Kapil Dev slips to 5th at IGU All India Senior

India's 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev slipped to the fifth position after bringing home a card of 10-over 82 in the second round at the IGU All India Senior golf Championship here today.
The 56-year-old Dev was tied first yesterday with Gangesh Khaitan, winner of last year's All India Senior Championship and 1982 Asian Games gold medalist and 1996 Arjuna Awaree Amit Luthra after the opening day.
However, both Dev and Luthra slipped with Khaitan finishing two strokes behind new leader IPS Mann, who exhibited a phenomenal game and carded three birdies and five bogeys for the two days total of nine-over 153.

While Luthra is three strokes behind, Dev will have a lot of catching up to do on last day tomorrow as he has been pushed five strokes behind Mann.
Interestingly, Mann, who had helped India to pick up a bronze medal at Asia-Pacific Senior Championship 5 years ago, was at the 5th spot yesterday.
In the mid-Amateur Championship happening concurrently, Delhi's Vikram Rana maintained his lead after shooting three-over 75 for the total of eight-over 224.

Noida's Simarjeet Singh matched Rana's score but finished one stroke behind for the total of nine-over 225. Chandigarh's HS Kang slipped to third position from second at 13-over 229.

Players, who finish in top six, will form a team and will be sent for the Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur Championship that will be played at Qingdao Golf Club in China from October 14-16, 2015.
IGU has been sending teams for the Asia-Pacific Senior for many years and India has a record of winning a bronze medal in the 2010 Asia-Pacific Senior amateur Championship in Thailand for the first time ahead of Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and others.