The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has hired Pakistani Javed Miandad and West Indian Andy Roberts to coach the Bangladesh National cricket team. While Miandad will look after the batting aspects, Roberts will be in charge of the bowling department. They will start their assignment from August and will also assist the national coach Australian Trevor Chappell.

The United Nations has awarded the West Indies Players' Association for the work they have done with respect to the campaign against drug abuse in sport. The Association members also include former fast bowlers Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose, were presented the Serge P Sotiroff memorial award at a special function in Bridgetown on Tuesday. The UN award carries a $1,000 prize as well. Incidentally Serge P Sotiroff was a key figure in preparing the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.

Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds will replace Daryll Cullinan as Kent's overseas player of the season. Cullinan was forced to break his contract with the county following a knee injury. Cullinan who expressed his disappointment at not being able to continue for the county said he would like to be of assistance to them in any way possible. Symonds who had already played for the county in 1999 said he was happy to be back in Kent. Symonds has also appeared for Gloucestershire during the mid-nineties.

Meanwhile it seems Daryll Cullinan's international career is also on the line. The South Africa Cricket Board will decide shortly if he is going to play for the country again. Cullinan was denied a players contact with the South African Board as he had already signed a contract with Kent. However following his knee injury and termination of the Kent contract the South African officials will have to reconsider Cullinan's availability to represent South Africa from September, although the batsman hopes to be fit to play by then.

The Australian Cricket Board in a press release has confirmed that India will be touring Australia to play a three match one-day series on September 21, 23 and 26 this year for the Super Challenge 2001. While the first two matches are to be played at the Colonial indoor stadium, Melbourne, the last match will be played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground at the Gabba. Malcolm Speed the ACB chief said India and Australia have had some classic battles in the past and hoped the Australian fans would be treated to some good cricket.

The United Cricket Board of South Africa is completing ten years tomorrow. An anniversary party will be hosted by the UCBSA. The Board was formed on June 29, 1991 and was readmitted as a full ICC member 11 days later.

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association has plans to set up a cricket academy in Chennai on the lines of the national and regional academies. Ashok Kumbat, the secretary of the TNCA said a proposal would be made and adopted soon.

Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly (85 in 125 balls), finally saw light at the end of the dark tunnel he has been passing through for the last four months or so, when he led India's run chase, that stuttered a bit, but made it comfortably towards the end.
Zimbabwe despite losing early wickets yet again were able to post a formidable score on a wicket not really conducive for batting thanks largely due to a swash-buckling 58 not out from temporary captain Guy Whittall and a 45 from Grant Flower. Zimbabwe scored 97 runs in the last 11 overs with the Indian bowlers contributing nine wides and 12 no balls.
Man of the match Rahul Dravid made an excellent unbeaten 72 in just 64 balls. With two wins out of four matches, India has confirmed its entry to the final of this tri series.

Australia trashed the MCC XI by 280 runs at Arundel yesterday. Setting the MCC XI an unattainable target of 561, the Australians completed their demolition despite some stiff resistance by MCC's former West Indian skipper Jimmy Adams, who made an unbeaten 81.