Gold medalist para-athlete fails to meet Raj Thackeray despite invite…

Para-athlete and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Dilip Gavit could not meet MNS chief Raj Thackeray here even after waiting for nearly two hours, his coach has claimed.

Gavit, who won the gold in the men’s 100m T47 final in the recently concluded Glasgow CWG, had been invited to meet Thackeray, who was touring Nashik, on Thursday, said his coach Vaijanath Kale.

A video showed MNS workers placating Kale and asking him to wait for some more time. sportbet.reviews

“We were waiting for quite some time….Sir (Thackeray) is busy. We will meet him later,” Kale is heard saying.

A reaction from MNS was not immediately available.

India scripted history in para athletics at the Commonwealth Games, securing a historic one-two finish in the men’s 100m T47 final as Dilip Gavit won the gold and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakath claimed the silver.

After suffering a 29-run defeat in the opening game, the Indian men’s mixed disability cricket team will look to bounce back when they take on England in the second T20I of the seven-match series on Friday, August 7, at the OurCoop County Ground in Derby.

The second match, to be played at the same venue, is scheduled to begin at 5:00 pm IST.

In the series opener, England elected to bat first and posted 159/4 from their allotted 20 overs. Chasing 160, India were restricted to 130/9, handing the hosts a 1-0 lead in the series.

Despite the defeat, Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) Secretary General Ravi Kant Chauhan remained optimistic about the team’s chances in the remaining matches.

“In the first match, the team got a good understanding of the conditions here. The biggest achievement is that these players have overcome the challenges of learning disabilities to represent the country. I am confident that in the next match, the Indian team will be seen in full rhythm,” Chauhan said in an exclusive conversation with RevSportz.

He acknowledged that adapting to English conditions had been a challenge after the team arrived from India’s summer conditions just a few days before the series.

“The weather, especially the wind during the first match, was quite different from what the players had prepared for in India. However, they are gradually adjusting to the conditions, and I believe they will perform much better in the remaining six matches,” he added.

Chauhan also highlighted the growing stature of mixed disability cricket globally, revealing that the format had received strong appreciation from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

“Both India and England are sending a strong message to the cricketing world that if more Full Member nations embrace this format, mixed disability cricket can soon find a place on the ICC platform,” Chauhan said.

In earlier conversations with the Indian team officials, it was learnt that there might be a possibility of an exhibition match of mixed disability cricket at the Los Angeles Paralympics in 2028.

With six matches still to be played after Friday’s encounter, India will be eager to level the series and build momentum in what promises to be a significant series for the future of the sport.

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London [UK], August 7 (ANI): England batter Ollie Pope, dropped from the Test squad after a poor Ashes tour to Australia, said that his recall to the side for Pakistan Tests feels like a “debut call" and has his eyes set on next year’s Ashes at home, saying that he still has a lot to prove.

Pope, England’s long-time number three, earned a recall for the first two Tests against Pakistan, with a home three-match series starting from August 19 onwards. He was poor during England’s 1-4 loss to the Aussies, scoring just 125 runs in six innings at an average of just over 20.

Having lost his number three spot to Jacob Bethell, he now returns to a different set-up, with his Test skipper Ben Stokes having retired from international cricket and now Stephen Fleming taking over the coaching role from Brendon McCullum.

On Thursday, it was confirmed that wicketkeeper-batter Jordan Cox would bat at number three and Dan Lawrence would replace Stokes at number six. Pope, who led England in five Tests, filling in for Stokes, returns as a utility pick with an experience of 64 Tests, with only Joe Root having played more Tests.

After being omitted from the side, Pope grinded it out in County colours for Surrey, scoring 510 runs in 12 innings at an average of 56.66, with a century and four fifties.

“The frustrating thing I had in the county stuff was that I got out for about 70 about four times (83*, 69, 76, 73). In my mind I was kind of like, ‘am I gonna be kicking myself whenever selection comes back around that I did not make them 150, 170?," said Pope, reflecting on his county performances as quoted by Cricinfo.

Pope reflected that the last year and a half has been a “kind of rollercoaster" for him in Test cricket.

“It felt like a debut call yesterday. Something I was hoping for but wasn’t expecting. I might not be first name on the team sheet, but it is kind of one step closer to where I want to be," he said.

“I played in all the places in the world. I have had experiences of doing well, and know what I need to do now more than ever to do well in these conditions. What I was missing was that series where you go hundred, hundred, hundred. It is just making sure I give myself the best chance to do that whenever I do get the nod," he added.

Pope said that he understood why he was omitted from the team for the New Zealand Tests and everything the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the team management has done over the last year and a half, particularly a review of the Ashes outing in Australia.

“I understand the change (in the team at the start of the summer). I understand everything that they have done over time. And, I guess, whatever they have changed over the last year or so, the main thing is whatever they think the best team is now. The fact that I am in the frame for that is a massive positive," he said.

“It is obviously great having their confidence to pick me … I am just focusing on making sure my game’s as ready as it can be. And if I do get a go in this series, making sure I have smoothed out the technique, and got my head in the right spot," he added.

Having scored just 282 runs in 16 innings at an average of 17.62, with a best score of 46, Pope’s long-term focus is next year’s Ashes series at home.

“I feel like I have still got a lot to prove against Australia. The winter, look… it was tough. I had two, two bad games, which cost me my spot in the team, and the feeling out there was shocking… I cannot really swear on this.. it was a pretty bang average feeling," he said.

Pope said that while there was a perception that his dismissals in Australia were a mental thing, he disagrees and feels his technique and game were not where he wanted them to be against the “best in the world" and it got him “exposed".

“There’s an Ashes next summer. I played a game with a dislocated shoulder here (Lord’s), and I played one game at Edgbaston, and I feel like I have still got a lot to prove against Australia," he said.

“The longer-term goal is to play in that. But, look – I have not made it back into the XI yet, and I have got a lot of work to do. But the one thing that I never wanted to happen was to be written off before I was 30," he signed off. (ANI)

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