VOL. 25 :: NO. 04 :: Jan. 26 - Feb. 01, 2002

A mind-boggling strike-rate Wicket No. 400 may just be the beginning of another surge for Muttiah Muralitharan towards Courtney Walsh's world record haul. Cover Story.

Cricket. New Zealand packs a wallop.

Badminton. National championship review.

STAR POSTER: Mahela Jayawardene
• Cricket: Sri Lanka too good

• Challenger Series: India 'A' triumphs

• On the Write Line: The crux of the matter is continuity
  Column by Sunil Gavaskar

• Opening Salvo: The best man for the job has become a target of ridicule
  Column by Navjot Singh Sidhu

• Over the Top: Going around in circles
  Column by K. Srikkanth

• Here & There: Contribution matters, not statistics
  Column by Amrit Mathur

• By the Way...: More than enough of the left around
  Column by Ted Corbett

• This India, that 'World'

• Cricket

  • Indian women make merry
  • Crying for attention

• Tennis: Hopman's Cup

• Dateline Down Under: The will of the born survivor

• Focus: Jordan's milestone

• Kicking Around: A case for abolishing polls for rankings
  Column by Brian Glanville