Cruelty case against Robin Uthappa's father and two others

B D Narayankar reports

Madikeri, April 30 (PTI) A case has been registered against international cricketer Robin Uthappa's father Venu Uthappa and two others for allegedly subjecting his wife to cruelty.

"We have booked a case against three persons, including Robin Uthappa's father for allegedly subjecting his wife Roselyn Uthappa to cruelty," Kodagu Superintendent of Police Anucheth told PTI here.

The case was booked yesterday evening, he said adding that the other two accused are Venu Uthappa's relative Calvin Varghese and his wife Manjushri.

The couple, who reside in Bangalore, had been to Venu's house during which they picked up a fight with the cricketer's mother.

Roselyn complained that Calvin allegedly caused her harm by pulling her hand and Venu stood silently, doing nothing to stop him from assaulting her, Anucheth said.

Police have booked cases under Sections 498-A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) and 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), Anucheth said.

He said relations between cricketer Uthappa's parents are not good.

Police have served notice to all the three accused, Anucheth said adding, "If they don't respond to it, we will not have any option but to arrest them."

Venu is an international hockey referee and Roselyn is a housemaker.

Robin Uthappa now plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing IPL-7. He had played for Mumbai Indians in IPL-1 and joined RCB the following year.

Very pleased with Aaron and Chahal's performance: Yuvraj

B D Narayankar writes

Sharjah, April 27 (PTI) Senior batsman Yuvraj Singh today
said he was pleased with performances of both fast bowler
Varun Aaron and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the IPL-7 so far.
     "I am mighty pleased with the way Varun Aaron has bowled
so far. As an Indian it is heart-warming to see a young Indian
bowler consistently hitting the 145 KPH mark and making the
ball rip and zip on the pitch," he said in his article posted
on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)'s official website.
     "I must add here that now bowling with a speed of 145 kph
is a humongous effort on his part. Trust me, for someone who
knows a thing or two about injuries, illnesses and recoveries,
coming out of all this and performing like this is not easy at
all," Yuvraj added.
     Varun has played three games and scalped six wickets, and
dazzled against Kolkata Knight Riders with three-wicket haul,
which included prized scalps of Jacques Kallis and Chris Lynn.
     Fast bowling is an extremely tough job and even tougher
it is to come out of the injury and getting your rhythm back,
Yuvraj said adding that it takes loads of hard work, patience
and persistence to achieve it.
     Praising Chahal's performance, Yuvraj said he is a young
talented spinner with few tricks up his sleeves and with time
he will become better and smarter.
     "Chahal is a young talented spinner with few tricks up
his sleeves. And at this age he knows how to mix them. With
time he will become better and smarter," he said.
     "To get a wicket on the first ball is a real confidence
booster. That's the beauty of this tournament. Youngsters get
a chance to perform at this level and some of them grab it
with both hands to leave a mark," he added.
     The 23-year-old leg-spinner from Haryana came to
limelight for his frugal economy rate of 5.08 in this season
where big scores are being chased down with ease. He has, so
far, bagged four wickets after conceding 61 runs in three
matches.