then lofted Anil Kumble on the on-side. That six brought the Australian hundred and also the batsman’s 16th fifty, his sixth against India, coming off 67 balls with six fours and two sixes. Two balls later, Langer raised his bat after reaching the half century mark in 73 balls with six fours. The Chepauk once again proved to be happy hunting ground for Harbhajan as he turned out to be India’s saviour and provided the team the much-needed breakthrough. He bowled 18 overs on the trot on either side of lunch to break the strong association between Langer and Hayden. A major concern for Sourav Ganguly, apart from the batting form of the visitors, must be the wicketkeeping of Parthiv Patel, who looked out of sorts yet again. Early in the day, he remained unmoved as a Langer edge sped between him and Dravid in the first slip off Zaheer. Later, he fumbled on a take down the leg and the ball hit the fielder’s helmet for five penalty runs. Scoreboard Australia (1st innings): Langer c Dravid b Harbhajan 71 Hayden c Laxman Katich not out 36 Martyn c Yuvraj b Kumble 26 Lehmann c Patel b Kumble 0 Clarke lbw b Kumble 5 Gilchrist c Yuvraj b Kumble 3 Warne c and b Kumble 4 Gillespie c Kaif b Kumble 5 Kasprowicz c Laxman McGrath run out 2 Extras(b-7, lb-4, nb-4, w-1, p-5) 21 Total
(all out, 71.3 overs) 235 Fall of wickets: 1-136, 2-136, 3-189, 4-191, 5-204, 6-210, 7-216, 8-224, 9-228 Bowling:
Pathan 12-3-29-0, Zaheer 11-2-44-0, Harbhajan 29-2-90-2, Kumble 17.3-4-48-7, Sehwag 2-1-8-0. India (1st innings): Yuvraj c Gilchrist b Warne 8 Sehwag batting 20 Pathan batting 0 Total
(1 wkt, 13 overs) 28 Fall of wickets: 1-28 Bowling:
McGrath 5-1-13-0, Gillespie 5-2-9-0, Warne 2-1-1-1, Kasprowicz
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A devastating spell: Gilchrist Chennai, October 14 "It's a devastating spell. Remember Shoaib Akhtar producing a freakish spell in Colombo when we played them. Remember Curtly Ambrose producing such a spell at WACA. Its going to rank up as one of the best bowling performances," he said after the first day of the second Test here today. On the dramatic collapse, Gilchrist said the batsmen were done in by the bounce. "We expected bounce but we didn't quite handle it. It's not a panic situation and we are disappointed with what we did. There was a bigger total for the taking. But credit to the Indians they bowled very very well," he said. Gilchrist said it was tough to explain the Australian collapse. "Damien (Martyn) and Simon (Katich) steadied the ship a bit (after the loss of openers) but again we just kept losing wickets constantly and that built pressure. "We know these things can happen in the sub-continent. Once a team gets the momentum they can really take it along long way and dominate the opposition through in a short space of time," he said. Pinning faith on his bowlers to repeat what Kumble achieved, Gilchrist said: "We just got to fight hard tomorrow. Try and picture where it's going to go. We have a task at hand tomorrow. In the first session we need to make some inroads." He also praised pacers Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan who, he said, bowled equally well getting some reverse swing even with the old ball later in the afternoon. Gilchrist said bounce made the difference compared to the pitch for the first Test at Bangalore. Gilchrist explained that his team's collapse, after Langer and Hayden were dismissed by Harbhajan, was due to the fact that they could not middle the ball. ''In the first 15 to 20 deliveries if you middle the ball, it would be easier to get through. I suppose our middle order batsmen could not get to do that,'' he said. The Aussie captain also praised the players, including Michael Kasprowicz, for walking without waiting for the umpire's decision on difficult decisions. ''No it was not any policy decision. The players did it on their own. We know it is a very very tough job for the umpires. It is not forced on anybody,'' Gilchrist said. He also indicated that all hope was not lost for his side. He observed that the wicket was such that if the bowlers bowled well, they can restrict a side. ''That's what India did.'' After his devastating seven-wicket haul tilted the balance in favour of India in the second Test against Australia today, ace leggie Anil Kumble attributed the success to the bounce in the pitch and fellow spinner Harbhajan Singh. ''There was bounce at the end to which I was bowling. When there is a little bounce, you can create a lot of opportunities. The batsmen try to play half cock and bat-pad comes into play,'' Kumble told newspersons after the close of play. Kumble denied that there was any spot and said his strategy was to bowl tight. Kumble said the day's performance with the ball gave India a good chance to reply with a big score as the second day wicket at Chepauk is also good to bat on.
— UNI, PTI
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Success due to bounce, Harbhajan, says Kumble
Chennai, October 14 ''There was bounce at the end to which I was bowling. When there is a little bounce, you can create a lot of opportunities. The batsmen try to play half cock and bat-pad comes into play,'' Kumble told newspersons after the close of play. Kumble denied that there was any spot and said his strategy was to bowl tight. Kumble said the day's performance with the ball gave India a good chance to reply with a big score as the second day wicket at Chepauk is also good to bat on. Asked what really inspired him after the Aussie openers Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden seemed to be taking the game away from India, Kumble said, ''We thought if we get a couple of wickets the pressure could be turned around.'' With Harbhajan Singh claiming both the wickets, the task was made easier, he said.
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Homage to Keith Miller
Chennai: Members of the Indian and Australian cricket teams on Thursday paid homage to former Australian all-rounder Keith Miller, who died on Monday.
Miller, a member of the Don
Bradman-led ‘invincibles’, died in Melbourne aged 84.The players lined up on the field before start of play on the opening day of the second Test here and observed a minute’s silence in the memory of Miller.
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Pratima challenges life ban in HC
New Delhi, October 14 The petition, likely to be listed for hearing tomorrow, has sought the court’s direction for restraining the
IOA, Weightlifting Federation of India (WFI) and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from prohibiting Pratima from participating in any national or international event. Contending that the life ban imposed on the three weightlifters —
Pratima, Sanamacha Chanu and S Sunaina — on the basis of the report of the two-member committee comprising
K.P. Singh Deo and Man Mohan Singh, was illegal, the writ petition filed through counsel Sushil Salwan said it was against the rules and regulation of the
WFI. Pratima has sought production of all documents pertaining to the training and medical treatment given to her and other banned weightlifters since June, 2004, to August 16, 2004, as well as the inquiry report of the two-member committee.
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Oscar Bansal loses in quarterfinals
Chandigarh, October 14
Oscar lost at 14-17,11-14 in a match lasting 42 minutes. In the first
game, Oscar led from the beginning and led 14-8. Anurag changed tactics
and Oscar lost concentration as the score was tied 14-14. Oscar was not
at his best and lost 14-17. In the second game, after trailing 7-14,
Oscar tried to come back and smashes helped him win four points. Anurag,
who did not commit many mistake, finished the match at 15-11. The
results: Mini girls singles (U-13) quarterfinals: Ankita Ashok (Ktk)
b G Divya (AP) 11-2, 11-5; Vaibhavi Sabnis (Mah) b Megha Rawat (Guj)
8-11, 11-6, 11-6; Saili Rane (Mah) b Komal Preet (Pun) 1-11, 11-4, 11-5;
PC Thulasi (Ker) b Utkarsha Deokar (Mah) 11-1, 11-3. Boys:
Saurabh Varma (MP) b Hirak Jyoti Neogi (Asm) 15-10, 15-7; Eshan Naqvi
(UP) b Nikhilesh Sharma (Asm) 15-3, 4-15, 15-6; Dipak Bhisht (Utr) b Sai
Praneet (AP) 15-12, 15-2; Raj Kumar (Pun) b Navin Kumar Saha (AP) 12-15,
15-8, 15-3 Sub-junior boys (U-16) pre-quarterfinals: Samruddha
Rathod (Mah) b Guru Sai Dutt (AP) 15-3, 15-5; Srujan Nandaluri (AP) b
Aslam (Pun) 15-5, 15-2; Suranjan Bhobora (Asm) b Parit Bhargava (Del)
15-2, 15-7; Rohit Ranawat (Uth) b Abhidnya Sawant ( Mah) 15-13, 17-16;
Oscar Bansal (Chd) b N Arun (AP) 15-6, 15-9; Anurag Sharma (UP) b Aditya
Prakash (Ktk) 15-1, 15-4; Aditya Elango (TN) b Anuj BJ (Ktk) 11-15,
15-11, 15-6; Dibyajyoti Bora (Asm) b Akshay Dewalkar (Mah) 15-10, 17-15.
Girls: Gayatri Vartak (Mah) b Pallavi (Har) 11-2, 11-0; Monisha
Vinayak (Ktk) b J Shruthi (AP) 11-7, 4-11, 11-4; Ashwini Ponnappa (Ktk)
b Parsha Naqvi (UP) 11-7, 11-6; Pradnya Gadre (Mah) b Nitya Sosale (Ktk)
11-6, 11-4; Kannu Priya (Har) b Ashwathy Mary Mathew (TN) 11-5, 11-5; GM
Nishchita (Ktk) b Mudra Dhainje (Mah) 11-8, 11-2; Arundhati Pantawane (Mah)
b P Jyotsana (AP) 11-5, 11-4; V Ruth Misha (Ktk) b Trupti Lavanya (MP)
9-11, 11-6, 11-2. Boys doubles (U-16): Suranjan Bhobora &
Dibyajyoti Borah (Asm) b Anurag Sharma & Vikalp Tiwari (UP) 15-4,
15-9; Niket Karnatak & Bhaskar Agarwal (Utr) b Abidnya Sawant &
Pratik Patel (Mah & Guj) 15-9, 15-8; Darshan Vernekar & Anoop
Kiran (Ktk) b Samruddha Rathod & Akshay Dewalkar (Mah) 8-15, 15-9,
15-10; RMV Guru Sai Dutt & Tarun Reddy (AP) b Gurbax Singh &
Ashutosh Prabhakar (Pun) 15-8, 9-15, 15-3; Aditya Prakash & Anup B.J.
(Ktk) Oscar Bansal (Chd) & Vipul Saini ( J&K) 15-5, 15-13; Ram C
Vijay & Arun Vishnu (Ker) b P Vinay Reddy & G Anish Reddy (AP)
15-4, 15-9; N Arun & N Srujan (AP) b Balbir Rawat & Rohit
Ranawat (Utr) 15-5, 15-3; Sunil & Mandip (AP) b Saurabh Paralikar
& Parin Chopda (Mah) 15-5, 4-15, 15-12. |
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Pinegrove make winning start
Subathu, October 14 The Headmaster of Pinegrove School, Capt AJ Singh, welcomed the participating teams while Mr Vikas Singla, president, Rotary Club, Kasauli, declared the tournament open. In the second match YPS, Patiala, beat Vivek High School, Chandigarh, 4-2. Yogesh Jindal scored three goals and Nawab Virk scored the fourth for the winners. Suryabir Thind and Pranav Gupta scored one goal each for Vivek High School. YPS, Mohali, defeated St Stephen’s School, Chandigarh, 2-0. Rangat Singh and Ravinder Lather scored one goal each. The fourth match of the day between Lawrence School, Sanawar, and YPS, Patiala, ended in a 1-1 draw. |
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Delhi crush Gujarat in Santosh Trophy
New Delhi, October 14 Nippy striker Sunil Chetri fashioned Delhi’s facile victory, knocking in four goals, though he was unlucky to miss a hat-trick. He scored two goals in each half. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit declared the championship open after a cultural programme, performed by school students of Delhi. Delhi played methodically, without any flourish, to pump in goals at regular intervals as the Gujarat defence caved in under pressure. Delhi mounted their moves down the flanks, and Chetri was quick on his feet to despatch the ball home with clinical precision. Three of the Delhi players were members of the Mohun Bagan team who played in the IFA Shield final in Kolkata recently — captain Rishi Kapoor, Sunil Chetri and Praveen Rawat. Prasant Jaggi, Sumit Thapa and custodian Rajat Guha play for Salgaocar (Goa), and they all combined finely to plot Gujarat’s downfall. Chetri made his moves very clear when he tapped in a cross from the right, floated by Praveen Rawat, 11 minutes into the match. Chetri was on target 15 minutes later, when he headed into an empty goal as Gujarat custodian Parvesh Kumar had charged out. Two minutes before half time, Faiz Alam played a solo, drew out the goalie, and slammed into the net. Chetri added the fourth goal in the third minute of the second half, and got the fifth goal, too, 37 minutes later. Sumit Thapa made a solo dash just before close to boot home the sixth goal. Bihar and Chandigarh played a goalless draw in a cluster III match at the Model Town Stadium. In the second match of cluster III, played at the same venue, Railways derailed Uttaranchal 3-0. Kasif Jamal scored a brace, with the goals materialising in the 32nd and 48th minutes, while Partho Mithra completed the tally in the 80th minute. Uttar Pradesh got a walkover from Arunachal Pradesh in cluster IV as the latter failed to turn up at the Thyagaraja Nagar Stadium. In another match of the group at the venue, Maharashtra sneaked past Jharkhand 2-1. Alex Ambrose got Maharashtra’s first goal in the 14th minute while Appa Rao made it 2-0 10 minutes later. Lal Mohan pulled off the consolation goal for Jharkhand in the 64th minute.
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Himachal Ranji Trophy probables
Chandigarh, October 14 The probables are: Sangram Singh, Ajay Manu, Virender Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Manvinder
Bisla, Paras Dogra, Barun Sharma, Vikramjit Malik, Ashok Thakur, Mehinder Sharma, Rahul
Panta, Amit Negi, Varun Mishra, Vinod Minhas, Rakeshwar, Divya Prakash, Vishal Bhatia, Kuldeep, Rajinder Thakur,
Khomant, Ankit Aggarwal, Munish Gupta, Chetan, Ankur Bassi and Sourav Rattan. |
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MDU clinch title
Rohtak, October 14 MDU, which remained undefeated throughout the league phase of the tourney, defeated CCS University Meerut 51-27 in their final league match today. In the other match played today, Ch. Devi Lal University, Sirsa, registered win over Kurukshetra University 51-40. President of Sh L.N. Hindu College Managing Committee Sher Chand Bathla gave away prizes to the winners. He appreciated the teams for their team spirit and displine maintained throughout the tourney.
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Nehru hockey results
New Delhi, October 14 In other matches, Government Girls School, Ranchi defeated St. Mary’s School, Orissa 6-1, Birsamunda Vidyapitha, Rourkela beat Keishamthong Girls School, Imphal 5-0 and the SGNP Girls Senior Secondary School, Shahabad (Haryana) defeated Kreeda Prabodhini Shiv Chattarpati Kreeda Peeth, Pune 5-0. The Shahabad girls led by four goals at half time. |
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Khalsa School score
5-1 win
Jalandhar, October 14 In another match, Guru Harkrishan Public School, India Gate, New Delhi, crushed Balbir Senior Secondary School, Faridkot, 7-0. |
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