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England beat Lanka by 4
wickets Inzamam pulls Pakistan back from brink Churchill Bros meet JCT today Salgaocar hold East
Bengal Thongchai Jaidee forges
ahead SJOBA rally on March
25 Boon, Jones fashion Aussie victory Resentment
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Srinath, Mongia
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Aussie captain Steve Waugh today denied media reports that Warne would be dropped and replaced by Miller. “It is a simple question but the answer is mine,” he told reporters adding the two spinners would definitely figure the final eleven which would be announced later in the evening. Coach John Buchanan was quoted in the Australian media yesterday as saying Warne, after the battering he got from V.V.S. Laxman and Rahul Dravid in Kolkata, was not fully fit to play in the third Test. India have slight injury worries with both paceman Javagal Srinath and wicket-keeper Nayan Mongia being doubtful starters for the match. While Mongia sustained a nose injury from a Harbhajan Singh ball on the last day of the Kolkata Test, Srinath has still not recovered from the finger injury he sustained in the first Test at Mumbai. Debashish Mohanty and Samir Dighe would replace them after the team management takes a final decision on them by tonight. Captain Saurav Ganguly sought to ignore the trouble though concentrating more on the batting side. India’s problem in this series has been the absence of a sound opening stand — Shiv Sunder Das looked brilliant in patches and Sadgopan Ramesh generally struggled. The duo put on 52 runs in the second innings at Kolkata, the highest in the series so far, but would need a bit more effort to let the latter batsman bat without any pressure. The Aussies, whose world record 16 successive Test wins was abruptly halted by India at Kolkata, have suddenly started looking a bit vulnerable. Their batsmen have been troubled by spinners and it required heroic knocks from Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden in the first Test and by Steve Waugh in the first innings of the second to bail them out of a sticky situation. However, the bowlers have lived up to the reputation of being the most fearsome attack in contemporary cricket and the pace trio of Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Michael Kasprowicz would once again look to exploit the relative discomfort of Indian batsmen against genuine pace. In the final analysis it looks just a matter of attitude and mental toughness that would make all the difference. Teams (from):- India: Saurav Ganguly (capt) S.S. Das, S. Ramesh, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Rahul David, Hemang Badani, Nayan Mongia/Sameer Dighe, Javagal Srinath/Debasish Mohanty, Nilesh Kulkarni, Harbhajan Singh, Sarandeep Singh, Sairaj Bahutule and Zaheer Khan. Australia: Steve Waugh (capt), Mathew Hayden, Justin Langer, M. Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath, Colin Miller, Damien Martyn. Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (S. Africa) and A.V. Jayapraksh. Match referee: Commie Smith (West Indies). Third umpire: C.R. Vijayaraghavan.
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COMMENTS AS I write this on the flight to Chennai it is still yet to sink in that we actually pulled off one of the greatest test wins in Indian cricket. It is easily one of the best days of my life as an Indian cricketer. Watching the boys celebrate the win in the dressing room and the hotel made me proud to be a leader of a fine bunch of boys who came through some really trying and hard times over the last two weeks to pull off an absolutely brilliant win. That we became only the third team in the history of the game to win after being asked to follow on and especially against the No. 1 cricket team at the moment is a very special achievement and one we can be proud of in the years to come. Leading into this series Anil Kumble’s shoulder injury was a serious problem for us and we hoped that one of the young spinners would put his hand up and be counted. Harbhajan Singh has responded magnificently. His bowling in this Test was one of the finest exhibitions of attacking off spin bowling I have ever seen. It is all the more creditable for Bajji to have come through with flying colours because he has gone through some rough times over the past couple of years. People forget he is just 20 years old and he has shown great character to fight back. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of a long career for him with India. His hatrick created history and was a fine reward for his hard work. A lot has been written about the glorious 5th wicket partnership between Laxman and Rahul which set the last day for us perfectly. All I’d like to add was that it was an absolute pleasure to watch both of them bat and battle it out in very hot and humid conditions. That they both needed drips after one days play says it all. It was great to see Laxman break Sunil Gavaskar’s 18-year-old record and he’s set the bar a lot higher and it would take special effort to break this. Rahul is mentally very tough and his knock was an exhibition of just that. Going into the last day we wondered what would be a good score to set. We were of the thinking that if we got them in defensive frame of mind and made sure that only one team could win, it would force them to be defensive and we could then set attacking fields right through. Hence we stretched the lead to 380+ and it worked and that was really satisfying. At tea with only 3 wickets down we knew we’d have to get early wickets after the break and when Harbhajan got Steve and Ricky in one over we knew we had a great chance. You just can’t keep Sachin Tendulkar from not making his mark on a cricket game if not with the bat than with the ball and his three wickets were just what the doctor ordered. A match deciding performance! Though this Test match was won by some great individual performances, it was also a result of a great team and management effort. The things that might not make headlines but are crucial for a team’s success — Das’s and Ramesh’s brilliant catches at short leg. Nayan Mongia coming back to keep with a broken nose, the support of our substitutes who made sure that the guys were well looked after in these conditions, the work of our ever smiling hard working physico Andrew Leipus are a few examples that came to mind straightaway. It’s also been great have a full time manager with the team for the first time and Mr Chauhan has been doing a great job to make sure that we are all comfortable and concentrate on the game. The work put in by John Wright both at the camp and during these matches has been fantastic and the results are hopefully coming through. He was a bit emotional after the win and I know this meant a lot to him. Also personally for me winning first Test as captain at Eden Gardens in front of so many people was special as it is a ground where I have grown up. The support the crowd gave us was fantastic. Well done CAB on match that was well organised. We got together and celebrated this win and as John hit the nail on the head when he said in the team talk that this group was part of something special and we must celebrate days like this together and then get right back t focusing on the next Test. The Aussies are a good side and will come at us hard and we’ll have to show the same character and appreciation if we want to win this series. Well done boys. Gameplan |
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England beat Lanka by 4 wickets Colombo, March 17 After skittling out Sri Lanka for 81 in their second innings, England needed 74 to win but were reduced to 43 for four at one stage by the loss of Michael Atherton (13), Marcus Trescothick (10), Michael Vaughan (8) and Alec Stewart (0). However, Graham Thorpe coolly steered the touring team to their target late on the third day with 32 not out after earlier completing an outstanding unbeaten 113. A total of 22 wickets tumbled in three absorbing sessions of cricket which reached a peak as Sri Lanka were dismissed in 28.1 overs for their second lowest total in Tests. Their worst was 71 against Pakistan at Kandy in 1994. England had taken a first innings lead of eight after the century by Thorpe, who stood firm while his side slipped from 175 for four overnight to 249 all out just after lunch in reply to Sri Lanka’s 241. When the home side batted again, Darren Gough and Andy Caddick made inroads with a three-wicket burst before left-arm spinner Ashley Giles and off-spinner Robert Croft accelerated the decline. Giles snapped up four for 11 in 9.1 overs as Sri Lanka succumbed under mounting pressure, their last seven wickets crashing for 24. Scoreboard Sri Lanka (Ist innings): 241 (M.Jayawardene 71; R.Croft 4-56) England (Ist innings): (overnight 175-4) Atherton lbw b Vaas 21 Trescothick c Arnold b 23 Hettiarachchi Hussain c Jayasuriya b Hettiarachchi 8 Thorpe not out 113 Stewart b Muralitharan 3 Vaughan c Sangakkara b Vaas 26 White c Sangakkara b Vaas 0 Giles c Jayawardene b Vaas 0 Croft run out 16 Caddick c Jayasuriya b Vaas 0 Gough c Jayawardene b Vaas 14 Extras (b-10 lb-9 nb-6) 25 Total (all out, 109.5 overs) 249 Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-55, 3-66, 4-91, 5-177, 6-177, 7-181, 8-209, 9-223. Bowling: Vaas 27.5-6-73-6 (2nb), Fernando 5-0-26-0, De Silva 3-1-2-0 (1nb), Muralitharan 41-9-73-1 (3nb), Hettiarachchi 24-6-36-2, Jayasuriya 9-1-20-0 Sri Lanka (2nd innings): Atapattu c Croft b Gough 0 Jayasuriya lbw b Gough 23 Sangakkara c Stewart b Caddick 0 De Silva c Thorpe b Caddick 23 Jayawardene lbw b Giles 11 Arnold c Hussain b Croft 0 Dilshan b Giles 10 Vaas c Atherton b Giles 6 Fernando c Giles b Gough 5 Hettiarachchi not out 0 Muralitharan lbw b Giles 1 Extras (nb-2) 2 Total (all out, 28.1 overs) 81 Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-24, 3-24, 4-57, 5-59, 6-59, 7-69, 8-76, 9-80. Bowling: Gough 6-1-23-3 (2nb), Caddick 8-2-29-2, Giles 9.1-4-11-4, Croft 5-0-18-1. England (2nd innings): Atherton c and b Fernando 13 Trescothick c Sangakkara 10 b Jayasuriya Vaughan b Muralitharan 8 Thorpe not out 32 Stewart c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya 0 White c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya 8 Hussain c Arnold b Jayasuriya 0 Giles not out 1 Extras (lb-1 nb-1) 2 Total (for six wickets, 24.3 overs) 74 Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-24, 3-42, 4-43, 5-63, 6-71. Bowling: Vaas 3-0-11-0, Hettiarachchi 3-1-5-0, Muralitharan 8-1-26-1, Fernando 2-0-7-0 (nb1), Jayasuriya 8.3-0-24-0.
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Inzamam pulls Pakistan back from brink Christchurch, March 17 Pakistan ended the day at 341 for six, 135 runs behind New Zealand’s first innings total of 476 with four
wickets. Yousuf Youhana, 73, and Saqlain Mushtaq, 20, were the not out batsmen. Chris Martin bagged two for
106. Inzamam, who was then on ten, sent a ball to slip-fielder Nathan Astle who dropped it. A similar stroke off Martin’s bowling and a catch by New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming finally brought Inzaman’s innings to a close. But by that time he had batted 318 minutes, faced 241 balls and hit 22 fours and one six in his knock of 130. It was a long day in the field with the portable pitch showing an almost unnatural perfection without variation and offering little for any bowler. Pakistan put on 276 runs during a day dominated by Inzamam’s 13th Test century. New Zealand finally got the breakthrough with the new ball. Inzamam was first to go and 15 balls later Younis Khan nicked a Daryl Tuffey ball which flew to a diving catch by wicket keeper Adam
Parore. It offered some brief hope to the home side as Pakistan was still 17 runs behind the follow-on mark. Shortly after Chris Drum had to retire hurt after he dived awkwardly to stop a fast ball. He succeeded, but in the process painfully put his shoulder out, adding to the lengthy injury woes of the home side. Drum, with a dislocated joint in the shoulder, is unlikely to be back in this Test. If he is out his bowling load is likely to go to part timer Craig McMillan. Pakistan captain Moin Khan, on 28, swung at a flighted ball and sent it straight out to Martin at the boundary. Grant Bradburn celebrated his sixth Test wicket, eight years after his fifth. Although New Zealand had the last session advantage, they seemed to ease up and Pakistan looked untroubled during the last hour. SCOREBOARD New Zealand (1st innings): 476 Pakistan (1st innings) (overnight
65-2) Farhat c Drum b Martin 4 Ahmed hit wicket b Drum 11 Iqbal c Fleming b McMillan
63 Haq c Fleming b Martin 130 Youhana batting 73 Khan c Parore b Tuffey 0 Khan c Martin b Bradburn 28 Mushtaq batting 20 Extras (b-4, lb-5, nb-3) 12 Total (for six
wkts, 112 overs) 341 Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-25, 3-157, 4-259, 5-260, 6-304. Bowling:
Tuffey 29-7-96-1, Martin 30-8-106-2, Drum 8-1-21-1, Bradburn 23-4-68-1, McMillan 19-9-29-1, Astle 3-2-12-0.
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Churchill Bros meet JCT today Chandigarh, March 17 The following are the latest standings of the teams in the National Football League after taking into account the results of today's matches at Bangalore and Kolkata (read under teams, matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, and points): East Bengal 14 9 4 1 18 4 31 FC
Kochin 14 8 5 1 22 14 29 Mohun
Bagan 13 6 4 3 21 14 22 Salgaocar 14 6 2 6 16 14 20 Vasco 13 4 7 2 8 10 19 Churchill
Bros 13 4 4 5 15 13 16 ITI 14 3 6 5 8 9 15 Mahindras 13 3 5 5 9 11 14 Air-India 13 3 4 6 17 20 13 Tollygunge 13 2 7 4 6 10 13 SBT 13 2 5 6 15 27 11 JCT
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Without a single win to their credit, the winners of the inaugural edition are dangerously close to the
precipice. A couple of more setbacks may eventually put the issue beyond redemption and JCT may find themselves out in the wilderness next season. In the current
edition, no team can be taken lightly. Churchill Brothers, who finished runners up to JCT in the inaugural
edition, did face initial hiccups. They lost to debutants Vasco 0-1 in the opening round and later tasted defeat at the hands of FC Kochin(1-2),Salgaocar(1-2),Mahindras(0-2),and East Bengal(1-2).The ties against
SBT, East Bengal (home match), Tollygunge Agragami, and Mohun Bagan
(away match) were drawn. But it goes to the credit of the Goan outfit that despite
setbacks, they have managed to notch up as many as four victories in the
NFL So far they have beaten JCT 4-0,Air-India 1-0,Mohun Bagan 2-0(home
match) and ITI 2-1.From four victories and four draws, Churchill Brothers are at the sixth position with 16 points. In fact the 0-4 defeat of JCT at the hands of Churchill at Margao on February 6 dealt a severe blow to the mill men's
morale. Struggling to find their rhythm, the Phagwara outfit failed to overcome the jinx in subsequent ties although they did display strong motivation against
Air-India. With victory remaining elusive, JCT are banking on dame luck to emerge from the current crisis. Churchill Brothers boast of an impressive line-up which includes a couple of foreigners like Igor Shikvirin who plays as a
striker, and goalkeeper Edward Ensah, who hails from Nigeria. Igor
Shikvirin, in fact has been the most impressive so far. Of the 15 goals scored by the team so
far, Igor alone has scored five. He is able assisted by former international Francis
Silveira, who has scored three goals. The midfield comprising Rocky
Baretto, Noel Wilson, Jose Colaco and Andre Requena is equally
dependable. The roving Somatai Shaiza, Edson Crasto, Rajesh Meetei, formerly of
ITI, and Kaustav Ghosh are the other notable faces. In the defence,
Husseni Osumanu, Mahesh Gawli, and Mir Farooq Hayder have been providing satisfactory back-up support but the fact that Churchill Brothers have conceded as many as 13 goals proves that it is not impregnable. |
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Salgaocar hold East Bengal Kolkata, March 17 Despite playing at home, East Bengal had themselves to blame for not securing full points as they simply failed to play up to their awesome reputation against the defensive opponents. The home team, surprisingly playing much below potential, never really looked scoring in the 90 minutes of play which seldom rose to great heights to the dismay of East Bengal supporters at the Salt Lake Stadium. Salgaocar, who suffered a stunning solitary goal defeat against Tollygunge Aggragami in their last match, did reasonably well to notch up a point by drawing the game against their formidable opponents. With this draw, East Bengal have secured 31 points from 14 outings while Salgaocar have 20 points from as many matches. With both their strikers struggling to find form, the East Bengal attacks lacked sting while the midfielders and defenders also seemed to lack focus. Salgaocar, who had lost their last five matches on the trot, seemed to be more determined and tightened their defence to counter the East Bengal forwards. East Bengal failed to produce the attacking game and made a number of mispasses in the lacklustre encounter which saw both teams hardly ever making a goal-threatening move. Striker Dipendu Biswas seemed totally off colour forcing coach Manoranjan Bhattacharya to bring in Srikanta Dutta shortly after the breather but the move did not pay dividends as Dutta could not make much of an impact. The other striker Omolaja Olalekin also could not pose much problems. After a barren opening session, the home team tried to force the pace of scoring by initiating some moves from both the flanks but invariably failed to get their act together inside the box. The Goans, content playing a defensive game, marked Omolaja and Dutta well, giving them no room at all to manoeuvre inside the danger zone. Salgaocar’s seasoned striker Bruno Coutinho, who seemed to be a little too slow because of an earlier injury, came back to the bench after the first 10 minutes of the contest. ITI shock FC Kochin Bangalore: Local outfit, Indian Telephone Industries, stunned title contenders FC Kochin 3-1 in a National Football League match here today. Naushad slammed two superb goals in the 44th and 59th minutes as the telephonemen, placed at the third spot from the bottom of the table, notched the impressive win over the Kerala side. Incidentally, FC Kochin were in the second spot at the top of the table going into the encounter. George Ekeh scored first for ITI in the 17th minute and Naushad made it 2-0, a minute before the first half. The visitors reduced the margin through Joe Paul Ancheri in the 58th minute. A minute later, Naushad netted his second goal to settle the issue.
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Thongchai Jaidee forges
ahead Gurgaon, March 17 Jaidee, who is currently third on the 2001 APGA Order of Merit, had two birdies in a bogey-free front nine, one on the par-3 2nd, where he hit a three iron and holed a 12-foot putt, the other on the par-4 4th hole, where he came out of the bunker and sank a 6-footer for a “sandy”, making the turn at 2-under. On the par-4 12th hole, Jaidee teed-off with his driver, and amazingly overshot the green 350 yards away ending out-of-bounds, but made a three with his second ball to make his only bogey of the day. consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th, helped him finish the day at 3-under-69 atop the leaderboard. Jaidee, who has had a strong start to the season finishing 2nd in the Thailand Masters, 9th in the $ 910,000 Malaysian Open and 29th in the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic, appears poised for his second victory on the APGA Tour. Ross Bain, the Scot who was in joint second place yesterday, made a spectacular charge today, burying five birdies with a solitary bogey to finish up at 4-under-68 for the day, and 10-under after three rounds. He shot four birdies on the front nine, the best being a chip-in on the par-3 5th, and a 25-feet putt on the par-4 8th. Bain thinks the Classic course is in great shape with the “greens rolling nicely”. Jyoti had a mixed bag today, offsetting his four birdies with four bogeys, finishing at par for the day and remaining at 8-under after three rounds. Overnight co-leader Chris Williams from South Africa also shot a par round, with five birdies, three bogies and a double bogey on the par-4 13th, remaining at 8-under after three rounds. Gerald Rosales (PaHI) shot a bogey-free round with two birdies to card a 2-under for the round, finishing with 8-under after round three. South African Nico van Rensberg had four birdies to go with a single bogey to card a 3-under-69 to move up to 8-under after three rounds, joining Randhawa, Williams and Rosales in third place. Arjun Atwal, the 1999 Wills Indian Open champion, moved into contention for his fourth APGA title with a 68, moving from 2-under after two rounds to finish up at 6-under-par. Leading scores (after three rounds) 205 — Thongchai Jaidee (Thai) (67, 69, 69); 206 — Ross Bain (Sco) (71, 67, 68); 208 — Chris Williams (RSA) (68, 68, 72); Gerald Rosales (Phi) (69, 69, 70); Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) (67, 69, 72); Nico Van Rensburg (RSA) (68, 71, 69); 209 — Jeff Burns (USA) (67, 69, 73); Zaw Moe (Mya) (68, 70, 71); 210 — Adam Spring (USA) 71, 67, 72; Craig Kamps (RSA), (72, 71, 67); Arjun Atwal (Ind) (71, 71, 68); Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) (68, 73, 69); 211 — Simon Yates (Sco) (74, 70, 67); Taimur Hussain (Pak) (70, 71, 70); Arjun Singh (Ind) (69, 71, 71); David Gleeson (Aus) (68, 74, 69); 212 — Greg Hanrahan (USA) (74, 68, 70); James Kingston (RSA) (70, 69, 73); Chi Chen Yuan (Twn) (71, 70, 71); Indrajit Bhalotia (Ind) (70, 71, 71); Mukesh Kumar (Ind) (69, 71, 72); Vivek Bhandari (Ind) (67, 71, 74); Yuh Hong Chia (Twn) (71, 73, 68); Andrew Pitts (USA) (68, 76, 68); 213 —Rohtas Singh (Ind) (71, 69, 73); Brad Kennedy (Aus) (70, 69, 74); Harmeet Kahlon (Ind) (70, 71, 72); Firoz Ali (Ind) (69, 71, 73); Shinnosuke Sakagami (Jpn) (72, 72, 69); Robert Huxtable (USA) (69, 72, 72); Chung Joon (Kor) (70, 74, 69). |
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SJOBA rally on March
25 Chandigarh, March 17 The route has all-boulder strewn river beds, fast-flowing streams of water, stretches of thins and as well as tarmac stretches. The topography ranges from sandy hillocks, pine covered mountain sides, dusty sandy beds to crystalline water of mountain springs. The route was divided into competitive and transport sections. The rally will start from the St John’s High School, Sector 26. Here the competitors in cars, jeeps, scooters and motor cycles will move to Chakki ka Mor near Parwanoo and a little ahead of Timber Trail resorts. Then begins the competitive section, which goes on to Bhojnagar, Gaura and finally to the end of the first leg at Chail. Here the competitors will take a small break, including lunch and then back for the second leg which moves on through Masulkhana, Mandana, Kona (near Baddi), Karondia before finishing at St John’s-26. The organisers were busy in giving the final touches. While the communication teams were getting their radio sets and walkie talkies ready, the team in charge of the fast intervention vehicle and ambulances was busy in overseeing the logistics of the route. More than 12 check posts and around 150 old students of the school will be posted at various points on the route to ensure perfect communication, safety methods and other details of the rally. The UT Administration, neighbouring governments of Himachal and Haryana will coordinate for the smooth conduct of the rally. Mount Shivalik Breweries will be the main sponsors for this rally. |
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Boon, Jones fashion Aussie victory Chennai, March 17 Though both teams could not bring to the fore the same athleticism, it was moments of nostalgia at the Gurunanak College grounds here today, as the two teams led by Ravi Shastri (India) and Allan Border (Australia) showed enough grit on the field. Australia won by seven wickets, with opener David Boon and Dean Jones once again sharing the centrestage to guide Australia to a comfortable victory. India electing to bat scored 222 for seven in the allotted 40 overs with wicket-keeper Chandrakant Pandit top scoring with 59 (7x4). The next best performance was from Mohinder Amarnath (48, 4x4, 1x6). Sunil Gavaskar (21, 4x4), who set up a grand chase scoring 90 in the second innings, on the final day of the Tied Test on September 22, 1986, and Krishnamachari Srikanth (27, 5x4) chipped in with useful knocks. Once again it was off-spinner Greg Mathews who was the pick of the Aussie bowlers. The wily off-spinner, sporting his trademark green baggy cap had become a household name instantaneously when he trapped Maninder Singh lbw to force a sensational tie, relived the memories picking up four wickets today conceding 39 runs in his quota of eight overs. David Boon (102, 72 balls, 15x4, 4x6) and Dean Jones (53, 29 balls, 5x6, 3x4) entertained the crowd with fours and sixes to shape up a fine Aussie victory. Skipper Allan Border remained unbeaten on 28 (4x4) as Aussies scored 224 for three in 29 overs to win in style. The proceeds of the match were given to the Gujarat earthquake relief fund. Brief scores: India 222 for seven in 40 overs (S.M. Gavaskar 21, K. Srikanth 27, Mohinder Amarnath 48, Chandrakant Pandit 59, Ravi Shastri 7, Roger Binny 13, Kiran More 17 not out, Greg Mathews 4 for 39) lost to Australia 224 for three in 29 overs (David Boon 102, Geoff Marsh 21, Dean Jones 53, Allan Border 29 not out, Greg Ritchie 9 not out).
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Resentment Nurpur, March 17 The office has been collecting funds from the gram panchayat pradhans who used to visit in connection with the development activities in their panchayats. Enquiries reveal that the kho kho championship was being organised by Mandi District Kho Kho Association and Himachal Pradesh Kho Kho Sangh. Intriguingly, the funds for this championship are being collected from here. The BDO Nurpur when contacted said that he was not in a position to give any comment in this regard today. Sources reveal that a minister has given orders to the rural development agencies for collecting the fund. |
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