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Rahul Dravid bags Castrol cricketer of the year award NEW DELHI, Nov 17: Stylish batsman Rahul Dravid, a picture of consistency and. ...more
Kiwis’ skipper reads Kotla wicket wrongly NEW DELHI, Nov 17: New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming read the the Ferozshah ...more
Jadeja doubtful for Aussies tour NEW DELHI, Nov 17: Middle-order batsman Ajay Jadeja looks doubtful for ..more |
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Rajouri Degree College bags Sandeep Volleyball Champ Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: Rajouri Degree College has bagged the 9th Sandeep ....more Inter-College competitions Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar clinched .....more Dr Deepak all set to establish new Limca Book of Records in Skipping Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: Dr Deepak Sharma is all set to establish new record in Skipping.....more Wills Golf Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: Inderjit Singh (Handicap 11) of IFCA ....more JU women Basketball squad leaving for Inter-Varsity today Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: The University of Jammu has announced the 12-member ...more Dinesh enter semi-finals Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: Karunesh and Arshad registered victories in well fought ....more |
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Rahul Dravid bags Castrol cricketer of the year award NEW DELHI, Nov 17: Stylish batsman Rahul Dravid, a picture of consistency and tall batting deeds, was awarded the prestigious Castrol cricketer of the year award for 1998-99. The 25-year-old batsman from Karnataka was voted the best performer by past and present Indian players after being nominated for the accolade alongwith Sachin Tendulkar, winner last year when the award was instituted, leg spinner Anil Kumble, paceman Javagal Srinath and left-hander Saurav Ganguly. Dravid, who silenced critics who felt he was unfit for one-day cricket even while keeping the connoisseurs engrossed with his correct technique, collected a handsome purse of Rs five lakh and an imaginatively crafted trophy. All five nominees were awarded Rs 50,000 each and trophies. Thirtyone players were in the fray for the award and performance in seven tests and 46 one-dayers were the basis for selection. All former and current test players and those who had played atleast five one-dayers formed the electorate. Dravid was adjudged the best after emerging the highest run-getter in the World Cup in England with a huge tally of 461 runs, including two centuries, and struck hundred in both innings of the third and final test in New Zealand this January and the scores of runs that have continued to flow from his bat. Diminutive Mumbai left-arm spinner, Rajesh Pawar, who capped his fine efforts in the past three seasons by claiming his career-best haul of six for 19 in the ongoing Ranji League tie against Maharashtra, was given the award for the most promising junior. The 20-year-old Pawar could not make it as he was playing the Ranji game and his Mumbai teammate Ajit Agarkar collected the award and prizemoney on his behalf at a grand function organised at the Indian Habitat Centre last evening. The entire Indian team and several former stars led by former captains Sunil Gavaskar, who also handed the trophy to Tendulkar, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Chandu Borde besides Maninder Singh were present. Independent India’s first captain, Lala Amarnath, had also made it a point to be present at the function, which was highlighted by a grand laser show depicting all five nominees playing their favourite strokes. Ram Savoor, Chief Executive and Managing Director of Castrol India, announced that a lifetime achievement award would be included from next year. Anil Kumble, who has been rested for the last two matches of the one-day series against New Zeland, was absent. (PTI) |
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Kiwis’ skipper reads Kotla wicket wrongly NEW DELHI, Nov 17: New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming read the the Ferozshah Kotla wicket wrongly today and paid the price as the visitors lost the fifth one-day international and the series by seven wickets. "After a look at the wicket, we thought it would not last the whole day and elected to bat," Fleming said during his post match interaction with mediapersons. Kotla wicket, traditionally known to favour batsmen, had something else in store today as runs could not flow at the will of the batsmen. Barring some lusty hitting by man of the match as also the series Saurav Ganguly, the Indian chase, faced with the modest target, was also not as fast as one could expect. India surpassed the target of 179 with barely six overs to spare. Fleming said the Kotla wicket played slow. "The Indians fielded and bowled very well. We thought a total of 220 would be worth defending, but in the first 15 overs we could not get the bowlers away and put pressure on the Indians," he said. While defending a meagre total, his side needed some early wickets, Fleming said. "But the rest did not come up." The Kiwi skipper also sorely missed the services of Dion Nash and Craig Mcmillan who dropped out mid way through the series because of injuries. Despite having lost the test series (0-1) and the one-day Pepsi Cup (2-3), Fleming, however, had no complaints against the Indian wickets. "The tracks were good and we were happy," he said while withholding comments on umpiring. The Kiwi skipper, who had under his belt a historic 2-1 test series against England on the English soil, said,"we are a young side and should be ready to face any challenges." His Indian counterpart Sachin Tendulakar, euphoric after the twin win, complimented the entire team for the effort in clinching the decider today. "Sometimes it is good to lose the toss and the win here would prepare us for the upcoming 76-day tour to Australia beginning later this month," the master batsman said. (UNI) |
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Jadeja doubtful for Aussies tour NEW DELHI, Nov 17: Middle-order batsman Ajay Jadeja looks doubtful for India’s upcoming tour of Australia after suffering a suspected shoulder tear, and the Cricket Board has asked him to prove his fitness by November 19. The 28-year-old player, who reportedly hurt his shoulder during the second one-day tie at Hyderabad in the ongoing series against New Zealand, will know his physical condition after his medical report is studied by South African orthopaedic specialist Mark Ferguson who is expected to give his opinion in a day or two. Board secretary Jaywant Lele told PTI if Jadeja’s shoulder injury was serious, the selectors would announce on November 19 his replacement in the 16-member squad leaving for ‘down under’ on November 22. Jadeja had carried the injury while playing in the fourth one-dayer in Guwahati, but was ruled out of today’s tie here with paceman Javagl Srinath coming into the side. Though Lele refused to name any replacement, wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia is being mentioned as a front-runner, especially after his young replacement M S K Prasad’s ordinary efforts in the present series. Selection Committee chairman Chandu Borde said his panel was awaiting the report from Ferguson, and any decision on a replacement would be based on it. Jadeja, a surprise choice for the tour, has been grappling with injuries of late. He missed the series against the West Indies in Toronto in September after a calf muscle tear suffered during the Singapore triangular tournament earlier that month. (PTI) |
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Rajouri Degree College bags Sandeep Volleyball Champ Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: Rajouri Degree College has bagged the 9th Sandeep Memorial Open Volleyball Championship after defeating the Naaz Club by 3:1 in the final match today. The championship began on November 15 and total nine teams from all over the district participated in it. Besides the cash prizes and gifts the winner and runner up teams were awarded shields by the patron of Sandeep Memorial Tournament. The prizes were distributed at an impressive function by the Minister of School Education, Mr M S Tariq who was the chief guest on the occasion. He also distributed a cash prize of Rs one thousand out of his own pocket. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Tariq said secularism is the main pillar of Indian democracy. He said India is united because it is a secular country where people belonging to all shades of opinion can express their views freely. He asked people to seek a lesson from Pakistan where the democracy could not flourish. He announced Rs 1,20,000 for construction of boundary wall round the Girls Hostel, Rajouri and Rs 30,000 for Volleyball Court. Besides him the function was also attended by Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Mr B A Ronyal, Cultural Officer, Dr Shabir Mirza, CEO, B S Puri, Principal DIET, Mr V K Kapoor, A C Defence, Mir Abdul Qayoom and Principal Degree College, Rajouri, Mr R C Sharma. Convenor Organising Committee, Prof. M R Choudhary HOD Maths thanked the chief guest and other dignitaries present on the occasion. It may be recalled that the Championship is being held every year in memory of a College student Sandeep who died in a road mishap in 1990. |
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Wills Golf Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: Inderjit Singh (Handicap 11) of IFCA Bottling Company has won the individual Golf Championship trophy sponsored by the Wills Sports. He brought a gross score of six over par 76 posting 41 points for the stableford format in the season-opening ‘Wills Golf Championship’ played over one round of 18 holes at the Army Golf course, Miran Sahib, here. Inderjeet’s brilliant score of 41 was equally matched by Jammu’s ace player, Sanjeev Singh (Handicap 7) who had an even score for 17 holes. He conceded the first position to Inderjit Singh on reverse counting of score for the last nine holes. Sanjeev Singh too played brilliantly except for one blemish on the 17th hole. During the match Inderjit’s management of the course showed that he was mentally prepared for hogging the limelight. For his excellent showing, he picked a shining cup. The prizes to other players were given on lucky pairings drawn randomly. Winners will compete in the next round of ‘Wills Championship’ to be held at Meerut in December. |
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JU women Basketball squad leaving for Inter-Varsity today Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: The University of Jammu has announced the 12-member women squad for the North-Zone Inter-University Basketball Tournament beginning from November 19 at Punjabi University in Patiala. They are leaving for the venue tomorrow. The team which is being led by Ms Mridhu Bani Manhas of Post Graduate Department (PG) include Monika Sharma, Mousmi Verma, Bhawna, Pawandeep Kour, Gurleen Kour of Government College for Women, Parade and Prerana Baru, Ranbir Kour, Manjula Sharma, Rupali Gupta and Pooja Langer of Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar. As also Surinder Kour of Post Graduate Departments. Mr Rajinder Magotra, SAI coach is accompanying the squad as manager-cum-coach. |
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Dinesh enter semi-finals Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 17: Karunesh and Arshad registered victories in well fought respective league ties in the ongoing Open Squash League Championship being played at Jammu Club, here this evening. In the first match, Arshad Khan trounced Aggarwal 2-1. Arshad after winning the first game lost the second one in a close finish. However, he recovered in the third deciding game and won the match. The score: 9-5, 8-10, 9-0. In another match of the day, Karunesh Arora beat fighting Kamal Rohmetra 2-1. Kamal fought in all the three games, but Karunesh had a good stamina which helped him to clinch the first and third game after with a short margin. the score: 5-9, 9-4, 5-9. Dinesh Chopra with his today’s fourth straight victory has sailed into the semi-finals. Today’s he defeated Arvind Sawhney in straight equal games of 9-5, 9-5. Meanwhile, the league round of the championship will be completed by day after tomorrow, thereafter there will be a gap and then semi-finals will be played on November 24. |
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