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October 18, 2001
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Indian hand behind Kenya's upset win

As Kenya upset all calculations to humble India by 70 runs, flamboyant former Indian batsman and Kenya's coach Sandeep Patil said they had planned out how Joseph Angara should bowl on the wicket on the eve of the match.

"These (South African) wickets are the kind of wickets where the ball comes nicely on to the bat and we wanted to avoid the scenario. Hence we were looking for someone who could hold the ball back.

"Actually, practicing under lights here on Tuesday was a great help. We were able to judge the conditions and see the wind blowing from the west could be a help in holding the ball up," he said.

Sourav Ganguly Indian captain Sourav Ganguly was philosophical in defeat and said it "was the kind of kick we needed on our backside" for the remaining matches of the series.

He admitted his team could have been a bit complacent going into the game after demolishing Kenya at Bloemfontein last week.

"More than them, it was a very surprising display by us. We were found wanting in both batting and bowling. We were never able to build a partnership.

"We played poor cricket for the whole part of 100 overs and they (Kenyan bowlers) were able to hit the right length.

"I would ask the team to just forget about it and carry on with our game... We have a match in hand against the South Africans (tomorrow) and we'd better concentrate on that.. We know this (such poor performance) is not going to happen again," Ganguly said.

Kenyan captain Steve Tikolo put his side's win right on top. "It is the greatest moment in my country's cricket, on par with win over the West Indies during the 1996 World Cup."

The stand-in captain and the mainstay of Kenyan batting said he was "over the moon with joy " and dedicated the win to "Maurice (Odumbe) and our manager."

Odumbe was given a two-match suspension by match referee Ahmed Ebrahim for his outburst against umpire Dave Orchard in the match against South Africa at Bloemfontein on Sunday. The Kenyan manager Mahmood Querishy had suffered a heart-attack on Tuesday and underwent a byepass surgery.

Man-of-the-match Joseph Angara made the most of the first opportunity he got in the tournament with figures of 3 for 30, including the prize-wicket of Sachin Tendulkar.

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