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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 ...


Monday, January 31, 2011

PCB set to retain Afridi as skipper for World Cup

4:10 PM  Unknown  

Updated at: 1526 PST,  Monday, January 31, 2011 KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt, in all likelihood, will announce Shahid Afridi as the captain of the Pakistan team for the upcoming World Cup although some players are backing Misbah-ul Haq as the leader. According to sources, Butt has decided to now stick with Afridi as captain although there...

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Vettori, Ryder return to NZ squad

2:36 PM  Unknown  

Updated at: 1008 PST,  Monday, January 31, 2011 Skipper Daniel Vettori and opener Jesse Ryder have made a return to the New Zealand squad for the fourth ODI in Napier on Tuesday. New Zealand selectors made two changes to the squad for the fourth One-Day International against Pakistan in Napier.Ryder and Vettori come back into the reckoning with Luke Woodcock and Kyle...

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Afridi hints at limited role for Akhtar

2:32 PM  Unknown  

Updated at: 1008 PST,  Monday, January 31, 2011 Pakistan ODI captain Shahid Afridi has indicated a limited role for experienced fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the remaining matches in New Zealand and next month's World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.After Pakistan's win over New Zealand in Christchurch in the third ODI, Afridi said that Akhtar was left out of...

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Ajmal, Tanvir rate India as favourites

2:30 PM  Unknown  

Updated at: 1008 PST,  Monday, January 31, 2011 Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir feel that India will be the biggest threat for all teams including Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup. "I think India, Australia and South Africa can pose big threat as they have very strong squads for the tournament," Ajmal told Pakistan's former captain and...

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Windies elect to bat in Sri Lanka one-dayer

2:26 PM  Unknown  

Updated at: 1008 PST,  Monday, January 31, 2011 COLOMBO: West Indies captain Darren Sammy elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international on Monday. The remaining two matches will also be played in Colombo on Friday and Sunday. West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Chris Gayle, Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan,...

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