2014 Commonwealth Games: Lawn Bowls Men's Fours Team Reaches Semis
The Indian team of Kamal Kumar Sharma, Chandan Kumar Singh, Samit Malhotra and Dinesh Kumar defeated their opponents in the quarterfinals at the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls ground. They now play England team in the semifinals
Indian Lawn Bowls men's fours team reached the semi-finals after beating Norfolk Island 26-4 in the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday. (CWG Day 8 Wrap | Highlights | Results | Medal Tally)
The Indian team of Kamal Kumar Sharma, Chandan Kumar Singh, Samit Malhotra and Dinesh Kumar defeated their opponents in the quarterfinals at the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls ground here. They now play England team in the semifinals. Samit said that they were nervous but pulled it off through team effort. (Indian wrestlers wrap up two gold, a silver and a bronze)
"It was a very big game so we were nervous, but nervousness helps. Everyone had a part to play and despite the anxiety we played very well. We were lucky at times. Twice they removed their nearest bowl to give us five (shots). We have never scored a seven at this level before either which really helped us." (Vikas Gowda bags Discus gold)
"Our first target was to qualify (from the group). We have never played at this level before. We were playing well amongst ourselves but we never knew we would be this good in the competition." (Indian men's hockey team in semis)
On the status of lawn bowls in India, he said, "The girls team came fourth at the last Commonwealth Games and it did nothing for the sport, so we need a medal for people to take notice of the sport back home."