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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 ...


Sunday, January 16, 2011

ICC hopes for return of Pakistan tours

 Updated at: 2135 PST,  Saturday, January 15, 2011 KARACHI: Pakistan needs to convince international teams that it is safe to resume tours to the country, an official of the sport's global governing body told reporters on Friday. Dave Richardson, the International Cricket Council's (ICC) general manager, said he hopes international cricket will soon return...

Gul strikes early for Pakistan

 Updated at: 0609 PST,  Saturday, January 15, 2011 WELLINGTON: Umar Gul struck twice for Pakistan to leave New Zealand at 80 for two at lunch in blustery conditions on the first day of the second Test at the Basin Reserve Saturday. If not for the vagaries of umpiring, and the absence of the umpire referral system for this Test, New Zealand could well be...

Pakistan hold advantage in second Test against NZ

 Updated at: 2135 PST,  Saturday, January 15, 2011 WELLINGTON: Pakistan wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal took five catches as New Zealand's top order failed to capitalise on sound starts and battled to 246 for six at the close of play on the first day of the second Test at a windswept Basin Reserve on Saturday. The hosts' wicketkeeper Reece Young, playing his second...

World Cup venues will be ready in time, says ICC chief

 Updated at: 1204 PST,  Saturday, January 15, 2011 MELBOURNE: The subcontinent will be ready in time to host the World Cup though five venues were still undergoing work, the International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on Saturday. According to reports, the World Cup organisers have been racing against time to get the grounds ready...