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Indians should have HARARE, June 19: As the Indian team was looking for reasons for its defeat in the second test which denied it a series win, it was Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak who came up with the most apt explanation for the visitors’ plight. ........more Skipper
and coach HARARE, June 19: The tall-talking Indian captain Saurav Ganguly and the team’s cool-headed coach John Wright today differed on the causes for India’s tame defeat in the second cricket test .....more Vijay
Club wins Women’s final Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, June 19: Sandeep Pal Singh Club, Jammu lifted the Open State Handball Tournament, organised in memory . ....more Air Force’s Inter-Command Hockey Championship begins Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 19: JWO Kishpotta guided Central Air Command to a 3-2 victory Western Air Command in the opening match of the.....more |
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Ist Hot Weather Tamar
Cup Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 19: Vishal Cricket Club trounced Namdhari XI by 105 runs in the first pre-quarter final of the ongoing Ist Hot Weather Tamar Cup Cricket ...more Distt
Handball Tourney concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 18: Young Star claimed both Mini and Sub-junior boys titles in the Jammu District Handball Tournament organised by the J&K Handball ....more Army
School BD Bari Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, June 19: Army School, BD Bari excelled in the CBSE class X examinations the result of which was declared recently.......more 2nd Kulbir Singh Memorial Cricket Tourney begins Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 18: Azad Cricket Club (Blue) defeated Kashyap Cricket Club in the opening match of the 2nd Kulbir Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament .....more |
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Indians should have learnt from Das, says Streak HARARE, June 19: As the Indian team was looking for reasons for its defeat in the second test which denied it a series win, it was Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak who came up with the most apt explanation for the visitors’ plight. Streak said batting on wickets such as those in Zimbabwe required a lot of patience and it was exemplified in the performance by man-of-the-series Shiv Sunder Das, but the rest of the Indian batsmen simply failed to emulate the diminutive opener. "Throughout the series, Das showed the patience required on wickets with a bit of extra bounce. He knew where his off-stump was and he didn’t play unnecessary shots," Streak told reporters yesterday. "It was not an easy wicket to come out and dominate and play shots. For example, (V V S) Laxman came in and started to play some brilliant strokes. His shortcoming was it is hard to play attacking cricket consistently on this wicket," he said. Understandably pleased with his team’s performance, Streak said the victory was made possible by the best use of their talent. "We had a bad start in the first innings but we recovered pretty well. The flower brothers really got us back into the game. And we made the best of our talent and some of the tailenders batted really well. All the way down, seven, eight, nine, they all chipped in. Those were some of the things which probably won the game for us," he said. (PTI) |
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Skipper and coach differ on causes of defeat HARARE, June 19: The tall-talking Indian captain Saurav Ganguly and the team’s cool-headed coach John Wright today differed on the causes for India’s tame defeat in the second cricket test against Zimbabwe here yesterday. A dismal failure with the bat himself - aggregating just 49 runs in the last seven test innings - Ganguly blamed his batsmen for the defeat. As for the bowlers, "they did not bowl badly," he said. New Zealander Wright, however, had tough words for both batsmen and bowlers from whom he expected greater discipline. Analysing India’s defeat which enabled the home side to level the series 1-1, wright said the Indian batsmen must have the discipline and the ability to graft. "We must produce at least 300 runs on wickets that seam," he said. "I think from the batting perspective , firstly, there are certain shots which are more difficult to play in conditions such as here. We have to adjust in places where the ball moves around a bit," he said. India made just 237 and 234 batting first and most of its top order batsmen were out chasing deliveries outside the off-stump. "That to me is the stand-out reason. You probably got to occupy the crease a little more and rein in some of your attacking instincts," the coach said. Ganguly conceded that his team lost the game in the first hour of the fourth morning. "You can’t lose seven wickets for 37 runs and expect to win. It was poor batting from top to number eleven," he said. About his own inglorious role in the defeat, the skipper said "there was a game plan for me to see off the new ball. I am a regular. It was my responsibility to see the new ball (off) and then hope the tailenders would do well later". Wright was critical of the medium-pacers and the kind of line and length they maintained in the series. "We bowled too short. I think our medium-pacers have to learn to make the batsmen commit more on the front foot and bowl the off-stump line," he said adding that currently India was not exactly overflowing with its bowling resources. "If you look at the two bowling sides, the Zimbabwe attack was good enough to dismiss the Indian batting line up which, on paper, looks very strong. I can’t see any reason why our bowlers can’t do the same," the coach said. Ganguly, however, didn’t blame his bowlers. "I don’t think our bowlers bowled badly. Even the way we fought to defend 157 was heartening. If we had got to 225, it would have been a different ball game altogether," he said. The skipper praised seamer Ashish Nehra and off spinner Harbhajan Singh for their bowling in the series. "Nehra bowled fantastically. He was our main bowler. We just didn’t have enough runs on the board (for him) to win us the game," Ganguly said and added "as for Harbhajan, a haul of 32 wickets on these pitches was not possible. But still, he did a good job, he didn’t go for many runs and tied up one end". (PTI) |
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Club wins Women’s final Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, June 19: Sandeep Pal Singh Club, Jammu lifted the Open State Handball Tournament, organised in memory of Kargil Martyrs, beating 58 Engineers (Udhampur) 20-14 in the final which played at Mini-Stadium, here. The well fought finals pulled a large crowd of the town to the ground. It was a close final in the Men’s section, while score in the Women’s final remained at low. Final score in the Men’s final was 20-14. Players of national repute, Bachan Dogra and Badal Bakshi scored five goals each, while Chandan Singh Chowhan netted four. International player, Sanjeev Singh displayed a good defence. From 58 Engineer, Prabhakar, Malvinder Singh and Jagtar Singh contributed five and three goals each. In the Women’s section, Vijay Singh Club, Jammu defeated Parveen Handball Club, Udhampur in a low score final 7-4. Atullah was the main scorer from the winners with four goals in her account, while Sandhya contributed two. Sapna and Kiran made two goals each for the Parveen Club. In the final, Mr Som Raj Gupta, member State Sports Council and an outstanding veteran Badminton player, was the chief guest, who gave away winners and runners-up trophies. Sports Officer, Jammu of the State Sports Council, Ajit Singh Wazir, who happend to be in the town, was guest of honour in the prize distribution function. Former Ranji player and permanent invitee of the State Sports Council, Mr Ankush Abrol was also present on the occasion. Later, Vikram Singh, organising secretary of the tournament, gave away memento to the chief guest on behalf of the organisers, Kargil Martyrs Handball Club, Udhampur. Rishi Kumar, joint secretary of the Club, presented the vote of thanks. In all, total eight clubs, including two in girls section, took part in this three-day long tournament. |
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Air Force’s Inter-Command Hockey Championship begins Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 19: JWO Kishpotta guided Central Air Command to a 3-2 victory Western Air Command in the opening match of the Inter-Command Hockey Championship of the Air Force which began at K K Hakhu Stadium, here this evening. JWO Kishpotta scored two goals in the each half which helped Central Air Command to register one goal victory over the fighting Western Command. Up to the first half, Western Command was leading 2-1. JWO S Singh struck the goal to open the account for Western Command in the very first minute of the match. However, the lead was equelled by the Central Command through JWO Kishpotta in the 10th minute. Playing an attacking game, Western Command again took the lead in the 20th minute through CPL Kaushik in the 20th minute. Kanshik hit the ball from the right flank into the goal. Afterwards the game witnessed a dilly dallying battle till the first half hooter was sounded. After the breather, the new look, Central Air Command played a different game and dominated the proceedings. They played slow in the first fifteen minutes and later turned into an aggressive side. Both the second half goals in favour of Central Command were secored in the 56th and 64th minute. The first goal was scored by CPL A P Singh to equalise the score, while the second winning goal came from the JWO Kishpotta’s stick, who scored his second goal of the match. In all, seven teams from different commands and wings are taking part in this week-long tournament. These are South Western Air Command, Central Air Command, Eastern Air Command, Western Air Command, Training Air Headquarters and Maintenance. Earlier, Air Vice Marshal, GM Vishwanathan, AVSM, VM, Air Officer Commanding J&K took the salute from different contingents to declare open the meet. In his inaugural address, the chief guest said, "it is sheer determination and dedication more than anything else that we require in our sports if we want to emerge as the best and this is what the sports teaches us". After the address the chief guest administered oath to the participants followed by the lightening of the sports torch. Later, he was introduced with the teams of the inaugural match by Squadron Leader, Jail Pal Singh Chauhan, chairman of the organising committee. Wing Commander Anil Tiwari, officiating Station Commander accompanied the chief guest. Squadron Leader Chauhan also welcomed the distinguished gathering present in the inaugural function. The blue coloured championship flag was brought in the stadium by the marching sports contingents flying their respective team flags in the colourful fits in the melodious musical nodes of the Army band. The championship flag was then handed over to the chief guest who hoisted the same amidst the sounding of bugals followed by the Air Force song. Tomorrow’s fixture: South Western Air Command V/s Eastern Air Command at 7 am, followed by the match between Maintenance V/s Air Headquarters. |
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Ist Hot Weather Tamar
Cup Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 19: Vishal Cricket Club trounced Namdhari XI by 105 runs in the first pre-quarter final of the ongoing Ist Hot Weather Tamar Cup Cricket Tournament being organised by Rehari Cricket Club at M A Stadium, here today. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, Vishal set a challenging target of 193 runs in the allotted 25 overs for the loss of eight wickets, which, in reply, Namdhari XI could not chase and bowled out for just 87 runs in the 19.3 overs. Rohit Mattoo was the top scorer from Vishal with 46 runs off 38 balls with six fours, while Ajay Bhatti contributed 39 hitting five boundaries. Rajesh Gill and Vivek added valuable 26 (28) and 30 (20) runs respectively to the total. From Namdhari XI, Prem and Romy shared two wickets each, while Sony and Manu took one each. Batting second, Namdhari XI made a dismal start and the whole side was bowled out for mere 87 runs in 19.3 overs. Babu was the maximum scorer with 22 runs off 19 balls made with the help of one six and three fours. Romy and Mani contributed 14 and 16 runs to the total. India camper and top J&K bowler Surinder Singh Bagal emerged as the most successful bowler, who claimed three wickets by giving away 10 runs in five overs. Rakesh Koul and Satwant Singh took two each. Vivek Sharma, Rahul Sharma and David shared one each. Wicket-keeper, Rajneesh Choudhary also did a fine job behind the stamps with two stumps and one run out to his credit. It may be recalled that the tournament is being sponsored by Ahlan Soft drinks and juices, Tamar Industries, Nerolac Paints and IDM Industries. |
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Distt Handball
Tourney concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 18: Young Star claimed both Mini and Sub-junior boys titles in the Jammu District Handball Tournament organised by the J&K Handball Association at Mini-Stadium, here this evening. In Sub-junior boys final, Young Star defeated Young Hero Handball Club in a nail-biting finish 27-26 to take away the winners trophy. The second title Young that Hero Handball Club claimed was in the Mini boys final, wherein they defeated Young Hero Handball Club 17-11 including highest eight goals by Sunny Tidyal. Sunny was followed by Harihant and Bankush with three goals each, while Vikas and Varun netted one each. For Young Hero, Ishan was at the top with five goals, while Karan made four. Sonil and Sidhant scored one each. Sunny Tidyal, who scored maximum goals in this tournament, is son of Mr Bansi Lal Tidyal, a wrestler of national repute and a student of Light House Academy, Jammu. In the girls section, both Mini and Sub-junior titles went to Bombay Sports Club. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr S P Vaid was the chief guest, who gave away winners and runners-up trophies to the finalist teams. Mr Joginder Singh, Director, J&K Bank was the guest of honour. Prominent among those present were Sports Officer, Jammu, Mr Ajit Singh and Executive Engineer, Mr V K Arora. |
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Army School BD Bari excels in CBSE exams Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, June 19: Army School, BD Bari excelled in the CBSE class X examinations the result of which was declared recently. A handout issued here today said that out of the 19 students, two got distinction while 11 others secured first division. Rest of the student got above 50 per cent marks. Miss Neeraj Dubey topped the list by securing 80 per cent marks, followed by Miss Roshika Prasher and Arun Bhagat. The chairman, Brig R S Sidhu congratulated Dr Mrs Kiran Singh, Principal and staff, besides the parents and students for their superb performance. He also expect better performance from the school next year. |
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2nd Kulbir Singh Memorial Cricket Tourney begins Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 18: Azad Cricket Club (Blue) defeated Kashyap Cricket Club in the opening match of the 2nd Kulbir Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament being organised by the Azad Cricket Club at Government Model School, Satwari, here today. After winning the toss and decided to bat first, Kashyap Club scored 152 in the allotted 20 overs. Rajesh was the top scorer with 59 runs off 55 balls, while Rakesh contributed 36 runs off 39 balls. From Azad Club Vijay took two wickets. Batting second, Azad Club (Blue) chased the required target easily. Vijju played a fine inning of 50 runs off just 23 balls, while Pardeep contributed 34 runs off mere 19 deliveries. From Kashyap Club, Sunil, Rakesh and Rajesh shared two wickets each. Vijju of Azad Club was declared as man of the match. In another match of the day, Raipur Cricket Club beat Eleven Star Club (R S Pura) by three wickets. Manga was declared a man of the match. Earlier, the tournament was declared open by Mr Karan Singh Manhas, manager, J&K Bank, while Kashmir Singh Manhas was guest of honour. Tomorrow’s fixture: Lions Club V/s SGCC. |
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