Ashwin ruled out of Deodhar Trophy
new delhi: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been ruled out of the upcoming Deodhar Trophy to be held in Dharamsala from March 4-8. "Ashwin has a niggling issue and the BCCI Medical Team has advised him a week's rest," acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary said on Wednesday in BCCI release. However it was not specified what exactly is the niggle. The selection committee decided to include Shahbaz Nadeem as Ashwin's replacement and have named Ankit Bawne as captain of the India A team while suggested that Akshdeep Nath will move to India B squad to facilitate the change.
Hritik, Jagdeep win on day 2 of Mercedes Trophy
gurugram: Hritik Gandhi Handicap Category A (0-17) and Jagdeep Rangar Handicap Category B (18-24) qualified for the National Finals of Mercedes Trophy on day 2 of the Gurugram leg qualifier at the Classic Golf and Country Resort on Wednesday. Hritik and Jagdeep clinched the two qualification spots available on Day 2 from the leg by carding a nett. Score of 70.6 and 73 respectively. The MercedesTrophy 2018 has so far seen 35 qualifiers who will be competing in the National Finals to be played at the Oxford Golf Resort in Pune from April 4-6.
Shiva, Gaurav not picked in CWG squad
new delhi: World medallists Gaurav Bidhuri and Shiva Thapa were the notable omissions, while the likes of MC Mary Kom and Vikas Krishan were picked in India's boxing squad for the Commonwealth Games, selected for the first time without conventional trials, on Wednesday. Three-time Asian medallist and 2015 world championship bronze-winner Shiva made way for national champion and India Open gold-medallist Manish Kaushik in the lightweight 60kg category.In the bantamweight (56kg) category, Bidhuri has been left out for Mohammed Hussamuddin, who won a bronze medal at the recent Strandja Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria.
india placed alongside Belgium in Hockey WC
new delhi: In a favourable draw, hosts India were clubbed in Pool C along side Olympics silver medallists Belgium, World No 11 Canada and African continental champions South Africa in the men's Hockey World Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar from November 28-December 16. According to the schedule announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Wednesday, Asian champions India will open their campaign against South Africa on November 28 before taking on European giants Belgium on December 2 and Canada on December 8. The Pool stages will followed by the quarterfinals on 12-13. Semifinals on 15 December and the showpiece final scheduled for 16 December.
Ajgar, Musthafa win Himalayan Drive
darjeeling: Ajgar Ali and Mohammed Musthafa defeated Kolkata duo of Subir Roy and Nirav Mehta by a narrow five penalty points advantage to successfully defend their titles at the JK Tyre Himalayan Drive 6 on Wednesday. India's only Tri-Nation TSD (Time, Speed, Distance) rally took 24 teams across Nepal, North Bengal and Bhutan over 1,615 tough kilometers before ending in Darjeeling. The Himalayan Drive 6 champions Ajgar Ali and Mohammed Musthafa received a cheque worth Rs 1 lakh; the runners-up got Rs 50,000 while the third-placed Rs 25,000.