NEWS ALERT

NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Tiger-hunters return home with Asia Cup

6:22 PM  Unknown  

KARACHI: Pakistani cricket players returned home on Friday after winning the Asia Cup final in a nail-biter against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, Geo News reported.

Talking to newsmen at the airport, Shahid Afridi was all praise for the team effort against Tigers.

To a question, he said that for T20 battles the squad needed some changes, which he would recommend very soon.

The team members were showered with rose petals on their arrival by a large number of fans.

This is Pakistani team’s first victory under the coaching of Dav Whatmore.

Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Muhammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi landed at Karachi airport around 9:00 pm.

Hamad Azam and Umar Akmal will land in Islamabad at 12:00 am. However, Misbah Ul Haq, manager Naveed Akram Cheema and PCB Chief Zaka Ashraf will arrive in Lahore the next morning.

Posted in: