NEW DELHI: The Kerala cricket team has made history by reaching the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy for the first time joining defending champions Gujarat from Group B of the ongoing tournament. From Group C Madhya Pradesh grabbed the second available spot after Mumbai crushed Tripura by ten wickets while from Group A it was Bengal and Vidarbha who marched into the final eight. Karnataka and Delhi emerged easily from a lop-sided Group A. @Paytm The quarterfinal line-up of the @paytm Ranji Trophy 2017-18 is as below: 1. Gujarat v Bengal - Jaipur 2. De... https://t.co/gH9NSigm1N BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) 1511874874000 Here s a roundup of the action from the final round of league matches. Group B Kerala became the first team from Group B to progress into the knockouts with an innings victory over Haryana away from home. Their latest win gave Kerala - this season coached by Dav Whatmore - 31 points from six games. Group leaders Gujarat beat Jharkhand by 10 wickets to end the league stage on 34 points courtesy five wins out of six. Victorious Kerala team over the moon. https://t.co/CcUYrhzKc3 Narayanan S (@narayanantweaks) 1511852037000 Haryana s campaign ended with their fourth defeat leaving them with nine points from six games. Jharkhand limped out with eight points from six matches winning a solitary fixture. A draw with Rajasthan has meant that Saurashtra have to wait to gain passage into the quarter-finals. In six matches Saurashtra claimed 26 points while Rajasthan s winless run in the tournament saw them finish with just six points from six matches. The final team Jammu & Kashmir did not feature in the final round of matches; they ended fourth in Group B with nine points. Group C A seven-wicket win for Indore at home over Odisha spurred on by leg spinner Mihir Hirwani has pushed MP them into the knockouts. This put them level with Mumbai on 21 points but second on the table because Mumbai had more outright wins. Andhra finished at third place with 19 points. Baroda and Tamil Nadu both out of the reckoning for a knockout berth once Mumbai hammered Tripura played out a draw at the Motibaug Cricket Ground. Baroda finished at fourth place in Group C with 16 points ahead of Tamil Nadu with 11 points meaning this was the first time since 1955-56 that the southern state team did not manage a single outright win. Tripura finished bottom of Group C with four points behind Odisha with six. Tamil Nadu in #RanjiTrophy 2017/18: Played - 6 Won - 0 Lost - 1 Drawn - 5 For the first time since 1955/56 Tamil... https://t.co/q5AdxRYqOO Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) 1511861058000 Group D Vidarbha s strong season continued with a draw against Himachal Pradesh which gave them three points to claim top spot in the group. Spurred by captain Faiz Fazal s 206 Vidarbha were set up for the first-innings lead and though they could not complete victory they finished eight point clear of Bengal with 31 from six matches. A draw with Goa at home secured Bengal s place in the quarter-finals. They finished second with 23 points ahead of Punjab (18) Himachal (14) Chhattisgharh (13) Services (10) and Goa (6). Group A Karnataka topped the group following a 209-run win over Railways with the red-hot opener Mayank Agarwal recording his fifth century of the season and second in the match and K Gowtham spinning his way to seven wickets. This was Karnataka s fourth outright win. Agarwal passed 1000 runs for the season as his second century ground Railways down. Fantastic victory boys @CricketKsca ! #RLWvKAR #RanjiTrophy @BCCIdomestic Manish Pandey (@im_manishpandey) 1511867735000 Delhi were unable to snuff out Hyderabad for a full six points but having already qualified for the quarter-finals Gautam Gambhir s team pocketed second place with 27 points. Maharashtra signed off with a seven-wicket win over Assam joint on 16 points with Hyderabad in Group A. Railways (14) Uttar Pradesh (5) and Assam (2) were already out of the reckoning.
Kerala government s counsel V Giri said on Tuesday that the state had not changed its stand on the National Investigation Agency inquiry into the Hadiya conversion case. In an affidavit to the Supreme Court in October the Kerala government had rejected the NIA s claims that the Hadiya case was part of a pattern of religious conversions and radicalisation happening in the state. In the affidavit the state had said that there was no need for an NIA inquiry.Twenty-four-year-old Hadiya who was known as Akhila before her conversion to Islam told the court on Monday that she wanted freedom and wanted to see her husband Shafin Jahan. However the court ordered that Hadiya could complete her degree in homeopathy at a medical college in Salem.Hadiya had to wait for a few hours to depose as senior lawyers engaged in heated arguments on Monday. Shyam Diwan the lawyer representing Hadiya s father and Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh representing the NIA asked the bench to postpone its interaction with Hadiya.Hadiya s conversion from Hinduism to Islam and marriage to a Muslim man led to a controversy and allegations of forced conversion. The Kerala High Court had annulled their marriage in May and had sent Hadiya to her father s house where she was confined so far. In August Jahan had moved the Supreme Court against the High Court s decision. The Supreme Court however ordered the National Investigation Agency to look into the case of the woman s alleged conversion. Weeks later Justice Dipak Misra took over as chief justice of India from Justice JS Khehar. On October 3 the new bench this time led by Misra changed its stance by questioning the NIA investigation. Media reports said that Giri supported the NIA when it pressed the Supreme Court to peruse its confidential report before listening to Hadiya indicating a change in the Kerala government s earlier stand. Giri said the idea was to not continue Hadiya s custody but to ensure that her right to lead a dignified life under Article 21 of the Constitution was protected.Media interpreted it as Kerala government s support for the NIA investigation but Giri denied this to Scroll.in. The counsel said he had merely suggested that the bench should look into the new material submitted to the court. I didn t specifically mention that the court should peruse the NIA report he said. Apart from NIA report the materials included a few affidavits too. The government hasn t changed its stand on the NIA investigation .Kerala Law Minister AK Balan told Scroll.in that he does not possess the details of proceedings in the Supreme Court. I can comment only after getting the details he said.
LAHLI: The odds were stacked against them when Kerala were grouped along with defending champions Gujarat and Saurashtra. However the team led by Sachin Baby exceeded all expectations and sealed Kerala s first-ever Ranji Trophy quarterfinal berth by registering their fifth win in six matches at Lahli Haryana on Tuesday afternoon. The knockouts entry marks the coming together of a bunch of hungry cricketers who have lived upto their potential at last. While the core of the Kerala team remained the same from the last few seasons they seemed to have acquired a killer-instinct to be ruthless and win matches. Under coach Dav Whatmore and captain Sachin Baby this team has managed to do something no other team from the state was able to do in the past. Kerala dominated all their matches this season except against Gujarat which they lost. However the team regrouped quickly and went on to win the next four matches on the trot. The margins of victories read: by 9 wickets against Jharkhand by 131 runs against Rajasthan by 158 runs against Jammu & Kashmir by 309 runs against Saurashtra and by an innings and eight runs against Haryana. The figures suggest that they have kept getting better as the tournament progressed. Even when we were beaten by Gujarat we had the belief we could qualify. We had a young team and our motive was to keep enjoying the game and the results followed. Now we have to follow the same processes in the knockouts captain Sachin Baby said. The allround brilliance of Jalaj Saxena (38 wickets and 482 runs) whom Sachin calls his trump card and Sanju Samson s exploits with the bat (577 runs) stand out. That said the qualification is down to a team-effort as different players have stepped up. While the seamers came to the party in the last match at Lahli it was the spinners who did the job when Kerala played at home. Jalaj Saxena spun the team to win against Jharkhand and Rajasthan while Sijomon Joesph and Akshay KC two left-arm spinners playing their first season showed no nerves and were instrumental in the wins over Jammu and Kashmir and Saurashtra. What was noticeable is that Kerala were not afraid to adopt a horses-for-courses strategy. The decision to play a quartet of fast bowlers in Lalhi at the expense of in-form spinners worked as Kerala quashed doubts about their versatility on seaming tracks. Our fast bowlers have been bowling well. Sometimes the results come a bit late said bowling coach Tinu Yohannan. There s an all-for-one and one-for-all attitude in the Kerala camp. Every time batsmen return to the dressing room after a session their teammates and the support staff receive them with a pat on their back and few encouraging words. A lot of it is down to the team bonding sessions. Whatmore is a fantastic team coach. He knows how to make a team work. The bonding sessions we have had with various fun games. It might look silly from the outside like the musical chair we had before this game. They make all the players closer to each other and that reflected on their performance on the field said Kerala s fielding coach Mazar Moidu. The team looked fitter than most other state teams and it reflected on their fielding. The fitness coach Rajesh Chauhan who keeps the players not only fit but also in good spirits cracking jokes has been a valuable addition to the mix. Now that the team has reached uncharted territory the challenges will be higher but they have shown they have the ammunition in them and it will be a matter of carrying on the good work.
Defending champions Gujarat will face Bengal while 41-time winners Mumbai will lock horns with the season s from team Karnataka in the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy. The line-up for the knockouts which will be played from December 7-11 was finalised after the conclusion of the league matches across various venues on Tuesday. The match between Mumbai and Karnataka will be telecast live.Quarter-finals line-up: Gujarat v Bengal in Jaipur Delhi v MPCA in Vijaywada Kerala v Vidarbha in Surat Karnataka v Mumbai in Nagpur.Delhi earn 3 points against HyderabadDelhi entered the Ranji Trophy knockouts as the second best team from Group A after their last league match against Hyderabad ended in a draw on Tuesday. Delhi picked up three points from the game by virtue of taking the first innings lead at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Delhi will take on Madhya Pradesh in the quarterfinals while Group A topper Karnataka will lock horns with Group C runners-up Mumbai in their last-eight clash. Karnataka thrashed Railways by 209 runs after off-spinner K Gowtham returning figures of 7 for 72. Delhi drew the match against the hosts after being made to bowl over 150 overs in the second innings. Forced to follow on after conceding a lead of 210 Hyderabad s batsmen came good in the second innings with Akshath Reddy (107) Rohit Rayudu (103) and B Sandeep (93) helping them to 442 for eight at stumps. Delhi used nine bowlers through the second innings with the left-arm spinner Vikas Mishra picking up his fifth five- wicket haul. He took four wickets on the final day including those of the set batsmen Rayudu and Sandeep. Hyderabad finished fourth in the group with 16 points after having their first two matches washed out. Delhi finished second with 27 points. In another Group A game in Pune Maharashtra won by seven wickets after overhauling Assam s victory target of 216/3 in 47.4 overs on Monday.Brief scores (Group A): Delhi 415 drew with Hyderabad 205 & 442/8 (PA Reddy 107 K Rohit Rayudu 103 BP Sandeep 93; Vikas Mishra 5/116). Gujarat 411 & 16/0 beat Jharkhand 242 & 183 f/o (K Deobrat 53 Virat Singh 52; CT Gaja 3/37 HP Patel 4/9).Bengal join Vidarbha in last eightAnustup Majumdar struck a second century in the match as Bengal drew their Group D match against Goa to advance to the quarter-finals. Resuming at 108 for three Bengal who had a first innings lead of 69 runs lost Abhimanyu Easwaran (21) and Shreevats Goswami (20) cheaply. But Majumdar held fort and followed up his first innings century with an unbeaten 108 (183 balls; 11x4) while Writtick Chatterjee also matched his partner with a 102 not out as Bengal declared their second innings for 334 for five. Chasing an impossible 404 target on the final day Goa were 86 for two in their second essay at close. With the drawn result Bengal progressed to the quarterfinals on the basis of their first innings lead with 23 points from six matches. Brief Scores (Group D): Bengal: 379 & 334/5 decl (Anustup Majumdar 108 Writtick Chatterjee 102 ) drew with Goa: 310 & 86/2 (Snehal Kauthankar 53 ; Ashoke Dinda 2/13). Punjab 645/6 decl & 94/5 (Sachidanand Pandey 3/26) drew with Services 315 & 458 (Rahul Singh Gahlaut 124 Ravi Chauhan 112; Siddharth Kaul 3/96). Himachal Pradesh 353 & 323/8 decl (NR Gangta 101 SL Verma 59 Rishi Dhawan 53; Aditya Sarvate 6/75) drew with Vidarbha 456.Kerala reach first ever Ranji quartersIn Rohtak Kerala picked up an innings-and-eight-run win against Haryana to join Gujarat in the quarterfinals from Group B. Kerala were in the drivers seat after taking a 181-run first innings lead and having reduced to Haryana to 83 for 5 by the third evening. They needed just five wickets for a win on the fourth and final day today and they did that in style with seamer MD Nidheesh grabbing three wickets to earn Kerala a bonus-point win. Kerala finished second on the Group B table with 31 points while Haryana s season ended with their fourth loss in six matches. This was the first time Kerala entered the quarterfinals since the introduction of the tier system in the Ranji Trophy format. Brief scores (Group B: Haryana 208 & 173 lost to Kerala 389 (Jalaj Saxena 3/37 M Nidheesh 3/27) by inns & 8 runs. Saurashtra 534 drew with Rajasthan 275 & 394/7 f/o (AV Gautam 100 C Bist 109 R Bishnoi 103 ; A Jadeja 5/167).Gujarat 411 & 16/0 beat Jharkhand 242 & 183 f/o (K Deobrat 53 Virat Singh 52; CT Gaja 3/37 HP Patel 4/9) by 10 wkts.Tamil Nadu exitTamil Nadu ended it s campaign by losing its final Group C match to Baroda by 102 runs. Requiring 233 for a win the visiting team was all out for 130 in 65.5 overs on the final day on Tuesday. Baba Aparajith was the only one to offer resistance scoring 60. For Baroda Lukman Meriwala and all-rounder Swapnil K Singh took four wickets each. Tamil Nadu thus finished the Ranji season with 11 points from six games having failed to even win a match. It was an abject surrender by the Tamil Nadu batsmen on the final day as none showed the inclination to fight. Meriwala ripped the Tamil Nadu top-order apart removing captain Abhinav Mukund N Jagadeesan and B Indrajith to leave them tottering at 16 for 3. It was downhill for TN as wickets kept falling at regular intervals with only Aparajith and V Yomahesh (23) hanging on for a significant period. Madhya Pradesh which outclassed Odisha in another game at Indore by seven wickets qualified for the quarterfinals along with Mumbai. MP s win knocked out Andhra Pradesh which finished with 19 points. Brief scores (Group C): Baroda 309 and 197 beat Tamil Nadu 274 and 130 all out (B Aparajith 60 N Meriwala 4 for 22 Swapnil K Singh 4 for 21) by 102 runs. Odisha 147 and 350 all out in 138.2 overs (Subhransu Senapati 125 Mihir Hirwani 5 for 97) lost to Madhya Pradesh 388 and 111 for 3 in 37 overs (Devendra Bundela 50 not out) by seven wickets.
General physicians cardiologists neurologists and doctors of other specialties in our State today have a peculiar problem at hand. To convince many of their patients that their abnormal palpitations frequent headaches and unexplainable body aches need the help of a mental health practitioner not a physician. But it is often after visiting three or more doctors that the patient finally visits a psychologist and realises that he or she is suffering from an anxiety disorder. While a lot of people are aware of the symptoms of depression and seek treatment for it anxiety disorders can also be equally debilitating and take away productive years but are left untreated say doctors. And like with every other mental disease Kerala tops the list of Indian states when it comes to anxiety disorders according to a recent study published by the medical journal Lancet. Mental health practitioners in Kerala agree and reveal that they get countless patients with anxiety disorders on a daily basis of all age groups but mostly teenagers and young adults and more women than men. What exactly is an anxiety disorder and what is making Malayalis more anxious than the rest of India? Why is it that Kerala which has much better health indicators than the other states lags behind when it comes to mental health? It s not a digestion problem but your anxiety speaking A 45-year-old man once approached a psychologist in Kochi. For two years he had been suffering from severe digestion problems and acidity. He had visited every doctor possible and had been prescribed digestion medication which only relieved the symptoms; until a doctor suggested that he consult a psychologist. In another instance a 14-year-old boy was brought to a psychiatrist by his parents. Every morning before going to school he would throw up and so refuse food. After returning from school he would feel voraciously hungry and wolf down food. He also suffered from hyper acidity sleep problems and migraines. His grades had plummeted over the course of a few months. In both cases the patients had only physical symptoms to talk about but the underlying problem was found to be severe anxiety. In the case of the former the patient had generalised anxiety disorder while the child was constantly worried about how he would perform in his exams. People are actually relieved when they realise what causes their physical symptoms. Because all other tests would have been negative says Dr Philip John psychiatrist. While anxiety is a normal emotion it becomes a disorder when you cannot cope with the emotion points out Dr Philip. At a psychological level it feels like a constant sense of foreboding of impending danger. For instance all of us anticipate certain scenarios before going for an interview but when the sole emotion is fear it becomes a disorder he says. At a physical level symptoms range from dryness of mouth blurring of vision and a choking sensation to palpitations and acidity. You also get aches and pains and feel like visiting the toilet more. Because the same neurocircuits which control anxiety trigger these body functions says Dr Philip. Literacy and education = more anxiety? And what is it about God s Own Country which is making its people anxious? The Lancet study found that the more literate the State the more the incidence of anxiety disorders. So does literacy and education lead to more stress? It certainly leads to more abstract thoughts according to Dr SD Singh psychiatrist. The general public are more aware of their rights and the law than anyone else and are constantly frustrated about not getting what they think they deserve he says. Malayalis are also a bundle of contradictions according to the doctors. While they have less tolerance levels and are more aggressive when something is denied to them they are socially withdrawn as well. We don t stand up and talk in a crowd. And our mindset is such that however disturbed we are internally we put up a strong front before society. In our neighbouring Tamil Nadu for example they are more expressive about their problems says Dr Gitanjali Natarajan HOD Dept of Clinical Psychology AIMS Kochi. And more education also means more competition which has increased in our State over the years. There is practically no job which is not stressful today unlike with the previous generation. The competitive spirit intensifies as you move from the north of Kerala towards the south and in addition parental anxiety reflects in their children says Dr Gitanjali. Dr SD Singh agrees. In the average Malayali family the entire atmosphere is tense during the children s exams. An excessive sense of morality also puts pressure on young people he says citing the example of a 16-year-old girl who was brought to him by her parents. She had insomnia body aches and other classic symptoms of anxiety. The parents argued that they took away her phone because they felt she might be talking to boys. They wanted to watch every move of hers. The student on the other hand said she was just a normal girl and felt distressed that her parents didn t trust her. I had to counsel both he says. Malayalis alcohol dependence only adds to their anxiety in the long run even though the substance is considered to relieve stress. According to Dr Philip though it could also be that Malayalis consult doctors more for anxiety-related disorders. In other states they consult a doctor only for major psychiatric disorders while a Malayali will hop doctors until he understands exactly what is wrong with him he says. There s a huge amount of understanding here about diseases from health magazines and the internet and consequently greater reporting of anxiety disorders. Do we have access to the right kind of treatment? While psychiatrists say that anxiety disorders might need medication at times psychologists feel that many of them can be cured by therapeutic intervention. But is treatment accessible to all? Anxiety disorders can affect the quality of life and eventually make a patient housebound. Each individual requires a different kind of treatment says Dr Gitanjali. However therapy is neither cheap nor easily available she admits. We have a tendency to medicalise all anxiety disorders here. In a government hospital which a common man walks into he will be immediately directed to a psychiatrist not a psychologist even if the issue can be resolved by counselling. The system is extremely regressive. At the same time in a private hospital you might get the right kind of therapy but not everyone might be able to afford it. Mental health care should ideally be state funded. She also warns about the psychology clinics that have mushroomed all over especially in a city like Kochi. Consult only a licensed doctor where the registration is exhibited prominently she says. Athira G a 30-year-old recalls how she went through a severe anxiety episode during her divorce and had no clue where to seek help from. At one point I was so frustrated I randomly walked into a clinic. The person there listened to me but the moment 45 minutes was up she said I have to leave as another patient was waiting. I paid 750 back in 2013 but there was no promise of a cure no comments at all. Many of these clinics function solely as profit-making enterprises she says. Psychologists and psychiatrists unanimously say that while over-the-counter medication is as dangerous as it is illegal tried and tested methods like yoga and regular exercise can help symptoms. Not everyone might get a complete cure especially in instances of generalised anxiety disorder but with treatment you can learn to control it says Dr Somnath. What all does anxiety affect? Light admitted in your eyes Rate and force of heartbeat Rate of respiration Amount of acid secreted in stomach for digestion Movements of the intestine Rate of passing stools and urine Temperature of the body Muscle tension from head to toe Depression vs anxiety Symptoms of depression: loss of energy loss of interest in things in general negative thoughts pessimism Symptoms of anxiety: a sense of foreboding constant worry about what will happen Anxiety and depression are not exclusive and can occur together or as a consequence of the other says Dr Somanath Children and adults in the 30-40 age group are most susceptible to anxiety while older people are more vulnerable towards depression Kinds of anxiety disorders Generalised anxiety disorder Obsessive compulsive disorder Dissociative disorder
LAHLI: On a sedate day of cricket Kerala have reinforced their upperhand against Haryana in the Ranji Trophy Group B game despite their batting looking painstakingly slow from the outside. Kerala closed the second day at 205 for the loss of three wickets three runs behind Haryana s first-innings score of 208 at Lahli on Sunday. Jalaj Saxena (91 off 205 balls; 4x10) and Rohan Prem (79 not out off 273 balls; 9x4) shared a 172-run third wicket partnership but crucially it came in almost 75 overs and at various times it looked they could have accelerated a bit more. However the stand might turn out to be the pivotal point in the match as it has virtually shut the door down on Haryana who would know any deficit of over 100 would be tricky for them in their second innings. Sending back Sanju Samson (16) for cheaply late in the day would have given Haryana some respite for he had looked in touch and could have inflicted major damage on the third morning. Saxena and Rohan came together at the fall of Arun Karthik who was bowled by Ashish Hooda in the second over and batted till late into the final session. Both Saxena and Rohan recorded their third half-centuries of the season and frustrated the Haryana bowlers who were not able to extract much out of an untypical Lahli wicket. Apart from a few tight singles which required them to pull out desperate dives to makes the crease the pair was hardly troubled in the first session as Kerala went for lunch at 67 for one. The Haryana seamers did not seem to have learned from the lengths the Kerala bowlers were bowling to reap benefits towards the end of the first day. They kept banging in short and were duly punished by Saxena a natural puller. Even as the part-timers were brought in the Kerala duo was not willing to chance their arms and it led to an idle second session win which only 82 runs came in 34 overs. Haryana skipper Mishra finally got Saxena out with a googly which went through the gate to bowl him robbing the batsman of a second century this season. Sanju Samson (16) who had had a long wait near the boundary lines at times with a book in his hand came in and injected some momentum into the innings. He took on Mishra and lofted him straight out of the park and hit a couple of more crisp boundaries. However Sanju s innings was cut short by an in-dipper by promising young seamer Ajit Chahal. Basil Thampi came on as a nightwatchman and saw out the day without further damage. At the end of the day s play Kerala captain Sachin Baby said it was the perfect day for his team. Everything went right for us. Jalaj and Rohan batted brilliantly. We are almost level with their total. We have stroke-makers waiting to come in. So a lead of 150 would be a huge on this wicket said Sachin. Scoreboard Haryana 1st innings : o/n: 207/9 A Mishra not out 32; A Hooda c Karthik b Thampi 0; Extras: (nb 8 b 5 lb 1) 14; Total: (All out in 81.3 overs) 208; Bowling: Warrier 18-4-50-4 Nidheesh 18-4-40-1 V Kumar 19-7-40-2 B Thampi 11.3-0-39-2 Saxena 15-2-33-1. Kerala 1st innings: A Karthik b Hooda 3 J Saxena b Mishra 91 R Prem batting 79 S Samson lbw b Chahal 16 B Thampi batting 0; Extras: (nb 3 w 2 b 6 lb 3) 14; Total (For 3 wkts in 85 overs) 205; FoW: 1/5 2/177 3/198; Bowling: H Patel 11-1-30-0 Hooda 14-2-25-1 Chahal 14-3-47-1 Mehta 18-6-35-0 Mishra 16-3-33-1 Bishnoi 8-3-14-0.
Shillong: Shillong Lajong face an unknown quantity in Gokulam Kerala FC when the two sides take on each other in their season opening match of the I-League in Shillong on Monday.Shillong Lajong have been in the I-League for some time while Gokulam are the first club from Kerala taking part in this top tier after a hiatus of six years.Gokulam FC set to make their I-League debut away to Shillong Lajong. Image Courtesy: I-LeagueHome side assistant coach Alison Kharsyntiew said the first match of any league would be hard and Shillong Lajong will give their best. They (Gokulam) are a good team George is a good coach and we have to be mentally prepared for them said Alison. There is one thing evident that this match is going to be a really competitive and energetic one and also that the viewers will always be biting their nails in anticipation of miracles the players do on the field. He said Gokulam would give their hundred per cent since they would be playing their first match.Alison said his players have been trained to be able to work in defence as well as in offence. My advice to the players is that play as a unit and give it all you have he said.Talking about team coordination he said the senior and junior players got along well as it was a key aspect to any team s performance The senior players guide the juniors and it is also expected of the juniors to be respectful towards their seniors he said.
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