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THE TIMES OF INDIA, KOLKATA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2011 29 TIMES SPORT ‘Reconditioning’ of ball is an idea worth debating THE WINNING SPIRIT SHOULD LIMITED BALL TAMPERING BE ALLOWED? >>EXPERT OPINION SANJAY MANJREKAR >>COUNTER VIEW BOBILLI VIJAY KUMAR >>PUBLIC VIEW SWARAJ BHAT It would tantamount to cheating Should definitely be not allowed B all tampering, even within limits, should definitely not be allowed. If you find a certain subject difficult in school or college, you try and find ways to crack it with extra effort. You do not seek permission for passing marks to be brought down from 40 to 25! Similarly, even though the game has become somewhat tough for the bowler it doesn’t necessarily mean that ball tampering should be the solution. Even though the game may not be that fair between the bowlers and batsmen, it doesn’t tamper the competitiveness between the teams on the whole. So, even while the bats have got heavier and chunkier, we haven’t resorted to aluminium bats yet. Have we? T here is no doubt that over the years cricket has become a batsman's game; almost every rule change has made the bowler's life that much tougher. The shorter formats, with restrictions on the number of overs and bouncers, exemplifies this the best. But that does not mean bowlers should be allowed to recondition the ball or tamper with it. That would tantamount to cheating. More importantly, there is no guarantee that they will stay within the confines of what is legitimately allowed; if they don't do it now, why would they if they are given the leeway? It's, of course, important to even out the contest between bat and ball. But that can easily be done by tweaking rules the right way, by giving the bowler an equal chance. The fast bowler is the most exciting facet of the game. He must be restored to his previous glory. Now, he is next to nothing because most of his weapons have been blunted. Similarly, pitches must have something for the bowlers. Not just the first hour of a Test but all through the match at some level. Sadly, television channels who don’t want the match to finish sooner than the last over, don't want this. They are being allowed to dictate the terms to the detriment of the game. F or cricket to remain a popular and an interesting game at all times, it is critical to maintain a good balance between bat and ball. Unfortunately this is not the case in most international matches that we see today, as the balance is heavily in favour of the batsmen, especially in the subcontinent. As a general rule, pitches have become too flat for the bowlers to have any impact at all. So to allow some ‘reconditioning’ of the ball, within strict limits, is an idea worth debating. Why don't we debate the allowance of seam lifting with the fingers, deliberate roughening of the surface to get reverse swing, so that the bowlers get something in their favour on dead pitches to make the game more interesting and fair for both parties ? The bats for the batsmen have got heavier and chunkier every year, how about some leeway for the bowlers with the ball ? Baku (Azerbaijan): Former world champion Abbos Atoyev and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Patrick Gallagher were among the five international pugilists that the World Series of Boxing’s Indian franchise — Mumbai Fighters — picked up in a draft order conducted by the sport’s governing body AIBA. The World Series of Box- ing draft was held during the rest day of World Champion- ships on Thursday, which has already seen 12 WSB boxers qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games through the competition. It was primarily held for the Mumbai Fighters and the Leipzig Leopards from Ger- many. “Amatuer International Boxing Association president and WSB Chairman, Ching- Kuo Wu, signed a Declaration of Cooperation with Jurgen Kyas from the German Boxing Federation and Marco Schulze, general manager of Leipzig Leopards,” AIBA said in a statement. Fifteen months after the first international draft was held in London, where 87 in- ternational boxers were cho- sen to fill the required quota of non-national squad members, 25 more were again drafted from a list of 67 available ath- letes representing almost 30 countries from all five conti- nents. The draft was presided over by Wu in front of the Na- tional Federations’ represen- tatives and the Mumbai Fight- ers managed to rope in some of the top names in international boxing.
Atoyev is currently the world number one in the mid- dleweight division. The Uzbek is an old nemesis of India’s Olympic and World Cham- pionship bronze-medallist Vi- jender Singh, having defeated him in the previous World Championships before being beaten in the Asian Games. PTI Boxers drafted by Mumbai Fighters: Abbos Atoyev (Uzb, middleweight 73kg), Damian Hooper (Aus, middleweight 73kg), Patrick Gallagher (Ire, middle- weight 73kg), Sardor Begaliyev (Uzb, light heavyweight 85kg), Raymond Moylett (Ire, lightweight 61kg). Mumbai
Fighters pick CWG champ WORLD SERIES BOXING Baku: India’s teenaged boxing sensation Vikas Krishan’s dream run at the World Championships came to an end as he lost his welter- weight (69kg) semifinal bout to Uk- raine’s Taras Shelestyuk to settle for bronze on Friday. Up against the European Championship bronze-medallist, the 19-year-old Vikas went down 12-15 as Ukrainian boxers dom- inated action with all five of the country’s semi-finalists making it through to the title-round. Besides Shelestyuk, the other from his country to make the finals were Vasyl Lomachenko in the light- weight, Denys Berinchyk in the light welterweight, Ievgen Khy- trov in middleweight and Ole- ksandr Usyk in heavyweight to give their team a solid chance to top the medals table. Vikas, an Asian Games gold medallist, matched the bronze- medal winning feat of Olympian Vijender Singh at the worlds, and in the process, became the young- est Indian to bag a medal at this mega event. Facing a stronger rival, Vikas staved off an early assault but the sheer power of Shelestyuk’s hooks and uppercuts forced him to open up which allowed the Ukrainian to connect a few telling jabs. Strength proved to be a key fac- tor as Vikas found it tough to cope with his muscular rival, who threw caution to the wind and fought aggressively to lead 4-2 in the opening round. In the second round, Vikas changed strategy and tried keep- ing Shelestyuk at bay by fighting from a distance, but the Ukrai- nian’s precision was hard to deal with for the Indian, whose ribcage became the target of some power- ful bodyblows. rainian up 10-6 and it would have required a miraculous effort from the Indian to turn the deficit around. But the guile and adapt- ability which Vikas showed in his earlier bouts was missing against an opponent focussed on attack- ing. The Indian was much more pre- cise with his punches in the final round, but this time the Ukrainian kept defended well to deny the In- dian. Even though Vikas managed to win the last round 6-5, it could not wipe off the overall deficit. Shelestyuk will face Serik Sapi- yev of Kazakhstan, who left his Lithuanian rival Egidijus Kava- liauskas with a bloodied nose in the first round itself, forcing him to retire at the end of the opening three minutes. The Kazakh was leading 8-2 when the Lithuanian corner decided to concede the bout.
Beijing Olympic light fly- weight champion Zou Shiming of China eased into the deciding bout with a convincing 15-8 win over Russian fourth seed David Ayrape- tyan. In the final he will face Asian champion Jong Hoon Shin of South Korea, who upset reigning world champion, Mongolia’s Ser- damba Purevdorj, 20-11. The flyweight category favou- rite, European champion Misha Aloyan of Russia, confirmed his status beating US boxer Rau Shee Warren 17-13 to set up a clash with Wales’ European champion An- drew Selby, who outclassed Jasur- bek Latipov of Uzbekistan 21-15. Cuba’s Lazaro Alvarez Estra- da, the bantamweight cadet world champion and Pan-American qualifying tournament winner, won his last semifinal bout with Tadjikistan’s Anvar Yunusov 18- 13. England’s Luke Campbell saw off Irishman John Joe Nevin 12-12 courtesy of the referees decision in the other semi-final. Japan’s surprise middleweight semi-finalist Ryota Murata, who upset the world champion Abbos Atoev in his campaign-opening bout here, gained a final spot with a solid 24-11 win over Brazilian Es- quiva Falcao Florentino. Cuba’s Julio De La Cruz Peraza battled into the final through a tough bout with the reigning world champion Egor Mekhontsev, Russian team captain, winning 21-15.
AGENCIES Indian Teenager Loses To Shelestyuk As All 5 Ukrainians Make Finals Vikas settles for bronze Vikas Krishnan (left) locked in a duel with Ukraine's Taras Shelestyuk at the World Championships in Baku on Friday REUTERS
>> BOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS New Delhi: Hockey India up- ped the ante against the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) on Friday by announcing a new hockey league while claiming that IHF’s World Series Hockey is not sanctioned by the Inter- national Hockey Federation (FIH). HI also chose to accuse a “desperate” IHF of indulging in an “anti-national” cam- paign.
This development comes at a time when efforts are on to clear the mess in the adminis- tration of the game in the coun- try. While the sports ministry mediated a negotiation be- tween the two bodies a couple of months back, the agreement was not accepted by FIH, which has given recognition to only HI. The warring parties are currently in talks with the Indi- an Olympic Association (IOA) to work out a solution. In a statement, the HI said that its event, which will be held over a period of 45 days from 2013, will be under the ae- gis of FIH and warned “serious implications” for players and officials participating in the WSH.
“This event promoted by In- dian Hockey Federation is un- sanctioned by FIH and has seri- ous implications for both players and officials who par- ticipate in this unsanctioned event,” said the statement. Strangely, FIH is believed to have given partial sanction to the event. The FIH had said a couple of months back that players could figure in the $3 million WSH provided they had no national or contractual obligations. “FIH has been requested for a 45-day window in their calen- dar for this event and also not to conduct any other tournament during this period. “The teams will be owned by franchisees and matches will be played on a home and away basis as in the IPL cricket format. This league shall be held annually and will be part of the FIH sanctioned events,” HI said in a statement. HI also took a swipe at the IHF calling India's failure to qualify for the Olympics for the first time in 2008 as a “national catastrophe”. “Now IHF is hell bent on sabotaging India’s qualifica- Olympic Games in 2012. It is desperately trying to throw bait to woo the players and offi- cials for the WSH, fully aware that this is an unsanctioned FIH event which attracts penal- ties and suspensions for viola- tions.
In addition, the dates for WSH League in December 2011–January 2012 have been deliberately kept, so that it clashes with the national coaching camps which will be in progress at this time in prep- aration for the Olympic Quali- fiers. This is nothing but a bla- tant anti-national campaign by IHF to ensure the slow poison- ing of Indian hockey,” the state- ment said. HI announces IPL-style hockey league TIMES NEWS NETWORK
had to settle for a bronze medal after losing in the semifinal but teenaged Indi- an boxer Vikas Krishan said on Friday that he was satis- fied with how he performed against older and experi- enced rivals in his World Championships debut in Ba- ku, Azerbaijan. Vikas, an Asian Games gold-medallist in light- weight (60kg) division, switched to welterweight just two months before the World Championships, his debut event in the new cate- gory. “I am very satisfied with my performance as I competed against some very tough guys in my draw and given that it was my debut event in the welterweight di- vision, I will happily take this bronze medal,” Vikas said from Baku. The Haryana lad, a for- mer youth world champion, said he felt a tad tired during his semifinal against his muscular Ukrainian rival. “I was tired because jump- ing a couple of divisions and adjusting to it is no easy task. I know I could have per- formed better but every- thing is God’s will and if he wanted a bronze for me, I’ll take it,” said the teenager, who has won admiration for his tactful boxing. “My rival today was a mature guy, who kept attack- ing me, drained my energy. I tried very hard in the first two rounds to work out a counter-strategy but it was not to be my day. In the final round, I took things as they came,” said the boxer, who won the final round 6-5 which unfortunately wasn’t enough.
“It has been a fantastic learning experience and I am sure I will be going a step further when I compete in this event the next time. The big achievement here is that I have qualified for the Olympics and I can't be hap- pier because of that,” he said.
National coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu was all praise for the teen, saying he is a fu- ture world champion. “His ability belies his age, I am sure he will be a world champion the next time,” said Sandhu. “Even overall, I am very happy with my performance because four of my boxers (Vikas, L Devendro Singh, Jai Bhagwan and Manoj Ku- mar) qualified for the Olym- pics by reaching quarterfi- nals. It's a laudable performance and I am proud of them,” he added. PTI
I know I could have perform- ed better but everything is God’s will and if he wanted a bronze for me, I’ll take it VIKAS KRISHAN New Delhi : Ace diver Ramanand Sharma on Friday added second gold to India’s kitty at the 7th AASF Asian Age Group Championships in Indonesia. Sharma won 3m spring board by scoring 404 points. It is for the first time that an Indian diver has clinched gold at the championship. Meanwhile, Indian women’s water polo team advanced to the second round defeating Thailand 9-5. Top scorers for India were Archa AA 3 (goals), J Sree Kutty 2 and Divya V, Manasi Gowade, Pratiksha Tayade, and Mrudula VN scored a goal each. TNN
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