31.   Indian cricket authorities have announced a small change in the team that will tour Sri Lanka for the second match of the Asian Test Championship later this month.

32.   Indian cricket board this month informed the government it would invite England and sought assurances that security would be tight.

33.   Indian cricket managers have protested drug tests for cricketers, saying nowhere in the world do players undergo such scrutiny.

34.   Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar was found guilty of ball tampering, according to a report issued late Monday.

35.   Indian cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed captain of the national cricket team Wednesday, replacing Mohammad Azharuddin, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

36.   Indian cricket officials have indicated that they especially fear violence from militant Kashmiris or Pakistanis who could easily mingle with the cricket crowds in England.

37.   Indian cricket officials later agreed to move the team to Eden Gardens after a security check, but asked the visitors to tread lightly on the outfield.

38.   Indian cricket officials were confident that Tendulkar would be fit for the tour of South Africa beginning early October.

39.   Indian cricket selectors on Thursday retained Sourav Ganguly as captain for the forthcoming tour of South Africa, absolving him of responsibility for the disastrous series in Sri Lanka.

40.   Indian cricket board chief Inderjit Bindra said Thursday that fans should not be be allowed to disrupt cricketing relations between India and Pakistan.