ICC Will 'Target-Test' For Drugs:BBC

I saw this story on the BBC Sport website and thought you should see it.

ICC chief-executive Malcolm Speed's speak, "We want to make absolutely sure players are free from banned substances." is worth of a 'Test' by itself.

'Cricket' to be "A Universal Religion", such a stringent measure by ICC should be welcome by one and all, provided such actions are taken with true and ethical professionalism that should leave no scope for the slightest eyebrow-raising and must be absolutely free from bias of any sort.

Let's all remember, we have to take the 'Vital Responsiblity', of 'Defining' all the 'Ethics and Culture' of that 'Universal Religion' that "CRICKET" is, that shall facilitate the 'Dawn' of 'Universal Peace' in this 'Intolerant and Terror-Phobic' world.

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In Pursuance For Coveted World Cup

[BLUE RULES: Team India pose for photographers in Mumbai before leaving for the ICC World Cup in West Indies]

"Riding high on soaring fan expectations and a series win against Sri Lanka, the Indian cricket team on Wednesday left for West Indies for Cricket World Cup 2007 beginning March 11.

The team left for the Windies by a 0240 hrs (IST) flight on Thursday for the ninth edition of the World Cup.

...............The team will play two warm-up games against Holland and West Indies on March 6 and March 9 respectively and their first World Cup match in will be on March 17 against Bangladesh.

After months of build-up for the mega event, the men in blue seemed confident with skipper Rahul Dravid sending out a clear and an ominous signal to rivals, saying the team "fully equipped" to do well in Caribbean conditions.

“Playing in a World Cup is always special and the boys are ready,” Skipper Rahul Dravid told CNN-IBN as the Men in Blue boarded the bus.

.................Chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar – a member of India’s 1983 winning squad - appeared upbeat and heaped praises on the team.

"This is an excellent team. Man to man, our team is far superior to the other teams, but they have to put that into practice," the former India captain was quoted as saying.

Out of the 15 players selected, only nine of them have experienced a World Cup while six - Robin Uthappa, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel and Sreesanth - will be appearing for the first time.

The 16-nation World Cup will be played at 12 grounds in nine venues between March 11 and April 28.

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India Confident Of Winning 'The WORLD CUP'

Dravid thinks
his Indian
World Cup
squad has
overcome
it's fitness
worries;while
coach Chappel
says the team
has found
'flexibility'.

This is what the zist of a press conference at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on the 27th Feb, a day before Indian team leave for the West Indies from Mumbai on their pursue for winning the coveted Cricket World Cup.

Read the complete HindustanTimes ePaper article.

'Three Cheers' to Dravid and Team India

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