1.   Almost all the top South African batsmen are good with the bat, but the bowling has to do better.

2.   Bangladesh manager Gazi Hossain said he had enough confidence in his younger players even after the top batsmen were back in the pavilion.

3.   Bangladesh will miss Habibul Bashar, its top batsman, when it takes on Pakistan in the first limited-overs match on Tuesday at the M.A. Aziz Stadium.

4.   Australia lost both league matches against India but it seems to be getting into the stride with its top batsmen Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting in striking form.

5.   BOMBAY, India -- India on Monday was set to win the first cricket test against the West Indies whose top batsmen failed in both the innings.

6.   But England bounced back dismissing the top four Australian batsmen before tea.

7.   India suffered initial reverses with three top batsmen getting out cheaply.

8.   India on Monday was set to win the first cricket test against the West Indies whose top batsmen failed in both the innings.

9.   India was poised to win the home cricket test series against South Africa whose top batsmen floundered on the penultimate day Wednesday of the third and final Test.

10.   India, which pulled off a win in Hyderabad after slipping in the victory chase, was looking for consistency from its top batsmen.