India's Ganguly says Aussies won't have it easy

Jan 19, 2001: NEW DELHI - India skipper Saurav Ganguly says the all-conquering Australian team arriving next month face a tough Test tour despite the absence of injured leg-spinner Anil Kumble

Busta Cup Match Black-out Likely

Jan 18, 2001: It seems almost certain that there will be no live radio ball-by-ball coverage of the Busta Cup cricket match between Barbados and West Indies 'B' in Trinidad and Tobago starting today

Rain foils Lara

Jan 18, 2001: Sydney: Brian Lara finally found the form that has made him the game's most devastating batsman

Neutral Umpires 'Not the answer'

Jan 18, 2001: Umpiring is about competence and not about nationality, says Barbados-born British Test cricket umpire John Holder

Back on the job for World Cup heroines

Jan 18, 2001: Round Two of the State Insurance Cup gets underway this weekend in various provinces around the country

Sri Lanka's preparations marred by injuries to Vaas and Muralitharan

Jan 18, 2001: Sri Lanka's preparations for the final test match against South Africa have been overshadowed by fitness doubts over their best two bowlers

Kenya hold out for draw against Sri Lanka A

Jan 18, 2001: Kenya held out for a draw against Sri Lanka A at Mombassa Sports Club today

Speculation mounts that Hooper is to become West Indies captain

Jan 18, 2001: Speculation is mounting that Carl Hooper is to take over the West Indies captaincy from Jimmy Adams for the forthcoming visit of South Africa

England A likely to ring changes against Guyana

Jan 18, 2001: England A will be going all out to achieve first innings points when their third round Busta Cup match against Guyana gets underway at the Grenada National Stadium

BCCI exonerates Nikhil Chopra

Jan 18, 2001: The disciplinary committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India at a meeting in Chennai on Thursday, exonerated off-spinner Nikhil Chopra from charges of being involved in the match-fixing scandal

Recovering Kumble regrets missing series against Aussies

Jan 18, 2001: Recovering from a successful shoulder surgery that will keep him out of competitive cricket for at least four months, ace Indian spinner Anil Kumble on Thursday regretted that he would be missing the important series against Australia

Klusener out of third Test, Kemp to win first cap

Jan 18, 2001: Lance Klusener has withdrawn from the third Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Sri Lanka starting at SuperSport Park on Saturday, opening the way for Justin Kemp to win his first Test cap for South Africa

Indian news round-up

Jan 18, 2001: In view of the attack on his driver, Bashir Shaikh, by unidentified persons, the former Indian captain Ajit Wadekar, who is contesting the elections for the president of the Mumbai Cricket Association against Sharad Pawar, is planning to seek police

Vincent delivers strong message with superb Cup knock

Jan 18, 2001: Lou Vincent, the 22-year-old Auckland batsman, sent the national cricket selectors a "Hey, remember me?" message when he scored a dazzling, match-winning 133 not out for Auckland in their Shell Cup demolition of Northern Districts at Eden Park Outer

The new kids on the block

Jan 18, 2001: It is just a treat to watch young boys perform without bearing the cross on their back; the burden of expectations and success

Islamabad avoid relegation

Jan 18, 2001: Islamabad avoided relegation in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I competition when they picked up three vital points against Gujranwala in the drawn match here at KRL Stadium on Wednesday

When the going gets tough, Gough gets going

Jan 18, 2001: Sri Lanka can be a fast bowler's graveyard

Wasim reminds selectors with timely century

Jan 18, 2001: Mohammad Wasim, who has been out of Test reckoning, reminded the national selectors with a timely century as Rawalpindi drew their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Grade-I Cricket Championship match against Karachi Blues at the UBL Sports Complex here on

Shoaib and Azhar named as probables

Jan 18, 2001: The national cricket selectors included Shoaib Akhtar and Azhar Mahmood in the list of 33 probables without guaranteeing them a place in the New Zealand-bound squad

Canterbury defies the odds to qualify on top

Jan 18, 2001: Canterbury did it again, to claim the first position in the Shell Cup final, when achieving a death-defying 14-run win over Wellington at Jade Stadium in Christchurch tonight