jis1@ahuta.UUCP (j.mukerji) (01/31/85)
For those of you who keep track of Indian Cricket, the current visit by the English team to India is probably proving to be quite an embarrasment. A test series which seemingly started with the Indians as the favourites to win has degenarated into a disaster for India, with the unimanigable mudslinging contest between the captain Gavaskar and the senior all-rounder Kapil Dev, shattering the morale of the team. One wonders when (if ever) the managers of Indian Cricket will learn to handle such personal squabblings without ruining the performance of the team. All is not lost, however. India won the one day international at Nagpur quite convincingly, and Gavaskar and Kapil Dev together played a significant role in that success. India was set to score 241 to win in 50 overs, and managed to do so in 47, for the loss of 7 wickets. Kapil Dev scored a scintillating 52 off 44 balls including three towering sixes. India has also found a promising new batsman in Mohammad Azharuddin, who scored a century in his maiden test at the Eden Gardens, and continues to bat most consistently in tests as well as one day internationals since then. Jishnu Mukerji AT&T Information Systems Labs Holmdel NJ 07733
mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) (02/03/85)
>scintillating 52 off 44 balls including three towering sixes. India has also >found a promising new batsman in Mohammad Azharuddin, who scored a century >in his maiden test at the Eden Gardens, and continues to bat most >consistently in tests as well as one day internationals since then. > >Jishnu Mukerji To update that, he has now made a new record by scoring a century in each of his first three Tests. -- Martin Taylor {allegra,linus,ihnp4,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmt {uw-beaver,qucis,watmath}!utcsrgv!dciem!mmt