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 this day, this week

       December 29
1972: England right-arm fast bowler Chris Old who played in 46 Tests and 32 ODIs; made his Test debut this day.
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 best of the week

 - Spirit of the game:
   Handle with care
 -   Daniel Laidlaw

 - The good, the bad and
   the ugly
 -   Prem Panicker

 - Let Leipus have the last
   say -   Faisal Shariff

 
 in other sports

-  Arsenal win at Liverpool

-  JCT, Salgaocar in
   goalless draw

-  Anelka joins Liverpool
   on loan

  email the team

- Prem Panicker
- Ivan Crasto
- Faisal Shariff

 Travel to India

 Fly to Eden
 Gardens from
 $890

 
December 30, 2001

One-day tour not under threat: ECB
'We would never send cricketers into an area where they are at risk,' chief executive Tim Lamb said.

Muralitharan has Zimbabwe in a spin
Following-on, Zimbabwe were 64 for two wickets at stumps on day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka.

Graveney reports Gavaskar to the ICC
Infuriated by the 'boring' tag pasted on the English side, England's chairman of selectors sent a strongly-worded letter to the ICC.

News Roll
England's one-day squad are not happy at having to play an extra match in India in the New Year. More...

Matthew Hayden
Australia vs South Africa - Day 4 images
Live!

Aus vs SA - 2nd Test
Dec 26-30; 5:30 am (IST)
Aus won by 9 wkts

Ind vs Eng - 1st ODI
Jan 19, 2002
Kolkatta (d/n)

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Columns
Michael Vaughan


Of mere mortals and paranoia
Jaydeep Sarkar
Interviews
Syed Kirmani


'After me no one'
Syed Kirmani
 

Aussies underline difference in quality
The nine-wicket win over South Africa ensures they maintain top position on the ICC Test championship table. Daniel Laidlaw reports.

The Rediff Cricketer of the Year 2001
You decide who was the best. See the records of the 17 nominated players and cast your vote.

Thorpe opts to rejoin England for ODIs
The ECB said the left-handed batsman, who flew home early during the three-Test tour of India, had made himself available again.

Waugh fined 50% of match fee for dissent
Steve Waugh had lingered at the crease after umpire Darrell Hair had given him run-out.

Australia beat South Africa by 9 wickets
Australia took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series, winning the second Test on the fourth day.

Bangladesh bloodied but unbowed
Bangladesh's learning curve steepened sharply during their brief tour of New Zealand.

Sachin, India break into top five
Tendulkar is currently ranked fifth in the CEAT Ratings with 59 points, behind Shane Warne, Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs.

England in India, 2001
Mohandas Menon provides the statistics of the Tests matches between the two countries..

India the loser in Rediff ratings
The draw in Bangalore, and the 1-0 series result, brought little joy to India in terms of its position in the rankings. Ironically, England lost the series, but went home as marginal gainers.

Australia v South Africa in Tests
Mohandas Menon provides a statistical review of the encounters between the two sides.

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

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.

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  what say?
Who should lead the Indian cricket team?
Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid
Anil Kumble
    Previous Polls

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 quote hanger
"We felt we had him in the morning (Ahmedabad Test), then after lunch, he came out and said 'Enough of this - I am Sachin Tendulkar'. It was one of the finest innings I have seen."
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England's captain Nasser Hussain on the need for a new plan against Sachin Tendulkar

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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
27 Dec 2001

Give England their dues
All said and done, skipper Nasser Hussain came to India with a raw and untried team and went back with his head held high.


- Denzil Fernandes
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