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July 22, 2002
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2000: Indian captain and all-rounder Lala Amarnath (24 Tests from 1933 to 1952; 878 runs and 45 wickets) died aged 88.

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 best of the week

 - Lord's needs lessons in
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   Harsha Bhogle

 - English aggression too
   much for India

   Peter Roebuck

 - India needs to lift more
   than spirits

   Sujata Prakash


 
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- Sasikiran emerges joint   leader


  email the team

- Prem Panicker
- Ivan Crasto
- Faisal Shariff

 

August 5, 2002

Bangladesh plunge to new one-day low
Sri Lanka handed Bangladesh their worst defeat, reaching a victory target of 77 in just 15.4 overs while losing two wickets.

Bangalore school makes cricket compulsory
From August 1, the game has been included in the syllabus for the Class Five students of St Joseph's European Boys' High School.

News Roll
India are a moderate team in Tests and their batting frail, according to former England captain Michael Atherton. more...

Stephen Harmison
Stephen Harmison: England's latest pace ace
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Kapil Dev


Which was the best -- the 1983 or 1985 team?
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Sachin Tendulkar


'Can Sachin do it?'
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Over to you
Which do you think was the better team: that of '83 or '85?

Can India draw level in the second Test?
Chat with Prem Panicker about India's game plan for the second Test against England on Wednesday, August 7 at 2200 IST [1230 EDT].

Harmison replaces Jones in England side
Robert Key will open with Michael Vaughan while Alex Tudor returns after injury in a squad of 13.

Biographer names Bradman's Ashes teams
Roland Perry's new book "Bradman's Best Ashes Teams" is to be launched in Australia.

Lanka defeat Bangladesh in first ODI
Bangladesh hit their highest total against Sri Lanka in the first of three ODIs, but their best was not enough to win.

Exclusive! Kapil Deserved the Award: Azhar
The issue of the withdrawn Wisden invitation is to be taken up at the highest level when the former Indian skipper has lunch this Sunday with American billionaire John Paul Getty.

Tendulkar dismisses brouhaha over form
"I think people are just over-reacting, I know what I am doing," said the Indian batting maestro.

Home and Away
Mohandas Menon presents a statistical comparison of Tendulkar with Gavaskar, Viswanath and Vengsarkar.

Who is India's greatest?
Hear it from Indians in different walks of life...

Are you a cricket buff or a bluff?
Can you tell 'Big Bird' from 'Big Ship'? Test your knowledge of the cricketers' nicknames.

India - England Tests factfile
India's last series win in England dates back to 1986.

Ask Mohandas Menon
July 22: The BCCI statistician replies to readers' queries.

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"Laxman's strokeplay reminds me very much of Mohammad Azharuddin, and if he keeps batting the way he has been for the last six or seven months, the English crowds are going to enjoy watching him this summer."
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- Indian captain Sourav Ganguly.

  letter of the day
August 5, 2002

Srinath's Omission
When I heard about Srinath's omission from the list of 20 probables, I was shocked. Not that I am a big fan of Srinath, but the decision just stunk of the Board's high handedness. They wanted to send a simple message.


- Joy Raman
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