India will play in Sharjah, says Asif Iqbal

Mar 16, 2001: The organisers of the Sharjah cricket series today expressed optimism that India would participate in the three-nation tournament to be played next month

I have no regrets, says Bansal

Mar 16, 2001: Umpire SK Bansal has a unique distinction

Sameer Dighe summoned to Chennai for third Test

Mar 16, 2001: Mumbai skipper Sameer Dighe is likely to replace wicket-keeper Nayan Mongia in the third and final Test against Australia starting at Chennai on Sunday as the India stumper has not recovered from a nose injury he suffered on the last day of the

Aussie one-day players arriving on Sunday

Mar 16, 2001: The five cricketers who have been included in Australia's one-day squad for the five-match series with India will leave from Sydney on Saturday and are scheduled to reach Mumbai the next day

Record breaking Indians move up in world rankings

Mar 16, 2001: The scintillating performances of India's young cricketers in the second Test in Kolkata has zoomed them up the world rankings

Indian news round-up

Mar 16, 2001: The president of the Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) AC Muthiah on Thursday termed the just concluded India-Australia Test as `historic' and said that India's was a `superlative performance'

India's win a great thing for Test cricket: Geoff Marsh

Mar 16, 2001: India's magnificient win in the Kolkata Test against Australia yesterday is a great thing for Test cricket, said former Aussie opening batsman Geoff Marsh in Mumbai today

Umpires for Ranji Trophy quarterfinals

Mar 16, 2001: The BCCI executive secretary, Sharad Diwadkar said in Mumbai on Friday that Madhya Pradesh's Narendra Menon and Sudhir Asnani will be the two umpires for the Baroda-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy quarterfinal while Sumit Dutta of Assam is the BCCI match

Urdu Report - Pakistan in New Zealand 2nd Test, Day 2

Mar 16, 2001:

Resurgent Black Caps put Pakistan on the defensive

Mar 16, 2001: New Zealand remained in full command during the first day and a half's batting in the 2nd Test of the National Bank series against Pakistan at the Jade Stadium, Christchurch

Argentina News: Division 1 title race down to the wire

Mar 16, 2001: The race for the First Division title will go down to the wire and the final round of fixtures, to be played on Sunday 25th March

Argentina News: Saturday Championship finalists

Mar 16, 2001: After some mixed competition, with rain and factors causing havoc with the fixtures, the finalists for the second eleven Saturday Championship have finally been decided

Argentina News: Division 2 news

Mar 16, 2001: Lomas A were crowned winners of Division 2 in the narrowest of fashions, after they and fellow table toppers, Belgrano A, finished with the same points, the same number of wins and their fixture was in fact a tie

Argentina News: North and South squads

Mar 16, 2001: The 102nd North v South three-day takes place at Lomas Athletic Club from 16th to 18th March, 2001

Dragons successfully defend their one-day title

Mar 16, 2001: The Lancaster Park/Woolston Cricket Club savoured success on Canterbury Cricket Association's finals day played on Hagley on Sunday, March 11

Oram released from Test team to captain CD

Mar 16, 2001: New Zealand's 12th man in the second Test against Pakistan Jacob Oram will captain his State Central Districts side in their warm-up games against the New Zealand Selection XI at Bert Sutcliffe Oval starting on Monday

Australian media goes ga-ga over Laxman

Mar 16, 2001: Forced for once to forget the victory run of their team, Australian media showered lavish praise on the feat of V V S Laxman - a double century effort which not only pulled India out of a possible innings defeat but also earned them a remarkable win

Howard congratulates India on second Test win

Mar 16, 2001: Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a serious cricket fan, has congratulated India on its amazing comeback victory over Australia in the second Test at Kolkata

CBFS prefers India over Pakistan to play in Sharjah

Mar 16, 2001: The Cricket Benefit Fund Series, organiser of the tri-nation cricket tournament at Sharjah, has indicated that it would prefer India playing in the series rather than Pakistan, if the Indian government did not clear the team's participation in the

Kolkata victory 'historic': Muthiah

Mar 16, 2001: Board president A C Muthiah termed as "historic" India's 'superlative performance' in putting to an end the all-conquering Australians' 16- Test winning run by scripting an incredible 171-run victory in the second Test at Kolkata on Thursday