Ashish Bhatia

The Centre has given an extension in service to senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and Gujarat Director General of Police Ashish Bhatia for another eight months beyond his date of superannuation at the end of this month.

The team has all the big names including veterans Virender Sehwag, Ashish Nehra, Rajat Bhatia along with young gun Unmukt Chand. The only notable name to miss out was Mithun Manhas.

The Gujarat government today refused permission to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to file an appeal in a higher court seeking death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya massacre case.

The list includes Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, the two out-of-favour seniors Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, former India U-19 captain Unmukt Chand, pacer Ishant Sharma and veteran Ashish Nehra. Also there is old domestic workhorses like Rajat Bhatia and Mithun Manhas.

The match again proved that Bhatia was, is and will remain Delhi's 'Go-To' by a distance. With the additional responsibility of leadership in absence of Shikhar Dhawan, who will be on national duty, Bhatia showed a lot of gumption as he put his hand up in crisis situation.

The Centre has given an extension in service to senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and Gujarat Director General of Police Ashish Bhatia for another eight months beyond his date of superannuation at the end of this month.

The team has all the big names including veterans Virender Sehwag, Ashish Nehra, Rajat Bhatia along with young gun Unmukt Chand. The only notable name to miss out was Mithun Manhas.

The Gujarat government today refused permission to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to file an appeal in a higher court seeking death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya massacre case.

The list includes Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, the two out-of-favour seniors Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, former India U-19 captain Unmukt Chand, pacer Ishant Sharma and veteran Ashish Nehra. Also there is old domestic workhorses like Rajat Bhatia and Mithun Manhas.

The match again proved that Bhatia was, is and will remain Delhi's 'Go-To' by a distance. With the additional responsibility of leadership in absence of Shikhar Dhawan, who will be on national duty, Bhatia showed a lot of gumption as he put his hand up in crisis situation.