Full name: Shivnarine Chanderpaul DOB: Aug 16 1974 City: Unity Village, Guyana Teams: West
Vadodara:Peeved at being dropped from the Baroda Ranji team, former Indian wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia yesterday (Dec 21, 2004) announced his retirement from the game.
Sydney:Leg-spinner Stuart MacGill hopes to make up for the disappointment of being overlooked for Australia's tour of India by snaffling a bagful of wickets against New Zealand.
Southampton:Disheartened Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore admitted he found it hard to watch as his outclassed team suffered a 138-run mauling at the hands of the West Indies in the Champions Trophy in London on Wednesday.
Southampton:West Indies captain Brian Lara believes Bangladesh are making improvements as a cricketing nation, despite another heavy defeat at the Rose Bowl in the ICC Champions Trophy.
London:Dinesh Mongia, playing as a replacement for Carl Hooper for English County team Lancashire, missed a century on debut by 11 runs, but did enough to help his side take a slender lead against Warwickshire in a First Division match at Stratford.
London:Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak enjoyed a stunning debut for Warwickshire when he took seven wickets on the opening day of the English County championship match against Northamptonshire at Edgbaston.
Ahmedabad:Although akin in style to some of India's batting legends like Lala Amarnath and Vijay Hazare of his times, Deepak Shodhan is not a household name in this cricket crazy nation today.
Mumbai: Colonel Hemu Adhikari, former Indian cricket captain who had earned the reputation being the 'man in the hour of crisis', passed away at a hospital in Thane district following a brief illness, family sources said.
New Delhi: World record-smashing Australian opener Matthew Hayden has sounded a warning to bowlers ahead of his team's first match in the triangular series, saying he relished batting in India.
