Azhar set to play 300th One-day International (28 October 1998)

DHAKA, October 27 - Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin will make his 300th one-day International appearance when they will meet Australia in an all-important quarter-final of the Wills International Trophy at the Banghabandu Stadium here in Dhaka

28-Oct-1998

28 October 1998

Azhar set to play 300th One-day International

The Daily News

Azharuddin will be the only player in limited over cricket history to play 300 matches and only short of 95 runs of Desmond Haynes 8648 in one-day international matches.

"We are here to display our collective efforts, if we could excel in all three departments on a particular day we should come out winners,' said the Indian captain.

India's record in Bangladesh has been quite an impressive one. They secured the Wills Asia Cup in 1988 and won the Bangladesh Independence Cup this year.

The Indians are banking heavily on their strong batting line up.

"India has a pretty strong batting line up. They should bat to their potential to give the bowlers a chance to defend.

Talking about the non-inclusion of off spinner Harbhajan Singh whose action is not in conformity with cricket laws and has been discovered by Sri Lankan match referee Ranjan Madugalle, the Indian coach former test opener Anshuman Gaekwad said that it was a great loss for him and the team as a whole and hoped to get him back in the squad as soon as possible.

The Australian team arrived in batches and the rest of the team is expected today (Tuesday) along with the Pakistanis. The injury plagued Pakistan side have two more casualties, opener Saeed Anwar the record holder in one day internationals (194) suffering from an ear infection and Inzamam-Ul-Haq has an injured toe and knee according to the Chief of the Pakistan Selection Committee former wicket keeper Wasim Bari.

The teams for today's game.

Australia: Steve Waugh (Captain), Mark Waugh, Michael Bevan, Adam Gilchrist, Brendon Julien, Damien Martyn, Damien Fleming, Michael Kasprowicz, Darren Lahmann, Glenn MacGrath, Ricky Ponting, Gavin Robertson, Brad Young.

India: Mohammed Azharuddin (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Ajay Jadeja, Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, V. V. S. Laxman, Robin Singh, Sunil Joshi, Nayan Mongia, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble, Nikhil Chopra.

Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and Steve Dunne (New Zealand)
Third Umpire: David Ochard (South Africa)
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)