da apostaganha： The opening day’s play in the third and final round matches of the15th Sportstar Trophy (under-19) tournament saw Vijay Manjrekar XI andVijay Merchant XI taking the honours at the Cross Maidan in Mumbai onTuesday
Staff and Agencies09-May-2001Manjrekar XI, Merchant XI dominateThe opening day’s play in the third and final round matches of the15th Sportstar Trophy (under-19) tournament saw Vijay Manjrekar XI andVijay Merchant XI taking the honours at the Cross Maidan in Mumbai onTuesday.Put in to bat by Vijay Merchant XI, the Thane side Khandu Rangnekar XIwere bowled out for 201. Rangnekar XI made a fine start with openersPrabhodan Kanse and Sandesh Amrute putting on 98 runs. But some finebowling by spinners Vikrant Yelligetti and Pushkaraj Korde, whoclaimed four victims each, changed the course of the game. Languishingat the botton of the table with three points, Merchant XI appeared tohave the edge at stumps making 113 for one.In another match, defending champions Vijay Manjrekar XI bowled outDattu Phadkar XI for 195. Hiken Shah and Siddhart Bhatkar added 75runs off 19 overs for the eighth wicket. At close, Manjrekar XI were77 for two.Harbhajan accepts offer of DSP with Punjab PoliceStar Indian bowler Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday accepted the offer ofthe Punjab Chief Minister to join as Deputy Superintendent of Policewith the Punjab Police.Talking to PTI, Harbhajan Singh said “I wish to continue to play withIndian Airlines where I am currently working till the formation of thePunjab Police cricket team”. He thanked the Chief Minister, PrakashSingh Badal, for offering him such an honour.Cricketer of the Year award for GangulyIndian captain Sourav Ganguly was on Tuesday presented with theOfficer’s Choice Cricketer of the Year award for 2000 at a simplefunction held at his residence in Kolkata. The announcement of theaward was made some time ago but the presentation could not be madebecause of the pressing engagements of the Indian captain.The award, consisting of a glass trophy and other mementoes, waspresented to Ganguly by Shankar Mukherjee, vice president of BDALimited. Speaking on the occasion, Ganguly said he was happy toreceive the award. “I could not find the time earlier to receive theaward but now that I have got it, I feel very happy.”Australian captain Steve Waugh received the award in 1999 while Indianbatting maestro Sachin Tendulkar had got it in 1998.