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...RESIGNED. NASSER HUSSAIN, 35, as the one-day international captain of the English cricket team. Hussain announced his departure shortly after England's elimination in the first round of the International Cricket Council's World Cup, which he blamed on the team's loss of a crucial match against Australia. England's place in the next stage will be taken by Zimbabwe, whom the English refused to play in Harare, citing security reasons. The team lost four crucial points as a result of that boycott...
...unacquainted, cricket can at first seem to be much ado about nothing. “They spend a lot of time just batting a ball into the ground and standing around,” acknowledges physics grad student and cricket aficionado Lars C. Grant. But, for the 45 cricket addicts who have gathered together in Leverett G to watch a live satellite broadcast of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, batting a ball and standing around is serious business. Among the countries of the former British Empire, there are few sources of national pride greater than securing victory on the cricket...
...teams. Because of the seven hour time difference with South Africa, which is playing host to the tournament, many matches do not begin until the early morning hours in Boston—FM had the pleasure of attending a match with a starting time of 3 a.m. And, because Cricket is bizarre (as are all British sports, for that matter), most matches last well over eight hours...
Harvard’s lifeline to the world of cricketing has come thanks to Naresh Ramarajan ’04. Ramarajan shelled out for a satellite dish so he could watch the telecast from South Africa. As a loyal fan of the Indian national team, Ramarajan explains that the decision to set up the gadgetry necessary to access the telecast from South Africa was an easy one. “If you’re from India,” he says, “[cricket] is pretty much your sport. It’s the biggest sport in India...
...begins to grow brighter outside, the stamina of the cricket fans remains strong—and will continue to be for the next six hours of delightful sport. The Pakistani team is lagging and one presenter says, “Let’s hope they get a birthday present from God.” Apparently, this birthday package got lost in transit: Pakistan lost to India by six wickets, and for those of us in the know, that’s a bloody...