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From there on, the field will be reduced systematically with 32 players in Round 3, 16 in Round 4, eight in Round 5, four in Round 6 and two in Round 7 which will be a six-game affair, as in Lausanne. Rounds 1-6 wil have two games each and tiebreakers.

Patankar manager

MUMBAI: Former Testcricketer Dr Chandu Patankar will be the administrative manager for India8217;s short tour of Zimbabwe.

The Mohammed Azharuddin-led Indian team would be playing three One-day internationals and an one-off Test on their 15-day tour, a Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI official said here today.

Centenary golf

BANGALORE: Country8217;s leading golfers will be in action in the McDowell8217;s Centenary Golf Open, the fifth leg of the Wills Sports Tour, beginning at the Bangalore Golf Course on September 24.

Barring three leading golfers 8212; Vivek Bhandari, Amritinder Singh and Arjun Atwal 8212; other top notchers have confirmed their participation, BGC captain B S Patil and secretary Vijay Reddy told newsmen here today.