Thursday, March 25, 1999
Pink City picnic for Pakistan
Those who were disgusted watching Pakistan in India running to packed houses here last month need not switch on their TV sets, at least for the next fortnight. So cruelly was the Tendulkar factor hammered back into the Indian psyche during this 143-run defeat that all the good work in Nagpur went down the drain.
Kambli, Shukla make way for Sehwag, Robin
In keeping with the policy of trying out all the 19 World Cup probables before the Sharjah tournament next month, Delhi's Virendra Sehwag and Robin Singh are in. Out of action are Vinod Kambli and Laxmi Rattan Shukla.
Piket shocks Kramnik
Dutch GM Jeroen Piket handed Vladimir Kramnik his first defeat of the event in 34 moves (rapid game), but the Russian bounced back immediately to grind Piket in blindfold to share the day's honours. He continued to lead with 10 points at the end of seventh round of the Eighth Melody Amber Chess Tournament on Tuesday.
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