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Expert for Harbhajan next week: BCCI
Need to settle ‘chucking’ issue promptly: Kapil
Hyderabad beat Punjab
Punjab and Sind Bank clinch hockey title
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SRC, Indian Air Force advance
All set for basketball nationals
Ajeetesh claims junior golf crown
Jyoti, Vishal declared best athletes
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Expert for Harbhajan next week: BCCI
New Delhi, December 24 “We have to chose someone from the ICC Approved List of Biomechanics. We are considering the names and the process is on. We will soon take the decision and you would get to know it in the next few days,” BCCI secretary S.K. Nair told UNI on the phone. As per the ICC’s bowling review regulations, the BCCI would have to appoint an expert biomechanist from the ICC’s Approved List to work with Harbhajan over the next few weeks to identify and address the flaw, if any. Harbhajan is expected to go for the remedial work after the conclusion of the three-match one-day series against Bangladesh. The ICC list of biomechanics includes the Australian duo of Bruce Elliot and Marc Portus, Paul Hurrion of England and South African Tim Noakes. This is the second time that the Indian will go through the bowling review process. In November, 1998, the ‘Turbanator’ worked under Fred Titmus to correct his action. Asked whether the board would send Erapalli Prasanna again with Harbhajan — the former spinner had accompanied him to the 1998 London trip — Mr Nair did not rule out the possibility but said, “We have not decided it yet but will definitely consider it.” Harbhajan becomes the sixth player reported to the ICC under its revised process to deal with potentially flawed actions in 2004. Other players reported this year for suspect action include the Pakistani trio of Shabbir Ahmed, Abdur Razzaq and Shoaib Malik, another ‘doosra’ exponent and Sri Lankan offie Muttiah Muralitharan and Zimbabwean Blessing Mahwire.
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Need to settle ‘chucking’ issue promptly: Kapil
Jalandhar, December 24 Kapil, who was talking about ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh coming under the ICC scanner for his bowling action, told The Tribune here that he would appreciate if such issues should not be allowed to linger on. “Such issues should be settled at the earliest so that the players under scrutiny can concentrate on improving their performance instead of being worried about their future. There is nothing wrong in pointing out any fault in a bowler’s action if the authorities concerned feel so,” he said, adding that the ambiguity over such issues should be cleared for the benefit of the cricket. Kapil maintained that such issues generally should not trouble international cricketers as it was part and parcel of one’s career. “I would not have been bothered if I had been pointed out for a suspect action. Instead, I would have offered myself for any test,” he added. Kapil said even if Harbhajan had been reported for illegal bowling action over his “doosra”, it should be left to him and the ICC to hammer it out between themselves instead of the media giving unnecessary hype to the issue. When asked whether there was racial discrimination as most of the time only Asian players had been pointed out for suspect action in the past, Kapil said since cricketers from the subcontinent were more flexible and supple in their bowling action, their chances of being pointing out for suspect action were greater. “The European or Australian cricketers are quite stiff and hardly try anything different to bowl, as a result they are rarely being pointed out,” he said. When asked why he was more keen to play golf after retirement, Kapil said he was essentially a sportsman and would like to enjoy any sport. “If you don’t give me a chance in cricket, I will have to try my hand at golf,” said Kapil in a lighter vein. |
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Hyderabad beat Punjab
Hyderabad, December 24 Despite splendid batting by G Gupta (87 n.o.), Punjab could not
achieve the target of 278 runs and were bowled out for 217 on the
penultimate day. Punjab had lost half their side for a mere 96. For
Hyderabad, N.P. Singh and left-arm spinner Inder Sekhar Reddy (3/29)
were the pick of the bowlers. With four points, they took their tally
to 12, while Punjab remained on 16. Ricky was the first to get out for
two runs. Sodhi and Kakkar steadied the proceedings by adding 53 runs
for the second wicket in 15 overs. At this juncture, the visitors lost
three quick wickets, as the debutant Abhilash Reddy rattled them by
taking two crucial wickets. However, G Gupta and Muneesh Sharma (25)
tried to revive the innings by adding 62 runs for the sixth wicket in
19.5 overs. Hyderabad’s medium-pacer, N.P. Singh tormented Punjab by
taking the wicket of Muneesh Sharma. Thereafter, wickets fell cheaply.
Earlier "Punjab Express" V.R.V. Singh, who ran through
Hyderabad innings twice, finished with a tally of 13 wickets for 115
runs. HP have the edge
JAMSHEDPUR: Jharkhand were struggling
at 110 for six after bundling out Himachal Pradesh for 120 in their
second innings on the penultimate day of the four-day Ranji trophy plate
group A match at the Keenan stadium here today. Chasing 178 to win on a
strip which saw 15 wickets tumble in a day, Jharkhand batsmen fell like
a house of cards before the spin web of left-arm spinner Vishal Bhatia,
who claimed five wickets for 23 runs. Interestingly, Bhatia was the
only spinner who managed to turn the ball on a wicket which was helping
the pacers from day one. After medium pacer Ashok Thakur struck in the
second over taking the wicket of Ratan Kumar for a duck, Bhatia ripped
through the Jharkhand middle order before captain Sumit Panda and
Santosh Lal resisted the onslaught. Mumbai recover
MUMBAI: Sairaj
Bahutule slammed an unbeaten century to lift Mumbai from 67 for six to
264 for 8 in the second innings against Karnataka on the third day of
the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group A match here today. The
Mumbai captain remained unconquered on 107, laced with 14 fours, after
helping the home team recover from a difficult pre-lunch period through
an invaluable 117-run partnership for the seventh wicket with
hard-hitting spin partner Ramesh Powar, who made 65 with eleven
fours. The overall lead for holders Mumbai, who led Karnataka by 126
runs on the first innings, was 390 at stumps on day three. Bahutule was
given a reprieve by umpire H.S. Sekhon after being declared out caught
at slip off Sunil Joshi when trying to sweep the Karnataka left-arm
spinner. The Mumbai captain, then on 96, stood his ground and indicated
to the umpire that the ball had gone off his arm. Sekhon, to the
surprise of everyone, conferred with square leg umpire S.C. Gupta and
reversed his decision, which was hotly contested by the Karnataka
fielders, but to no avail. Bahutule then hit his 13th four to complete
his hundred in style in 209 balls before remaining unconquered. He also
added 65 runs for the eighth wicket with Vinayak Samant (29). Joshi,
who took six wickets in the Mumbai first essay, was once again the chief
tormentor with three wickets to his credit. Brief scores: Mumbai
292 and 264 for 8 (R. Powar 65, S. Bahutule batting 107; S. Joshi 3 for
103). Karnataka 166. Bengal hit back
KOLKATA: Fiery bowling by
Bengal pace duo Ranadeb Bose and S.S. Paul restricted Delhi to 251 in
their first innings and a late surge led by Bengal captain Rohan
Gavaskar saw the hosts finish the day at 190 for three on the
penultimate day of the Ranji tie here today. Bengal began the day with
purpose with Bose and Pal working up a lively spell of pace bowling to
rattle Delhi’s plan of action. Beginning the day at 184 for three,
Delhi was soon reduced to 193 for five with overnight batsmen M. Manhas
and V. Dahiya falling prey to S.S. Paul. J&K 119 for 1
Palakkad:
Needing 461 to win, Jammu and Kashmir were 119 for 1 in the second
innings at close of play in their Ranji Trophy Plate A cricket match
against Kerala on the third day here today Brief scores: Kerala
(1st innings): 319; J&K (1st innings): 140; Kerala (2nd innings):
281 for 7 wkts dec in 86.3 overs (Sreekumar Nair 92, Sunil Oasis 73;
Abid Nabi 3-73; Pranav Mahajan 4-63); J&K (2nd innings): 119 for 1 (Sajjad
Sheikh batting 75). — PTI, UNI |
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Punjab and Sind Bank clinch hockey title
Jalandhar, December 24 In a high-voltage encounter, the bank men dominated the proceedings and succeeded in rotating the ball in the rival’s area for most of the time. The bank team opened their account in the fourth minute when Parminder Singh dodged the defence to score an impressive field goal (1-0). The attacking bank men spared no opportunity to consolidate the lead and made it 2-0 in the sixth minute through a field goal by Baljit Singh Chandi. International Gagan Ajit Singh of Punjab Police opened the account for his team in the 10th minute, when he scored a field goal (2-1). The police team suffered another jolt in the 18th minute as Baljit Singh Chandi made no mistake in converting a penalty corner (3-1). A minute before the end of the first half, Jatinderpal Singh converted a penalty corner to make it 4-1. In the second half, Punjab Police made some hostile attempts on the rivals’ box but succeeded only in the 47th minute, when Olympian Baljit Singh converted a penalty corner to reduce the lead (4-2). The joy of the police team was short-lived as after 12 minutes, Parminder Singh scored an impressive field goal to make it 5-2. Punjab Police hit back through penalty corner conversions in the 63rd and 66th minutes by Baljeet Singh, but the efforts fell short of a victory. A frustrated Punjab Police team, after having failed to break the jinx against the arch-rivals allegedly entered into a brawl during the fag- end of the match. The situation could have turned uglier had the district police officials not intervened in time to separate the clashing players. “After they remained unsuccessful in beating us, they (Punjab Police) took out their frustration on us by beating our boys,” said Rajinder Singh, coach of the bank team, while dubbing it as sheer “gundagardi”. “Everyone saw Punjab Police players virtually beating our players with sticks, but no one tried to stop them. Jugraj Singh, who was sitting outside on the bench, in fact, led a group to the ground and pounced on our players with hockey sticks, which is highly deplorable,” he added. Rajinder Singh said the umpires should have taken action against Punjab Police players, who continue to abuse and push their players throughout the game. Former Indian captain and manager of Punjab Police team Pargat Singh regretted the conduct of his team members. “This is not sports and not in the interest of hockey. My boys could have behaved better even as bank players, too, were instigating our players on a number of occasions, which probably led to the situation,” he said. He also criticised the two referees of the match, who he alleged, were biased. “The situation could have been averted if the referees had shown cards to the erring players of both teams at the very start of the match,” he added. Meanwhile, in the women’s section, Sukhjit Starch Mills XI won the final by defeating Shahbad XI 2-1, while Surjit Hockey Academy lifts the title in the boys category. The best player of the tournament award was given to Tejvir Singh of Punjab Police. |
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SRC, Indian Air Force advance
Nabha, December 24 In another match, Friends Academy, Runi (Jagraon), provided the first shock of the tournament when they downed fancied CISF, New Delhi, 7-4 via tie-breaker. Perhaps it came as a blessing in disguise for CISF as they had to take part in the All-India Police Games commencing at Ahmedabad from December 29. The tournament here is to run till December 30 and the organisers would have been caught in a tight spot had CISF maintained their winning spree. Shahjahanpur XI, who were scheduled to take on Centre of Excellence, Patiala, failed to turn up. The Patiala team now squares off with Central Railway, Mumbai, in their next round match to be played tomorrow afternoon. Jagraon Police started off on an optimistic note when they forced two penalty corners in the first five minutes of the match. However, their defender Mandeep Singh messed up both chances. For SRC, Palwinder Singh opened the scoring when he received a pass from the left and after making his way into the striking circle he fired home his shot even as he was imbalanced by a rival defender who tried to push him out of the way. Buoyed by this goal, the SRC attack got into top gear with both Palwinder and Suman Kumar working up some good moves. Both made repeated forays into the rival territory but were thwarted by the policemen’s goalkeeper Parveen Kumar. Midway into the first half, SRC increased their lead when Suman Kumar latched on to a loose ball and managed to score off an acute angle. Minutes later, a blunder by the SRC goaltender Jaspal Singh allowed the policemen to reduce the margin. Jaspal, for some inexplicable reason, rushed out of the goal allowing Jagraon Police striker Rajinder Singh enough space and time to shoot home. However, this turned out to be the only goal the Jagraon team could manage as their rivals pumped in two more to close the contest at 4-1. The third goal came from Vinay Kumar after he was felled in the striking circle by a defender. The resultant penalty corner was effortlessly converted by Vinay himself off a hard carpet drive. And once J.Minz scored the winning team’s fourth goal, it was all over for the policemen. In the second match, a tactical blunder midway into the first half enabled the airmen to draw first blood when an unchecked left out Lokesh Kumar dashed his way into the striking circle to score with the entire defence lying in a shambles. In the second half, Air Force’s centre half Pardeep Kumar scored off a penalty stroke. |
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All set for basketball nationals
Ludhiana, December 24 Ludhiana will host the championship for a record sixth time. It is also hosting the Junior National Championship. The inaugural edition of the championship was held here in 1951. It was also held here in 1982, 1994, 1998 and 2002. The Guru Nanak Sports Complex will be the venue for the championship.Two grounds (basketball indoor stadium and multipurpose hall) will be used for the 112 matches. Electronic scoreboards with 24-second device have been installed. Mr Narinder Pal Singh, SSP, Ludhiana, and chairman, organising committee, said several committees had been formed to conduct the championship. The arrangements for the stay of the visiting teams, comprising about 1,100 players and officials, are being reviewed daily. He said during the inaugural function, scheduled to be held from 3 to 5 pm on December 26, a cultural programme would be held. Noted Punjabi singer Pammi Bai, along with Prof Major Singh and Ali, will perform on the opening day of the championship. Mr Inderjit Singh Bindra, President, Punjab Cricket Association, will inaugurate the championship while Mr Harjinder Singh Dhanoa, the sponsor of this meet, will be the chief guest on the concluding day. Hockey Olympian Balbir Singh will be the chief guest during the semifinals on January 1, Mr Narinder Pal Singh added. The Punjab Basketball Association (PBA) has planned to bring out a souvenir to mark the occasion. It will be dedicated to Prof DS Sondhi, a pioneer of the Asian Games, and Mr HBS Richie, former secretary, PBA. Meanwhile, internationals Kamaljit Kaur and Parminder Singh Sr will lead Punjab women and men’s teams respectively, in the senior championship. The teams: (women): Kamaljit Kaur, Mandeep Brar, Taranjit Kaur, Kiranjit Kaur and Manpreet Kaur (Ludhiana), Aashna and Sukhwant Kaur (Jalandhar), Paramjit Kaur (Faridkot), Mukti and Reena (Kapurthala), Balwinder Kaur and Rajwinder Kaur (Hoshiarpur). Standby: Rajan Pal (Ludhiana) and Rajwinder Kaur (Jalandhar); manager: Sumiti Kanwar, coach: Satish Kumar, assistant coach- D P S Dhindsa. Men: Parminder Singh Sr, Jasjot Singh, Harmander Singh, Amit Prashar, Jagdeep Singh, Yadwinder Singh, Snehpal Singh, Talwinder Singh, Vipin Kumar, Paramdeep Singh, Gurpal Singh and Fatehjeet Singh. Standby: Saudagar Singh and Gurbhej Singh; manager: Kuldeep Singh Cheema, coach: Dr S Subramanium, assistant coach: Jagdeep Singh, and physiotherapist: Dr Vipin Kumar. |
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Ajeetesh claims junior golf crown
Mumbai, December 24 Ajeetesh, with a four day tally of two-under 278, recorded a comprehensive six-stroke victory over runner-up Himmat Singh Rai. Gaganjeet Bhullar, who led on the first two days, finished a stroke behind Rai with a total score of 285 against his name. Category B saw Amanjyot Singh complete the formality of taking the winner’s trophy home with a final day score of level par 70 for his total score of 295. Rommel Majumdar was the winner in Category C while Viraat Bhadwar claimed the Category D title.
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Jyoti, Vishal declared best athletes Ambala, December 24 The college principal, Dr R.R. Malik, said Jyoti Chaudhary was declared the best athlete among girls while Vishal Saini was declared the best among boys. In 100 m (boys), Ashish was first, Ashok second and Ashwini was third. In 100 m (girls), Jyoti was first, Priyanka second and Vijeta was third. In 800 m (boys), Chandra came first, Mohit second and Vishal was third. In 400m
(boys),Vishal was first, Chander Bhushan second while Ashish was third. In 3,000 m (boys), Mohit was first, Vishal second while Vikas was third. In three-leg race (girls), winners were Preeti, Brij Bala, Arti Gaur, Anjana, Gurpreet and
Vijeta. In 50 m (girls) Anjana was first while Gurdeep was second. In 100 m (teachers), Prof Pankaj Garg was first, Dr Veer Singh was second while Prof Shyam Singh was
third.
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Wrestling nationals from Dec 30
Chandigarh, December 24 |
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Ball badminton championship
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Zakir Hussain College win soccer title
New Delhi, December 24 Though Zakir Hussain dominated the match, they could open the account only in the second session when Palmei Poupangai found the mark. A few minutes later, Gangamlung Kamei enhanced the lead (2-0). Zakir Hussain have now qualified for the Inter-University Football Championship. Motilal Nehru College defeated Kirori Mal College 3-1 to take the third position.
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