The second in our series of articles examining how the Indian team is shaping up for the coming 2003-04 season

The ICC has finally come up with a detailed explanation for India's unexpected drop to eighth place in the one-day international ratings, despite their achievement in reaching the World Cup final in South Africa earlier this year

Sourav Ganguly has often been accused of uncalled-for outbursts, but most of the cricketing world will support his recent attack on the ICC's ranking system for one-day internationals

That Bangladesh will be drubbed 0-2 by Australia is an almost foregone conclusion - barring serious intervention from the weather gods, any other result seems improbable

Only 14 hours after the 2000th one-day international concludes, the 2001st will get under way as Dhaka plays host to the TVS Cup - yet another triangular tournament featuring one team which exceeded all expectations at the World Cup, and two which

The last time these two sides met, Zimbabwe were humiliated by seven wickets, allowing Kenya a passage to the World Cup semi-final

Pakistan's batsmen had put in a scratchy display in the Sharjah Cup opener, but today they got their act together, chasing down a target of 224 to register their second win in consecutive days

Pakistan's new-look side - with just four names in common with the team which played their last World Cup match - made an impressive start to their Sharjah Cup campaign, thrashing Zimbabwe by 68 runs