Indian news round-up

The President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Jagmohan Dalmiya, in a letter to the ICC has threatened that the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) would boycott the second ICC one-day knock-out trophy scheduled to be held in Nairobi next year if the International body continues to treat the ACC shabbily.

According to an Indian newspaper, Dalmiya, who lays down office later this month, said in the letter that even though tournaments in Asia have been the biggest revenue earner for the ICC, the ICC in return have not made available enough funds for the game's developement as compared to the South American countries.

It is also reported that Dalmiya is to take up the issue during the ICC meeting later this month. He has also requested the support of the Asian countries.

The eight-day long conditioning camp for the 35 probables of the forthcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) under-15 championship started in Pune on Thursday. The ACC Under-15 tourney is scheduled to be held in Malaysia from June 8 to 18.

The probables kicked off the camp with a session of nets under the guidance of former Maharashtra all-rounder Ramesh Borde. The team coach Roger Binny arrived for the camp in the afternoon.

The probables: AT Rayudu (Hyderabad), AV Mann (Rajasthan), SS Thakur, VA Indulkar (both Mumbai), S Dixit (UP), PJ Das (Assam), RV Elahi (Uttar Pradesh), IK Pathan (Baroda), NR Rathod (Saurashtra), P More (Maharashtra), M Talukdar (Assam) and SA Pai (Hyderabad). Abhinav Kumar (Hyderabad), AA Arif (Vidarbha), S Pal (Bengal) and DT Patil (Karnataka), K Saikia (Assam), Pava Raju (Andhra), D Jamatia (Tripura), R Mohanty (Orissa). N Chowdhury (Uttar Pradesh), T Saha (Tripura), M Yusuf Pathan, NP Rathod (both Baroda), K Vasudevadas (Tamil Nadu), M Saini (Haryana), R Banik (Tripura), A Iqbal (Bihar), Nalin Reddy (Hyderabad) and H B Yadav (Madhya Pradesh). Coach: Roger Binny.

Former Andhra Ranji opening batsman Addala S Sastry, better known as Suribabu, passed away in Kakinada on Thursday. Suribabu who is survived by his mother, wife and two sons, was 57. Suribabu had been ailing since January.

Suribabu's death was mourned by DV Subba Rao, president of ACA, N Venkata Rao, association secretary and PV Rao, vice-president. Suribabu's death was a great loss to Andhra cricket in general and Kakinada in particular, they said.

Suribabu had the distinction of being the member of Andhra's first team for the P Ramachandra Rao Trophy in 1963. The very next season he was selected to play for the Andhra Ranji team.