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Updated: Oct 16, 2002
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1952: Pakistan’s maiden Test victory. In only their second match, played at Lucknow, they defeated India by an innings and 43 runs.

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October 27, 2002

Kallis destroys Bangladesh
Jacques Kallis turned in a superb all-round performance as SA beat Bangladesh by an innings and 160 runs in the second Test on Sunday.

Australia should experiment in Ashes series
"What gave us such good success through the nineties was some selections in the mid-eighties where we threw some blokes in," said Ian Healy.

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Virender Sehwag is hoping the quicker wickets in SA during the World Cup will help him score some big runs. more...

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Langer aims to keep Eng on the back foot
Langer will captain Western Australia in the three-day fixture against England.

Goud hits 107 in drawn game
The 30-year-old batsman top-scored with 107 as the three-day match between Railways and the West Indies ended in a predictable draw.

Cholera germs in Eden Gardens water taps
The startling revelation came after a routine check of water samples from the stadium's storage facilities by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

Yere Goud hoping for national call
The Railways batsman, who scored a century in the three-day match against the West Indies, said he is working hard towards that objective.

Ganguly fit for final West Indies Test
The India captain said his dream is to score a century at the Eden Gardens and he hopes to get one in front of his home crowd.

Akram, Inzamam return for Zimbabwe tour
Opener Saeed Anwar has been left out of the Pakistan squad as he appears to have lost his appetite for the game, said chief selector Wasim Bari.

Imran Khan invited for ICA launch
The Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician has agreed to be present at the charity dinner to mark the launch.

Pollock happy with change in fortunes
'I was attacking in the first session and wanted to get wickets and I always knew we could pull it back,' the SA skipper said.

SA hit back after shaky start
The hosts were 61 for one wicket in reply to Bangladesh's first-innings total of 215.

Pakistan slipping badly
Rediff Test ratings, updated - October 23.

Pakistan - Australia series averages
Mohandas Menon provides a statistical look at the recently concluded Test series.

McGrath's 400 wickets
Glenn McGrath, playing his 87th Test, is only the second Australian and the eighth in the history of the game to join the elite club.

Tough Moments
Exide picks out moments in history when the grit and determination shown by Indians helped them rise above the ordinary.

Tendulkar 100
A special section celebrating Tendulkar.

Ask Mohandas Menon
Oct 16: The BCCI's official statistician responds to reader queries.

India now fourth; could have been second!
Rediff ODI ratings, updated - October 12.

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- Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly is all for the advanced use of technology in Test cricket.

  letter of the day
October 25, 2002

Importance of Coaching
When John Wright took over the coaching job, Indian cricket was at its lowest - both on and off the field.


- Munish Dhawan
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