61.   He missed the subsequent one-day series against the tourists along with star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who had a knee injury.

62.   His star batsman Brian Lara, meanwhile, has voiced fears over the upcoming tour of India, hit by an outbreak of plague.

63.   In his next over, Kumble had star batsman Aravinda De Silva stumped by wicket-keeper Nayan Mongia.

64.   India are already without star batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag due to injuries.

65.   As a result, the Windies rested star batsman Brian Lara, captain Courtney Walsh and fellow strike bowler Curtly Ambrose, leaving Carl Hooper as stand-in skipper.

66.   At lunch, star batsman Aravinda De Silva was on one while Marvan Atapattu had yet to score.

67.   Australia included star batsman Mark Waugh, considered fit enough from a groin muscle injury to bat, but not to bowl.

68.   Atapattu and Tillekaratne teamed up after star batsmen Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharna and Aravinda De Silva had fallen by the seventh over.

69.   The right-arm seamer forced star batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq to pull a catch to Sanwar Hossain at mid wicket and later dismissed Waqar Younis.

70.   The Times said Ansari had also planned to kidnap star batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, and the captain of the national team, Saurav Ganguly.