No rivalry off the field: Malik
Nov 4: India and Pakistan cricketers were seen enjoying company of one another during nets session at the Nehru Stadium one day before the match.
Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was seen involved in gossip with Harbhajan Singh and later Zahir Khan also joined the duo while Sourav Ganguly was speaking with Mohammed Yousuf in such a mood that it looked like both friends were meeting after a long time.
It is for the first time the two sides are facing each other at the Nehru Stadium and also the first time after the Tewnty20 World Cup final.
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik admitted that rivalry was just confined to the ground while outside they were all very good friends.
“Nowadays, we are facing each other frequently. So I personally feel that there is no extra pressure on us. We confine the rivalry to the ground only and off the field we are very good friends,” he said.
The two teams had a 40-minute work out before two separate pre-match conferences.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said both the sides were evenly matched and whoever handles the situation well would have the last laugh. He said the small ground (65 sq yards) could be a nightmare for the bowlers.
Earlier, the IndianOil Cup was unveiled by both the captains at a city hotel in the presence of senior IOC officials and Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson.
Fans fail to see cricketers at nets:
Nov 4: It was a tough day for the crowd that came to witness the cricketers for a little while. The police didn’t allow a single fan inside the stadium to see the two teams at the nets.
Security personnel took extra cautions and did not allow a single person unless he had a pass.
There were restrictions on crowd movement at the B Borooah Road from the morning and once Team India checked in at the nearby hotel, complete ban on movement was imposed on the B Borooah Road.
A crowd of more than 5,000 gathered near the main gate of the RG Baruah Sports Complex when the bus carrying Indian team entered the stadium. The news of the arrival of the Indian team brought in more supporters near the main gate.
Source: The Sentinel
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Monday, November 5, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Assam Sports News
Guwahai ODI tickets sales:
Oct 26: The first quota of tickets for the forthcoming ODI between India and Pakistan to be played on November 5 will be on sale from today. But these tickets will be exclusively for the different affiliated units of the Assam Cricket Association (ACA).
ACA has decided to shift the ticket counter for the general public from the RG Baruah Sports Complex to the Latasil Ground. But the officials of the different district associations will have to collect their quota of tickets from the RG Baruah Sports Complex.
ACA has in all 34 affiliated units and each district would be allotted 282 tickets. On earlier occasions, many district associations had not collected their entire quota but this time the scenario could be completely different as the demand for tickets is beginning to rise with every passing day. People are regularly thronging the RG Baruah Sports Complex for every detail of sale of tickets.
For this ODI, the number of free passes would be only 3500 and the ACA is thinking of providing one card to every former Ranji cricketer of the state.
GSA unhappy over ‘’insufficient’’ number of Indo-Pak ODI tickets:
Oct 26: The Guwahati Sports Association (GSA), the premier sports body of the state, has decided to surrender all the tickets and reception committee member cards which were allotted to them for the forthcoming India-Pakistan ODI – citing “insufficiency”.
GSA president Jatin Bora said that they were allotted 267 tickets and 13 RC cards by the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) which is not at all sufficient. Bora said the GSA has 60 clubs and around 150 members. So it will be a tough task to distribute the tickets and cards among the members. So they have decided to surrender all the tickets and passes to the ODI organisers.
On the other hand, ACA officials said they follow certain guidelines while distributing the tickets to its affiliated units. As they treat all the districts in same manner, they cannot increase the number of tickets to GSA.
Assam-Orissa CK Nayudu tie drawn:
Oct 26: The four-day East Zone CK Nayudu (Under-22) cricket match between Assam and Orissa ended in a draw at the Ispat Stadium, Rourkela today.
Assam were all out for 271 in the second innings, and requiring 42 in five overs for an outright victory, Orissa were 28 for four when the stumps were drawn.
Tejinder Singh scored 120 while Kuldip Pegu contributed 61 in Assam’s second innings.
For Assam Tejinder and Gakul Sharma took two wickets each in Orissa’s second innings.
With this performance, Tejinder’s prospects of making it to the state Ranji squad have brightened.
Brief scores: Assam - 227 and 271 (Tejinder Singh 120, Kuldip Pegu 61); Orissa - 457 for 7 decl and 28 for 4.
Assam U-15 cricket team named:
Oct 26: The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) today named the U-15 State team for the first two matches of the East Zone tournament for the Polly Umrigar Trophy.
The team: Gnan Boro (capt), Jyotiraditya Chetia, Himangshu Konwar, Subhankar Chakravorty, Manasjyoti Gogoi, Sanjaw Brahma, Babul Barman, Jogeswar Bhumij, Nodia Doley, Amlan Baruah, Paragjyoti Das, Prabal Borkotoki, Arpan Dutta, Bitu Ranjan Kalita, Dhritiman Gohain Dutta.
Subhrajit Saikia and Sanjit Das will accompany the team as coach and manager respectively.
Source: The Sentinel; The Assam Tribune
Oct 26: The first quota of tickets for the forthcoming ODI between India and Pakistan to be played on November 5 will be on sale from today. But these tickets will be exclusively for the different affiliated units of the Assam Cricket Association (ACA).
ACA has decided to shift the ticket counter for the general public from the RG Baruah Sports Complex to the Latasil Ground. But the officials of the different district associations will have to collect their quota of tickets from the RG Baruah Sports Complex.
ACA has in all 34 affiliated units and each district would be allotted 282 tickets. On earlier occasions, many district associations had not collected their entire quota but this time the scenario could be completely different as the demand for tickets is beginning to rise with every passing day. People are regularly thronging the RG Baruah Sports Complex for every detail of sale of tickets.
For this ODI, the number of free passes would be only 3500 and the ACA is thinking of providing one card to every former Ranji cricketer of the state.
GSA unhappy over ‘’insufficient’’ number of Indo-Pak ODI tickets:
Oct 26: The Guwahati Sports Association (GSA), the premier sports body of the state, has decided to surrender all the tickets and reception committee member cards which were allotted to them for the forthcoming India-Pakistan ODI – citing “insufficiency”.
GSA president Jatin Bora said that they were allotted 267 tickets and 13 RC cards by the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) which is not at all sufficient. Bora said the GSA has 60 clubs and around 150 members. So it will be a tough task to distribute the tickets and cards among the members. So they have decided to surrender all the tickets and passes to the ODI organisers.
On the other hand, ACA officials said they follow certain guidelines while distributing the tickets to its affiliated units. As they treat all the districts in same manner, they cannot increase the number of tickets to GSA.
Assam-Orissa CK Nayudu tie drawn:
Oct 26: The four-day East Zone CK Nayudu (Under-22) cricket match between Assam and Orissa ended in a draw at the Ispat Stadium, Rourkela today.
Assam were all out for 271 in the second innings, and requiring 42 in five overs for an outright victory, Orissa were 28 for four when the stumps were drawn.
Tejinder Singh scored 120 while Kuldip Pegu contributed 61 in Assam’s second innings.
For Assam Tejinder and Gakul Sharma took two wickets each in Orissa’s second innings.
With this performance, Tejinder’s prospects of making it to the state Ranji squad have brightened.
Brief scores: Assam - 227 and 271 (Tejinder Singh 120, Kuldip Pegu 61); Orissa - 457 for 7 decl and 28 for 4.
Assam U-15 cricket team named:
Oct 26: The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) today named the U-15 State team for the first two matches of the East Zone tournament for the Polly Umrigar Trophy.
The team: Gnan Boro (capt), Jyotiraditya Chetia, Himangshu Konwar, Subhankar Chakravorty, Manasjyoti Gogoi, Sanjaw Brahma, Babul Barman, Jogeswar Bhumij, Nodia Doley, Amlan Baruah, Paragjyoti Das, Prabal Borkotoki, Arpan Dutta, Bitu Ranjan Kalita, Dhritiman Gohain Dutta.
Subhrajit Saikia and Sanjit Das will accompany the team as coach and manager respectively.
Source: The Sentinel; The Assam Tribune
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