India file

Banned players will be allowed to explain

CHENNAI: The 26 players who were disqualifed to play in the individual events of the ongoing Sub-junior National Table Tennis Championship at Indore on Friday, after the medical board found them overage, will be given a chance to explain their stand.

DV Sundar, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Table Tennis Federation of India, said he spoke to Mool Chand Chowhan, Secretary, TTFI, atIndore, who assured him a meeting will be convened to discuss everything threadbare.

India ranked 5th in Asia, Baboor 101st

INDORE: India has moved to the fifth spot in table tennis rankings in Asia, from where the best teams in the world hail, after impressive performances lately, particularly at the Bangkok Asian Games.

Stating this yesterday, Table Tennis Federation of India general secretary M C Chowhan said the International Table Tennis Federation, which announced the world rankings for 500 players recently, placed Chetan Baboor at the 101st position. Baboor had recently, in the Europe circle table tennis tournament, defeated 13th and 16th ranked players.

A four-member Indian team would leave tomorrow for Teheran to participate in the Fazal International Championship, scheduled to begin there from February One.

Wadekar pays tribute to Krishnamurthy

CHENNAI: Ajit Wadekar remembered with nostalgia his team-mate P Krishnamurthy, former India wicketkeeper, who passed away onThursday.It was under Wadekar’s captaincy Krishnamurthy made his debut in India’s tour to West Indies in ’71. “So impressive was Krish’s wicketkeeping that Rusi Jeejibhoy, the second wicketkeeper, could not play a single Test,” said Wadekar.

“He was such an influence with his sure gathering and for a debutante, he showed no nerves. He was a useful batsman too and above all, a good human being.”