Tarikere Sudarshan called home to say he is safe, family relieved
Mansarovar Yatra
Chikmagaluru, July 03: The family members of Sudarshan from Bukkambudhi of Tarikere taluk who has been to Mansarovar yatra, were anxious as he was in touch with them for the last couple of days. But on Tuesday evening, Darshan called his parents and said he is safe in Tibet. Now, his family members have relieved a sign of relief.
Darshan (28), son of Nanjundaswamy, is living in Bengaluru for the last 7-8 years and working as a priest. On June 21, he left for Mansarovar tour, it is said.
Family members anxious
Darshan has been to Mansarovar under a package tour on June 21. As he was not in touch with the family members for the last two days, the family was anxious. When he called his brother Prashanth on Sunday, he had said that ‘He visited Srinagar, Ladakh and Kailash Parvat. Tomorrow, he would leave for Mansarovar”. But after that, his family members could not contact him.
Speaking to reporters, his brother Prashanth said that his brother went to Amarnath Yatra on June 21. He called him on Sunday and spoke about heavy rains. He said that after visiting Kailash Parvat, he was climbing Amarnath. But later, he was unavailable for the phone. So family members were so anxious, he said.
SP K Annamalai also confirmed that Darshan has called his parents and informed them that he was safe in Tibet.
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Sanju Samson ton guides India to 61-run win over South Africa
Durban, Nov 8: Sanju Samson scored a scintillating century as India inflicted a 61-run defeat on South Africa in the first T20I here on Friday.
Invited to bat, Samson blazed away to 107 off 50 balls, hitting as many as 10 sixes and seven fours to help India post 202 for 8.
The spin duo of Varun Chakaravarthy (3/25) and Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) then shared six wickets between them to bowl out South Africa for 141 in 17.5 overs.
Earlier, Samson became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in T20Is.
The opener notched his second T20I hundred off just 47 balls. His first had come in India's last outing against Bangladesh last month.
However, South Africa clawed their way back into the game as they stemmed the flow of runs by picking wickets in the last five overs.
Pacer Gerald Coetzee who claimed three wickets was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts.
Brief Scores:
India: 202 for 8 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 107, Tilak Verma 33; Gerald Coetzee 3/37)
South Africa: 141 all out in 17.5 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 25; Varun Chakaravarthy 3/25, Ravi Bishnoi 3/28)
