Trading your body for survivalis never easy: Vidya Balan

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Thought I'm a ragpicker:Anushka Sharma

Contract killers can also beromantic: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

MUMBAI, (PTI) Sunil Grover broke his silence on the ongo-ing tussle between him and comedian Kapil Sharma, say-ing to the latter "start respecting human beings also apart fromanimals." Kapil had put all rumours of his feud with Sunil to rest bysaying recently he loves his co-star as an artist and considers him ashis elder brother.The 35-year-old host of "The Kapil Sharma Show" even took to Facebookto dismiss reports of the duo involved in a tussle while travellingtogether in a flight. However, Grover tweeted that he is deeply hurt withKapil's behaviour. "Bhai ji! Yes, You hurt me deeply. We with you hasbeen a learning experience. Just one advice start respecting humanbeings also apart from animals. All are not as successful as you are.All are not as talented as you are. But if they all are talented like you,who will value you. So, have some gratitude towards their existence.And also, If someone is correcting you, don't abuse that person."Refrain from using foul language In front of women who hadnothing to do with the stardom you carry, they are by chance justtraveling with you. Thanks for making me realise it was yourshow and you have power to throw out anybody, anytime. You arethe wittiest, and the best in your field. But don't act like a 'God'. Takegood care of yourself. Wish you lot more success and fame." Minutesafter Sunil's tweet, Kapil replied, "@WhoSunilGrover today packed upat 6am after so long and I missed so many things... Love you... See youin the evening at your home.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma says as a child she used to feellike a ragpicker because of her habit of collecting wrappers. Anushka talkedabout her childhood hobby when she became a partof TV show "Yaar Mera Superstar" with DiljitDosanjh to promote her for thcoming film"Phillauri", read a statement. When hostSangeeta told Anushka that she has heard thatas a little girl she used to collect chocolatewrappers, Anushka said: "My mom used to hitme a lot for this. So, what I used to do is thatwhen I was returning home from school - our schoolwas very near as we lived in the Army canton-ment where school used to be inside only- so, while walking on the road, wher-ever I would find a wrapper on theway, I would pick them and even theones that we aet the chocolatefrom… I would pick up wrap-pers from the road," Anushkasaid. "I (used to) think I'm aragpicker."

MUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who will be seenplaying role of a contract kil ler in his upcoming "BabumoshaiBandukbaaz", thinks murderers can be romantic at hear t also.When asked if he will be seen romancing in the film, the "Gangs of Wasseypur2" star said: "Why not? Contract killers can also be romantic." Nawazuddin wasspeaking at the poster shoot of "Babumoshai Bandukbaaz" on Monday."Romance can be done in many ways. Every person has their own way to expressromanticism," he added later. "My role is of contract killer 'Babumoshai'. He isdifferent so his expression of love is different too. In 'Gangs of Wasseypur 2', myrole was of a shy person who asked for permission to hold his girlfriend's hand.Here 'Babumoshai' is fearless. He romances on the basis of the gun,"he told the repor ters here.The act ion thr i l le r f i lm d i rected by Kushan Nandy featuresNawazuddin Siddiqui, Bidita Bag, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Prosenj i tChatterjee, Roopa Ganguly, Tota Roy Chowdhury and BiswajitChakrabor ty. Nawazuddin was also asked about his thoughts onnepotism in Bollywood, he said, "I don't think nepotism exists inBollywood otherwise I could not have been in this position today.Good work and talent may take the time to get recognised butalways earns respect."

MUMBAI - Vidya Balan has stepped into the intense character of a brothel ownerwith 'Begum Jaan'. The actress fiercely mouths expletives in the trailer. "The kindof premise that my character comes from, most ladies there use abusive languagevery easily. You can't be Begum Jaan and not abuse," says Vidya. The actressgoes on to add that the character of Begum Jaan made her understand the pain offlesh trade. "As a woman and a student of sociology, I was aware about thesethings academically. But I experienced it when I did 'Begum Jaan'. Trading the bodyfor survival is never easy even if you have done it 2000 times," adds Vidya.

'MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH': AN INSPIRATIONALTALE OF A 'TRUE' SIKH LEADERNEW DELHI, (IANS) "Sher-E-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh", an upcoming TV show that willbring into limelight the inspirational journey of Sikh leader Maharaja Ranjit Singh - founder ofthe Sikh empire - was launched here last week. Showcasing a gigantic set, especiallydesigned by award-winning filmmaker Omung Kumar, royal costumes by Manoshi Nathand Rushi Sharma and flawless stunts executed under the guidance of popularBollywood stunt director Allan Amin, the historical drama show, was aired on Life OKyesterday. The show will feature Punjab-based 14-year-old actor Damanpreet Singhin the title role, while actors Shaleen Bhanot and Sneha Wagh will be seen as hisparents Mahaa Singh and Raj Kaur. "He always looked up to everyone equallyand ruled fairly. The beauty about his time was that he kept all enemies away andcreated 'akhand' (United) Punjab," Abhimanyu Singh, CEO, Contiloe Pictures,said at the launch. "No capital punishment was given when he was the leader.Everyone was given a second chance. There was tremendous law and order.That's why we thought of making a show like this," he added.

RANCHI, (PTI) Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb frustrated Indiawith a gritty 86-run stand, taking Australia to 149 for four to be justthree runs behind the hosts at tea on day five of the third Test onMonday. Australia did not concede a wicket in the session afterlosing two men in the morning, raising hopes of a famous Indiawin. However, Marsh and Handscomb batted out of their skins totake their team towards safety.Handscomb looked solid in his unbeaten 44 from 115 balls (3x4),while Marsh was equally resolute in his 127-ball 38. The recov-ery act came after India put Australia under serious pressure bytaking quick two wickets before lunch with Australia still 69 runsin arrears to avoid a first innings defeat. Ravindra Jadeja lookedmenacing as he used the footmark roughs brilliantly and got theprized wicket of Steve Smith.But to much astonishment, Kohli brought Jadeja into the attackonly after 11 overs post lunch as Ashwin looked innocuous on theflat deck where pacers too were rendered ineffective. The returnof Jadeja saw India bowling four maiden overs in a row from 50thto 53rd over. But the Aussie duo did not mind as eating up timewas their main agenda and they were successful in keeping theopposition at bay in a session that yielded 66 runs from 33 overs.In a desperate attempt, India used a review unsuccessfully in the47th over. Handscomb survived a scare on six when his flick toshor t leg was nearly caught by Karun Nair.

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Director Vikramaditya Motwane's film "Trapped" is a minimalistsurvival film. It is the compelling tale of a man trapped andstranded on the 35th floor of a newly constructed, unoccupied

building, in the hear t of Mumbai. The film begins on an unassumingnote with Shaurya, a shy and timid guy, falling in love with his col-league, Noorie. In his bid to star t a new life with her, he shifts from ashared accommodation to a flat in one of the unoccupied skyscrap-ers. That he is an illegal tenant, is a separate issue.Designed to cater to an intelligent audience, the film has all the trap-pings of this genre. It is well made and engaging, but never theless,seems contrived simply because the entire setting is far from subtle.What star ts of like a realistic film ends up like a fabricated drama - onthe face, breathlessly rushed and manufactured. This is evident, asthe director has taken enough measures to ensure the mise-en-sceneis perfect. In one of the earlier scenes when Shaurya is leaving hisshared accommodation, the television set is on in the backgroundand the host of a television programme states, "a… and the greatsurvive". This predictably lays the foundation for the events to follow.Also, what makes "Trapped" seem utterly fabricated is that the storytakes place sometime in Mumbai and the time in the film universeseems timeless. So the sudden downpour that enables Shaurya to fillhis refrigerator with water seems like deus ex-machina for the plot.Also, the thrilling factors are trimmed, especially when Shaurya es-capes from the flat by scaling down the grills. The film drags. Thereare moments of pure agony that make you squirm, waiting for thetor turous moments to tide-away. Interestingly, these moments alongwith the scenes when the tables are turned with Shaurya being atimid guy to a hunter, are probably the best flashes of the film.

As Shaurya, this is Rajkummar Rao's canvas and yet it is not one ofhis best performances. An excellent actor, he is stifled with the limi-tation of the script. He appears dim-witted and portrays a gamut of emotions thatare blatantly cheerless, gloomy and far from being intelligent. He excels in beingfrantic, anxiety driven and desperate. But the desperation comesacross as a half-hear ted attempt, probably because of the script.Geetanjali Thapa as Noorie is natural and sincere.On the production front too, with a simplistic approach, the apar tmentis not congruent to a flat in a newly constructed apar tment. And thebackground score fluctuates from being realistic to over-the-top. Over-all, the film makes you feel trapped in the auditorium.

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SHABANA, LILLETE SAID YES TO SONATAWITHOUT HEARING SCRIPT: SEN

VIDYA BALAN AND GAUHAR KHAN WITH OTHER MODELS AT THE FILM BEGUM JAAN TRAILER LAUNCH IN MUMBAI.

KOLKATA, (PTI) Veteran filmmaker Aparna Sen says actressesShabana Azmi and Lillete Dubey agreed to be a par t of her upcomingEnglish directorial "Sonata" without even listening to the script. Thefilmmaker, who also stars alongside Shabana and Lillete in the movie,says she is having a great time working with the two as they bring tothe table something that is beyond anyone's expectations."Both of them just accepted the roles without listening to the script.They just says yes. They always have their own inputs. They bring tothe characters something you have not anticipated," Aparna told PTI."Sonata", based on playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar's production ofthe same name, deals with mid-life crisis of three characters - Aruna

Chaturvedi (professor), Dolon Sen (banker) and Subhadra Parekh(journalist) played by Aparna, Shabana and Lillite respectively."This is about female bonding, bonding among three friends in col-lege. All three very intelligent women having led successful fields.They are all involved in their work and respect each others intelli-gence," says Aparna, who has helmed films like "Mr and Mrs Iyer"and "36 Chowringhee Lane". Talking about acting in her own directo-rial venture, Aparna, 71, says it was quite a task to manage both thedepar tments. "It is very difficult to act and direct at the same time ina film. I don't get the benefit of supervision. It is very difficult to saywhich I like the more."

'Baahubali 2' will see a historicrun at BO: Karan JoharMUMBAI, (PTI) Filmmaker Karan Johar says "Baahubali 2:The Conclusion" will see a historic run at the box office. Karan's DharmaProductions has got the distribution rights of the Hindi version of the S SRajamouli-directed fantasy drama. "When I introduced the film, we canproudly say that the most awaited film of the year is not made in Hindi. It'sa masterpiece. It is a pan-Indian film and the credit goes to Rajamouli.The film is heading for a historic run at the box office," Karan,who was present at the trailer launch of the film here on Thurs-day evening, said. Released in July 2015, "Baahubali: The Be-ginning" had repor tedly earned Rs 650 crore at the box office.Johar said "Bahubali" series has inspired a lot of young direc-tors. "One can conceptualise a film like 'Baahubali' (in Hindicinema) but no one has done it so far.

Priyanka's 'mixed emotions' on finishing 'Quantico 2'MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is about to finish the shooting for American drama TV series "Quantico 2", saysshe is going through "mixed emotions". Priyanka, who essays the role of FBI agent Alex Parrish in the series, on Thursdaytweeted: "Last two episodes before we finish shooting for the rest of 'Quantico' season 2! So many mixed emotions… It's beena long haul." The 34-year-old actress will also be seen in the Hollywood film "Baywatch", in which she has a negative role asVictoria Leeds. The film, which stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron among many others, is adapted from the popular 1990s' TVseries of the same name, which featured actress Pamela Anderson in a key role.

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ZAREEN KHAN GETS MARRIAGE PROPOSAL FROM AN INDIAN IDOL CONTESTANT IN MUMBAI.

BOLLYWOOD 'DEEPLY SADDENED' OVERTORCHING OF 'PADMAVATI' SET

MUMBAI, (IANS) Several Bollywood stars said they are extremely upset over the vandalism and arsonattack on the Kolhapur set of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati". In a statement Karan said: "It's deeplysaddening to me as a filmmaker, as a human being, as a citizen of our prestigious and wonderful countrythat we have to endure something like this. My thoughts, my suppor t and all my ideologies are withSanjay. Everytime I read something like this, it deeply saddens me." His comment comes after an outdoorset of "Padmavati" near Kolhapur was vandalised and torched by hooded grou of men on early Wednes-day. Around 80 to 90 per cent costumes and jewellery on the set were reduced to ashes. This was thesecond such setback for Bhansali. The filmmaker had moved the film's shoot to Maharashtra afteractivists of Shri Rajput Karni Sena outfit had assaulted him and vandalised the movie's Jaipur set inJanuary over alleged distor tions of history in the film's script. "Padmavati" tells the story of AlauddinKhilji, the medieval-era Delhi ruler who was infatuated by Rajput queen Padmavati.

IN BOLLYWOOD, IF YOU'RE DOING GOOD,YOU WILL GET WORK: ANUSHKA

MUMBAI, (PTI) Actress Anushka Sharma says in Bollywood, one gets work based on their performanceand it does not matter if the ar tist is an outsider or an industry kid. The actress says she realised this post"Band Baaja Baarat", which made people take note of her performance. "My life changed after 'Band BaajaBaaraat'. People star ted taking me more seriously. Of course I got appreciation for my first film, but not asmuch as I got after 'Band Baaja..'. So, with that experience, I realised one thing that if you are doing goodwork, people will want to work with you," Anushka told repor ters here last evening.The 28-year-old actress says an outsider like Shah Rukh Khan became a superstar purely on themerit of his work, which is why many people want to team up with him. "If you are not working well,come what may, people won't want to work with you. This is a business and everyone takes business(oriented) decisions. For example, if you have an outsider, a big star like Shah Rukh Khan, why wouldn'tyou want to work with him?"The actress says over the years with what she has "experienced" in the industry, she has learnt thateverybody has their own struggles and one should not be judgemental about it. "As I am evolving, I am learning thateveryone's struggles are different. I am becoming less judgemental day by day. I will not want to pass any judgemental onanyone else's experiences because their battles are their own, about which I don't know anything," she says. Anushka'snext film "Phillauri" is scheduled to release on March 24.

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WOULD LIKE TO DO A QUIZSHOW LIKE KBC: SONAKSHIMUMBAI, (PTI) Actress SonakshiSinha is excited to judge "NachBaliye" and says she would ei-ther like to do a quiz show or adare-based reality show in future.Sonakshi made her small screendebut in 2015 as a judge on singingreality show "Indian Idol Junior" andis now switching gears to judgedance reality show "Nach Baliye"."I think 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'(KBC) is a wonderful show, to bea quiz master on the show will befun. I don't mind doing a spor t-based show or dare-based showalso as I enjoy doing action andstunt," Sonakshi told PTI whenasked what all variety of realityshows she would l ike to ex-plore. The 29-year-old actresssays she is excited to be a co-judge on season 8 of celebritycoup le dance rea l i t y se r i es"Nach Baliye" along with cho-reographer Terence Lewis anddirector Mohit Suri.To be a i red on channel StarPlus, the 8th season will fea-tu re ce l eb r i t i es D i vyanka -V i vek Dah iya , Bha r t i S inghHarsh L imbacheye , SanayaMohit Sehgal, Pritam AmanjotSingh, Dipika Kakkar - ShoaibIbrahim, Siddar th Trupti Jadhav,Utkarsha Naik Manoj Ver ma,Sanam Johar Abhigail Pandey,Aashka Goradia- Brent Gobleand Monalisa Antara - VikrantSingh."I got to know a lot about celeb-rity contestants because I amdoing the show. I feel its impor-tant to know what you are getting

into. They all are doing well ontelevision, they are householdnames. They are in di f ferentstages of their relationship and itwill be fun to watch," she says.The "Force 2" star, who has

couple of hit dance numbers inher kitty, says she is fond of danc-ing. "It's my first time as a judgefor a dance show and I am veryexcited. I am terribly fond of danc-ing and so I dance well and it is

appreciated so much. I am an aptfor the show. It is the format of 'NachBaliye' that the show is doing so well.The whole concept of dance and ro-mance together is going to be funto watch," says Sonakshi.

Never facednepotism in filmindustry: AnushkaSharma, SwaraMUMBAI, (PTI) ActressAnushka Sharma today said thatshe never faced nepotism in herdecade-long career inBollywood despite being anoutsider. Actress KanganaRanaut had called filmmakerKaran Johar the "flag bearer ofnepotism" on his talk show,leading to a war of wordsbetween the director and theactress. Anushka, who madeher acting debut in 2008 withAditya Chopra's "Rab Ne BanaDi Jodi", said she got achance to make it big in theindustry without a godfather."The production house whichlaunched me, I can't talk likethat about them because theygave an outsider like me achance," Anushka said in aninterview here. The actresssaid Yash Raj Films couldhave easily taken an industrykid on board but they havegiven a chance to manyoutsiders. "They did have anoption to take any industry kidat that time but Aditya Chopraput faith in me. I can talkabout my experience and I'venever faced nepotism in anyway. Whether this happens ornot, everybody has their ownexperiences. May be ithappens but I can never saythis about Aditya."He has launched all theoutsiders. Me, Ranveer Singh,Pareeniti Chopra. Except forArjun (Kapoor), all the YashRaj talent are outsiders."Swara Bhaskar also said thesame thing. The 28-year-oldactress agrees that there is anelement of feudalism in theHindi film industry but saysshe has never felt that peopleare prejudiced against her.She said: "Bollywood as anindustry is based on relation-ships, it has always beenstar-driven and it has anelement of feudalism. So, itwould be difficult for an outsiderbut my experience of Bollywoodis not nepotistic at all,"

'Padmavati' film set vandalised,crew gets police protectionKOLHAPUR, (PTI) The set of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film"Padmavati" was vandalised by unidentified persons at MhasaiPathar in Kolhapur district in the wee hours last week. Themiscreants also torched the costumes and the animal feed kept there forthe horses featuring in the period drama, said the police. Following theincident, the film's crew has been provided police protection, Maharashtra'sMinister of State for Home Deepak Kesarkar said. The shooting of theDeepika Padukone-starer was underway at Mhasai Pathar, a rocky pla-teau in the western Maharashtra district, when a group of around 20 peoplecame to the set between 1 AM and 2 AM today, the police said.

Pakistan bars 5 cricketers from leaving country

SRI LANKAN CRICKET TEAM CELEBRATING AFTER DEFEATING BANGLADESH IN FIRST TEST.

Punish those who corruptcricketers: Salman ButtKARACHI, (PTI) Pakistan's disgraced former Test captainSalman Butt, who has served a five-year ban for spot-fixing, hasurged cricket authorities to target those who try to corrupt playersat any level of the game. "The players are seen as the main culpritswhenever some corruption comes out. But I think the InternationalCricket Council and its member boards also need to think abouthow to also punish those people who try to lure players into fixing,"Butt said on Geo Super channel. Butt, who was the mastermind ofthe 2010 spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan's tour of England, saidthat until people, who try to corrupt cricketers are also punished, itwould be difficult to eradicate the menace. "We have seen playerswho get caught in this fixing racket get punished. I have been through itand have paid heavily for it. I have learnt my lesson. But what aboutthose who induce us into such practice," he said. Butt suggested involv-ing the government to introduce legislation, which could allow the ICCand member boards to punish individuals trying to tarnish the sport.Asked about the latest spot-fixing scandal to hit Pakistan cricket duringthe Pakistan Super League, Butt said it was near impossible to com-pletely wipe out corruption from any sport. "It can't happen, it happens inevery sport and not only cricket. It is human nature that some individu-als will always fall into the trap of greed. That is why I say steps are alsorequired to punish individuals who trap players," he added.

We need to look beyond2020 Olympics: BindraMUMBAI, (PTI) Stressing on the need to put systems in place,India's lone Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra todaysaid the country should forget about 2020 Games and in-stead star t working for 2024 and beyond. "No, for 2020(Olympics), the time is too shor t. Just a couple of yearsdown the road and you can't really make any significant changes.You have to just try and streamline whatever you have. It would bea mistake to completely, radically change everything. Any changetakes time to set in," the 34-year-old shooter said when askedabout the road ahead for India's Olympic sports. "In all fairness, weshould just forget about 2020 (Olympics) and maybe start working for2024 (Olympics) and beyond 2024, 2028 (Olympics). That requires thesystems, that requires long term investment, that requires patience. Weneed to set systems in order and hopefully those systems and thatinvestments that you put in through a significant amount of time, willbear fruit sometimes down the road," Bindra, who won agold medal in 10m air rifle event in 2008 Beijing Olympics,said during a session at the India Today Conclave 2017 here.

CONFIDENT UMESH SAYS CONSISTENT PLACEIN TEAM HELPING HIMRANCHI, (IANS) India pacer Umesh Yadav on Friday said that his recent improvement in form boilsdown to the fact that he is confident after getting to play regularly for the national teams. Umesh hastaken 12 wickets so far in the ongoing Test series against Australia. One of the improvements seenin his bowling is that he is not being expensive like he used to be in the past."I'm doing the same thing but the confidence level is high, having played more matches. And thehard work is paying off. When I was in and out of the team, I was not sure what to do. With morematches, I began realising what to do and what not. I slowly realised my strengths and weaknesses.Now I have a better idea," the right-armer from Vidarbha said at a press conference. "A lot waswritten in the media earlier that I bowl a leg-stump line and concede boundaries on the leg side. Ihave cut that off in a big way and slowly I got back to my rhythm. Trying to bowl in a best way."Umesh has also said that the confidence has helped him bowl a variety of deliveries depending on theconditions. "Once I understand the wicket, then I figure out if a cross seam ball will be effective or when it can be usedas an effective ball. It is about understanding the wicket and deciding on a cross or upright seam. WhenI feel the ball can jump up off a length or variable bounce then I bring that into my game."

CENTURION MAXWELL HAPPY TOCONTRIBUTE IN COMEBACK TESTRANCHI, (IANS) Back into the Test side after a wait of over two years, swashbuckling all-rounderGlenn Maxwell said his par tnership with skipper Steve Smith put Australia in a great position afterthe second day's play in the third cricket Test against India. Maxwell (104) and Smith (178 not out)forged a fifth wicket stand of 191 runs to help Australia post a mammoth 451 in their first innings.Maxwell's maiden Test century also made him only the second Aussie to score a ton in all threeformats after former all-rounder Shane Watson. "Very happy to get back into the Test team. Thatpar tnership with (Smith) Smudge put us in a good position. To have that faith shown in me, toproduce that innings has been really amazing," Maxwell said after the second day's play.Contrary to his natural game, the explosive right-hander played a sedate knock which came off 185deliveries, which according to him made him get used to the wicket. "I felt very comfor table outthere, that was obviously something I have been working on. But now we got to be disciplined again.We have got the ball reversing," the 28-year-old said. In reply, India finished the second day's playat 120/1, losing the lone wicket of opener Lokesh Rahul (67) but Maxwell wanted a few morewickets before the bails were dislodged for the day.

ISLAMABAD, (AP) The Pakistan government has barred the five crick-eters involved in alleged spot-fixing from leaving the country. ThePakistan Cricket Board has provisionally suspended Sharjeel Khan,Khalid Latif, Mohammad Irfan, Shahzaib Hasan and Nasir Jamshedfrom playing any form of cricket for violating anti-corruption codeduring the recent Pakistan Super League. Jamshed is still in Britain,where he was first arrested as par t of investigation into alleged cor-ruption in the PSL. The interior ministry said in a statement that Ir fan

and Latif gave statements to officials of the Federal Investigation Au-thority in Lahore on Monday. Hasan and Sharjeel are scheduled togive statements on Tuesday. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directedFIA officials to carry out a thorough investigation against the five players. Khan saidthere should be a zero tolerance policy and anybody who is involved in spot-fixingshould not be spared. The PCB has formed a separate three-member tribunalwhich includes a retired judge and a retired general to conduct itsown inquiry against Sharjeel and Latif.

Kohli hints Shami to be included in squad for last TestRANCHI, (PTI) India captain Virat Kohli today hinted that possibility of including fit-again Mohammed Shami who got four wickets for Bengalin the Vijay Hazare final against Tamil Nadu. Shami bowled with a lot of fire on a placid Kotla pitch. "We sent him to play, wanted to give himmatch practice. I've not spoken to selectors but all kinds of possibility approaching the next Test," Kohli said.

BCCI slams new ICC constitutionNEW DELHI, (IANS) Terming the changes in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) new constitution as "vague and unclear", the Board ofControl for Cricket in India (BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri has expressed the Indian board's reservations over various aspects. Johri, in his mail to thegame's global governing body on Sunday, said the new constitution will conver t the nature of the ICC andadversely affect the autonomy of its members, according to a repor t by espncricinfo. "The proposed ICCconstitution seeks to conver t the ICC from a members' organisation to a supra-national regulator," Johriwrote in the email to ICC chief operating officer Iain Higgins."This is a fundamental change in the nature of the ICC that adversely affects the autonomy of its members.Fur ther, several of the proposed changes are vague and unclear in their purpor t and intended operation.Given that one of the stated objectives behind the proposed changes is to bring in clarity and transparency,it is imperative that there is complete clarity on all the proposed changes so that members can properlyunderstand the same before formulating their position thereon," he added.

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GLENN MAXWELL CELEBRATES AFTER SCORING HIS CENTURY AGAINST INDIA IN RANCHI IN THE THIRD TEST.

Ouellette StonewallsBeast in Intense FridayNight Tilt Against RoyalsBRAMPTON - Reading Royals goaltender Mar tin Ouelletteplayed like a brick wall shutting down Brampton's high-powered offense with a 34-save performance, helpingReading to a 6-2 win over the Brampton Beast at thePowerade Centre on Friday night. Connor Crisp and JordanHenry each recorded a goal for the Beast while OlivierLabelle led the charge scoring two goals in the first periodfor Reading. Labelle spaced the Royals to a 2-0 firstperiod lead, scoring both his goals in similar fashion, offone-timers in the slot. Matt Willows registered assists onboth goals which were scored at 0:38 to star t the gameand then again at17:03 on a Reading power play. Readingoutshot the Beast 13-12 in the frame with Beast star terZach Fucale turning away 11 shots. Brampton tookadvantage of an early push in momentum in the secondperiod to cut Reading's lead in half just 43 seconds intothe middle frame.After Ouellette barely kept Connor Crisp's initial wrap-around attempt out of the net, Crisp tracked down his ownrebound collecting the puck on his forehand, turning andfiring a wrister into the top right shelf on the shor t side forhis 10th goal of the season. Brampton was unsuccessfulon the power play after drawing the score within one goaland despite their best effor ts, Reading took advantage ofmiscues to increase their lead fur ther with two moregoals to close out the middle frame.Robbie Czarnik and Justin Danfor th both tallied unas-sisted shor t-handed goals at 8:48 and 14:46 respectivelyto give the Royals a 4-1 lead heading into the third period.Brampton continuously put every effor t into scoringagainst Ouellette, but the Royals netminder continued hisbrick wall impression and stifled multiple high-end Beastscoring chances.Early in the third period, Jordan Henry rocketed a shotpast Ouellette for his second goal on Reading in as manydays at 3:38. Henry blasted the puck into the Reading netutilizing a screen set by Corey Durocher who picked up hisfirst career ECHL assist on the play.As the intensity picked up the referee's whistle continued tosound for penalties. Late in the game with the Beast netempty Reading scored their third shor thanded goal of thegame with an empty netter from Derik Johnson to close outthe scoring at 19:29. Fucale finished the game with 33 stopsin the loss. Brampton was 0-for-6 with the man advantagewhile Reading scored four special teams goals, including onepower-play goal and three shorthanded.

BEAST COMPLETE WILD COMEBACKTO TOP ADIRONDACK 9-7

NEW YORK - The Brampton Beast erased two three-goal deficits and ex-ploded to set a new franchise record for goals in a single game as they wona 9-7 thriller over the Adirondack Thunder at the Glens Falls Civic Center onSunday afternoon. The win was the team's 34th of the season and pushed theclub to 75 points, both of which are new club records which were originallyset during the 2013-14 Central Hockey League campaign.Jordan Henry (2G, 1A), Luke Pither (1G, 2A) and David Vallorani (3A) each re-corded a three-point night for the Beast to pull out of the deadlock and sit alone insecond place in the North Division standings. The Beast were buzzing to start thegame and found the back of the net early in the contest. After a mad scramble infront of the Adirondack goal, Jordan Henry, pinching in from the point, located arebound in front of the goal and slid the puck under the pads of former Beastgoaltender Drew Fielding, giving the Beast a 1-0 edge just 1:57 into the game.The rest of the period, however, belonged to the Thunder as Brock Montgom-ery netted a goal and Brian Ward added a pair of his own to help the Thundercarry a 3-1 lead into the first intermission. Adirondack kept on coming earlyin the second period. With a man in the box and the Thunder on the power play,James Henry netted his first of the period for a 4-1 lead at 3:06. But the Beastwould not give up. Tim Billingsley settled a puck down at the right side of theblue line and sent a laser of a slap shot on net that eluded Fielding, cutting theAdirondack lead to 4-2 at the 4:47 mark. Adirondack restored their three-goallead at the 6:51 mark as James Henry picked up his second goal of the periodfor a 5-2 lead. The fifth Adirondack goal spelled the end of Fucale's night, as

Andrew D'Agostini entered the game in relief. The ECHL's leading goal-scorerDavid Pacan made it a two-goal game as he cut in front of the goal andredirected a Connor Crisp shot into the goal for his 35th goal of the season at9:32. Pacan's goal sparked the Beast and they kept their foot on the gasthroughout the remainder of the second period. Reggie Traccitto made it 5-4at the 18:11 mark and he unleashed a shot from the point that pinballedthrough the crowd and beat Fielding cleanly. Less than a minute later, DavidVallorani found a wide open Luke Pither, who sent a blast on goal that foundthe top corner, tying the game with 1:05 remaining in the second period,giving the Beast all the momentum heading into the final period. The crazyback-and-forth affair continued into the third period. Jordan Henry pouncedon a rebound in front of Fielding and made no mistake, giving the Beastdefenseman his second goal of the game and restored the Beast lead at 6-5just 40 seconds into the final frame. The resilient Thunder bounced back asGunnar Hughes pulled the Thunder back into a 6-6 tie at 3:14. The middleportion of the third period was very evenly played until the Beast pulled ahead withjust under five minutes left in the third period. Chris Leveille got just enough of aLuke Pither centering pass and beat Fielding five-hole, giving the Beast theirsecond lead of the period at 15:13. Less than a minute later, Beast captain BrandonMarino cut in on the right wing and lifted a perfect shot over the glove of Fielding fora two-goal lead at 16:09. The Thunder pulled Fielding almost immediately afterMarino's goal and made it interesting in the dying minutes as Brian Ward netted histhird goal of the game at 16:48, cutting the Beast lead to 8-7.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017