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       December 12
1984: Indian right-hand batsman and right-arm pace bowler Manoj Prabhakar played in 39 Tests and 130 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.
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 best of the week

 - It's just not Wright!
   Sujata Prakash & Prem
   Panicker

 - England still in a spin
   Daniel Laidlaw

 - Happy endings!
   Prem Panicker

 
 in other sports

-  Worthington Cup
   Quarter Final - images

-  Bakre shares top spot;
   Humpy wins

-  Rafter to miss Aus Open

  email the team

- Prem Panicker
- Ivan Crasto
- Faisal Shariff

 Travel to India

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December 12, 2001

England finally come to the party
India's butter fingers saw England take the upper hand on day 2 of the second Test.
Prem Panicker reports.

They had the advantage...
and they dropped it, says Rahul Bhattacharya, in the Wisden Verdict.

News Roll
Marylebone Cricket Club, Melbourne Cricket Club and the Cricket Club of India (CCI) will usher in the New Year by playing in a triangular in Mumbai. More...

Craig White
White washes India
Live!

Ind vs Eng - 2nd Test
Dec 11-15; 9:30 am (IST)
Ahmedabad - End of Day 2

Detailed Scorecards
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Columns
Anil Kumble


The Wisden Verdict Nice one, Nasser
Tim de Lisle
Columns
Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill


Spin twins remain apart
Daniel Laidlaw
 

Statistical Highlights
Day 2 of the Ahmedabad Test between India and England.

Ranji Trophy dossier
A summary of the zonal league matches played thus far in the tournament.

Aussies ready for SA challenge: Gilchrist
The Aussie deputy dismissed speculation about his team's vulnerability against SA.

Pollock lays past ghosts to rest
The South Africa captain dismissed claims that the Aussies have a mental edge ahead of the first Test.

Hooper promise starts to take shape
The West Indies captain lived up to his promise of better to come after a comfortable 49-run win over Sri Lanka.

New Zealand leap ahead
By sharing the series with Australia, the Kiwis climbed to the fifth position in the Rediff Test cricket ratings.

Ask Mohandas Menon
The master BCCI statistician replies to readers' queries on cricket.

All about the Venues
Statistics of the Test venues for the England series.

England vs India
Mohandas Menon provides a statistical review of the encounters between the two sides.

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Yesterday's issue

  what say?
Will India be able to avoid the follow-on?
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  quote hanger
"If I was within South Africa's team management and discussing tactics I'd say give Steve Waugh as good as he gives. At 36 they (Steve and twin brother Mark) are less likely to be able to handle some intimidation."
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South African great Barry Richards, on the Australian captain, Steve Waugh.

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bbc.co.uk

A pleasure to watch Sachin
- Richard Johnson

Happy in the background
- Graham Ford

Vaas hits purple patch
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sport.telegraph.co.uk

Sad routine of collapse - Nasser Hussain
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wisden.com

Wright under pressure

Let battle commence: Kallis


Letter of the day
11 Dec 2001

Doing the right thing
Wright has been instrumental, in his mild and under-stated way, of turning this team into one that at least fights through a series from one that would hang up its gloves in the first session of an away tour.


- Kaushik Sunder Rajan
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