BANGALORE: Javagal Srinath has undergone arthroscopic surgery in South Africa for his troublesome shoulder, according to Dr Thomas Chandy, orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Hosmat, a reputed hospital for treatment of sports injuries, here.

``I had advised Srinath to undergo physiotherapy and there was a 50-50 chance of his recovering through this method of treatment, failing which operation was inevitable. I had told him that the recovery process would be slow, but it needed continuous commitment from him so that he would not miss even one session,'' Dr Chandy toldThe Indian Express today.

ICC agenda

LONDON: A world championship of Test cricket could be given the go ahead and Bangladesh could become the 10th Test-playing nation when the sports governing body meets next week.

The International Cricket Council holds its annual meeting at Lord's from June 11-16, and its chief executive David Richards said yesterday he was in favour of some sort of Test World Championship.

``I think a Test championship is the way ahead and we will have to see if a recommendation is seconded,'' said Richards.

Next week's meeting will also decide whether or not a three-year experiment which has limited bowlers to two bouncers per over in Tests will be adopted permanently.

World Cup draw

BERLIN: The draw for the men's World Cup hockey championships in the Netherlands next year was announced today by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in Berlin.

That preliminary round group will include Australia, England, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland and Spain. The other group will bring together Canada, Germany, India, the Olympic champions and hosts the Netherlands, New Zealand and South Korea.

The top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals of the championships, being held in Utrecht from May 21-June 1, 1998.

The women's world championships will take place at the same time in Utrecht.A qualifying round for the women's event is to be held in Harare from August 1-12 this year. Six nations will qualify from this tournament. Among those playing in Zimbabwe will be England and the 1992 Olympic gold medalists, Spain. Already qualified are defending champions Australia, losing finalists Argentina, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea and the United States.

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