Absentee Zulqarnain to return Pakistan

Updated at: 1721 PST,  Sunday, April 17, 2011 KARACHI: Former Pakistan wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider, who fled to London last year citing death threats from match-fixers, has said he will return home and cancel his application for asylum in Britain.Zulqarnain was reassured by a meeting with Pakistani interior minister Rehman Malik in London last week, and will seek...

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Valthaty, Gilchrist fire Punjab to win over Deccan

Updated at: 1301 PST,  Sunday, April 17, 2011 HYDERABAD: Paul Valthaty and Adam Gilchrist hammered explosive half-centuries to power Kings XI Punjab to an eight-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.Valthaty smashed a 47-ball 75 and skipper Gilchrist a 46-ball 61 as Punjab achieved a 166-run target with 14 balls to spare for their...

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We will be crowd pleasers: Intikhab

Updated at: 1011 PST,  Sunday, April 17, 2011 VIEUX FORT: Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has promised that Caribbean fans will be attracted to the style of play of the visiting Pakistani team.The Pakistanis made a quiet arrival in the Caribbean, when they touched down at the Hewanorra International Airport in the south of this island, but Alam said that belied...

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Senior players still part of WI setup: WICB

Updated at: 2259 PST,  Saturday, April 16, 2011 ST JOHN'S: Reports that senior players in the West Indies team may be dropped permanently have been greatly exaggerated, Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board Ernest Hilaire said Saturday. West Indies have excluded former captains Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, and Ramnaresh Sarwan, their...

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Illness forces change to WI's ODI squad

Updated at: 2130 PST,  Saturday, April 16, 2011 ST.JOHNS: An illness to rookie wicketkeeper/batsman Devon Thomas has prompted West Indies to make a change to their squad for the first two One-day Internationals against Pakistan. The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Saturday that the 21-year-old Thomas, who has played nine ODIs for the Caribbean side, has...

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Hussey helps Chennai beat Bangalore

Updated at: 2015 PST,  Saturday, April 16, 2011 CHENNAI: Michael Hussey cracked an unbeaten 83 off 56 balls to set up Chennai Super Kings' 21-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday.The Australian hit one six and 11 fours as Chennai made 183-5 before restricting Bangalore to 162-7 for their second win in three matches...

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