Why so many inaccuracies?

The Jakarta Post, usually known for its accuracy in reporting, misled the readers, at least on a couple of occasions, particularly, on its Sports section, recently.

On Feb. 28, 2003, in your Sports page, a headline stated Nehra gives England six of the best in W. Cup. This gives an impression as though that Nehra is an England player and he was instrumental in England winning the match in the World Cricket Cup. The fact is that Nehra is an Indian bowler who, with his impeccable bowling, captured six of England's wickets and bagged the win for India on that day.

Again, on March 3, 2003, another headline in the Post mentioned, We are shattered, Waqar admits after India defeat. Here, it is not clear who won against whom. Actually, India won handsomely against Pakistan and ensured India's emphatic entry into the Super Sixes.

We could observe that you are only publishing such sports news from syndicated columns, in this instance, from Agence France- Presse (AFP), Johannesburg. I was wondering how AFP could come up with such distorted headlines, and so, I checked on the internet, as regards your news item on March 3, 2003.

I'm an Indian, yes, but I don't mean to say that you should show India in a better light. I only wish that you report the facts in the right manner, please.

D. CHANDRAMOULI, Jakarta