Mohammad Kaif

Craig McMillan led the way with an unbeaten 82 as New Zealand beat India by four wickets to clinch their first win of the tournament

In a way, the hysteria that followed the NatWest triumph, and the run to the World Cup final, symbolised everything that is rotten about Indian cricket, primarily our easily satiated appetite

The Electrolux Indian Cricketer of the Year will be chosen through a peoples' choice vote

Sadagoppan Ramesh staked a strong claim for a national team recall with a fluent century as India A progressed to 216 for 4 at stumps on the second day against the New Zealanders at Rajkot

Whatever its critics may say - and they usually point to the lack of spectator enthusiasm - the Challenger Series fulfils a certain role

The second in our series of articles examining how the Indian team is shaping up for the coming 2003-04 season

When Sourav Ganguly walked into the NCA premises - bulky equipment "coffin" in tow - he was surrounded by so many flashbulbs and microphones that you wondered if it was Oscar night, rather than just the start of the Indian cricket team's preparatory

Glamorgan 198 for 3 beat Warwickshire 196 all out by seven wickets at Sophia Gardens Scorecard Only Trevor Penney (64) made a real impression with the bat as Warwickshire struggled against the bowling of Adrian Dale - 3 for 16 - and Dean Cosker

India's one-day batsmen Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh have been refused permission to play in a charity match in memory of England's Ben Hollioake, who died in a car crash in Australia in March last year

Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh have been denied permission by the Indian board to play in a charity match in memory of Ben Hollioake, who died in a car crash in 2002

2002 Nineteen years on from their greatest triumph - the humbling of West Indies in the 1983 World Cup final - India returned to Lord's for another, no less astonishing, victory

Ben Phillips: vital runs and wickets as Northants beat Hampshire Surrey 401 and 249 for 3 lead Kent 352 for 5 by 300 runs at The Oval Scorecard A generous declaration from Kent's captain, David Fulton, gave Surrey an unlikely chance

Mohammad Kaif's one-day debut for Derbyshire, in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, was memorable - he made 81 off 85 balls, playing an innings of class and character

July 13th will always be remembered as a golden day in the annals of Indian cricket hence

India completed their second victory in two days to go top of the table in the NatWest triangular series, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets with four overs to spare at the AMP Oval

There was joy for two low key cricketers in venues as different as Allahabad and Bangalore

Mohammed Kaif, adjudged the player of the tournament in the Challenger Trophy at Ahmedabad, is a picture of confidence as he prepares for the golden oppertunity that's come his way - the Board President's XI against South Africa