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Sunday,
March 10, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Germany lift World Cup
Netherlands shatter Korean dream |
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Marillier should not haunt India Chandigarh, March 9 The ghost of a Zimbabwe innings played by a batsman who answers to the name of Douglas Marillier and bats at No 10 should not the haunt the Indians, as they prepare to take on Zimbabwe in the second encounter of the five-match one-day series at the PCA Stadium at Mohali on Sunday. Ganguly in no mood to sit out
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Gilchrist, Warne stop SA fightback Rain provides relief to Pak
Parminder (sr) fashions Punjab win Yashpal is India A
coach Rohika is best
gymnast
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Germany lift World Cup Kuala Lumpur, March 9 The nail-biting encounter, contested fiercely till the end, finally saw the stout Germans entering the record books as it was their first gold medal in the World Cup. Germany’s best showing in the World Cup till today had been the second position in the fifth edition at Bombay in 1982 when they had lost 1-3 to Pakistan in the final. After Australia had taken the lead in the 31st minute through Troy Elder, whose flick off a penalty corner caught German custodian Clemens Arnold off guard, Germany came roaring back and a minute before the breather scored the equaliser through skipper Florian Kunz who was bang on target following a penalty corner. The second half was again a battle of nerves but with six minutes to go for the long hooter, the laborious Oliver Domke came up with a gem of an effort and his goal executed with clinical precision following a move by Christoph Eimer who had put Sascha Reinelt in possession inside the semi-circle, ended Australia’s dream run in the World Cup. It was the first defeat for the Australians in the current edition. Australia had last won the gold 16 years back in the sixth edition at London in 1986 when they had beaten England 2-1 in the final. The team led by Charlesworth had then scored 31 goals and had conceded only seven. At Utrecht, the Australians had finished fourth. Australia did try to force the pace but Germany seemed to be in no hurry. The German defence manned by skipper Florian
Kunz, who incidentally was declared the player of the final, was outstanding. The brilliant anticipation and uncanny interception by Kunz and Christian Mayerhofer halted the Australians in their tracks and shattered their dream of lifting the gold for the second time. In fact the Germans were flawless in every department and succeeded in keeping the marauding Australians at bay in a unique display of team effort. Australia were in command initially with Bevan George making a close call early on with a reverse hit which was slightly off the mark. Matthew Smith also made several lightning raids keeping the German defence under pressure. Germany also attacked through Jamilon Mulders and Christian Wein but the latter’s hit was padded away by Lachlan Dreher under the Australian bar. Germany survived a penalty corner towards the end of the first half when Matthew Smith was brought down and immediately thereafter went on the offensive. Domke’s cross for Bjorn Michel went waste as Michel failed to tap the ball home. Australia forced a penalty corner in the 31st minute. Following the push, Brent Livermore left a dummy for Troy Elder whose drag flick landed in the net(1-0). Germany retaliated with the equaliser shortly before half time when off a short corner, Kunz found the net (1-1). The second half again saw a strong Australian build-up and on one occasion Daniel Sproule managed to move in dangerously and was in a one-to-one situation with the goalkeeper but German custodian Clemens rose tot the occasion to prevent any damage. It was finally in the 64th minute that Germany found the match winner. A move initiated by Christoph Eimer saw Sascha putting Domke in possession who deflected the ball home sending a wave of joy in the German camp. And when the long hooter was sounded, the Germans hugged and kissed each other for conquering the summit which had always remained elusive for them. Teams:
Germany: Clemens Arnold (GK), Christian Schulte (GK), Phillip Crone, Jamilon Mulders, Christian Wein, Bjorn Michel, Sascha Reinelt, Oliver Domke, Christoph Eimer, Bjorn Emmerling, Sebastian Biederlack, Michael Green, Tibor Weissenborn, Florian Kunz (capt), Christian Mayerhofer, Tomo Wess, Christoph Bechmann, and Matthias Witthaus. Coach: Bernhard Peters. Australia: Lachlan Dreher (GK), Mark Hickman (GK), Jamie Dwyer, Liam de Young, Adam Commens, Michael McCann, Troy Elder, Jeremy Hiskins, Paul Gaudoin (capt), Matthew Smith, Daniel Sproule, Bevan George, Craig Victory, Scott Webster, Aaron Hopkins, Matthew Wells, Brent Livermore, and Dean Butler. Coach: Barry Dancer. Player of the tournament: Troy Elder. Player of the final: Florian Kunz. Fairplay trophy:
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Netherlands shatter Korean dream Kuala Lumpur, March 9 Trailing by one goal till the fag end, the Dutch equalised in the 69th minute and as the match stretched into extra time, Jaap Derk Buma delivered the coup de grace three minutes later as the shocked Koreans watched in dismay their dream of lifting the bronze going up in smoke. Korea’s attacks had more thrust as the forward line weaved patterns Nevertheless, for South Korea it has been the best showing in the World Cup. The Koreans made their debut in the eighth edition at Sydney where they had finished eighth. Subsequently in the ninth World Cup at Utrecht in 1998, the Koreans had finished seventh. The Netherlands had won three gold and one silver in the World Cup previously. Korea took the lead in the ninth minute when Woon-Kon Yeo’s push saw Seung-Tae Song puting the ball in from close distance. The Netherlands managed to equalise in the 69th minute when Weide Sander van Der scored off a rebound. With the match stretching into extra time, it was once a tough battle but the Dutch did not take long to put the issue beyond doubt. Ronald put Marten Eikelbom in possession who quickly gave a pass to Jaap Derk Buma who found the target. The Koreans were shell-shocked as the Dutch made merry having won the bronze, seen as some consolation after the 1-4 drubbing at the hands of Australia in the semifinals earlier. |
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Marillier should not haunt India Chandigarh, March 9 Of course, the Indians had no idea that Douglas Marillier, who joined the Zimbabwe squad specially for the one-day series, could change the course of the match so dramatically. The way he treated India’s best fast bowler in the squad, Zaheer Khan, who went for as many as 34 runs in just two overs was something nobody was prepared for. But then this was the same batsman who two years ago played similar behind-the-wicket shots off Glen McGrath and if the Australian great could be treated with so much disdain what could somebody of the like of Zaheer do? The Indians were sitting pretty when after scoring 274 runs, with useful knocks coming from VVS Laxman, Saurav Ganguly, Ajit Agarkar and Mohammad Kaif, they were able to reduce the visitors to 210 for eight, still needing 65 runs for a possible victory. And then the hosts ran into Douglas Marillier. India’s leadership should also be faulted, but only as an afterthought. At a time when Marillier was on a run riot, Saurav Ganguly did not ask Zaheer to bowl the yorker, a difficult delivery to score off at any stage, but he also did not strengthen the field in the third man-fine leg region, an area where Marillier scored with gay abandon. Placing fielders in those positions could have slowed the Zimbabwean run rate at the closing stages since even cutting a four into a two would have put additional pressure on the visiting batsmen. Why Ganguly never thought of do doing so only he can answer. Time and again he did ask Zaheer to bowl to the field but what does one do with a batsman who is not unwilling to play strokes not found in any cricket training manual. What should, however, worry the home team is the fact that Anil Kumble, who in spite of everything is yet to become the bowler of old after his longish layoff due to a shoulder injury, gave away as many as 70 runs in his 9.4-over spell and even the spinner himself would agree that India would expect him to do better. But he still enjoys his captain’s confidence and it was for this reason alone that he was asked to bowl the last over of the visitor’s innings. But whether India play two spinners tomorrow is a question which will be decided only prior to the match. The PCA strip is known to favour pace and playing three fast or medium fast bowlers can be an option which can be examined. The national selectors are scheduled to meet at Kochi, venue of the third contest between the two teams, to select the squad for the last two matches of the series, and it would not be a bad idea if they decide to ask Rahul Dravid, who time and again has indicated with his batting is not exactly cut out for the slam-bang game, to take a rest, as Sachin Tendulkar is expected to fully recover and rejoin the squad. The option of playing Rahul Dravid as a wicketkeeper-batsmen will never do India any good and the sooner the idea is given a decent burial the better it will be for Indian cricket. The job behind the stumps must be left with an expert. If Rahul has to play, let him play as a batsmen. |
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Ganguly in no mood to sit out SAS Nagar, March 9 “There is blood clot in between the ligaments of the right knee,” the skipper revealed when asked to specify exact nature of the injury. When pressed further to consider this option as the crucial tour of the West Indies was on the cards immediately after the one-day series he replied that since the team was already playing without the key players like maestro Sachin Tendulkar, pocket dynamo Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Javagal Srinath he would not like to miss the match. “I will see what it is like
tomorrow morning. Hopefully it should be fine and I should play the game,” he stated. “If a player sweeps a fast bowler for a six you can not do much about it. Douglas Marillier deserves credit as he batted superbly that day,” Ganguly said about the stunning knock of 54 runs off just 24 balls which snatched, what appeared to a certain victory for India. “If he does it everyday nothing can be done,” he said. The skipper, who seems to be getting his form back and chipped in with valuable contribution in the last two matches, said the mood in the team was fine and the players were all geared up for the next match. “There are still four games to go and we will do better,” he said adding that the bowling throughout the match except for those last overs, was pretty good. He stated it had happened once or probably twice since he took over as skipper that any team had scored 60 or 70 runs in the last 30 balls. He declined to elaborate on the team composition, saying that selectors were likely to reach here in the evening and any decision about the final squad would be taken in consultation with them. Ganguly, however, revealed that there would be no change in the opening combination as Dinesh Mongia looked in good touch in the previous match. About the track which has a fair sprinkling of grass on it he said it looked like a good wicket for the match. The India team which was scheduled to reach stadium for practice in the morning arrived in the afternoon after the visitors had arrived earlier. The Zimbabweans had a long stint at the nets with former skipper Heath Streak looking serious to hone skills as a batman and hit most of the deliveries powerfully while their batting mainstay Andy Flower and young Dion Ebrahim also spent considerable time in the nets. Local lad and former international Yuvraj Singh was there in the nets bowling his left-armers to the visitors. The Indian team had decided to skip the nets yesterday. Zimbabwe captain Stuart Carlisle, said if he won the toss he would elect to bat first. “We are hoping to get a total of around 250-260 and then we will be in a position to be able to put pressure on India,” he said. Carlisle also ruled out any major changes in the squad. Marillier is expected to be promoted up the order after his bold strokeplay in first match. |
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PCA impresses Zimbabwe
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Railways realise Ranji dream New Delhi, March 9 Chasing an impossible target of 390, defending champions Baroda lost four crucial wickets for 42 runs in the first hour of play, and it was all over bar shouting for the visitors 15 minutes after lunch, when they crashed to 113 in their second innings, off a mere 36.3 overs after 165 minutes’ of batting. For coach Vinod Sharma, it was a job well done, after many years of heart-break, both as a player and as a coach. Railways’ 21-run defeat at the hands of Baroda in the title clash last year rankled him no end, as Railways had called the shots, literally, on all the preceding four days, before the match script was dramatically altered on the final day, to send Railways crashing to an unexpected defeat. And in 1997-98, Vinod Sharma was a key player when Railways lost to Tamil Nadu by an innings in the final. The final proved to be a happy hunting ground for Murali, both with the ball and the bat, as he showed his latent talent as a good all-rounder. His two-wicket haul in his very first over today — that of Satyajit Parab and Yusuf Pathan—with the second and sixth ball of the 26th over drove Baroda to a point of no return. Though no ‘man of the match’ award was officially declared, there was no better candidate than Murali for the honour. But in the first hour of play in the morning, it was medium pacers Harvinder Singh and Zakir Hussain, who really wrecked the back of the Baroda batting. Harvinder got the initial breakthrough when he sent back wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia, who came out to open with Connor Williams in place of an indisposed Satyajit Parab, with just one run on the board. Then Zakir Hussain took over to remove Connor Williams, Jacob Martin and Tushar Arothe in the space of 41 runs. India discard Atul Bedade tried to put up a semblance of resistance when he hoisted a 50-run fifth wicket partnership with Ajit Bhoite. But when Bedade was caught by Raja Ali at mid-widcket off Kulamani Parida for 59, it was the end of the Baroda resistance. Railways (1st Innings): 253 Baroda (1st Innings): 169 Railways (2nd Innings): 306 Baroda (2nd Innings): C Williams c Sharma b Zakir1, N Mongia c Sharma b Harvinder 0, A Bedade c Raja b Parida 59, J Martin lbw b Zakir 8, T Arothe c Sharma b Zakir 1, A Bhoite c Khanolkar b Parida 12, S Parab c and b Kartik 0, Y Pathan c Zakir b Kartik 0, R Patel b Parida 6, V Buch c Harvinder b Kartik 10, S Joshi not out 2. Extras (b-5, lb-6, nb-3) 14. Total (all out in 36.3 overs) 113. Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-5, 3-38, 4-42, 5-92, 6-92, 7-92, 8-95, 9-106. Bowling: Harvinder Singh 9-3-23-1, Zakir Hussain 9-1-39-3 Kulamani Parida 9.3-3-30-3, Jayprakash Yadav 3-3-3-0, Murali Kartik 6-4-7-3. |
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Gilchrist, Warne stop SA fightback Cape Town, March 9 Australia were 265 for six at tea in reply to South Africa’s first innings total of 239, a lead of 26 runs. Australia were under pressure for the first time in the series when left-arm spinner Paul Adams and fast bowler Makhaya Ntini took two wickets each in the hour after lunch to reduce the tourists to 185 for six. But the left-handed Gilchrist continued in the form which made him the scorer of the fastest Test double century of all time during the first Test in Johannesburg as he made 49 not out off 52 balls with 10 fours. South Africa (1st innings): 239 Australia (1st innings): Langer b Ntini 37 Hayden c Hall b Kallis 63 Ponting c Boucher b Adams 47 M. Waugh c Gibbs b Ntini 25 S. Waugh b Adams 0 Martyn c Boucher b Ntini 2 Gilchrist batting 49 Warne batting 39 Extras:
(lb1, w2) 3 Total: (for 6 wkts, 62 overs) 265 Fall of wickets:
1-67, 2-130, 3-162, 4-168, 5-176, 6-185. Bowling: Ntini 19-4-77-3, Pretorius 11-1-72-0, Kallis 10-1-35-1, Hall 8-1-28-0, Adams 14-1-52-2.
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Rain provides relief to Pak Lahore, March 9 Pakistan will be hoping for more rain on the fifth and final day tomorrow as it finished the penultimate day at 248 for five. The defending champion still need 46 runs to make Sri Lanka bat again after the visitors had scored 528 in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 234. Scoreboard Pakistan (Ist innings) : 239 Sri Lanka (Ist innings): 528 Pakistan (2nd innings): Afridi st Sangakkara b Murali 70 Umar b Vass 19 Khan c Samaraweera b Zoysa 19 Haq not out 72 Youhana c Atapattu b Murali 7 Razzaq lbw Murali 5 Malik not out 19 Extras (lb-2, b-10, nb-25) 37 Total (for five wickets) 248 Bowling: Vaas 16-3-56-1, Zoysa 15-1-31-1, B Fernando 13-2-62-0, Samaraweera 9-1-25-0.
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Parminder (sr) fashions Punjab win Ludhiana, March 9 The match had no bearing on the final standing of teams in the pool as both Punjab and Railways have already made it to the quarterfinals. For the hosts Parminder Sr once again played a leading role with some accurate shooting and impeccable interceptions and combined beautifully with his junior namesake to create havoc in the rival defense. In another league match Delhi men scampered past a fighting J&K 78-77. Prabhjot Singh was the architect of Delhi win when, with the scoreline reading 75-77 in favour of J&K, he cut in from the right and sank a three pointer to stun the rivals. In the men’s section from pool ‘B’ of the super league, which witnessed some tight finish matches, Punjab, Railways and Services have qualified for the quarter final stage while Jharkhand, comprising mainly of TISCO players, will be playing in the pre-quarterfinals. West Bengal have been relegated to the qualifying league from the super league as they managed just one win against three reverses in the five team pool. From pool ‘A’, which was comparatively a tougher one, holders Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Rajasthan have made it to the last eight stage. On the distaff side, UP and Chattisgarh, who have topped their respective qualifying pools, complete the quarter final line up with Punjab, Madhya Pradesh,Andhra Pradesh ,Kerala and Tamil Nadu, all of whom have qualified from the superleague. Results: (men league matches): Delhi beat J&K 78-77, Railways beat Jharkhand 108-81, Haryana beat Chattisgarh 73-58, Delhi beat Uttaranchal 92-80,UP beat Maharashtra 84-66, Gujarat beat Goa 56-25, HP beat Orissa 89-85, Uttaranchal beat Chandigarh 51-44. (Women league matches): Kerala beat TN 76-75, UP beat Assam 64-32, Chattisgarh beat Maharashtra 81-40. TN beat Karnataka 91-78, Punjab beat Railways 91-80. |
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Yashpal is India A coach Kolkata, March 9 Sharma’s appointment was finalised at a meeting of the Cricket Board here yesterday, BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said. Sharma and former India pacer Balwinder Sandhu were in the reckoning for the job. The Board has already announced a 15-member squad led by Punjab youngster Dinesh Mongia for the month-long tour during which India would play two four-day Tests and two one-dayers against South Africa ‘A’, besides two three-day matches and two one-day games against provincial sides. Shah said it was decided that India A and Under-19 sides would henceforth play more international matches.
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Rohika is best
gymnast Jalandhar, March 9 Minakshi of Patiala grabbed the third spot with 28.75 points. Rohika gave an excellent performance as she claimed the first positions in the uneven bar and floor exercise. The results: 50 kg Inderjit Singh (Fdk) b Mahesh (Rpr), Mohd Wasim (Sgr) b Khazan Singh (Ptl), Honey (Kpt) b Salim (Jal) and Rakesh (Hpr) b Jaswinder (N/Shr); 54 kg Santokh Singh (Jal) b Rinku (Ldh), Ravi (N/Shr) b Harpreet (Gsp), Shamsher (Hpr) b Abdul Gaffar (Sgr); 58 kg Amit Sharma (Hpr) b Parwinder (N/Shr), Rohit (Jal) b Jasbir (Mktsar), Janak Raj (Asr) b Jasbir (Bta), Kuldeep (Ptl) b Kamal (Mns); 63 kg Om Parkash (Jal) b Tejinder (Asr), Mohd Nadeem (Sangrur) b Harpreet Singh (Ludhiana), Shemsher (Btd) b Hardeep Singh (Muktsar); Kabaddi (Girls) quarterfinals: Jalandhar beat Ropar by 23 points, Faridkot beat Gurdaspur by 10 points. Patiala beats Hoshiarpur by 8 points, Kapurthala beats Ludhiana by 42 points; Kho-Kho (Girls): Sangrur beats Amritsar by one innings & 4 points, Patiala beats Fatehgarh Sahib by one innings & 9 points; Ludhiana beats Hoshiarpur by 1 turn & 4 points, Jalandhar beats Ropar by 12 points; Volleyball (quarterfinals) Jalandhar beat Faridkot by 25-9, 25-14, 25-14, Ludhiana beat Mansa by 25-21 25-13, 25-22, Kapurthala beat Patiala by 25-16, 25-18, 25-17, Hoshiarpur beat Amritsar by 25-21, 25-18, 25-19; Football (quarterfinals): Jalandhar beat Muktsar by 4-0, Kapurthala beat Amritsar by 5-2, Hoshiarpur beat Sangrur by 1-0, Gurdaspur beat Ludhiana by 2-0; Hockey (Boys) quarterfinals: Ludhiana beat Kapurthala by 2-0, Patiala beat Ropar by 5-3, Jalandhar beat Fatehgarh Sahib by 2-1, Amritsar beat Faridkot by 4-1. Girls: Patiala beat Bhatinda 1-0, Ludhiana beat Amritsar 2-0, Semifinals (Girls): Ludhiana beat Moga 1-0, Jalandhar beat Patiala 6-0. |
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