Wednesday, October 28, 1998
Bangabandhu beckons an Indian revival
Every time Indian cricket is in the doldrums, it looks upto the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka for ressurgence. Now that the wheel has come a full circle, they would again be looking upto the stadium even as they go into the crunch quarter-final of the Wills ICC Mini-World Cup against Australia.
Anand on top despite second straight draw
Viswanathan Anand was held to the second consecutive draw by Bulgarian Grandmaster Vesselin Topalov in the fourth round of the Tilburg International Grandmasters tournament. Anand continues to top the 12-man table with three points followed by Topalov, Mathew Sadler (England) and Loek Van Wely (Holland) with 2.5 points each.
Russell quits Test cricket
English wicket-keeper Jack Russell has retired from international cricket after 11 years. Russell, 35, made the announcement in Dhaka where he played his final match in the one-day Wills International Cup against South Africa on Sunday.
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