41.   Indian cricket board president A.C. Muthiah said this month he feared the Asian test championship may be doomed if India did not play.

42.   Indian cricket selectors were left flustered on Wednesday as medium-pacer Ashish Nehra was ruled out of the team to tour South Africa.

43.   It will be his first time playing with the Indian senior cricket team.

44.   Kim-Farley pointed to Indian cricket, which disassociated itself from tobacco sponsors even before India began working on its ban.

45.   Lele, a heavyweight in Indian cricket, was defeated by Niranjan Shah in a tie vote.

46.   Mohammed Azharuddin will lead the Indian cricket team for the World Cup in England this summer, selectors announced Monday.

47.   Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested a Pakistani national who was plotting to kidnap Indian cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar and national captain Saurav Ganguly.

48.   Recent mistakes by third umpires who have access to video replays from several angles before adjudicating on critical dismissals are unacceptable, says Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly.

49.   Selectors retained Saurav Ganguly as captain of the Indian cricket team for its tour of England beginning later this month, a cricket official said Wednesday.

50.   Speed said Indian cricket board president Jaghoman Dalmiya objected to the selections.