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OID‰‰‰†KOID‰‰‰†OID‰‰‰†MOID‰‰‰†C The Times of India, New Delhi, Tuesday,May 20, 2003 V for Vijay Stringing it together Anna’s warming up Vijay Singh loves the limelight. England bat Mark Butcher is humming Let’s hope she’s there and there for “I thrive on it,” the Fijian says. it right with a guitar in hand. The long at Wimbledon. For starters, the Basking in that, he fended off dimpled-cheek has cut a music album stunning Anna Kournikova is getting Nick Price to win the $5.6 and is quite touchy about it. “The lyrics ‘serious’ about courting grass as she million PGA Byron Nelson may not be mine but the soul in the has decided to play the DFS Classic championship by two strokes music is,” the Surrey man says tournament from June 9-15 Aussies stretch their unbeaten ODI run to 19 games I reckon Wasim and Michael Holding are two of the best and most natural fast Fiery Akram hailed Vettori puts Kiwis in final bowlers of the century Reuters — Imran Khan Dambulla: Daniel Vettori gave Sri Fleming criticised the pitch, saying Lanka a dose of their own medicine it was very difficult to bat on. “It SPORTS DIGEST as pride of Pakistan as he led New Zealand to the final of was rubbish,” said Fleming. “One a triangular One-day series with an should be looking at scores of bet- Reuters Karachi: Famed Akram, who turns 37 next month, exciting nine-run victory here on ter than 150 or 160. We didn’t get too Pakistani pacer announced his retirement in London Monday. many runs, but Vettori bowled very Wasim Akram on Sunday saying he wanted to make The left-arm spinner grabbed 4-14 well,” he said.AFP was showered way for younger players. off 10 economical overs in a career- with praise by In 104 Tests Akram took 414 wick- best performance to help New SCOREBOARD former colleagues ets, and a world record 502 wickets in Zealand defend a modest total of 156- New Zealand: on Monday fol- 356 One-day matches. 8 with five balls to spare on a turn- C. Nevin c Sangakkara b Nissanka 8 lowing his deci- He is the only bowler to have taken ing track at the Rangiri Stadium. S. Fleming lbw b Muralitharan 16 L. Vincent run out 12 sion to retire over 400 wickets in both forms of the Sri Lanka crashed to 147 after S. Styris c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan 29 from a 19-year in- game. spinners Sanath Jayasuriya and C. Cairns c Dilshan b Jayasuriya 9 ternational crick- Akram and seven other senior play- Muttiah Muralitharan had shared C. Harris run out 4 et career. ers were axed for the Sharjah Cup in B. McCullum not out 47 four wickets to restrict New K. Mills c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya 17 Former captain April following Pakistan’s first round Zealand in the fifth successive low- A. Adams run out 1 and revered all-rounder Imran Khan, exit from the World Cup in February scoring match of the tournament. Extras: (b1, lb5, nb3, w4) 13 who mentored Akram as an 18-year- and March in Africa. Total (for eight wickets in 50 overs) 156 The hosts needed 10 to win off Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-40, 3-42, 4-69, 5-76, old, hailed him as one of last centu- He was also omitted from the cur- the last over with one wicket in 6-88, 7-138, 8-156 ry’s greatest fast bowlers. rent One-day triangular series against hand, but Mahela Jayawardene (38) Bowling: Vaas 8-2-11-0, Nissanka 8-1-19-1, “I reckon Wasim and West Indian Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dharmasena 10-2-19-0, Muralitharan 10-2-41- attempted an ambitious reverse- 2, Lokuarachchi 5-1-25-0, Jayasuriya 9-0-35-2 Michael Holding are two of the best Khan, who led Pakistan to its only sweep off Scott Styris and was Sri Lanka: and most natural fast bowlers of the World Cup victory in Australia in caught by Chris Harris at back- S. Jayasuriya c McCullum b Tuffey 9 century,” Khan said. 1992, accused the Pakistan Cricket R. Kaluwitharana c McCullum b Adams 18 ward point. M. Atapattu c sub (Horne) b Vettori 13 Taking Akram under his wing in Board (PCB) of dumping Akram in an New Zealand now lead the league K. Sangakkara b Vettori 11 1984, Khan nurtured him until he be- undignified manner. standings with two wins from three M. Jayawardene c Harris b Styris 38 came one of international cricket’s “I do think the PCB...should not matches. Sri Lanka finished their T. Dilshan c Fleming b Vettori 7 C. Vaas c McCullum b Mills 4 most productive fast bowlers. have dumped him in such an uncere- engagements with two victories K. Dharmasena c McCullum b Harris 11 Padraig Harrington of Ireland re- “Grooming Wasim was the easiest monious manner,” said Khan. from four games.Pakistan, with one K. Lokuarachchi lbw b Styris 8 acts after his winning putt on the thing because he was naturally gifted. Another former captain, Zaheer win from three matches, will have M. Muralitharan c Mills b Vettori 4 first extra hole of the final round at P. Nissanka not out 6 All I ingrained in him was the ability Abbas, described Wasim as the “pride to beat New Zealand in the last Extras: (b3, lb2, nb4, w9) 18 the German Open at Gut Kaden to take wickets,” said Khan. Khan of Pakistani cricket.” league match on Tuesday to make it Total: (all out in 49.1 overs) 147 near Hamburg on Sunday. backed Akram’s retirement decision “Losing a player like Wasim is the to the final. New Zealand have 12 Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-43, 3-60, 4-63, 5-79, 6-87, 7-101, 8-121, 9-136. as “the right thing.” most depressing thing.” AFP points, including two bonus points, New Zealand’s Chris Harris celebrates the Bowling: Tuffey 9-4-22-1, Mills 8-2-30-1, Indo-Pak cricket ties: Sports followed by Sri Lanka with 11 and dismissal of Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Adams 3-0-14-1, Styris 9.1-0-30-2, Vettori 10- Minister Vikram Verma has said bi- Pakistan with seven. 4-14-4, Harris 10-2-32-1 Dharmasena during the One-day International Man of the match: Daniel Vettori (NZL) lateral cricket matches between In- New Zealand skipper Stephen match in Dambulla, Sri Lanka on Monday. dia and Pakistan were not possible until relations between New Delhi and Islamabad improved consider- ably. “Cricket matches between In- dia and Pakistan appear impossible Australia humiliate Windies again as long as relations do not improve Kingston: Australia humili- game is in St Lucia on between the two countries,” Verma SCOREBOARD ated the West Indies by eight Wednesday. told reporters in Dhar on Sunday wickets to stretch their un- Disgruntled West Indies West Indies: Bowling: McGrath 10-2-31-4 (1 w), Lee evening. PTI beaten One-day Internation- fans were screaming from the C. Gayle c Gilchrist b Bichel 28 7-0-22-2 (2 w), Gillespie 9-0-28-1 (2 w), D. Smith c & b Lee 1 Bichel 5-0-27-2, Hogg 10-3-27-1, Wadekar to return award: For- al run to 19 matches at Sabi- ground long before the end as M. Samuels c Gilchrist b McGrath 6 Symonds 8-0-22-0 (3 w). mer India captain Ajit Wadekar on na Park here on Sunday. the Australians clinically ac- B. Lara c Gilchrist b Bichel 5 Australia: Monday said as a mark of protest he The World Cup champions cumulated the required runs R. Sarwan c Hayden b Gillespie 14 A. Gilchrist c Samuels b Collymore 27 was returning the ‘Maharashtra Gau- bowled out the West Indians and only lost the wickets of R. Powell c McGrath b Hogg 32 M. Hayden c Collymore b Banks 51 rav’ award conferred upon him by O. Banks c Gilchrist b Lee 29 R. Ponting not out 57 for 163 off 49 overs and Adam Gilchrist (27) and C. Baugh b McGrath 29 A. Symonds not out 17 the central government.”The gov- strolled to victory off 35.1 Matthew Hayden (51) along V. Drakes b McGrath 1 Extras: (lb 10, w 3, nb 1) 14 ernment neither intimated me about overs, scoring 166 for two. the way. Ponting maintained M. Dillon not out 3 Total: (For 2 wkts, in 35.1 overs) 166 this award nor asked me for my con- C. Collymore lbw b McGrath 0 Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-120 The comprehensive victo- his rich scoring form and sent. Besides, I was not even called Extras: (b 2, lb 4, w 9) 15 Bowling: Dillon 10-1-45-0, Collymore for the award function,” Wadekar ry opened up a 2-0 lead for brought up his 33rd ODI half- Total: (All out, in 49 overs) 163 8.1-1-35-1 (1 nb), Banks 10-0-42-1, Ricky Ponting’s team in the century to remain uncon- Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-21, 3-43, 4-50, 5- Drakes 1-0-6-0, Gayle 6-0-28-0 (2 w). said in Mumbai.”The award was 75, 6-103, 7-157, 8-160, 9-163. Man-of-the-match: Glenn McGrath (Aus). sent to my residence by the govern- seven-game series. The third quered on 57 off 71 balls.