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Waugh, Ponting toy with President’s XI
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Indian selectors’ thinking defies
logic Captain’s knock by
Hussain Don’s passion for privacy was well
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Younis steadies Pak
innings Abhinav preparing for European
meets Sheetal in line for a
double Gopi moves into second round; Popat
out Bukhatir feels India will
participate Baljit Dhillon to lead hockey team
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Waugh, Ponting toy with President’s XI
bowling New Delhi, March 8 Australia scored 461 for seven when the match was called off immediately after Ponting completed his second successive century, with about 20 minutes of play remaining before the scheduled close. Ponting remained not out on 102 (163m, 114b, 11x4) while Michael Kasprowicz cracked an unbeaten 32 not out (46m, 41b, 1x4, 1x6). In just over two days’ of batting, the Australians accumulated 912 runs, including 451 in the first innings, whereas
the Board President’s XI could compile only 221 runs in their first innings.
Indian captain Saurav Ganguly, who came on the field one hour after the
start of play, was on the
Off-spinner Sharandeep Singh, who took a
five-wicket haul in the Australian first innings, was not given the
ball today while leg-spinner Narendra Hirwani, who sent down a
marathon 38 overs, claimed five wickets though his feat came a little
too late, as the national selectors had excluded him from the Indian
team for the second Test, starting at the Eden Garden ground from
March 11, yesterday. Ricky Ponting, who blasted a century in each innings (he had scored 102 in the first innings), was adjudged the “best batsman of the match”, while Mark Waugh was named the “man of the match”. Sharandeep, for his 26-3-114-5 spell in the first innings, was given the “best bowler” award. It was a befitting honour for the young Amritsar lad, who did quite well on this flat track, to earn a berth in the Test team. Aussie skipper Steve Waugh opted to give his batsmen some much-needed batting practice, and Mark Waugh, though let off a couple of times, and Ponting, seized the chance to indulge in batting pyrotechniques. After the early fall of Michael Slater in the morning, who could add only two runs to his overnight score of 24, when Dinesh Mongia plucked a neat catch at short extra cover off Narendra Hirwani, Justin Langer and Damien Martyn put on a 30-run partnership. With Hirwani bowling a tight line and length, injecting good variation, turning the ball a bit, and beating the batsmen in flight, it was no easy going for the Australian batsmen, as Langer too fell to Hirwani’s guile, with Mongia taking the catch at silly point, for 15 (68m, 32b, 1x4). Hirwani had pleasing figures of 14-1-46-2 at lunch, but it would have read better had not Saurav Ganguly floored Martyn at slip, when the batsman was on 14 and the Australian score at 167 for 3. The slip on the skipper’s part proved a little costly as Martyn went on to make 54, and gave solid company to Mark Waugh to put on a 142-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Hirwani eventually had the last laugh when he enticed Martyn to step out and drive into the hands of substitue Gautam Gambhir at silly point. But Martyn’s exit did not bring any cheer to the beleaguered Indian bowlers, who were really put on the chopping block by Mark and Ponting with a no-holds-barred batting display. They gave the stick to Hirwani, Sriram and Rakesh Patel as they put on 113 runs for the fifth wicket. Mark Waugh blasted Hirwani for three massive sixes in his third over—all lofted shots—and hit another six off him to reach 144, while Sriram was punished for three sixes. Sriram was hit for 18 runs in the 63rd over, with Mark cracking two sixes and one four. Mark, who was dropped by substitute Ramesh Power when on 157 off Patel, and two runs later by Kanitkar at slip off Surinder, was out for 164 in the first over after the tea break, caught by Dahiya off Patel (230m, 181b, 17x4, 7x6). The interest was then focussed on Ponting, who batted with care to reach the milestone, and the stumps were draws once he completed the hundred. “Mark Waugh played just one ball in this tour so far, but in this match, he extended it quite a bit”, said Australian coach John Buchanan in a jocular vein. He said he was not particulary worried about the lean run of Justin Langer who “spent good time in the centre (to make 15) and he must enjoy the next couple of days, and should be ready for the Test”. The coach said wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist, who did not play in the match here as he was only 75 per cent fit, will be fit for the second Test, and new keeper Brad Haddin, “who did a fantastic job”, will go on to Kolkata as a “precaution”. Score board Australia (1st innings): 451 President’s XI (1st innings): 221 Australia (2nd innings): Hayden c Dahiya b Hirwani 26 Slater c Mongia b Hirwani 26 Langer c Mongia b Hirwani 15 M.Waugh c Dahiya b Patel 164 Martyn c sub (Gambhir)
b Hirwani 54 Ponting not out 102 Haddin b Patel 8 Miller c sub (Powar) b Hirwani 1 Kasprowicz not out 32 Extras: (b-1, lb-6, nb-21, w-5) 33 Total: (for 7 wkts, 93 overs) 461 Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-60, 3-90, 4-232, 5-345, 6-384, 7-393. Bowling: Patel 22-3-113-2, Surinder Singh 15-1-68-0, Hirwani 38-3-168-5, Sharandeep Singh 3-0-10-0, Sreeram 10-0-61-0, D. Mongia 5-0-34-0. |
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CAPTAIN’S
COMMENTS THE second Test starts in Kolkata on Sunday. This would be a special Test for me for it would be my first Test as captain at the Eden Gardens, the place I have played all my cricket and the ground I have virtually grown up on. This is also a crucial Test for us for we are one down in the series and a win here is very important before we proceed to Chennai. The atmosphere at Eden Gardens would be electrifying for there has been an enormous hype of the series and the people in Kolkata are cricket-crazy. I don’t think they would miss an opportunity to see such great names in action. The ground is in superb condition and the wicket looked like a typical Eden Gardens wicket. We have announced a new side for the Kolkata Test. We would be hampered a bit by the loss of Ajit Agarkar and Javagal Srinath. Ajit is suffering a lot from a viral infection and Srinath has a broken finger. This would provide a big opportunity to Venkatesh Prasad who has a superb record in Eden Gardens. Venkatapaty Raju is also back in the side. He has the best record in India after Anil Kumble, and his experience would be very handy. Moreover, he also has a good record against the Aussies. Raju had a good series when they toured India in 1998. We go into the Test match one down in the series and we have to really lift our game to win the Test. We have to bat well and put up a good total on the board for our spinners to have something to bowl at. For that our batsmen have to put up a gutsy show and play good positive cricket. Many of us got starts in Mumbai and could not capitalise on it. But I have full faith in their capabilities for they are all proven players at the highest level. As far as I am concerned I wanted to play in the Board President’s XI game in Delhi for it would provide me with some match practice. I am a person who doesn’t get much confidence from long hours at the nets. I would have liked to bat on for long but played a bad shot to get out at 40. In any case, I still feel two hours of knocking the ball in the centre is as good as two days of practice. Anyway, both the teams would enjoy playing at the Eden Gardens as well as the crowd support since this is one centre where those watching the game are pretty knowledgeable. Gameplan |
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Indian selectors’ thinking defies
logic Chandigarh, March 8 While naming the 14 for the second Test against the Australians, who have notched up a record-breaking 16 Test wins on the trot after their Mumbai win, the national selectors have come down very heavily against the bowlers while leaving the batsmen, the actual culprits who let India down at Mumbai, untouched. The remark of the Chairman of the selection committee Chandu Borde at New Delhi yesterday makes very interesting reading. ‘‘We have plenty of batsmen in the team at present. Where is the place for him (he was referring to Chandigarh’s Dinesh Mongia whose form with the bat has gladdened all followers of the game)’’. It was the much-vaunted Indian batting which let the hosts down in the first Test at Mumbai where India surrendered by 10 wickets. The six batsmen in the squad (barring of course Sachin Tendulkar) simply failed to get going in both innings. Sachin scored 76 in India’s first innings total of 176 and followed it up with 65 in the home team’s second innings which totalled only 219 runs. But what about the others? In India’s first innings Shiv Sunder Das scored 14, Ramesh scored two, Dravid nine, Laxman 20 and skipper Saurav Ganguly had eight against his name. In the second innings Das again failed to get into double figures (he could score only seven), Laxman had 12 while the skipper was foolishly run out after scoring only one. Ramesh, who did show determination while scoring 44, and Dravid, who made 39, did make some amends for their failing in the first innings but their effort was not backed up by the others. Saurav Ganguly’s poor form with the bat continued in Delhi where he opted to lead Board President’s XI against the visitors. He did score 40 in 92 minutes of batting in his team’s first innings, but the runs did not show class and he was often bogged down by the accurate Australian bowling. He struggled both against Kasprowicz as well as Colin Miller and survived at least two near chances besides getting stuck at 32 for a very long time. Maybe, the Indian skipper’s mind is not fully focused on the game and coach John Wright will have to do some plain speaking to the skipper if he has to get back his wanton form before things really go out of control. It is the spinning department which is causing the maximum problems for the selectors. With Anil Kumble ruled out of the series due to injury they have been forced to look for the ‘‘second best options’’. While admitting that the options are rather limited, the recall of Venkatapati Raju, who last played a Test match in 1988 against the Aussies in India, does not make for sound cricketing sense. The same bunch of selectors had pulled out Madhya Pradesh’s Narendra Hirwani out of the cold storage for the Mumbai Test, did not play him in the final eleven and then left him out of the 14 for the second Test. One would be tempted to ask why but then when have the thinking of the selectors followed a logical line? Hirwani was included in the team for the Mumbai Test on the plea that he was more experienced than any other spinner and within a week it is now Raju who has been found fit to be included in the squad. Even the recall of Venkatesh Prasad and Delhi left-arm seamer Asish Nehra can at best be described as ‘‘second best choices’’ but the injury to Javagal Srinath, who looked to be the only Test class bowler in the first Test against the visitors, has forced their inclusion. With Zaheer Khan a certainty for the Kolkota Test with the early morning giving a fair chance to the fast bowlers, the two will probably have to fight for the second fast bowler’s slot. But try what they want the bowling department will continue to pose problems for the hosts with the forced absence of Anil Kumble. The selectors could have given a second look at the suggestion of former coach Anshuman Gaekwad’s suggestion that wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia (who has recorded his career best score of 152 as opener against the same rivals) can open the batting with either Das or Ramesh thereby making a place for Dinesh Mongia in the playing eleven. A player in such fine nick deserves a look-in and what could be a better time than now as India fight with their back to the wall to salvage some pride? |
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Captain’s knock by Hussain Kandy, March 8 Hussain made 109 and put on 167 for the third wicket with Graham Thorpe (59) as the tourists ended the second day on 249 for five in reply to the home side’s first innings of 297. England had complained bitterly about the umpiring during their first-Test defeat in Galle but all the luck went their way today. Hussain was twice reprieved by home umpire B.C. Cooray after appearing to fall to Muttiah Muralitharan shortly after making his half-century. Graeme Hick was also given the benefit of the doubt after appearing to offer a simple return catch to the off-spinner and then being rapped on his pads while rooted in his crease. The rising tension was defused, though, when Muralitharan bowled Hussain and then trapped Hick lbw for a duck shortly before the close. Scoreboard Sri Lanka (1st innings): 297 England (1st innings): Atherton lbw b Vaas 7 Trescothick c Sangakkara b Dharmasena 23 Hussain b Muralitharan 109 Thorpe c Dilshan b Jayasuriya 59 Stewart not out 16 Hick lbw b Muralitharan 0 White not out 6 Extras: (b-16 lb-9 nb-4) 29 Total: (for five wickets) 249 Fall of wickets: 1-16 2-37 3-204 4-232 5-236 Bowling:
Vaas 19-7-29-1, Zoysa 5-1-20-0, Muralitharan 36-11-85-2 (nb-4), Dharmasena 23-4-54-1, Jayasuriya 15-5-36-1.
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Don’s passion for privacy was well
understood Canberra, March 8 Virtually the whole city of Adelaide lined the streets to see his coffin pass on a late summer afternoon last week, such is the respect this intensely private man commanded. The funeral cortege was led at walking pace by John Bradman, his only son, who until recently took the surname Bradson to avoid the glare of publicity that followed his father for decades after he retired from cricket. But Bradman’s final resting place will not be officially revealed until a public memorial service is held in the south Australian city on March 25. Not even the boldest tabloid newspaper has risked the wrath of a nation by disclosing where ‘The Don’ lies. His anti-heroic passion for privacy is so well understood by Australians that no editor has yet defied the public will. This adulation of a cricketing legend - in a nation where nobody under 52 could have seen him play - is itself now coming under scrutiny. Since the 92-year-old Bradman last played in public competition in 1949 the once near-universal passion for cricket has been diluted by the rise of basketball, soccer, and the Sega Play
Station. Australians are increasingly asking themselves: `What are we looking for in a hero, and why did so many of us find it in Bradman?’ One stock answer is that ‘the Don’ was the symbol of lost times, when life was simpler if not necessarily happier. But Australian historian Donald Horne has already clashed with politicians and commentators who have mythologised Bradman as the ‘simple, upright country boy who held the fabric of society together during the Great Depression’. ‘Australians weren’t that stupid,’ says Horne. It was true that massive crowds of the unemployed paid one or two pennies after walking long, hot miles to cricket grounds when there was word that ‘The Don was about to bat’, but the real reason, he maintains, was that it was good cheap entertainment at a time when there was no television and very little radio. It is Bradman’s heroic batting exploits during many epic duels with the old cricketing enemy England that are etched most strongly on the public mind, with their background of rough, uncouth colonials taking on the might of the British social establishment. In fact, the historic details reveal far more complex and interesting Bradman. The Don was a Protestant, and a freemason, at a time when Australian society was deeply divided not just between labour and capital but Anglican and Roman Catholic. He often found himself in cricket sides divided between ‘Micks and Prods’ (Catholics and Protestants). He moved in conservative political and business circles during and
after cricket, yet there are letters and events that reveal an ingrained distaste for class distinctions and pretence. Bradman did not personally amass the millions that his name generated, vesting most of it in The Bradman Foundation. He always lived in modest suburban bungalows. He resisted efforts to enlist him to support political agendas or products and had the Bradman name protected from commercialisation by a special federal law and his son has announced his father’s instructions that more funding be devoted to providing greater opportunities for Aboriginal children to play cricket or other sports. Professor Peter Kell, author of Good Sports, Australian Sport and the Myth of the Fair Go, says Bradman’s promotion of tours by the West Indies cricketers in the 30s and 40s helped undermine the White Australia policy and attitudes that often saw hoteliers refusing accommodation to black players. Nonetheless, says Kell, the Bradman image is ‘dating and fading with limited relevance to today’s multicultural Australia’. More articulate heroes will emerge from indigenous and ethnic communities, like Polish Australian swimmer Michael Klim or runner Cathy Freeman. But why only heroes from the world of sport? Australians have in the past embraced anti-heroes like 19th century bushranger Ned Kelly or the nameless sheep thief eulogised in the unofficial national anthem, Waltzing Matilda, or gormless explorers who starved to death while surrounded by the ‘bush tucker’ (food) eaten by the Aboriginal peoples. Perhaps, in age of stupefying commercialisation of any name connected with sporting prowess, they will revisit Australian history and find some new heroes, such as Fergus Hume (1859-1932), who created a genre with the world’s first blockbuster crime novel The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, or James Harrison (1815-1883), the father of refrigeration, who made the world’s first artificial ice near Melbourne during the 1850s, or George Julius (1873-1946) inventor of the automatic totalisator and voting machine. Or how about, in the spirit of the times, Eric Ansell (1878-1952), who gave the world cheap, mass-produced condoms, The moment, however, belongs to Bradman, a man of towering talent and modest habits, forthright and generous, who finally left the crease after what few Australians would dispute was ‘a good innings’.
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Younis steadies Pak innings Auckland, March 8 At stumps Younis Khan was unbeaten on 91 and Faisal Iqbal was 42, their partnership worth 132 runs so far. Younis’ innings has been a sparkling, belligerent knock and he rode his luck with dropped catches by Adam Parore on five and Mathew Sinclair at 64 — both off the bowling of Craig McMillan. His 91 runs have come off 137 balls and include 14 fours and two sixes. Faisal was Younis’ perfect foil. He was often becalmed, particularly when he twice did not score for half an hour, as he waited for any loose balls and then punished them accordingly. Their hundred run partnership came in 128 minutes off 217 balls. The portable wicket, used because super 12 rugby union games are also being played at Eden Park, had some green in it and Fleming was hoping to get some early help from it when he sent Pakistan in. But the Kiwi skipper would have had second thoughts almost straight away, as the wicket immediately played very slowly and there was little lateral movement for his seam bowlers. Pakistan openers Saleem Elahi (24) and Imran Farhat (23) put on 46 for the first wicket, but both went within six runs of each other in the morning session. Pakistan (1st innings): Farhat c Parore b Martin 23 Elahi c Parore b Tuffey 24 Misbah c Sinclair b McMillan 28 Youhana c Parore b Martin 51A Khan batting 91 Iqbal batting 42 Extras: (b-2, lb-3, nb-6) 11 Total: (for 4 wkts, 90 overs) 270 Fall of wickets: 1-46, 2-52, 3-130, 4-138. Bowling: Tuffey 26-11-64-1, Martin 16-1-72-2, Franklin 19-5-49-0, Wiseman 7-0-35-0, McMillan 14-5-34-1, Astle 8-3-11-0.
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Abhinav preparing for European
meets Chandigarh, March 8 Abhinav won 12 medals, six gold, four silver and two bronze — in the European circuit. He will also compete in the world meets in Munich, Milan, Seoul and Atlanta. The basic requirement for the Indian shooters, including
Abhinav, is the availability of a foreign coach. “The Sports Minister has said she would look into the matter. The coach is not going to be for me but the whole team. That’s what we need right now. It’s the top priority. NEW DELHI (IANS): Abhinav
Bindra, says that all he can think of at present are the Olympic Games to be staged at Athens in 2004. “I am preparing systematically and hope to peak at just the right time,” he said at a press conference in the capital
on Wednesday. “He needs a foreign coach, better ammunition and world-class ranges if he is to stand a chance at the Olympics,” said Minister of State for Railways Digvijay Singh, who is also the president of the National Rifle Association of India
(NRAI). “There will be a meeting shortly with Union Sports Minister Uma Bharati where we can hopefully work these things out,” Singh
said. Bindra, whose contract with Hungarian coach Laszlo Szucsak ended after the Sydney Olympics, is currently scouting for another foreign coach. Eighteen-year old
Bindra, who represented India at the Sydney Olympics last year, was in the Capital after a successful run at the European circuit championships, which saw him finish as the overall circuit champion. Bindra recorded another distinction when he won four gold medals during the Munich leg of the circuit. |
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Sheetal in line for a double New Delhi, March 8 After winning the first set 6-4, Sonal could not capitalise on the lead and missed out vital opportunities to lose the second 5-7. She lost the decider with not much opposition at 2-6 to allow her opponent move into the final. In the championship match, Wennerstrom now clashes unseeded Sheetal Goutham who beat fellow Indian Yamini Thukaiandi in straight sets. Sheetal, who had yesterday ousted third seed Radhika Tulpule, today won 7-6 (10), 6-3. Later, pairing with Liza Pereira, Sheetal also entered the doubles finals as the top-seeded duo ousted the pair of Alice Joy and Geeta Manohar 6-2, 6-2. Liza and Sheetal now clash with the second-seeded pair of Yamini and Arthi Venkatraman for the doubles title. The latter today moved past third seeds Radhika Mandke and Sonal 6-4, 6-2 in around an hour. The Masters offers five WTA points for the winner and four for the runner-up. The semifinalists and quarterfinalists will get two and 1.5 points, respectively, while the first round loser will get one point. The winner will receive $ 800 while the runner-up will have to stay content with $ 500. Results (semifinals): Singles: Nina Wennerstrom (Swe) b Sonal Phadke 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; Sheetal Goutam b Yamini Thukajandi 7-6 (10), 6-3. Doubles: Sheetal Goutham/Liza Pereira b Alice Joy/Geeta Manohar 6-2, 6-2; Yamini Thukaindi/Arthi Venkatraman b (3) Radhika Mandke/Sonal Phadke 6-4, 6-2.
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Gopi moves into second round; Popat out Birmingham, March 8 World No 10 Gopichand outplayed Susilo 15-11, 15-12, while Popat lost to Beenhakker 9-11, 11-9, 5-11. Earlier, India’s Abhin Shyam Gupta stretched his match to three sets against Swede Martin Hagberg, but succumbed ultimately. Gupta lost to Hagberg 9-15, 15-7, 3-15. Gopichand, also the No 10 seed here, has tougher contests ahead. He takes on Olympic Champion Jig Xingpeng of China in the prequarterfinals and if he wins, he will play Indonesian teen sensation and last year’s finalist Taufik Hidayath. Taufik Hidayat, runner-up for the past two years, reached the second round with a 15-5, 15-11 win over England’s Michael Edge. Seeded five behind favourite Peter Gade of Denmark and the three Sydney Olympic medallists, Hidayat is a likely All-England winner in the eyes of many. At 14-6 in the second game the Indonesian looked home and dry only for Edge to save match point and stage a late rally. But a service error at 11-14 let in Hidayat and the 19-year-old clinched the match with a cheeky flick-serve over his opponent’s head.
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Bukhatir feels India will participate Dubai, March 8 He also denied a website report which stated that he had sought a meeting with Union Sports Minister Uma Bharati in New Delhi but his request was turned down. “It is not true, I did not ask for any meeting and I did not go to Delhi... I went to Mumbai to watch the first match between India and Australia”, Mr Bukhatir told Gulf News. He said he had gone to Mumbai at the invitation of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are scheduled to play at Sharjah from April 8 to 20,soon after India complete their fixtures against Australia in the ongoing series. There are speculations over whether India will participate in the tournament as the Indian government has, in the recent past, refused to grant permission to the national squad to play against Pakistan. The Indian team was also not allowed to go to Pakistan for a test and one-day international series in December last year. The Indian Government has held the view that there is no point in having sports links with Pakistan till the neighbouring country continues to foment trouble on the Indian soil. Meanwhile, Asif Iqbal, chief coordinator of the CBFS, has expressed confidence that the tournament would be held as scheduled.
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Baljit Dhillon to lead hockey team Chennai, March 8 The team received a boost with the return of mercurial striker and three-time Olympian Dhanraj Pillay, who will be playing his first match for India after the Sydney Olympics. Dhanraj had been busy playing in the Malaysian league and had joined the short preparatory camp here on Tuesday. The following is the team : Goalkeepers: Jude Menezes (Mumbai), Bharat Chetri (Karnataka). Full backs: Dilip Tirkey (Indian Airlines), Dinesh Nayak (Tamil Nadu), Lazarus Barla (Indian Airlines). Half-backs: Baljit Singh Saini (Punjab and Sind Bank), Arjun Halappa (Karnataka), Radhakrishnan (Tamil Nadu), Thirumalvalavan (Tamil Nadu), Bipin Fernandes (Mumbai). Forwards: Baljit Singh Dhillon (Capt), Daljit Singh Dhillon (both Punjab), Dhanraj Pillai (Mumbai), Deepak Thakur and Prabhjoh Singh (Indian Oil) and Inderjit Singh (Chandigarh).
UNI Cycle polo trials today Tribune News Service@@Patiala, March 8@@The Punjab Cycle Polo Association is sending a team to take part in the Inter-State Cycle Competition being organised at Nagpur in March for which the selection process will start from tomorrow.@@Disclosing this here today at a press conference, the newly elected president of the association Dr J.S. Bahiya, said the team would be sent to Nagpur on March 11. He said the process of selecting the probables for the team would be started from tomorrow through a series of trials.@@Dr Bahiya said the association was also making efforts to popularise the game in Punjab by holding a national-level competition in May-June. He said before holding of the competition efforts would be made to made to popularise the game at the grass-root level in coordination with sportspersons and coaches.@@Explaining the nuances of the game, Dr Bahiya said polo was a variant of the traditional polo game which had been started seeing the difficulty faced by the common man in playing the traditional game. He said all rules of the game were nearly the same with slight variations keeping in mind that cycles were used instead of horses. He said in cycle polo there were six players with four of them being active and two changeable after the end of each chukker. He said the players had shorter sticks keeping in view the low height of cycles vis-a-vis horses and the size of the ground needed for the game was half of that in which traditional polo was played.@@The new team which was elected today is: president — Dr J.S. Bahiya; senior vice-president — Raja Shiv Raj Singh; vice-presidents — Mr Sukhdev Singh, Mr Jagdeep Singh Grewal and Mrs Kulwant Kaur; and honorary general secretary — Dr Balbir
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