Fleming equals a record, Parore closes in on another and amazing numbers from the first Test

Mar 13, 2001: Stephen Fleming equalled a long-standing New Zealand record in the first Test against Pakistan at Eden Park

Youngsters do Pakistan proud

Mar 12, 2001: Back home the cricket-crazy Pakistanis are celebrating

Alec Stewart's Sri Lanka Diary

Mar 12, 2001: In the latest edition of his exclusive diary for CricInfo, Alec Stewart looks back at England's nail-biting triumph in the Second Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy, which leaves them all square with one game to play

Fletcher: This team have bottle

Mar 12, 2001: Twelve months ago it is unlikely that England would have won the tense Second Test Match in Kandy

A special hundred for crisis man `Tugga'

Mar 12, 2001: The touring Australian team has been sponsored by a refrigeration company

Indians have played themselves into a corner

Mar 12, 2001: The first two days of the second Test match at Kolkata proved the old dictum that international cricket is about mental toughness

Indian news round-up

Mar 12, 2001: "It was excellent, I hope my son will do much better and everything will be good," was precisely the reaction of Avtar Kaur, mother of Harbhajan Singh, who made history by becoming the first Indian to take a hat trick in the second Test against

English cricket chiefs in call for umpiring debate

Mar 12, 2001: Three of the most prominent figures in English cricket have spoken out on the issue of umpiring following the controversial Second Test in Kandy

Urdu Report - Pakistan in New Zealand 1st Test, Day 5

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Mumbai to meet Punjab in Ranji Trophy quarter-final

Mar 12, 2001: Mumbai, who have got a direct bye to the last eight stage, will play Punjab in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final as the latter won their pre-quarterfinal against Rajasthan at Mohali by an innings and 12 runs

Sami and Saqlain demolish Black Caps to give Pakistan a thundering victory

Mar 12, 2001: Auckland witnessed a sensational end to the 1st Test between Pakistan and New Zealand, when the wickets tumbled like ninepins to give a thundering 299 runs victory to Pakistan

A day for Hayden and Harbhajan

Mar 12, 2001: A wonderful day's cricket at the Eden Gardens, watched by over 75,000 people, ended with Australia at 291-8

Ian Chappell, Ganguly in war of words in the media

Mar 12, 2001: Ian Chappell is an expert commentator for Channel Nine covering the Test series between India and Australia

Gary Kirsten - professional, determined and dogged

Mar 12, 2001: Professionalism, determination and plain doggedness - these words describe the Western Province opener Gary Kirsten, probably the hardest batsman in the South African team to get out

Ganguly takes exception to Ian Chappell's comments

Mar 12, 2001: Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has taken strong exception to some of the comments by former Australian captain Ian Chappell in his column, saying "he has no business talking about things he doesn't know of first hand"

Captains hope controversy will subside in Colombo Test

Mar 12, 2001: Sanath Jayasuriya and Nasser Hussain last night hoped that the controversy that has marred the first two Test Matches in Sri Lanka will not ruin the grand finale to an enthralling series in the Third Test Match, which starts in Colombo on Thursday

Harbhajan makes history

Mar 12, 2001: Harbhajan Singh became first Indian to claim a Test match hat trick on the opening day of the Kolkata Test

Injury-prone Akram to replace unfit Razzaq: Nasim quits advisory council

Mar 12, 2001: Former Test allrounder Nasim-ul-Ghani on Sunday resigned from the five-man advisory council of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

Qadir pulls out from bowling committee

Mar 12, 2001: Former leg-spin wizard Abdul Qadir has withdrawn from the three-man bowling committee constituted to study the action of paceman Shoaib Akhtar

Hamilton and Hawke's Bay to contest Hawke Cup final

Mar 12, 2001: Hamilton will host the Hawke Cup final in 12 days time after Hamilton held out a determined Canterbury Country bid for victory in today's semi-final and after Hawke's Bay beat Bay of Plenty in Napier