Carrom
championship from Jan 16
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU,
Jan 12:
The J&K Carrom Association is going to
conduct District Jammu Carrom championship from
January 16 at SOS School, Gole Gujral.
The competitions
would be held in junior and senior categories.
Interested players desirous to take part in the
championship can send their entries to the
Incharge Sports, SOS School or contact
9906590133.
St
Xavier Convent students excel in Int’l exam
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU,
Jan 12:
Fifteen students of St Xavier Convent Senior
Secondary School, Barnai topped in various
subjects in the exam conducted by International
Assessment for Indian Schools, the result of
which were declared by University of New South
Wales, Australia.
The exam was
conducted in four subjects which included
Mathematics, English, Science and Computer.
The topper were
also awarded medals and certificates by the
University of New South Wales, Australia.
Total 1,74527
students from 2243 schools took part in the said
examination.
The Toppers:
Rishabh Koul, Anchal Gupta, Pulkit Zadoo, Jatin
Kher, Surbhi Saraf, Shivani Sharma, Shramika
Raina, Ridham Gupta, Vinivesh Raina, Pretish
Chib, Ashish Pandita and Manish Kumar Verma.
Sehwag
hopeful of making come back in Perth Test
CANBERRA,
Jan 12: After hitting an explosive hundred
against the ACT XI, Virender Sehwag was hoping a
recall to the Indian Test team.
"I can think
of (playing in) Perth now. I have played there
before. That is a good pitch with good bounce.
Batsmen can go for shots there," Sehwag
said.
The flamboyant
opener said concentration was the key to his
performance today.
"The idea was
to focus on the session. I knew if my mind get
focus, I will get back my shots. I thought of
nothing but the concentration.
"Earlier I
was thinking that something is wrong with my
foot-work, worked on it, but nothing happened, so
I just wanted to concentrate," Sehwag said
after a sparkling innings of 113 runs, which he
dedicated to his late father.
Sehwag, who last
played a Test in January 2007 against South
Africa, said warming the benches never pleased
him.
"Yes I was
disappointing sitting out. Both Yuvraj and
(Wasim) Jaffer were playing well and it was
really challenging sitting out.
"But I am
happy that there is competition in the team and
now I am waiting for my chance," he said.
Sehwag also shared
what went through his mind when he was not among
runs.
"When you
fail to score, you try to restrict shots. I also
tried to curb my shots on the front foot. But it
just adds to chaos in mind as it makes you double
minded and eventually you get out.
"I always had
self-belief that I can do well in Australia. The
last tour was good for me. (Anil) Kumble had also
backed me. I thank him and the selectors for
posing faith in me and picking me for the
tour," he said.
Sehwag, who was
not part of the team in the Sydney Test, said
thought of defeat never crossed the Indians’
mind.
"We never
thought we will lose the match even when wickets
fell in quick succession. We knew Kumble and
Harbhajan can bat down the order.
"We were sure
that RP (Singh) and Ishant (Sharma) can also bat
a few overs if needed, but it just did not
happen. The team was angry that we could have at
least drawn the Test but lost it due to some bad
decisions against us," he said.
"It is bad
for cricket that Sydney Test will be remembered
for all controversies despite some good
performances like that of Hayden, Kumble and
Harbhajan were there," he said.(PTI)
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