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May 10, 2002
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Player Watch
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 Bathroom singing
 goes techno!



 Make money
 while you sleep.



 Secrets every
 mother should
 know


 this day, this week

       May 17
1945: Indian leg-spinner BS Chandrasekhar (58 Tests from 1964 to 1979; 242 wickets) was born.

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 best of the week

 - It's a bowler's game
   Daniel Laidlaw

 - India should play two
   spinners - M Holding

 - Rediff dream Test team

 
 in other sports

- Maurice Greene
  switches shoe
  companies

- Schumacher wins at
  "sports Oscars"

- ATP Insider

  email the team

- Prem Panicker
- Ivan Crasto
- Faisal Shariff

 Travel to India

 Fly to Eden
 Gardens from
 $890

 
May 17, 2002

Sri Lanka strike after posting huge total
Fired by Atapattu's 185, the visitors scored 555 for 8 and then snapped a wicket before stumps on day 2 in the first Test against England.

Amit Mishra has Sri Lanka 'A' in a twirl
The 19-year-old Haryana leggie bagged five of the last six Lanka 'A' wickets to give India 'A' a 115-run lead on day 2 in the first unofficial Test.

Last chance for Tendulkar, Lara
India and the West Indies will be looking for some good batting from their superstars to tilt the scales in the fifth and final Test.

News Roll
Indian media has called the team's participation in the 2003 World Cup into question. more...
Andrew Caddick
Images of England vs Sri Lanka
1st Test at Lord's. Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony
Live!

SL vs Eng - 1st Test
May 16 to 20 - 1530 IST
Lord's - End of day 2

Ind vs WI - 5th Test
May 18 to 22 - 2030 IST
Kingston

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Michael Holding

Sabina Park promises pace and bounce
Michael Holding
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Viv Richards


The other side
of Gravy

Rahul Bhattacharya
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Your team for the fifth Test
You be the selector and pick your 11 for the fifth Test at Kingston, starting on May 18.

Result of fourth Test rankles Kumble
The leg-spinner felt India could have got a favourable result had he been able to scalp the wicket of Hooper.

Harbhajan to replace injured Kumble
'Harbhajan is an excellent bowler, with lots of tricks up his sleeve. We know he can make a difference in the side,' Ganguly said.

Atapattu eyes another double century
He began his career with five noughts in six innings and has since turned five of his nine previous Test centuries into doubles.

Australia name squad to play Pakistan
There were no surprises in the squad, with Ricky Ponting named captain and Gilchrist his deputy.

Are you a cricket buff or a bluff?
Test your knowledge on Test cricket.

India will stay seventh
Rediff Test ratings, updated - May 16.

Pakistan gain marginally, but stay fourth
Rediff ODI ratings, updated - May 16.

Ask Mohandas Menon
The BCCI statistician replies to readers' queries.

More News...

Yesterday's issue

 Wisden corner
 Wisden 20:20
- Meritocracy
- Conquering the conditions
- A tale of two innings
- Keeping Lara in check
- Sachin's hundred

 Wisden special:
- From flair to guts
- Just lukewarm
- A legacy lost


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 quote hanger
"I wanted to dedicate this to all the mothers in the world for Mothers' Day. It may have been a bit late, but I wish all of them well. This one is for my mother."
----------------------------
West Indies wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs, after hitting a century in the fourth Test against India at Antigua.

  letter of the day
May 13, 2002

A new Hero??
Let us not elevate the humble Haryana boy to extents of super stardom and hype as we are so prone to doing.


- Aravind Srinivas
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