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July 19, 2001
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India touring Sri Lanka Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 16 runs in the opening match of Coca-Cola triangular tournament at the Premadasa Stadium(Colombo). The Kiwi bowlers had restricted the hosts to 220 with only Sri Lankan skipper Sanath Jayasuriya managing a score above 50 making a patient 80. In reply, the visitors could manage only 204-9 in 49 overs.
It has now been confirmed that Sachin Tendulkar will miss the entire Coca-Cola triangular tournament in Sri Lanka due to a foot injury. Tendulkar has a hairline fracture and will be out of action for up to three weeks. However, Tendulkar will be fit and ready for the Test series against Sri Lanka which begins on August 13 at Galle. 
The Ashes Test series Australia will field the same team at Lord's that won the first Test at Birmingham. Fast bowler Brett Lee has skipper Steve Waugh's confidence despite an ordinary first Test performance. Damien Fleming's eight wickets against Somerset were not good enough to win him a place in the side. Waugh's decision to go with Lee was due to the inability of the English batsmen to cope with real pace. England has released Usman Afzaal from their squad so that he could play for his county Nottinghamshire. His release indicates the return of Graham Thorpe and Mark Ramprakash to the side.
Miscellaneous :
Five television companies (ESPN, Zee TV, Sony, TWI and WSG) have entered bids for the television rights of Asian Test Cricket Championship 2001-2002. Bids for granting television rights for the Second Asian Test Cricket Championship will be opened on July 25. Bids for the rights of the logo for the championship will also be considered. The companies competing for the rights of the logo are Hero Honda, Coca Cola, Pepsi and Sahara India. The bids will be opened in the presence of a three-member committee, comprising ACC Secretary Zakir Hussain Syed, Treasurer Muhammad Naeem and a member of ACC bid evaluation committee, Ehsan Mani. BBC Radio has secured the commentary rights for the cricket World Cup until 2007. The new deal is in addition to the BBC's current five-year deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board which covers ball-by-ball coverage of home Test matches, one-day internationals and domestic Cup competitions. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering former Test players Mohsin Khan and Aaqib Javed for the job as national selectors while Rashid Khan and Shoaib Mohammed are being considered for the junior selection committee. Former selector Wasim Bari is likely to retain his place as the chairman of the senior selection committee. Former South African skipper Kepler Wessels, is being considered for a coaching assignment, while Surrey's former left-arm spinner and now coach Keith Medlycott, has been approached through Saqlain Mushtaq for a coaching assignment for spin bowlers. South Africa's National Director of Public Prosecutions has asked former South African cricket skipper Hansie Cronje to provide all information about his bank deposits since 1994. The public prosecutors are studying Judge Edwin King's report on match-fixing and would meet with Cronje's lawyers next week. The report would help them decide on the kind of actions that should be taken against Cronje. Meanwhile the Pretoria High Court will in September hear Cronje's application to have the life ban imposed on him by the United Cricket Board of South Africa lifted. A Delhi high court has asked the BCCI to file a reply on the merits of case banning cricketer Ajay Jadeja for five years from playing in cricket matches conducted by the Board for five years. Jadeja's lawyer alleged that the decision by the BCCI was taken without following the principle of natural justice and rule of the law.
Pakistan Blues represented by Wasim Akram and Shahid Afridi won the first Zee International double-wicket championships at Lincoln Park, Jersey City, in the United States last Sunday. The pair defeated the Bangladeshi pair of Akram Khan and Aminul Islam in the final.
Scores at a glance:
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand (1st match) Played at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (D/N) Toss : Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: 220 in 50 overs (S Jayasuriya 80) New Zealand : 204-9 in 49 overs (C Harris 50, A Parore 51 not out) Result: Sri Lanka won by 16 runs Man of the match: S Jayasuriya (SL)
India vs Sri Lanka A Played at NCC Ground, Colombo Toss:Sri Lanka A Sri Lanka A: 261-8 in 50 overs (J Mubarak 70, TM Dilsan 77, Zaheer Khan 4-40) Indians : 262-7 in 48.3 overs (S Ganguly 74 not out, R Dravid 59) Result: Indian won by three wickets Yesterday's News ......................... News Roll archive |
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Meanwhile, the Indian team in a warm-up match defeated the Sri Lankan 'A' team by three wickets at Colombo. The Indians were 178-7 at one stage, chasing the home team's score of 261-8, but yet managed to win thanks largely to skipper Sourav Ganguly's unbeaten 74 in just 58 balls. Earlier left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan claimed four for 40 in nine overs.
The top priority for the new chief executive of the ICC Malcolm Speed is improving player behaviour on the field. The former Australian Cricket Board chairman has pledged to clamp down on player's discipline. Speed has already sent letters to the captain of every Test playing nation asking for their support in upholding the standards of conduct. He has also contacted match referees and umpires urging them to take a tougher line in disciplining players who breach the Code of Conduct. He wants them to issue bans instead of dispensing fines and suspended sentences.
Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble will lead the Karnataka State Cricket Association in the All-India KSCA Diamond Jubilee Cricket Tournament in Bangalore from August 1. This is his first step towards a comeback after sustaining a shoulder injury a year ago.