Died
SIR Clyde Walcott, 80, part of the legendary three Ws of Windies cricket. A hard-hitting batsman with a Test avg of 56.68, he was ICC chairman too.
Died
Wasim Raja, 54, dashing Pakistani allrounder of the ’70s, dies on the field. The English lit teacher even had a stint as team coach and ICC referee.
Awarded
Asit K. Biswas, IIT alumnus, water management pioneer and UN advisor/ arbiter on the issue since the ’70s, gets the World Water Prize in Stockholm.
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