On hickey matters, ST writes: http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/article1713055.ece
KA also writes about how coachbhai is a tech-saavy person amongst the fossils that run the administrative apparatus. On another topic, the wimmens probables have been announced and it is the same set of fossils that picked the men's team. The Champions challenge will have some serious competition from Japan and Spain, I hope the wimmens team will reach the finals and take it from there. Elsewhere,But the selectors could have taken a more mature view of Sardara Singh and Sandeep Singh. Their disqualification from figuring in the National squad is the result of their failure to attend the training camp in Delhi. There is confirmation that both had informed the administration of their league engagements in Belgium during that period, but the complaint is that they had not followed the procedure to take official sanction to skip the camp. The selection committee or the administration could have easily condoned this because the two star players were not on a furlough but playing in a tough European league competition, far more worthy than the routine, melancholic coaching camps.
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The return of Adrian under the bar is another positive element, and this will supplement the energy and efficiency of the tested and tried Bharath Chettri. Defender Mahadik will be compelled to take more pressure on him in the absence of the brilliant Sardara.
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While one cannot refrain from being amazed at Harendra Singh's resilience to be in the national focus for years which many more famous than him could not do with any measure of comfort, his stint with the ingenuous Brasa and the coaches course he attended at the last Champions Trophy in Monchengladbach should have enriched his ability to handle a national squad as the principal tactician.
http://www.sportstaronnet.com/stories/2 ... 903500.htmThe Asian crown has given wings to Alok's long time dream of claiming the world championship. “Of course, that is going to be my next target in life,” he adds with an air of confidence. Ask the Asian champion about the next generation of cueists, he sounds a bit pessimistic. “The present generation wants to achieve everything quickly. There are some talented players and they have the internet and the best of coaching. But they lack in the effort and hard work which is so essential for any kind of success at the top level,” Alok concludes.
Continuing along the fossil theme, AG noorani belabors a simple point in hifalutin language in his podium speech. The theme is on conflict of interest for pawar as icc chief and minister in the union govt and how a tax-free status to the wc is not good. I wont post the heart-wrenching outpour lest it shall make the reader wax about how fubar-esque India is, you can go to the usual leftist outlet and read it. And btw, that op-ed on footer vs. cricket a few posts above is by Maneesha Roy in the hindu, not the telegraph. It amuses to see so many leftists get ignored by the crikkit fanatics of India.
are banging on the door. Someone needs to tell these jokers that crossing 2730 does nt get you an automatic right to bang on any door. Anand has been around 2730 since Linares 91, I think. And half the grandpas that play now still used to play with him too, Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Kramnik, Kamsky. Only folks MIA are Kasparov, Karpov, Beliavsky, Jan Timman, Valery Salov, etc.