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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, January 05, 2011

Afridi is not a leader

LAHORE: Pakistan’s limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has come under heavy fire from the country’s former players who questioned his leadership ability in the wake of the team’s recent Twenty20 series-loss in New Zealand. Following Pakistan’s 2-1 loss – the final-game win halting a series of six consecutive Twenty20 defeats – former players have urged the Pakistan...

Pakistan battle out a draw

The touring Pakistanis were made to look second best in their only warm-up match before the first Test as they conceded a 97-run first-innings lead but managed to draw against the New Zealand Cricket XI. The tourists looked on-course for a poor total before Test captain Misbahul Haq rescued his side with an unbeaten 126 while other batsmen fell around him. The captain,...

Ajmal to miss opening New Zealand Test

KARACHI: Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal will miss the first Test against New Zealand after returning home to attend the funeral of his father.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that necessary arrangements had been made to facilitate Ajmal’s return after his father died on Tuesday. “He is devastated by the sudden death of his father who expired after being taken...

Afridi rejects criticism, wants support ahead of World Cup

KARACHI: Pakistan Twenty20 and One-Day International (ODI) captain Shahid Afridi has asked for support ahead of the World Cup and said that criticism before the global event will discourage the young team. Following the recent Twenty20 series loss to New Zealand – the third consecutive series defeat after England and South Africa won 2-0 – former players lashed out at Afridi...

LAHORE: Out-of-favour wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal breathed a sigh of relief as he was included in Pakistan’s 30-man squad for the World Cup.

Mohammad Yousuf, who retired earlier this year only to make his comeback in the summer, was also included in the squad while former captain Shoaib Malik and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria were left out. Akmal was one of three players awaiting clearance by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) but remained confident of being included in the squad that takes part in the tournament....