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September 19, 2002
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       September 21
1982: Duleep Mendis scores 105 in each innings against India at Madras to become the first Sri Lankan to record hundreds in each innings of a Test match.

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 best of the week

 - 'It's just not in the ICC's
  interest to undermine
  India'
- Malcolm Speed

 - 'Batting is very important
  for me'
- Shane Warne

 - India emerge with
  honours
- Daniel Laidlaw


 
 in other sports

- Sampras wins fifth US
  Open title


- Pakistan defeat India
  and win bronze



  email the team

- Prem Panicker
- Ivan Crasto
- Faisal Shariff

 

September 21, 2002

'We need to bowl better'
'It is a big game against England. Obviously we have gained some confidence, but we respect them as opponents.' Indian coach John Wright tells Faisal Shariff.

It will be a close match: Ganguly
The India skipper indicated that VVS Laxman may replace Dinesh Mongia for Sunday's crucial India-England Champions Trophy tie.

News Roll
Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott is to undergo chemotherapy in his battle to fight cancer. more...

Shahid Afridi

Images: Pakistan vs Netherlands,
10th ODI at SSC


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'I look at every wicket as a different challenge'
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Pakistan race past Holland
After The Netherlands were bowled out for 136, Shahid Afridi hit 55 runs off 18 balls as Pakistan won the Champions Trophy match by 9 wickets.

Ponting backs Warne to be a match-winner
"When the big games came around he really put his hand up and was a match-winner for us on a number of occasions," said the Aussie skipper.

'My job is to win games for India'
'Fear? I don't know what it is. Fear can take you away from what you set out to do' Mohammad Kaif tells Faisal Shariff

Statistical highlights
South Africa v Kenya, 9th ODI in the Champions Trophy.

Players' body takes on ICC
At a hush hush meeting, players' association chief Tim May warned that the ICC is on the verge of assuming dictatorial powers. Faisal Shariff, the only member of the media present, reports.

Patel hints at bringing back Srinath
New selection committee chief Brijesh Patel said he will persuade the ace medium pacer to return to the Indian team.

Injured Inzamam to undergo heel surgery
The 32-year-old will miss the three-Test series against Australia.

Ask Mohandas Menon
The BCCI's official statistician responds to reader queries.

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"I don't think there's any secret to fast bowling. If you can land the ball 99 times out of 100 where you want to land it, hitting the top of off [stump], then you are going to take wickets. That's the theory I work on."
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- Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath who reached 250 ODI wickets against New Zealand.

  letter of the day
September 12, 2002

Common sense!
How on earth can Sahara, a domestic airline in India, be competing with South African Airlines?


- S Yegnanarayanan
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