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'98 Heathrow scheme: Players corner WICB in first real dispute  — 28 years on

'98 Heathrow scheme: Players corner WICB in first real dispute  — 28 years on

Mon, Nov 9, '26 at 2:12 AM

On this day 28 years ago, '98 Heathrow scheme: Players corner WICB in first real dispute 

Nine West Indian players flew from Dhaka to London instead of South Africa. Brian Lara and Carl Hooper were sacked as a result, yet the rest of the squad stood with them, forcing a historic tour to be negotiated inside an airport hotel.

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'98 Heathrow scheme: Players corner WICB in first real dispute  — 28 years on