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Friday, June 24, 2011

National T20 tournament starts Friday

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KARACHI: The National Twenty20 Cup will begin in Faisalabad from Friday. Two matches will be played on the first day which will be broadcast live on Geo Super With no international cricket being played in Pakistan, this tournament is the perfect opportunity for fans to see their favourite stars.Many star cricketers will be featured in the tournament and the event will feature eight teams. Lahore Lions are the reigning champions.The first day matches will feature Faisalabad Wolves vs. Multan Tigers at 5:00 pm and Karachi Dolphins vs. Rawalpindi Rams at 9:00 pm.The good news for sport fans is that Geo Super will show all matches of the tournament live.

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Dravid's class and pacemen hand India initiative

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KINGSTON: A typically resolute century by Rahul Dravid and the new-ball pair of Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar put India in a strong position for victory in the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday.Dravid made 112 - his 32nd test century - before he was the last man dismissed, as the Indians were bowled out for 252 in their second innings on the third day at Sabina Park, setting the hosts 326 for victory. Sharma and Kumar then put the brakes on a promising West Indies start, removing the home team's top order, as they reached 131 for three in their second innings at stumps.Kumar made the breakthrough, when he had Adrian Barath caught at a deliberately-placed third slip for a quick-fire 38, leaving West Indies 62 for one.Next over, Sharma condemned Ramnaresh Sarwan to another failure, when the stylish right-hander edged a loose, flat-footed drive, and was caught at gully for a second-ball duck.Sharma continued to plug away, gaining appreciable bounce and movement from the hard, true pitch, and was rewarded when he bowled Lendl Simmons for 27. The Indian bowlers continued to probe away for the remainder of the day, but Darren Bravo, not out on 30, and fellow left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul, not out on 24, resisted firmly, putting on 51 - unbroken - for the fourth wicket.Earlier, Dravid was a pillar of defiance, batting in typically dogged fashion for close to seven hours, striking 10 fours and one six from 274 balls, and holding the innings together in the face of purposeful bowling from West Indies. He reached his hundred from 252 balls, dabbing a delivery from Fidel Edwards into point for a single.Dravid shared in an important ninth-wicket stand of 56 with Amit Mishra, after West Indies captain Darren Sammy removed Harbhajan Singh and Kumar in the space of three balls, as India slipped to 183 for eight in the first 35 minutes after lunch.Mishra batted confidently, showing great courage against a barrage of short-pitched bowling, particularly from Edwards, armed with the second new ball.He spent just over 1< hours at the crease making 28 before he was caught at third man off Sammy, trying an upper cut.Dravid soon followed, caught at long-on, going for the second time in the match to leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo.The Indians had seemed destined for a much earlier close to their innings, when Sammy had Harbhajan dubiously lbw for five. Television replays suggested the ball would have bounced over the top of the stumps. Two deliveries later, Kumar was bowled for a duck, playing across a well-pitched yorker from Sammy, but Mishra arrived to play the part of spoiler.Sammy finished with four for 52 from 27 overs, and Bishoo captured four for 65 from 24.5 overs.Before lunch, India had lost two wickets - both to Bishoo - in the last half-hour before the interval, sliding to 166 for six.Left-hander Suresh Raina was caught at leg-slip for 27, gloving a sweep at a delivery from Bishoo into the legs of wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh Jr before the ball lobbed to Sammy.In typical fashion, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a few rousing strokes, including a straight six off Bishoo, before he cut the final delivery before lunch from the same bowler straight to the cover fielder, much to his chagrin.India had been setback early, after they continued from their overnight total of 91 for three, when Edwards had Virat Kohli caught behind down the leg-side for 15, leaving the Indians 100 for four.

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PCB to overhaul club structure

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KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday revealed plans of overhauling the country’s club cricket structure following a meeting of its Governing Board in Lahore.Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, said that the Board will make all out investment in lifting club cricket all over the country.The Board has decided to appoint former Pakistan Test spinner Abdul Qadir as the project’s coordinator. Qadir, who resigned as Pakistan’s chief selector after falling out with Butt in 2009, is expected to get the support of several other former Test cricketers including Sarfraz Nawaz, a former Pakisan fast bowler. Sarfraz has been an ardent critic of PCB but softened his stance against the Board during its bitter dispute with former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi.According to the PCB, Sarfraz has been offered to join the project but the Board is still awaiting his response. Ijaz Ahmed, a former Pakistan Test batsman, is also expected to be hired for the project.The Board has also decided to award contacts to 20 players from each of its 11 regions.Speaking to reporters, Butt said that the PCB will make best possible efforts to revive the Pakistan-India series.He also rejected the impression that the PCB has been suffering from major losses by hosting its ‘home’ matches on neutral venues. According to him, some of the series played abroad are profitable while others end in financial losses for the Board.Security problems in Pakistan have forced the PCB o host its ‘home’ matches on offshore venues in UAE and England.The PCB’s governing board approved the budget but did not disclose its total amount. “A deficit budget has been approved,” said Butt.He claimed that the board had various plans to overcome the deficit. “We have plans to lift club cricket so that our domestic cricket improves and for that we have planned around 5,000 matches at club level in the country in the next season.”He added that PCB was also making efforts to host its own Twenty20 league, modelled on the lucrative Indian Premier League.“We want to stage our own Twenty20 league although we do not have the expertise but we are still trying,” he added. A panel of 12 lawyers has also been appointed to help the PCB on the legal front.

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

PCB committee to review Ilyas suspension case

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LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formed a two-member committee to review the suspension case of Mohammad Ilyas, member of national selection committee, Geo News reported.The two-member disciplinary committee includes PCB Director Domestic, Sultan Rana and General Manager Domestic, Shafiq Pasha. The committee meeting is expected to be held in two days Mohammad Ilyas was issued show cause notice on appearing before media and in a television program. The board suspended Ilyas on not providing a satisfactory reply.

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Sri Lanka replace injured Fernando with Prasad

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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday called up bowler Dhammika Prasad to replace the injured Dilhara Fernando for the upcoming limited-overs series with England.Prasad, 28, last played a one-day match for Sri Lanka in 2009 when Pakistan toured Colombo. Since making his ODI debut in 2006, he has taken five wickets in five outings giving away 217 runs."Dilhara Fernando will be returning to Sri Lanka after an injury suffered during the third Test match at Rose Bowl," Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.England drew the third Test with Sri Lanka to win the series 1-0.Both sides play a one-off Twenty20 game in Bristol on June 25, ahead of the five one-day games that begin at the Oval on June 28. (AFP)

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‘Relieved’ Afridi hopes to dazzle for Hampshire

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KARACHI: Shahid Afridi is looking forward to his first outing as a ‘retired’ player on Thursday (tomorrow) when he will make his debut for Hampshire in their Friends Pro-t20 clash against Essex Eagles in Chelmsford (England).The star allrounder, who announced his retirement from international cricket during a bitter dispute with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), is happy that he will be back on the cricket field soon.“I’m really looking forward to be back in action,” Afridi told ‘The News’ in an interview on Tuesday. “The last few weeks were pretty frustrating but thank God it’s over now. I’m feeling relieved,” added the player who will leave here for London on Wednesday (today).Till a few days back it seemed that Afridi won’t be able to fulfill his lucrative assignment with Hampshire as he was busy battling in court against the PCB.It all began when Afridi was relieved of Pakistan’s one-day captaincy last month by the PCB after he hinted at disharmony in the national team management following his team’s 3-2 win in the limited-overs series against West Indies.Reacting to the snub, Afridi retired from international cricket and lashed out at the PCB for its “ill-treatment” towards him. The PCB decided to hit back by suspending his central contract and revoking all No Objection Certificates thus blocking the player’s participation in the Friends Pro-t20 event in England.Afridi returned home and filed a petition in the Sindh High Court. A few days later, he withdrew the petition following a meeting with PCB chief Ijaz Butt. The Board slapped him with a hefty fine of Rs4.5 million but agreed to revoke his NOC to play for Hampshire.The entire episode was a stunning turnaround for the 31-year-old who was hailed as a hero last March when he guided an otherwise underachieving Pakistan team to the World Cup semifinals.However, Afridi made it clear that he won’t delve in the past.“All I’m thinking about is how to regain my form, both as a bowler and as a batsman,” said Afridi, who is one of the world’s most successful allrounders in the shorter formats of the game.“I’m looking forward to do well as an allrounder for Hampshire,” added the player who has scored 6695 runs and bagged 315 wickets in One-day Internationals. He is also one of the most prolific players in Twenty20 Internationals with 683 runs and 53 wickets from 43 matches.Afridi peaked as a legspinner during the 2011 World Cup in sub-continent when he emerged as one of the most successful bowlers in the 16-nation spectacle. But his performance graph dipped in the Caribbean where he flopped both with the bat and ball.However, an unplanned yet well-deserved sabbatical from cricket has left Afridi in a buoyant mood.“I was feeling a bit drained after the World Cup which is probably the reason why my performance wasn’t up to the mark against the West Indies,” he said.“But I’m feeling much better now and am itching to play cricket which is a great sign.”Soon after concluding his Hampshire stint, Afridi is hoping to feature as one of the star attractions at the inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) Twenty20 tournament. The event will be played over 18 days from July 19 and will feature teams from the island’s seven provinces.Afridi will lead one of the competing teams and is already looking forward to the challenge. “It (SLPL) promises to be a challenging tournament and I’m hoping to give my best in it,” he said.

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EA Cricket 2009

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Cricket Revolution (2009)

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Cricket Calander 2011-2012

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                 Confirmed International Cricket
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January 2011
England in Australia
Tri-Series in Australia (Eng, Aus & SL)
India in South Africa
Pakistan in New Zealand
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
February 2011
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
March 2011                                                                                                             
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
April 2011
Australia in Bangladesh (3 ODIs)
India in West Indies
May 2011
Sri Lanka in England
India in West Indies
Pakistan in West Indies
June 2011
Sri Lanka in England
Zimbabwe in Australia (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
Pakistan in West Indies
July 2011
Sri Lanka in England
Zimbabwe in Australia
India in England
Pakistan in West Indies
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe (2 Tests & 5 ODIs)
August 2011
India in England
Australia in Sri Lanka (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe
September 2011
India in England
Australia in Sri Lanka
Australia in South Africa (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Pakistan in Zimbabwe (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
October 2011
England in India (5 ODIs)
Australia in South Africa
Pakistan in Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka in Pakistan (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
West Indies in Bangladesh (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
November 2011
Australia in South Africa
New Zealand in Australia (2 Tests)
West Indies in India (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Sri Lanka in Pakistan
December 2011
New Zealand in Australia
West Indies in India
India in Australia (4 Tests)
Zimbabwe in New Zealand (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
Pakistan in Bangladesh (2 Tests & 3 ODIs)
Sri Lanka in South Africa (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
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January 2012
India in Australia
Tri-Series in Australia (Aus, NZ & Ind)
Zimbabwe in New Zealand
Sri Lanka in South Africa
England in Pakistan (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
February 2012
England in Zimbabwe - postponed
Tri-Series in Australia
Asia Cup
South Africa in New Zealand (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
March 2012
Australia in West Indies (4 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Pakistan in India (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
South Africa in New Zealand
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh (5 ODIs)
April 2012
Australia in West Indies
Pakistan in India
South Africa in New Zealand
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
New Zealand in West Indies (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
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