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Srinivasan is bad news for PCA
ICC rejects Sachin’s proposal for Odis
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Bombay High Court quashes Kochi’s plea against BCCI
England, India in same World T20 group
Saina, Kashyap advance
East Bengal in semifinal
Ronjan takes charge as DSP
Tonga beat Japan 31-18
Indian Open golf from October 13
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Srinivasan is bad news for PCA
Chandigarh, September 21 While Srikkanth’s extension was expected, what came as a surprise was the sudden catapulting of Mohinder Amarnath into the fray as the North Zone selector replacing Yashpal Sharma. In his time, Amaranth has been a great player, has been the coach of teams like Bangladesh, Morocco, and Rajasthan and so on but for more than 30 years now, he has been living in Mumbai. Perhaps he is more qualified to become the West Zone selector. But here too Punjab’s loss has been Amarnath’s gain. According to insiders, Punjab’s Vikram Rathour’s name had been put forth for the North selector’s job (PCA had recommended him). But it’s no secret that Srinivasan is absolutely anti-PCA. I.S. Bindra had openly sided with Lalit Modi (Srinivasan’s pet aversion) last year at the IPL governing council meeting held to oust Modi. Now Srinivasan wants to have nothing to do with the PCA. So the DDCA president was approached to recommend Amarnath’s name from North Zone and the rest is history. Even M.P. Pandove, who had earlier been promised the post of secretary by Srinivasan, had to pay the price of his closeness with Bindra. Pandove had been told (about six months ago) to distance himself from Bindra if he wanted the coveted BCCI post. But Pandove found himself between a rock and a hard place as he could not alienate Bindra and (much as he wanted to) he could not please Srinivasan. Net result -- Pandove, who was expecting to become secretary, now has to content himself with just a place on the IPL governing council. Those in the know of things also predict good things for Himachal cricket now with Anurag Thakur firmly in place as the board’s joint-secretary. More matches are likely to go to Dharamsala (at the expense of PCA) and more under-19 players from Himachal are likely to get a look-in (again at the expense of PCA) with Thakur also being the convener and North Zone selector in the junior cricket committee. (Thakur again is a close Srinivasan confidant). Those who know him up close suggest that Srinivasan is a man who does not forget things in a hurry and gets even with people who have rubbed him the wrong way. Bindra antagonised Srinivasan by openly supporting Modi. But it’s the PCA (as a whole) that has to face the wrath of the new president. |
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ICC rejects Sachin’s proposal for Odis
Colombo, September 21
Tendulkar, a prolific run-scorer in ODIs with over 18,000 runs, 48 centuries and 95 half centuries had written a letter to Lorgat, seeking a radical switch from two 50-over innings to four phased out innings of 25 overs each - method tried in Australian domestic cricket. "We did receive a written proposal from Sachin, but that was a long time back. I myself have spoken to him many times about it, the last one as recent as during the World Cup in April. The success of the tournament showed that the 50-over format was sound in health and there was no need for dramatic changes," Lorgat added. He further added," The executive board meeting after the World Cup decided that the present format was doing well. That has not changed," Lorgat stressed. The senior batsman had argued that four alternate innings of 25 overs would be a fair way to balance the advantage gained by the team which won the toss in conditions such as bad weather, sub-quality pitches which historically had proven that a match can virtually be decided by the toss of a coin. Lorgat also commented on another point of contention with India -the DRS. He thought the system was working well despite Indian dislike towards it. "Even the best of umpires have a success rate of 95 per cent. We see a five per cent improvement because of the UDRS while there can be 1 per cent margin for error. The question is if we want to sacrifice 5 per cent for 1 per cent?," Lorgat questioned. — PTI
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Sandeep, Sardar get lifeline as HI lifts ban on duo
New Delhi, September 21 HI executive director Anupam Ghulati said the decision to revoke the ban was taken after the two players "expressed unconditional regret" for their indiscipinary acts before the Appeals Committee. "Sandeep and Sardar appeared before the Appeals Committee today and expressed their unconditional regret. So keeping in view their age, performance and future potential the committee decided to revoke the ban," Ghulati told PTI. "But both the players have given in writting that if they are again found guilty of any misconduct in future the two-year ban can be re-imposed on them," he said. Both Sandeep and Sardar were banned for two years by HI's disciplinary committee for repeatedly indulging in indiciplinary acts after they quit midway the national camp in Bangalore last month ahead of the Asian Champions Trophy, citing personal reasons. The two players were, however, appealed against the ban last week after HI gave them 30 days' time to do so. The HI official added that now with the ban revoked, both Sandeep and Sardar has been asked to join the ongoing national camp in Bangalore with immediate effect. Ghulati, however, made it clear that the duo's selection in the Indian team for the four-nation nine-a-side Super Series tournament in Perth, Australia in October is subject to their fitness and performance in the selection trials scheduled to be held in Bangalore on September 26. — PTI
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Ruhunu keep semis chances alive
Hyderabad, September 21 Riding on Dinesh Chandimal's strokeful 51-ball 62, Ruhunu set a competitive total of 160 for six after being asked to bat and then restricted Leicestershire to 156 for eight at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Veteran Pakistani Abdul Razzaq fought a lone battle for Leicestershire, hitting a superb 68 off 46 balls, studded with six fours and two sixes, even as wickets kept falling at regular intervals at the other end. Though Leicestershire batsmen managed to come near the target but the Ruhunu bowlers had the last laugh. Ruhunu had lost to Trinidad and Tobago in their first match on Monday. KKR qualify for CLT20 despite loss
Somerset beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 11 runs to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 main round here today. KKR also qualified for the CLT20 main tournament as third place finisher on better run rate. Earlier, Opener Peter Trego struck a fluent half-century to help Somerset post a challenging 166 for six against Kolkata Knight Riders. Trego (70 off 61) was at his destructive best as he hit nine fours to lay a solid foundation for the middle-order batsmen to capitalise on. Later, KKR posted 152 for eight wickets with Ryan ten Doeschate hitting three sixes to make 46 runs and Manoj Tiwary scored 27 runs. — PTI |
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Bombay High Court quashes Kochi’s plea against BCCI
Mumbai, September 21 The BCCI on Monday had terminated the contract of the IPL franchise for non-payment of an annual bank guarantee of Rs 156 crore, thus abruptly ending the controversial Kerala team's association with the cash-rich league after just one year.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala chairman Mukesh Patel confirmed on Wednesday morning that the team had moved the court on the matter, but their plea has now been rejected after a hearing in the afternoon. The decision to terminate Kochi franchise was taken at the BCCI's Annual General Meeting in Mumbai on Monday. "Because of the irremediable breach committed by the Kochi franchise, the BCCI has decided to encash the bank guarantee in their possession and also terminate the franchise," new BCCI president N Srinivasan had told reporters after the AGM. Asked if the BCCI would reconsider its decision and give the franchise a chance to return, Srinivasan bluntly rejected such a suggestion. Patel refuted the BCCI's claim that the franchise defaulted on a Rs 156 crore annual payment. — ANI
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England, India in same World T20 group
Colombo, September 21 A yet-to-be determined qualifier will be the third team in group A, the International Cricket Council announced at the tournament launch in Colombo. Australia, West Indies and a qualifier are drawn in group B, hosts Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe in group C and Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh in group D. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Eights round, which will also be contested in two pools. The first two in each pool will advance to the semifinals. The two-yearly tournament in cricket's shortest format will be played from September 18 to October 7, with Hambantota holding three matches, Pallekele nine and capital Colombo 15. The Premadasa stadium in Colombo will hold the semifinals on Oct 4 and 5 and the final on Oct 7. — PTI |
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New Delhi, September 21 Fourth seed Saina defeated Inthanon Ratchanok of Thailand 21-17 21-10 in a 31-minute women's singles match to set up a second round clash with Mingtian Fu of Singapore. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist P Kashyap also reached the second round after notching up a 19-21 21-14 21-14 victory over Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the men's singles competition. However, it was Jayaram who stole the limelight with a stunning 21-18 21-19 triumph over Tien in a men's singles event that lasted 34 minutes at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. While Jayaram will be up against Indonesian Simon Santoso tomorrow, Kashyap will next take on sixth seed Chinese Jin Chen. India's top mixed-doubles pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta too crossed the first hurdle, beating Shintaro Ikeda and Reiko Shiota 22-20 21-15 in a 34-minute contest. World Championship bronze medallist, Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa also didn't break much sweat as they dispatched Chinese Taipei's Hsin Yun Chang and Chia Wen Lai 21-8 21-17 in just 20 minutes. However, Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas couldn't get past sixth seeds Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia and suffered a 13-21, 12-21 defeat. — PTI
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East Bengal in semifinal
Kolkata, September 21 On a rain-soaked evening, East Bengal had mispasses galore and poor finishing in the opening session but made amends after the break with Robin Singh scoring the match-winner in the 68th minute at the floodlit Yuba Bharati Krirangan. The Kolkata giants were, however, lucky to have won the match as the referee Pratap Singh overlooked a clear penalty in favour of Dempo. Australian recruit Tolgay Ozbey, who had set up the match-winner for East Bengal, handled the ball inside the box in the first minute of the injury time and it was clear penalty but Pratap chose to overlook it. The match saw instances of poor refereeing on several occasions. The win meant East Bengal finished with seven points to top group C, reducing the next match between Pune FC and Mohammedan Sporting an inconsequential affair. Lajong qualify
Pune: Shillong Lajong today qualified for the semifinals of the Federation Cup football tournament after defeating Royal Wahingdoh by a solitary goal here today. John Meyongar scored the all-important goal in the 43rd minute in the Group A match at the Balewadi Sports Complex. Lajong were handed a favour by Mohun Bagan who came back from a goal down to hold Churchill Brothers 2-2 in another Group A match here. Lajong and Wahingdoh —both from Meghalaya — finished their engagements on six points but the former went through to the semifinals on head-to-head count. — PTI |
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Ronjan takes charge as DSP
Ferozpur, September 21 “I am extremely grateful to the Punjab Government for encouraging me and giving me this opportunity to serve my State and the nation,” Ronjan told The Tribune while assuming charge of the post, which was offered to him by the State Government in recognition of his contribution in the field of sports. The shooter, who recently attained the World No. 1 ranking in the double trap event, said that he really looked forward to serve Punjab Police as an officer, though he was concentrating on his training for London Olympics at this point of time. Ronjan said that in recent times, Punjab has done a lot for sportspersons, which had given confidence to them and would help them in improving their performances further. Earlier, the government had given a cash reward of Rs 95 lakh to Sodhi for his performances in various international events including the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, besides World Championships. He further said that the Sports Ministry was also providing him all support and financial help for his training sessions abroad, adding that the ministry has sanctioned an amount of over rupees one crore for his training under one of the world’s best coaches, Narcello Dradi, in Italy. Ronjan’s mother, Geetanjali Sodhi, said that he would serve the police with all vigour and zeal.
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Whangarei, September 21 Tonga's hulking forward pack enjoyed total dominance during scrum time and the breakdown proved a fruitful source of possession as their obvious physical advantage proved too much at the Northland Events Centre. Both sides ran in three tries but it was the kicking of flyhalf Kurt Morath that proved the difference as, despite a lack of discipline and poor decision-making in the team, his 16 points with the boot helped overcome the Pacific Nations champions. Tonga must now beat France in their final game to have any chance of reaching the last eight. — Reuters
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Indian Open golf from October 13
New Delhi, September 21 The Indian challenge this time around will focus on S.S.P. Chowrasia, who currently leads the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Chowrasia has finished runner-up in this tournament twice, in 1999 and 2006, and will be hoping for a step-up this time around. Also making their presence felt will be the young golfers who have made considerable names for themselves on the Asian circuit. Gaganjeet Bhullar, Anirban Lahiri and Himmat Rai have all registered wins on the Asian Tour and add a definite edge to the Indian challenge in their home tournament. Chowrasia, with a pretty hefty packet of over US$ 410,000, is leading the Order of Merit by a mile.
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The ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat on Wednesday shot down Sachin Tendulkar's proposed changes in the ODI format making it a four innings 25-over-affair rather than current 50-over format.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed a plea placed before it by the owners of IPL franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala against the BCCI to prevent the latter from encashing their bank guarantee.
The BCCI on Monday had terminated the contract of the IPL franchise for non-payment of an annual bank guarantee of Rs 156
crore, thus abruptly ending the controversial Kerala team's association with the cash-rich league after just one year.
Saina Nehwal crossed the first hurdle comfortably but highlight of the day for the Indians came when Ajay Jayaram registered a stunning victory over world number seven Tien Minh Nguyen to sent him crashing out of Japan Super Series in straight-games in Tokyo today.
But that’s another matter. Technically, of course, Amaranth belongs to North Zone having played Ranji Trophy for Punjab and Delhi (actually, he played for Baroda also). And you have to hand it to Srinivasan for getting hold of a player of repute for the selection panel.
"There is no need to change the format," Lorgat told reporters at a breakfast interaction.
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