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October 20, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Hinds, Sarwan keep Windies afloat
Expert comments: Ravi Shastri Chetan Sharma writes
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Mukesh triumphs at Forest Hill Doping affair gets murkier Himachal frames new sports policy Stage set for Haryana Games Droli Kalan athletes dominate St Stephen’s, PPS enter semis Kabaddi World Cup at Hisar Sandeep, K. Suvarna champs
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Hinds, Sarwan keep Windies afloat
Chennai, October 19 When the stumps were drawn on the extended third day to compensate for yesterday’s loss of time, the contest was intriguingly poised with the Windies reaching 186 for four in 57 overs, securing an overall lead of 37 runs with six second innings wickets in hand. Sarwan (62 not out, 168 balls, 244 minutes, three fours, two sixers) and Ryan Hinds (one not out, 21 balls) were at the crease. Resuming at their overnight score of 190 for five, the Indians lost VVS Laxman (24) early, but the tail wagged gamely contributing more than 100 runs, which was instrumental in India gaining a big first innings lead. Parthiv Patel (23), Harbhajan Singh (37), Javagal Srinath (39) and Anil Kumble (12 not out) came up with good scores to make up for the failure of the middle order as India were all out for 316, 22 minutes after lunch. The experience of Hooper, playing in his 101 Test, and the youthful exuberance of Sarwan (in his 26th Test) came to the fore after the Windies, having conceded a 149 run lead, lost two quick wickets including that of crisis man Shivnaraine Chanderpaul and were reeling at 107 for three from a relatively healthier 96 for one after Wavell Hinds and Sarwan came up with a pugancious 96 run stand for the second wicket. After the visitors lost Chris Gayle (zero) to the fourth ball of the innings, opener Wavell Hinds and Sarwan dominated the Indian spinners with a flurry of boundaries and sixers. Once Hinds departed after throwing his wicket away, Chanderpaul fell, flicking Srinath straight to Harbhajan at square leg after contributing a mere three runs. The two wickets in a space of 11 runs and 26 balls brought Hooper and Sarwan together to revive the team’s fortunes. SCOREBOARD West Indies (1st innings): 167 India (1st innings): Bangar c Hooper b Dillion 40 Sehwag b Collins 61 Dravid b Lawson 11 Tendulkar b Lawson 43 Ganguly lbw b Dillon 0 Laxman c and b Breese 24 Patel st Jacobs b Breese 23 Harbhajan b Dillon 37 Srinath run out 39 Kumble not out 12 Zaheer run out 4 Extras (b-4, lb-10, nb-6,
w-2) 22 Total (all out, 106.1 overs) 316 Fall of wickets: 1-93, 2-109, 3-155, 4-155, 5-180, 6-204, 7-255, 8-281, 9-305. Bowling: Dillon 26-11-44-3, Collins 23-5-59-1, Lawson 20-4-63-2, Breese 26-3-108-2, Hooper 6-2-19-0, R. Hinds 5-1-9-0. West Indies (2nd innings): Gayle c Kumble b Srinath 0 Hinds c Ganguly b
Sarwan batting 62 Chanderpaul c Harbhajan
Hooper c Patel b Kumble 46 Hinds batting 1 Extras
(b-9, lb-1, nb-3) 13 Total (for 4 wkts, 57 overs) 186 Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-96, 3-107, 4-179. Bowling: Srinath 9-4-16-2, Zaheer Khan 8-3-17-0, Harbhajan Singh 19-9-60-1, Kumble 19-2-74-1, Sehwag 2-0-9-0.
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Expert comments:
Ravi Shastri The wicket of Carl Hooper just before close was an unexpected boon and tilted the game back India’s way just when it seemed that the West Indies were beginning to gain control of this Test. The bottom half of this side is not renowned for its run-scoring ability, and if India can get past Ramnaresh Sarwan early on the fourth day, this match could see an early finish. If the West Indies are to remain in contention, the lower middle-order and the tail will have to bat as well as India’s did on the third morning. Parthiv Patel batted solidly, and around him, Harbhajan Singh and Srinath laid to waste the good work done by the West Indies bowlers in lopping off the mighty top order for around 200. If the innings had folded up for 225 or thereabouts, this Test could have been a different story already. But the tail wagged, the score went past 300, and the lead was extended to 149, which on this wicket is huge. That the West Indies can still fancy their chances is only because the top order batsmen changed their approach, played their shots, and did not allow the Indian bowlers (especially the spinners) to dominate. Gayle fell very early, but Hinds looked in good nick, and Sarwan very solid as they restored respectability to the West Indies batting. Hinds has a high back lift and strong follow through, and when he middles the ball, he looks a class act. But he has to learn to be less impetuous if he is to score more runs at this level. His dismissal was wholly unnecessary. As indeed was Chanderpaul’s who played a loose, uppish shot to a pretty ordinary delivery. Hooper walked out with his intentions clear, and got after Kumble with some brilliant and clean hitting. Sarwan, who was seeing the ball well, settled comfortably into the second fiddles role as his skipper took the attack to the sword. Ganguly’s test was whether he would be intimidated by Hooper’s assault, but the Indian captain rung in smart bowling changes, and trusted his most experienced bowler against the West Indies captain even though he had gone away for plenty. Kumble responded with getting the important breakthrough, Hooper playing outside the line to a top-spinner, and Parthiv Patel taking a sharp catch of the inside edge. The West Indies have fought back well at different stages in this game, but their sternest battle will be in the first session tomorrow. If the batsmen can dig in for the first two hours, without much damage, the Test could head for a tight finish. (Gameplan)
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Chetan Sharma writes Had India not got the prized wicket of Carl Hooper at the fag end of the third day’s play, it would have given them a sleepless night. It required an outstanding catch by the baby-faced wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel to get rid of the West Indies skipper but it was truly the turning point of the match. Even now, West Indies are not out of the match. They may be just 37 runs ahead but one of the six remaining wickets is that of Ramnaresh Sarwan and seeing him bat with that kind of determination, I know he will be playing for his first Test century tomorrow. If he can get there and help West Indies add 120-140 more runs tomorrow, it will not be easy for India to chase about 160-180 runs in the fourth innings on this pitch. As with their bowling yesterday, the West Indies batsmen also showed remarkable improvement today. They batted with confidence and showed a positive approach even after they had conceded a 149 run lead to India. Wavell Hinds and Sarwan in particular were very pleasing to watch. The important thing was that they batted fluently and the runs came at a good rate. I think it is crucial not to let the bowlers, especially the spinners to dominate and Hinds and Sarwan did exactly today. But after putting in so much of effort, Hinds played a rash shot to gift his wicket to Harbhajan Singh. As it was Shivnarine Chanderpaul also fell shortly before Hooper settled down to have a steady partnership with Sarwan. The danger with someone of the class of Hooper is that he can turn the direction of a match in a single session and Saurav Ganguly must have feared this when Hooper was finally dismissed late in the evening. Though the pitch didn’t play as poorly as it did yesterday it is still not the kind of surface Test cricket should be played on. It isn’t easy for batsmen to score runs against the spinners or medium pacers who can vary the pace of the ball. Indian batsmen will have this thing in mind if they aren’t able to restrict the West Indian lead tomorrow. That’s why Harbhajan Singh and Patel’s batting this morning was so important. V.V.S. Laxman had fallen and it looked as if India wouldn’t even get to 225 but Harbhajan played some lusty shots while Patel kept one end up. Later Javagal Srinath also picked up quick runs to eventually take India to 316. In the end, the first-innings lead will hold the key to India’s fortune.
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Unbeaten
142 by Ponting
Sharjah, October 19 Australia, looking for a 3-0 sweep of the series, overcame the fifth ball dismissal of Justin Langer to pile up 298 for three by close of the first day’s play at the Sharjah cricket stadium. Captain Steve Waugh was the other batsman at the crease on 33, having so far added 65 runs for the fourth wicket with Ponting. But there was no joy for beleaguered twin brother Mark Waugh, who hit five imperious boundaries in 23 before being caught behind off Saqlain Mushtaq. Ponting and Hayden shared a second-wicket stand of 184 after Langer was bowled by Pakistani captain Waqar Younis in the day’s first over. It was Ponting’s 12th Test century in 59 matches and the second in the series following his 141 in the first Test played in Sri Lanka earlier this month. Left-handed Hayden, who hit 119 in the second Test here last week, missed a second successive three-figure knock when he flicked Saqlain only to see the ball stick in Faisal Iqbal’s hands at short leg. After Steve Waugh won the toss and elected to take first strike, Langer played over a swinging ball from Waqar to give Pakistan an encouraging start. But the slow wicket posed no terror for the batsmen and Hayden and Ponting settled in to tame the injury-hit Pakistani attack. Scoreboard Australia (1st innings): Langer b Waqar 4 Hayden c Iqbal b Saqlain 89 Ponting not out 142 Waugh c Latif b Saqlain 23 Waugh not out 33 Extras
(lb-6, nb-1) 7 Total (for 3 wkts) 298 FoW: 1-4, 2-188, 3-233. Bowling:
Waqar 12.3-4-37-1, Sami 16-5-42-0, Saqlain 33-4-125-2, Kaneria 23-3-82-0, Umar 1-0-6-0.
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Mukesh triumphs at Forest Hill Chandigarh, October 19 Meerut pro Digvijay Singh finished second at four-under 284 and took home Rs 1,12,000 for his effort. Promising Delhi golfer Ashok Kumar finished third at 285 while local golfer Amritinder Singh occupied the fourth position at 289. Lucknow’s Sanjay Kumar and Vijay Kumar finished fifth and sixth, respectively, at 291 and 293. Winning has become a habit with Mukesh Kumar. The Mhow golfer has literally dominated the Hero Honda Golf Tour for the past three years and has as many `Champion Golfer of the Year’ awards under his belt to show for it. “ I play only to win,” said Mukesh. “I think the reason why I have been successful over the past three years, is that I take risks. I don’t mind throwing caution to the winds and going for gold where I can,” said the champion. Today Mukesh began the day with a birdie to increase his already mammoth overnight lead of nine by one stroke. However, the manner in which he birdied the par-4 first, would have been more demoralising for his partners than the score line itself. Mukesh who was two on the green around 20 feet to the left of the hole sank the putt with a level of ease that belied his immense self-belief. Then began a sequence of parred holes broken only on the 14th where after a visit to the left bush with his driver, a duffed shot in the bunker and an easy putt missed on the green, he carded a rare double-bogey. “It was just one of those holes but overall, it has been a pleasure playing on such a challenging course. Victory really tastes sweet after overcoming such a formidable opponent as the Forest Hill Golf Resort,” said Mukesh who has now decided to try out for the Asian PGA Tour in January. Digvijay, five-under 65 today, self admittedly was fighting only for the second position. “It was futile trying for a win. Mukesh was too far ahead and with the level of golf he was churning out, he was definitely not going to throw it away” said the 30-year old Meerut pro. The lanky golfer started well with a birdie but it was on the back-nine that he really caught fire. Digvijay birdied the 10th , 12th ( both missed eagle efforts, where his ball came to rest one roll away from the cup on the former occasion and lipped the cup on the latter) 14th , 15th and 18th. A lone bogey dotted his card on the 17th where he found the left bunker. “I am happy with the way my game has shaped up this season. However, I would like to add to my two wins,” added Digvijay who essayed wins at the Royal Springs Open Srinagar and the Color Plus Open , Chennai earlier this season. Final scores (after 72 holes): 279 — Mukesh Kumar (68,70, 68, 73); 284 — Digvijay Singh (71,72,74,67); 285 — Ashok Kumar (72, 76, 68, 69); 289 — Amaritinder Singh (72, 72,72, 73); 291 — Sanjay Kumar (78, 73, 70, 70); 293 — Vijay Kumar (68, 73,80,74); 294 — Shiv Prakash (74, 75, 73, 72); 297 — Vinod Kumar (D) (70,82,71,74); 299 — Uttam Singh Mundy (75, 77, 76, 71), Pappan (76, 70, 77, 76) and Shamim Khan (73, 72, 74, 80). |
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Doping affair gets murkier Patiala, October 19 Mrs Sheela Jain was among the persons who played a major role in testing urine samples of athletes selected for the Asian Games on September 30. The samples were collected by the NIS medical authorities on the morning of September 29 under instructions from the New Delhi based SAI corporate office. The Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI), went ahead and paid for Dr Jain’s travel to Busan despite the Union Sports Ministry declining to clear his name. Sunita Rani tested positive for an anabolic steriod - Nandrolone- after competing in the 1500m and the 5000m races. Sources in the NIS disclose that Nandrolone is mostly used by throwers and sprinters but, of late, long distance runners have also started using the steroid in their endeavour to get that all important `kick’ towards the end of the energy sapping race. After the AAFI failed to get the services of the controversial Ukrainian doctor Dr Yuri Boyko, it started sending athletes to countries like Ukraine and Belarus for training. It may be recalled that Dr Yuri Boyko had created a furore by openly giving IOC prohibited medicines to Indian athletes by terming them as ‘Ayurvedic’ concoctions. During the camp held at the NIS prior to the 1998 Bangkok Asian games, it was common to see Dr Boyko giving these prohibited substances to athletes. This time Sunita Rani was among those group of athletes who went to Belarus for training while the other group was sent by the AAFI to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. Sunita returned to India in the last week of August and till her departure for Busan she trained at the NIS under her personal coach Renu Kohli and chief coach Bahadur Singh. |
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Himachal
frames new sports policy Bilaspur, October 19 This was announced by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal after he inaugurated Rs 1.20 crore indoor stadium at Luhnoo Ground Sports Complex at Bilaspur town here today. He said this was first facility of its kind in any district headquarters in Himachal and the government was determined to make the Luhnoo Sports Complex as an ideal complex within the shortest period of time. He announced that the Central government had sanctioned funds worth Rs 99 lakh for construction of a sports hostel in this complex which would have capacity to accommodate 150 sportspersons. The construction would start soon. He also announced that Rs 2 crore would be spent on the construction of Astro-turf play ground in Bilaspur which would be equipped with all modern amenities. He announced that a national level volleyball championship would be organised here soon. He also said that another proposal worth 46.17 lakh has also been recommended to the Central government for constructing of an “out-door stadium” here for which 25 per cent amount would be provided by Himachal Government. |
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Stage set for Haryana Games Hisar, October 19 Interestingly, as many as 25 athletes, lifters and other players have won gold, silver and bronze medals at various international meets including the Commonwealth and the Asian Games during the past four months alone. While not all of them will make it here for the state games, many of these stars, including many kabaddi players and Neelam J. Singh who bagged the gold at Busan in discus, will display their talent. Accordingly, work is going on at a war footing at five different venues here to provide the best facilities for over 4000 sportspersons who will converge here over the next two days. The entire town is being given a facelift and special welcome arches are being put up at all entries to the town to welcome the star athletes who have brought laurels to Haryana in the recent past as well as the upcoming players who are Haryana’s hopes for the years to come. Mr Abhey Singh Chautala, president of the Haryana Olympic Association, who is personally supervising the arrangements says that these games are being hosted at a scale comparable to the National Games. “This is because we hope to host the National Games in the next year or two. So this state meet will help us develop infrastructure and train manpower for the bigger events in the near future”, he said. A new torch has been constructed at the Mahabir Stadium which itself has been spruced up for the event. Stairs and enclosures for spectators have been constructed for the courts for volleyball and basketball. The stadium office has acquired yet another floor to provide offices for various officials. Mr Chautala hopes that with a few more additions the stadium will be ready for several events for bigger meets next year. The organising committee has hired a picturesque resort here to house the sportsmen. The sportswomen will be lodged at the Panchayat Bhawan adjacent to the main stadium. Arrangements have been made for providing food prepared with desi ghee at both venues. Notably, each team this year is being accompanied by a special official whose sole duty is to ensure discipline within their own teams. These officials will stay with their respective teams. A few of the Busan medallists have already arrived albeit unofficially as yet. They want a well deserved rest before making their presence public. Shakti Singh, the bronze medallist at Busan, says sports activities in Haryana have received a big boost from the new sports policy. “The cash awards among other things are a big incentive. The money will help us prepare better for the Olympics. Before I hurled the iron ball at Busan, the thought that a medal will give me the money for future preparation was there at the back of my mind. And I did it” he said. Bhupender Singh, the silver medallist at Busan echoed the same sentiments. |
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Droli Kalan athletes dominate Fatehgarh Sahib, October 19 Rajesh Kumar of the same college won the 10000M race and Pardeep Singh also of the same college, remained second. Further glory was in store of the college as Baljit Kaur won the Discuss throw event and Sarbjeet Kaur remained second. In 100x400 girls section the college won the championship and Mata Ganga College, Kotan, remained second. Harinder Singh of MG College Fatehgarh Sahib, won the medal in 20km walk and Onkar Singh of Khalsa College, Droli Kalan remained second. Khalsa College, Droli Kalan, boys won in Javelin throw while GNE Engg College Ludhiana remained second. In high jump boys section Lakhwinder Singh of Khalsa College, Patiala remained first and Kanwal Sher Singh of Khalsa College Droli Kalan was second. In 110M hurdle boys Varinder Singh (Khalsa College, Droli Kalan) won the event and Sandeep Singh of GNE Engg. College Ludhiana remained second. In boys basketball Khalsa College Patiala won the firstsemifinal. In boys hockey section Guru Nanak College Moga won the first semifinal. Guru Nanak College Moga won the first semifinal in Kabaddi while MG College Fatehgarh Sahib won the second semifinal. In boys football Khalsa College Mumbai defeated Khalsa College Gardhiwal, MG College defeated BBSB Engg. College Fatehgarh Sahib and SBDS College Domeli defeated TSGG College Amritsar in boys football. In volleyball boys section BBSB Engg. College Fatehgarh Sahib defeated SBDS College Domeli and GSS College Patiala defeated BAS College Garhshankar. In girls section Mata Ganga Khalsa College Kotan and Mata Sahib Kaur Girls College Kotan won their respective matches. In fencing competition MG College Fatehgarh Sahib won the event. Earlier, the first “Khalsa games” were declared open by Bhai Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar Akal Takht after an impressive display of fireworks and ‘Gatka’ skills by Sikhs. |
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St Stephen’s, PPS enter semis Subathu, October 19 St Stephen’s School registered a 2-1 win against Lawrence School, Sanawar. Rishav and Rituraj scored one goal each for St. Stephen’s in the 9th and 42nd minutes, respectively. Ashutosh scored the only goal for Lawrence School. In the second match PPS, Nabha, entered the semifinals after defeating APS, Dagshai 2-1. Amit Singh and Rupinder Singh scored one goal each for PPS. Despite the good start given by Joginder in the third minute, APS could not prevent a PPS win. Another fast-moving and exciting match was played between Pinegrove School and St. Stephen’s, Chandigarh, which ended in a draw. BCS, Shimla played a 1-1 draw with YPS, Patiala, while Lawrence School beat YPS, Mohali, 3-0. Suchitpal and Ashutosh (two) were the scorers for Lawrence School. In the last league match YPS, Patiala, beat APS, Dagshai , 5-0 and earned a berth in the semifinals to be played tomorrow. Imanvir scored three goals, Shabad Simran and Sukhchain scored one goal each. Pinegrove and PPS, topped their pools. Pinegrove will play YPS, Patiala, and St. Stephen’s will play PPS, Nabha, in the semifinals tomorrow.
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Kabaddi
World Cup at Hisar Chandigarh, October 19 Talking to newsmen here this afternoon, Mr Bhangal said in the men’s section, teams from Canada, the USA, England, Punjab and Haryana will participate while in the women’s section, one team from Majha and Doaba regions of Punjab and two teams each from Haryana will compete. He said that the tournament was being organised in collaboration with the Haryana Olympic Association. In the men’s section, the prize money will be Rs 1 lakh for the winners, Rs 75,000 for the runners-up while the remaining participating teams will get Rs 40,000 each. In the women’s section all teams will get Rs 40,000 each.
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Sandeep, K. Suvarna champs Chandigarh, October 19 S. Aditya of Hyderabad defeated Shailesh Rathod of Maharashtra to capture the junior boys title. Tamil Nadu boys A. Ganeshan and Lenus Palraj and girls Illavazhagi and Parimala Devi lifted boys & girls doubles team trophy. Sandeep Deorukhkar of Maharashtra defeated Naresh Rathod of Gujarat in final annexing youth boys singles trophy beating him 25-13, 18-25, 25-14. For third and fourth place play-off matches, Zia-ul-Husain of MP scored victory over Suresh Pradhan of Orissa 25-6, 21-25, 25-7.
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Volleyball
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