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New Delhi, May 4: The Delhi Daredevils have decided to temporarily trim their squad of 23 players to 20 with three of the domestic uncapped players, including local boy Milind Kumar, being sent home as there is no immediate requirement of their services.
Apart from Milind, the other two players who have gone back home are Haryana off-spinner Jayant Yadav and young Karnataka medium pacer HS Sharath.
"Milind, Sharath and Jayant have gone home for the time being. If they are required they would be called back by the franchise," an IPL source in know of things told the PTI.
"Sending back a few players in the middle of the tournament has been a common practice among the IPL franchise for the past few years," the source added.
Normally it is done in order to bring down the number of players to a level where the support staff find it easier to manage during training session. Although a possibility remains that they might just be summoned back but it will possibly only be at a time when Daredevils are officially out of the reckoning and give some of the younger players an opportunity to prove their mettle.
During their free-fall during their sixth edition of IPL in 2013, the Daredevils did give chances to players like CM Gautham, Bharat Chipli, Y Venugopal Rao for a few matches. With Milind, the distant but only local connect that the franchise had, is not there anymore. For Jayant, it was also a tough road as he was the third specialist spinner after Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Sharma.
With JP Duminy being considered as more than capable off-break bowler, there was very little possibility of Jayant making it to the squad on the back of his bowling. Similarly for HS Sharath, the lanky Karnataka lad is also way down the pecking order. With Jaydev Unadkat and Mohammed Shami being the two frontline Indian pacers, even Rahul Shukla of Jharkhand and Siddharth Kaul of Punjab are ahead of Sharath.
Also, their presence along with Jimmy Neesham solves the problem of not having quality net bowlers. Meanwhile, South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir`s visa process is getting delayed and it is still not certain whether his services can even be sought for the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday, May 7.
Tahir has been talked about replacing injured pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Karate team selected for National C’ship
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 4: The trials selection for the upcoming Karate KAI Sub Junior, Cadet, Junior & Under 21 National Karate Championship which is going to be held from 30th May, 2014 to 1st June, 2014 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi were held today at Gandhi Bhawan, Jammu. The above mentioned National Championship is being organised by Karate Association of India, the only governing body of Karate in India (affiliated with World Karate Federation (WKF) and recognised by International Olympic Committee and approved from Govt. of India (Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports). About 100 Karatekas from different districts of Jammu & Kashmir participated in the trials which were conducted under the supervision of Ambedkar Gupta (President AKAJK). Amit Sangra, Suraj Prakash, Brijesh Bhau, Naresh Kumar & other senior black belts were the observers of selection.
Master Ararminder in 8-9 years boys Anjan Chopra 10-11 years boys Praval Sharma 12-13 years boys Amit Kumar 14- 15 years -52 kg, Sourav Mehra 14 - 15 years boys -63 kg, Sumit Sharma 16 t0 17 years -55 kg , Yuvraj Singh 16-17 yrs -61 kg, while Sahil Singh 16 -17 yrs +76 kg are selected to represent Jammu and Kashmir under the banner of Amateur karate do Association of Jammu and Kashmir recognised by J&K sports Council .
Ambedkar Gupta also announced that the trials for the girls category will be held on 11th May, 2014 at Gandhi Bhawan between 9am to 11am he appeals all the girls Karatekas practicing in any part of state to participate in the trials so that our state may give a healthy competition at national level also may get the benefit of this sports.
BSF School Jammu celebrates Annual Day
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 4: BSF School Jammu celebrated its Annual day today under the banner "Heal the World" Satyamev Jayate. It was a grand celebration which saw the little stars twinkle on the ground of the school.
Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, IAS Financial Commissioner, Industries and Commerce Department J&K, the Chief Guest of the occasion was accorded warm welcome. Dr Tabassum Jabeen was the Guest of Honour. S S Tomar, IG BSF Jammu Frontier, the Chairman of the school presided over the function. The other dignitaries who attended the Annual Day included several who's who of J&K.
Dr S S Khokhar, Principal BSF School Jammu presented the Annual Report highlighting the achievements of the school and the goals set up for the future. He reiterated the importance of parental engagement and management's support in partnership with the school. He said: "Celebrating 'Heal the World' was a dream wherein it was conceived to reveal a joyful face, care for living, a belief that the world we once believed in will shine again in grace and a pledge to create a better place for the entire human race".
The beginning of the auspicious occasion was marked by lighting the lamp of knowledge followed by invocation of the heavenly muses in the Vandana Dance. A Ballet based on the theme Satyamev Jayate mesmerised the audience and stole the show with the brilliant performance of the students. The tiny toddlers with their scintillating performances won the hearts of one and all. Bhangra marked a befitting finale to the colourful programme. The programme, in short, was an amalgamation of various hues and students spread the colours of peace and happiness.
The Chief Guest Khurshid Ahmed Ganai and the Guest of Honour Dr Tabassum Jabeen gave away the prizes to the meritorious students both for their scholastic and co scholastic achievements. The Chief Guest congratulated the students and applauded their efforts. He appreciated the management of the school and the staff for their contribution. In his address to the august gathering he said, 'the grand success of Annual Day speaks volumes why the school have been ranked J&K's No.1 school.' He also appreciated the untiring efforts of the Principal and his team for bringing name and fame to the institution.
The Headmaster BSF Primary School proposed a vote of thanks. The function ended with the singing of National Anthem and the parents and the children who had come for the function left with beaming faces and the pride that they were part of an institution which is a jewel in the crown among the top ranking schools in India. |
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