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Indian fans stone Zimbabwe8217;s bus
LEICESTER: The Zimbabwe team bus was stoned by Indian supporters infuriated by Wednesday8217;s dramatic three-run defeat in the cricket World Cup on Wednesday. 8220;They left a few dents,8221; Zimbabwe team manager Malcolm Jarvis was quoted as saying in the Daily Mail.
MUMBAI: Mohd Azharuddin and his boys may not be setting the Thames on fire but they certainly are making their best efforts to get into the World Cup record books in a dubious manner.
The Indian attack yesterday served up a cup record 51 extras, the second-highest in the Zimbabwe total of 252 for nine behind Andy Flower8217;s unbeaten 68.
Kenyan Kamande in chucking row
LONDON: The cricket World Cup was hit by a throwing row here on Thursday but organisers were still able to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
The England and Wales Cricket Board ECB confirmed that Jimmy Kamande, a 20-year-old medium pacer from Kenya, was reported for throwing against Zimbabwe at Taunton on May 15.
The player did not play against England.
Warne8217;s wife bears him a son
CARDIFF: Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne became a father for the second time on Thursday when his wife Simone gave birth to a son.
Warne told reporters in Cardiff where Australia were playing New Zealand in the World Cup that Baby Jackson was born in Melbourne this morning, weighing a healthy 3.486 kgs.
Jackson is Warne8217;s second child. His daughter Brooke was born while he was in England during the 1997 Ashes Series.
The doting father announced the arrival of his son to spectators at Cardiff by hanging a banner from the team8217;s balcony which read: 8220;Well done Simone. Welcome to the world Jackson. Luv dad amp; Brooke and all the lads.8221;
Botham sore about 1992 defeat
LONDON: Former England great Ian Botham is still grimacing from the pain of losing the 1992 World Cup final to Pakistan8211; and he blames then captain Graham Gooch for the failure.
8220;We were the best team by a league in that World Cup, but were burnt out,8221; England8217;s greatest ever all-rounder said.
8220;We8217;d had a hard tour of New Zealand and, instead of having a rest in the two weeks before the World Cup, we were made to play stupid and meaningless games of cricket among ourselves.
The result was that the little injuries and niggles didn8217;t go away. The management got it all wrong. Mainly Graham Gooch.
8220;I told him at the time I didn8217;t believe in naughty-boy nets, and some of us didn8217;t need to run round fields. But he was dogmatic, stubborn and it cost some of us what would have been the icing on the cake of our careers.8221;
England lost the final by 22 runs in Melbourne.
