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SPORT 17
THE HINDU DELHI
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019
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Points table
B Group A: Jharkhand 5-4-1-16 (+2.087); Delhi 5-4-1-16 (+1.247); Petra bow out
Kerala 5-4-1-16 (+2.396); Jammu & Kashmir 6-3-3-12 (-0.410);
‘Dravid has helped me a lot in the transition and to adjust to higher levels of cricket’ Andhra 5-2-3-8 (+1.290); Manipur 5-1-4-4 (-2.927); Nagaland
5-0-5-0 (-3.919). SPORTS BUREAU
ANTALYA
Amol Karhadkar from junior to firstclass on the mind at times but the B Group B: Gujarat 5-4-1-16 (+1.650); Vidarbha 5-4-1-16 (+1.176); Sowjanya Bavisetti and Ca
INDORE cricket moment I take the field, all Himachal 6-4-2-16 (+0.705); Tamil Nadu 5-3-2-12 (-0.458); nadian partner Petra Janus
From being the player of the Rahul [Dravid] sir has those thoughts are put be Rajasthan 5-2-3-8 (+0.720); Bihar 5-1-4-4 (-2.100); Meghalaya kova lost 64, 64 to the
5-0-5-0 (-1.853).
series of India’s triumphant helped a lot in this transi hind. All these faaltu ki chee- ChileBrazil combination
Under19 World Cup in 2018 tion. He is aware of what a zein (redundant stuff) will B Group C: Railways 5-5-0-20 (+1.587); Mumbai 6-5-1-20 (+1.590); of Barbara Gatica and Re
to being India’s latest ODI youngster needs to do to ad only pull me down, so the fo Saurashtra 5-3-2-12 (+1.342); Madhya Pradesh 5-2-3-8 (-0.326); beca Pereira in the semifi
Punjab 5-2-3-8 (+0.657); Goa 5-1-4-4 (-0.726); Sikkim 5-0-5-0
cricketer, Shubman Gill has just to higher levels of crick cus has to be on batting. (-4.979). nals of the $15,000 ITF wo
taken a giant stride in a span et. It’s not only about bat On his ODI debut men’s tournament on
of just 12 months. In bet ting. Many times, you lack B Group D: Karnataka 6-6-0-24 (+3.352); Bengal 6-4-2-16 Friday.
ween, he played the role of fitness, or the fielding stan It was an overwhelming ex (+2.063); Haryana 6-4-2-16 (+1.193); Chhattisgarh 6-3-3-12
perience. When Ravi [Shas
(+0.819); Assam 6-3-3-12 (+0.605); Odisha 6-3-3-12 (+0.284);
the finisher for Kolkata dards are not up to interna tri] sir told me after the third Arunachal Pradesh 6-1-5-4 (-3.423); Mizoram 6-0-6-0 (-5.288).
Knight Riders in the Indian tional level. One needs to match I would play the next Manimeghlai,
Premier Legue and followed match the highest standards one, it was a surreal feeling. B Group E: Maharashtra 6-5-1-20 (+1.249); Uttar Pradesh 6-5-1-20
it up with a remarkable run in all aspects of the game. He To take the field with players (+2.154); Uttarakhand 6-4-2-16 (-1.287); Services 6-4-2-16 Shruti for World
(+0.529); Baroda 6-3-3-12 (-0.059); Hyderabad 6-1-5-4 (-0.182);
across formats in domestic helped me realise all that. whom you have idolized Pondicherry 6-1-5-4 (-1.238); Tripura 6-1-5-4 (-1.265).
circuit and for India A. Besides, I also learnt how to since childhood, to get the Para meet
The Punjab batsman handle success and failures India cap from Mahi bhai, it B (Read as Played, Won, Lost, Points and Net Run Rate).
opens up on his impressive from him. Also, at times was amazing. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
year. when a youngster reaches DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Special Correspondent
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Excerpts the highest level, he starts On his conventional batting Saturday’s schedule NEW DELHI
taking it easy and doesn’t style SOS Children’s Village,
On the last 12 months work as hard in the nets as I feel every batsman has his B Group A (Mulapadu): Delhi vs Nagaland; Jharkhand vs Kerala; Khajurikallan in Madhya
Life’s changed a lot in terms earlier. I feel it’s important to way to score runs. At the Manipur vs Andhra. Pradesh will have two of its
of the experience I am gain take the additional effort in end, what matters is the B Group B (Surat): Gujarat vs Vidarbha; Rajasthan vs Bihar; inmates — 19yearold Shru
ing, even at a higher level. other aspects but you cannot amount of runs you have Meghalaya vs Tamil Nadu. ti and 16yearold Mani
Early last year, when I was compromise on your basic scored, not how you get meghlai — being part of the
preparing for the (U19) work ethic if you have to sus them. I try to score runs off B Group C (Indore): Madhya Pradesh vs Sikkim; Punjab vs Railways; Indian contingent at the
World Cup, I would think if I tain at a higher level. every ball. In today’s cricket, Saurashtra vs Goa. World Para Athletics
do well here, it may lead to On dealing with distractions it’s important to reduce the B Group D (Cuttack): Assam vs Arunachal Pradesh; Chhattisgarh vs Championships later this
more opportunities. But I off the field number of dot balls. If you Mizoram; Haryana vs Karnataka; Odisha vs Bengal. month. Both girls will be
hadn’t imagined all this We try and ignore all the talk keep rotating strike, it unset B Group E (New Delhi): Hyderabad vs Uttarakhand; Maharashtra vs participating in cycling at
would happen so soon.
Focused: Shubman Gill says one needs to match the highest off the field. No doubt the ex tles the bowler and the strike Tripura; Baroda vs Uttar Pradesh; Pondicherry vs Services. the meet, to be held from
standards in all aspects of the game. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT On his successful transition pectations do tend to weigh rate too doesn’t fall. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD March 1421 in Dubai.
Interesting finish on the cards
Gagan Sethi fights back from seventh to third
JK TYRE HD-7 ditions. “The sleek and
slushy situation because of
heavy snowfall the last three
Rayan Rozario
days rendered it unsafe,”
Phuentsholing (Bhutan)
said Tamal Ghosal, the Clerk
The battle between Ajgar Ali of the Course.
(codriver Mohammed Mus
tafa) and Jogendra Jaiswal (T. And, it came as a huge dis
Nagarajan) seems to be get appointment for all of them.
ting closer in the seventh And as the drivers were
edition of the JK Tyre Hima heading back to take on the
layan Drive, the only TSD challenge inside India, came
event of the country that Bumpy ride: Ajgar Ali in action at the Diana riverbed on Friday. the confirmation that Ajgar
crosses an international bor * RAYAN ROZARIO indeed was the leader.
der, here on Friday. came as a shocker to see Jo “There must have been The organisers clarified
In fact, Ajgar was in full gendra replacing Ajgar at the something that had gone that the results circulated
command in the first three top. wrong. I don’t want to think earlier in the day were provi
stages and it was his clean It did surprise many but about that much because it’s sional and that Ajgar is fol
and safe driving skills that not the Haldia driver. who a long day today,” he said lowed by Jogendra and chal #398299
saw him right up there on had been in this situation and went about with his lenged by Gagan Sethi, the JK
the leader board the other many a time before. He was business. Tyre Hornbill Challenge win
day. But when the results confident that he was the The first leg of the day was ner last month, at the third
were out in the morning, it leader. cancelled due to unsafe con position..
Ajay, Anjali Angad, Maheshwari struggle
clinch u-18
crowns SPORTS BUREAU 24 each, Angad slipped to a a perfect round of 25 after
After two good rounds of
DOHA
the first of 20, but slipped to
National champions Angad round of 17 in the men’s sec a round of 16 in the third.
SPORTS BUREAU
Vir Singh Bajwa and Mahesh tion. He was on 65 out of 75, Her total of 62 put her in the
CHANDIGARH
wari Chauhan had a tough languishing in the 33rd spot, 15th spot in a field of 24
Top seed Ajay Malik and
qualifier Anjali Rathi won time coping with the condi with two shooters leading shooters.
the under18 boys’ and tions on the opening day of on 73, three on 72, and many Two more rounds will be
girls’ titles in the AITA Sup the skeet competition in the just behind them. shot on Saturday, and the
er series junior tennis tour Qatar Open shotgun cham In the women’s event, Ma top six will compete in the
nament at the CLTA Com pionship on Friday. heshwari recovered to shoot final.
plex on Friday.
Chirag Duhan, who lost
the under18 final to Ajay, Daniele infuses life into Manav Academy
won the under16 title.
The results (finals):
Boys: Under18: Ajay Malik bt ‘Indian shooters need a lot more competition’
Chirag Duhan 6-3, 7-5; Un
der16: Chirag Duhan bt Kamesh Srinivasan
Sushant Dabas 4-3 FARIDABAD
(conceded). Daniele Di Spignio believes
Girls: Under18: Anjali Rathi building champions from
bt Vanshika Choudhary 6-2, scratch, driving home the
7-6(6); Under16: Vaishnavi good basics into their sys
Adkar bt Anjali Rathi 6-4, 6-2. tem, so that they blossom
without even the support of
the coach.
IN BRIEF Daniele, the former World
champion in double trap
Rosner ends Ghosal’s who had finished seventh in
remarkable run
the Athens Olympics when
CHICAGO his friend Rajyavardhan Solid support: Daniele Di Spignio, second from left, with
Germany’s Simon Rosner Ronjan Sodhi, Shreyasi Singh, Varsha Tomar and Ankur Mittal
ended the run of 11th seed Singh Rathore won the sil at the Manav Rachna Academy in Pali. * KAMESH SRINIVASAN
Saurav Ghosal in the ver, spends almost half his
quarterfinal of the PSA World time every month at the ject of introducing shooting Asian Games gold medallist
squash championship on beautifully designed Manav in schools back home in and multiple World Cup Fi
Thursday. Third seed Rosner, Rachna Academy in Pali. Italy. nal gold medallist, Ronjan
making his maiden last-eight “The biggest attraction is Even though he is an exp Sodhi was fully entrenched
appearance, won 11-8, 11-6, that we have machines that ert in double trap, the 44 in the shooting project.
11-7 in 50 minutes. can send the clay at different yearold Daniele points out
Sanju’s hattrick helps speeds. So, when a beginner that he had started with No hesitation
India thrash comes, he gets to hit the bird trap, and understands the National champion Shagun
Turkmenistan very quickly and get at nuances of skeet as well. Chowdhary has no hesita
tached to the sport,” re In fact, he teaches the
ALANYA (TURKEY) tion in saying that she owes a
Sanju produced a hat-trick as vealed Daniele, even as a coaches in these events. lot of her growth to the
the Indian women’s team stream of topclass shooters “I may not be able to coaching of the Italian.
romped to a massive 10-0 including Shagun Chowd shoot skeet that well, even
victory against Turkmenistan hary, Shreyasi Singh, Laksh though I understand the me On his part, Daniele says
in their second match of the ay Sheoran, Ankur Mittal, chanics and know what to that the Indian women trap
Turkish Cup on Friday. Sanju Varsha Tomar, Bhowneesh do. Shooting works more on shooters need to improve
(17th, 37th, 71st), Anju Mendiratta went through muscle memory. So, one their average score to world
Tamang (51st, 83rd), Ranjana their drill in preparation for needs to train regularly to class standards so as to be
(60th, 62nd), Dangmei Grace the Perazzi Cup, a multicity able to win the big laurels.
(7th), Sumithra (77th) and event. build the correct technique,” The only way forward is to
Indumathi Kathiresan (87th) he said. have more competition.
found the target for India. Attracted by the vision of
India meets Romania on Need of the hour Amit Bhalla, the brain be “Mere training is not
“Indian shooters need a lot hind everything sports in enough. Training has to be
Sunday. PTI
more competition. We are the Manav Rachna Educa specific and with correct gui
Extra day’s races in
Bengaluru on March 23 planning to get them regular tional Institutions, the multi dance. You have to break the
competition in the country, ple world champion was entire mechanics into va
BENGALURU
The Stewards of Bangalore so that they can gauge their further convinced about rious segments and address
Turf Club Ltd have decided to progress better and train putting his energy behind the problematic ones to tune
conduct an extra race day on with purpose,” said the Ita the Academy when he found the whole mechanism to
March 23 (Saturday). lian, who is into the big pro that the former World No. 1, perfection,” he said.
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