da betsson: India’s master batsman Sachin Tendulkar suffered a foot injury duringthe final of the tri-nation series against the West Indies on Saturdaywhen his right foot spiked his left foot while fielding, forcing himto withdraw from the first part of the
da stake casino: Staff and Agencies11-Jul-2001* Tendulkar’s injury caused by his left boot spikeIndia’s master batsman Sachin Tendulkar suffered a foot injury duringthe final of the tri-nation series against the West Indies on Saturdaywhen his right foot spiked his left foot while fielding, forcing himto withdraw from the first part of the coming Sri Lankan tour.”Though an X-ray has ruled out any fracture, the injury is extremelypainful and the foot has to be rested for at least two to three weeksas there is an aggravation of muscles”, BCCI sources said in Mumbai onTuesday. His right foot, with spikes, landed between toe and heel ofthe left foot, resulting in a sesamoid bruise, sources added.However, the BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele or any of the selectors whomet here yesterday to finalise the team for Sri Lankan tour were notable to describe the nature of injury to Tendulkar’s foot butannounced that the Mumbai star would be joining the team for the lastleague tie against New Zealand on August 2.* Marsh, Healy helped me perform well in Zimbabwe: DigheVital tips by former Australian wicketkeepers Rodney Marsh and IanHealy helped the Indian wicketkeeper Sameer Dighe perform well on therecently concluded tour of Zimbabwe. A beaming Dighe told PTI inMumbai on Tuesday that Marsh had passed on a few tips to him duringthe conditioning camp in Bangalore which helped a lot.”Healy spent some time with me during the Harare Test match. I wasdelighted when he wanted to help me out,” he said. “Healy, who was inHarare to participate in the benefit tie for former Zimbabwe Test starEddo Brandes, is a remarkable man and can spot any flaws by justwatching others behind the stumps. I soaked in all the knowledge whenhe gave some important tips in the lobby of our hotel,” Dighe said.”In fact, I was really touched when Healy told me that I can call himup for help even if it is two in the morning and the most importanttip he gave was to move with the ball. He also told me to maintain adiary and note down the good and bad things every day,” Dighe added.When asked about his unbeaten 94 in the tri-series final against theWest Indies on Saturday, the Mumbai player said, “I used Sachin’s(Tendulkar) bat which was much heavier than the one I normally use. Infact, it was Sachin who advised me to do so as I would get more powerin my strokes. However, I feel very sad that we fell short by 16runs,” Dighe said.* Judicial remand of Prabhakar extended till July 21A Nainital court has extended judicial remand of the former Indiancricketer Manoj Prabhakar till July 21 in the chit fund case, a seniorpolice official said on Tuesday. Judicial Magistrate Devraj PrasadSingh had extended the remand of Prabhakar on a petition moved by theUttaranchal police, DIG (Nainital) Vijay Raghav Pant said.Meanwhile, the condition of Prabhakar, admitted to a private nursinghome on July 3 following suspected brain stroke, was stated to bestable, doctors attending on him said. Prabhakar was arrested byUttaranchal police from his south Delhi office on July 2 following anon-bailable arrest warrant issued by the Haldwani Judicial Magistratein connection with a chit fund company APACE Investment Ltd case onMay 11.Police had alleged that Prabhakar, as director of the company, haddefrauded and cheated people while accepting deposits from them.






