OID‰†KOID‰†OID‰†MOID‰†C The Times of India, New Delhi, Thursday,November 6, 2003 Leonard set for World cap record Joe may step up in weight Lazio coach apologises Jason Leonard will equal international rugby's world cap record Joe Calzaghe says he is considering moving up Lazio coach Roberto Mancini apologised when he lines up for England against Wales on Sunday. The to fight in the light-heavyweight division. The for Sinisa Mihajlovic's behaviour after the Harlequins prop has forced himself into Clive Woodward's unbeaten Welshman said: "The older you get, the defender spat at Chelsea striker Adrian World Cup quarter-finals starting XV, above Gloucester loose- bigger you get and the harder it is to make the Mutu. The incident happened in the head Trevor Woodman. It will be Leonard's 111th cap, putting super-middleweight division. Joe has reigned first half of Chelsea's Champions him alongside Frenchman Philippe Sella supreme at 168lb since October 1997 League 4-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico Chelsea, Man United post big victories in Champions League It is not for me to pass judge- ment on my own performance. Wanted: Brilliance at Barabati We play our best in - Rahul Dravid on captaincy Kiwis face depleted Indian attack in crucial tie; Nehra, Karthik likely to play desperate situations SPORTS DIGEST AFP a position to complain about Cuttack: Comprehensively out- LEADING EDGE seaming wickets. However, Ajit Ninan played by world champions Aus- RAHUL DRAVID: THE Stephen Fleming back home the wickets seam tralia in Mumbai, India need to fire CAPTAIN’S TAKE consistently for 100 overs. In on all cylinders to bolster their TWO defeats Faridabad and Pune, the chances of reaching the final by pre- On problem areas: The against Aus- wicket was hard to bat on vailing upon a winless New Zealand middle-order batting is an tralia in the only for the first 90 minutes in a day night encounter of the tri- area that needs work. We last one week after which it became pretty angular cricket series here on have to do better while bat- means that easy to negotiate. Thursday. New Zealand’s problems ting second. We have to we will have All this is not to say that were further compounded as Chris concentrate on excelling in to win all our we did not have our chances Cairns pulled out due to a hamstring all departments against games from in the Pune game. Jacob New Zealand, who are injury. now on if we are to stay alive Oram was outstanding late quality opposition. I don't With Australia having already as- in the TVS Cup. We have in the innings, and his knock sured themselves of a place in the ti- know of any plans to change the batting order. been in similar situations in ensured that we were in with tle round by gleaning 18 points from But we have to be as flexi- the past, and I have always a chance, having posted 250- four matches, the Kiwis and the ble as possible. seen that as a team, we play plus. Gameplan hosts are now in the race for making On India's bowling: our best cricket in such des- it to Eden Gardens, venue for the fi- New Zealand bat deep. We perate situations. We know nal on November 18, though the too have good batsmen that we are capable of beat- home side look superior on current down the order though they ing both India and Australia form. may not have lived up to if we play well. It's just a India, culling eight points from expectations. Our bowlers question of raising the level India, Pakistan in same pool: Af- three outings are in the second spot, too are capable of doing of our game from where it is ter a series of high-voltage exchanges, while the Black Caps have only four better, particularly Zaheer right now to where it can India and arch rivals Pakistan will have points in their kitty from three Khan. I think he has gotten a fresh round of tussle for hockey su- reach when we play our best games. Indian coach John Wright over that opening over of premacy in March next year, having cricket. has indicated that left-arm-slow the World Cup final against being drawn in the same pool for the It's a relief to be involved bowler Murali Karthik stood a Captain Rahul Dravid warms up with a football at the Barabati Stadium in Australia. But he too will in a day-night game today,es- Olympic qualifiers to be held in admit that he is capable of bright chance of making it to the Cuttack on Wednesday. pecially after having to bat Madrid. India and Pakistan have been doing better, especially in clubbed in the relatively easy Pool B playing eleven as the spin partner of the team think-tank. expectations of his teamamates and first in both the games that off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. the opening overs. He did which has Malaysia, New Zealand, Spearhead Zaheer Khan succeed- fans. The stylish VVS Laxman has a well in Gwalior but some- started at 9 am. Coming from “Karthik did a good job against the Belgium and Canada as the other ed in the Gwalior tie against the hundred against his name, stand-in thing went wrong in Mum- New Zealand, I am hardly in teams for the March 2-13 event. West Indies, and he has always done Aussies before being clobbered in skipper Rahul Dravid got a half cen- bai. He is working hard and well given a chance,” Wright said. Setbacks for India: Team India Mumbai; Ajit Agarkar's graph nose- tury in Mumbai, while Yuvraj Singh should do better in the first On the positive side, the inclusion dived at Gwalior before he sparkled played a useful cameo in Gwalior. 15 overs. (Open category for Bermuda Bowl) is of seamer Ashish Nehra, sidelined Streak puts Zimbabwe on top facing serious crisis in early stages of in Mumbai. Thus, the pace line up Sehwag's dismal show (31, 0, 0) has On Parthiv Patel: It is Harare: Heath Streak scored partnership of 168, a record for eight months since spraining his for the game might be interesting to stood out like a sore thumb for the important to have a spe- the World Bridge Championship ankle at the World Cup in South his maiden test century to put for Zimbabwe's eighth wicket. which began at Monte Carlo on Mon- watch. The performances of the top Indians, and the attacking player cialist wicket-keeper like Africa earlier this year, has in- Parthiv. I don't mind fitting Zimbabwe on top on the sec- SCOREBOARD: Zimbabwe 1st innings day. After having accumulated 60 batsmen in the two teams present a needs to return among runs to si- ond day of the first Test (overnight 284-6): V. Sibanda c Jacobs b Ed- VPs from the first four matches of the creased the pace op- study in contrast. lence his growing number of critics. into the role on odd days. On captaincy: It's a against West Indies on wards 18, T. Gripper c Lara b Taylor 41, M. 22-team round robin, India were tions for the Indian The Indians hold a Vermeulen c Hinds b Edwards 8, S. Carlisle c The teams (from): India : Rahul Dravid (captain), hard job, I have done it only Wednesday. The home side, mauled by Spain 91-8 . team management. distinct advantage Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Yu- Lara b Collymore 8, C. Wishart c Jacobs b Nehra, who played a vraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Ajit Agarkar, Parthiv Pa- for a few games. And it is who won the toss and chose to Hinds 47, S. Matsikenyere c Jacobs b Ed- ICC backs WI organisation: in the section, with tel, Sairaj Bahutule, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, not for me to pass judge- bat, declared their first in- wards 57, T. Taibu b Edwards 83, H. Streak vital role in taking not out 127, A. Blignaut c Gayle b Drakes 91, International Cricket Council (ICC) their top order, save Ashish Nehra, Hemang Badani, Murali Karthik. ment on my own perform- nings closed on 507 for nine. India to the World New Zealand : Stephen Fleming (captain), Lou Vin- R. Price lbw b Edwards 2, N. Mahwire not out chief executive Malcolm Speed said Virender Sehwag, ance. West Indies were 11 without 1 Extras (b1, lb5, nb15, w3) 24 Total (for 9 Cup final by claim- firing well in the cent, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Jacob he has every confidence in the West ing 15 wickets with Oram, Scott Styris, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, On Sehwag's poor loss when bad light and rain wkts decl.) 507; Fall: 1-26, 2-35, 3-58, 4- tournament so far. Chris Nevin, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori, Ian Butler and 112, 5-154, 6-233, 7-314, 8-482, 9-495 Indies' ability to host the 2007 World his magical ability to form: I am not perturbed. ended play 25.2 overs early. Sachin Ten- Paul Hitchcock. Umpires: AV Jayaprakash (India) and He is a quality player and is Bowling: Edwards 34.3-3-133-5 (nb5, w2), Cup and hit out at reports that Aus- extract lateral move- N Mallender (England). Third umpire: I Shivaram. Zimbabwe captain Streak Collymore 29-6-131-1 (nb5), Hinds 15-6-40- dulkar has led the hitting the ball well at the 1 (w1), Drakes 34-4-85-0 (nb5),Taylor 9.4-4- tralia has been lined-up as an alter- ment both ways, Fourth umpire: MS Mahal.