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National crime prevention spokesman senior superintendent Louis Dafel said police would handle the Pakistani squad’s security arrangements for the remainder of their stay in South Africa.

The two teams got together for a dinner tonight believed to be an unprecedented move on the eve of a test match to discuss ways of fighting crime both in South Africa and abroad. Police escorted the team to practise today afternoon at the nets at the Wanderers.

“Obviously we are not guarding the hotels where they are staying but as soon as they move out to the cricket ground, or at night we escorting them,” Dafel said.

Krajicek to miss Davis Cup:

HILVERSUM: Father-to-be Richard Krajicek will not play in the first round of the Davis Cup againstBelgium in April because his baby is due then, the Dutch Tennis Federation announced today.

The Netherlands’ top player is excused from the first round to be played in Brussels on April 3 to 5, because his girlfriend is expected to give birth to their baby around that time.

Playing for the Netherlands will be Jan Siemerink, Sjeng Schalken, Paul Haarhuis and Jacco Eltingh.

Gullit’s $ 3.3 million demand grounded:

LONDON: Ruud Gullit admitted today he had asked for a $ 3.3 million salary, but he said that wasn’t the reason he was fired as Chelsea’s manager.

But the club said that was exactly why it fired the Dutchman and replaced him with Italian Gianluca Vialli, a player Gullit brought to Chelsea and then angered by seldom playing.

In fact, Chelsea said Gullit would have cost the club more than $ 5 million even too much for a coach who led Chelsea to the F A Cup last season its first major trophy in 26 years.

Answering Gullit’s assertion, Chelsea’s managing director Colin Hutchinson saidGullit was asking for 3.3 million dollar after taxes. That meant Gullit would have cost Chelsea 5.5 million dollar in salary.Such as salary would have made Gullit the best paid coach in England, surpassing Manchester United’s Alex Ferguson.

Campbell leads from the front:

TIMARU: Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell tuned up for next week’s Test match against New Zealand with 196 in the four-day match against provincial side Canterbury today.

Campbell declared Zimbabwe’s first innings closed at 422 for eight when he was run out. Canterbury, which made 100 in its first innings, were batting a second time at stumps on the second day.

Campbell shared a 261-run stand with Paul Strang, who made 93.

The tourists resumed on 129 for five after upsetting coach David Houghton with their lack of application with the bat on the first day.