Muthiah refutes Azharuddin's charges

Jan 17, 2001: The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India AC Muthiah on Wednesday strongly refuted the "unfounded outbursts of Md Azharuddin" during the recent interview the former Indian captain gave a news weekly

Indian team will have to soldier along without the General

Jan 17, 2001: What does a side do when its main strike bowler is rendered hors de combat for a fairly lengthy period of time

Bindra, Chopra to appear before BCCI Disciplinary Committee

Jan 17, 2001: Former BCCI President IS Bindra and off-spinner Nikhil Chopra have been asked to appear before the Disciplinary Committee in Chennai on Thursday to clear themselves of different charges against them

Kumble's surgery successful, may be out of game for six months

Jan 17, 2001: Ace Indian spinner Anil Kumble underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder at a private clinic in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning, but he will be out of competitive cricket for up to six months

MCA election campaign gathers momentum

Jan 17, 2001: Campaigning gathered momentum for the elections in the Mumbai Cricket Association on January 19 with both heavyweights, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sharad Pawar and former India captain Ajit Wadekar on Wednesday expressing confidence they would

Indian news round-up

Jan 17, 2001: The secreatry of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), JY Lele said in Mumbai on Tuesday that the preparatory camp for the home team for the Australian tour of India will be held at Chennai from february 5 to 10

Watchful 200 by Imran, rapid 105 by Humayun

Jan 17, 2001: Opener Imran Farhat hit a double century and his elder brother Humayun Farhat struck a hurricane century which helped Lahore Blues to pile up 566 for nine wickets in the first innings against Bahawalpur on the penultimate day of their Quaidi-Azam

Karachi Blues on the verge of relegation

Jan 17, 2001: Rawalpindi obtained a lead of 127 runs on the first innings when they restricted Karachi Blues to 233 all out on the third day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Grade-I Cricket Championship match at the UBL Sports Complex here on Tuesday

Naqvi slams century in each innings

Jan 17, 2001: Fine ceturies by Ali Naqvi (119), Bilal Asad (112) and Mohammad Shahbaz (108) enabled Islamabad to amass 388 for six declared in their second innings, an overall lead of 451, at the end of third day's proceedings against Gujranwala at KRL stadium on

Troubled Auckland to meet Cup leaders with little hope left

Jan 17, 2001: Auckland have made some changes after their crippling Shell Cup loss to Central Districts yesterday, but Auckland cannot change one thing

Selectors breathe new life into Sri Lankan team

Jan 17, 2001: Following the disastrous tour of South Africa the Sri Lankan selectors have been compelled to make three changes to the squad for New Zealand with recalls for Eric Upashantha, who is not even on the Sri Lanka A tour of Kenya, Kumar Dharmasena and

Sri Lankans name team for New Zealand tour

Jan 17, 2001: Sri Lanka's selectors have made three changes to their team for their five-match tour of New Zealand starting in Napier on Wednesday, January 31

New Zealand monitoring Fijian participation issue

Jan 17, 2001: New Zealand Cricket is keeping a close eye on the situation regarding Fiji's right to participate in the Pacifica cricket tournament in Auckland next month

Deception through lunacy - the captaincy formula these days

Jan 17, 2001: "I did, mate, and I was astounded

Australian under-17 development squad named

Jan 17, 2001: The Australian Under-17 Development Squad was announced in Brisbane on January 11 following the conclusion of the National Championships, won by South Australia

Old foes poised for another fascinating match-up

Jan 17, 2001: Stephen Fleming returns to Jade Stadium for the first time since leaving for Wellington, for this deciding last round of the Shell Cup match against Canterbury

Working out the Shell Cup scenarios

Jan 17, 2001: If all three under-rated sides were to win their Shell Cup games tomorrow, all six teams could end the round robin phase of the competition within two points of each other

Brathwaite, Clarke in Barbados squad

Jan 16, 2001: Uncapped 30-year-old all-rounder Adrian Brathwaite, who was the leading batsman in last year's Division 1 competition, amassing over 650 runs with two centuries, has been drafted into the Barbados team

Barbados hang on

Jan 16, 2001: Let down once more by their batsmen, Barbados' cricketers were summoned to a team meeting immediately after they narrowly avoided defeat in their second round Busta match against Jamaica yesterday

Sarwan The Bowler

Jan 16, 2001: Man-of-the-match Ramnaresh Sarwan almost turned out to be an unlikely bowling hero as Guyana and the Leeward Islands played to a tense draw on Day 4 of their Busta Cup match at the Antigua Recreation Ground, yesterday