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Zonal cricket academy
inaugurated Chandigarh, April 15 “Every care will be taken to identify the faults in their
techniques by the coaches so that they are rectified at the earliest,”
he added. Provision has been made for yoga classes, lectures on proper
diet, recreational facilities, swimming and development of cricket
skills by experienced coaches appointed by the National Cricket Academy
headed by Sunil Gavaskar at Bangalore, he said. The trainees had been
selected by the junior selection committee of the BCCI on the basis of
performance of youngsters in the previous tournaments. After their
stint at Mohali is over, the trainees would participate in the All-India
Hemu Adhikari (U-19) cricket Tournament in Bangalore. The trainees from
four other zonal academies will also participate in the tournament. “An
effort is being made to ensure that best U-19 players in the country
also remain in limelight. Earlier, there was not much exposure for these
players as their participation was limited to representing the country
in series against the teams from the other countries,” Mr Pandove
said. Shikhar Dhawan, the star batsman for the country in the
just-concluded U-19 World Cup, has pulled out due to injury. Bhaskar
Pillay, Bhupinder Singh Sr and Joginder Puri will impart coaching to the
trainees. Ashish Upadhyaya, a BCCI-approved trainer, will be there to
assist the youngsters. Arrangements for a dietician and a yoga expert
have also been made. The selected trainees are: Karan Goel, Mayank
Tehlan, Gaurav Chhabra, Deepak Rai, Wilkin Victor, Ankur Garg, Gaurav
Sharma, Udai Kaul, Shiv Karan, Hardevinder, Naresh Gogia, Asim Gupta,
Bharat Loomba, Sunny Singh, Mahesh Rawat, Prem Prateek, Mandeep Singh,
Barun Sharma, Vikram Thakur and Abid Nabi. Stand-byes: Karan Goel
(Punjab), Monty Sharma (Himachal), Sunny Sohail (Punjab), Vishal Sharma
(Himachal), Punit Bisht (DDCA), Sobar Joban (Himachal). |
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128 participate in trials for Shivalik academies Chandigarh, April 15 Earlier
in the day, a battery of tests for the participants were conducted in
the morning and the performance of the players also judged. The
selection committee is headed by the Chairman, Mr D.S. Bedi. Tomorrow,
personal interviews of the participants will be held at 11 am. Handball
meet from April 19:
Education Dept’s
According to Ms Rupa Saini, Deputy Director (Physical
Education), the trials for girls in hockey (under-17,19), basketball
(under-14,17,19) and athletics (under-17, 19) will be held on April 26
and 27. In boys section, the trials will be held in hockey
(under-14,17,19), volleyball (under-17,19), kho-kho (under-17,19),
basketball (under-17,19), athletics (under-17,19) and football
(under-17,19). |
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SGFI infighting: Punjab players on losing end Chandigarh, April 15 City school teams took part in the
49th National school games conducted under the aegis of SGFI led by
Satpal as president and P.S. Chhabra as secretary-general. Now with the
sports gradation interviews of the respective sports departments likely
to be held in a few days for those seeking admission to various
professional institutions , so those who had taken part in the nationals
having maximum number of teams are bound to be given benefit and
preference. In this case, city players will be the beneficiary while it
counterpart, Punjab school sportspersons might suffer in certain cases.
Moreover, the remaining events of the 49th edition of the National
School Games have also been announced by the SGFI to be held in the
second week of May at Kozhikode in various disciplines — volleyball
under-19 (boys and girls), hockey (under-17,19 boys and girls), ball
badminton (under-19 boys and girls), handball (under-17 boys and girls),
and kho-kho (under-17 boys and girls). If city players were not
allowed to take part in the above games, then their career might suffer
as for the under-19 age group, this could be the last year. Mr Chhabra
said the elections of the SGFI were held on October 9, 2003 at Delhi
with nearly 21 affiliated units marking their presence. Even the
Government of India has recognised their body. He alleged that in the so
called elections held by rival group on February 25 at Pune, only nine
affiliated units were officially present out of more than 35 units. He
said even the required quorum could not be completed. Even the
Government of India has recognised their body. He said only last week,
he has received the official letter by name from the Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports, where they have asked the SGFI to send the nominees
for the Dronacharya and Arjuna Awards for 2003. |
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Cricket camps from April 18 Patiala, April 15 According to a LCEF press
note, the camps will be held simultaneously at Ludhiana, Mohali and
Patiala. These will be open to youngsters who are above the age of 10
years. Former and present Punjab Ranji trophy cricketers will impart
tips to the cricketers. Apart from holding these camps, the LCEF also
organises activities like screening of India’s historic victories in
international cricket and cricket quiz shows. |
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