Sunday, April 25, 1999
Sri Lankans promise surprises at the World Cup
Motivated by last-minute couch counselling to boost their sagging morale and charged up with intense training under foreign coaches, a full-strength Sri Lankan team today left for England confident of retaining the cricket World Cup.
No need to panic, reassures Anand
Viswanathan Anand is not used to finishing last. But that is precisely what happened last week at the Dos Hermanas event in Spain. However, while his fans have panicked, Anand stays calm.
Team spirit in India remains only in theory
With Pakistan on a high and India regrettably in deep slump, questions arise about team spirit. Losing, we have always been told correctly, is part of the game because two cannot win one battle.
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