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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, May 01, 2011

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Pakistan vs West Indies 2011 Cricket Schedule of Pakistan vs West Indies 2011. Fixtures of Pakistan vs West Indies 2011 has been announced. The first schedule match of Pakistan vs West Indies 2011 between Pakistan vs West Indies begins Apr 23, 2011 onwards. Keep viewing CriSchedule for latest updates on Cricket Schedule and Fixtures of upcoming Pakistan vs West Indies...

Handling media will be Fletcher's biggest challenge: Vaughan

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan feels that newly appointed India coach Duncan Fletcher's "biggest challenge" will be to handle the media in a cricket crazy nation.Vaughan wrote on his Twitter account that Fletcher will make good use of the talent available in the Indian team but being in the limelight is something he has never "understood"."Duncan will work...

Coaching World champs India a challenge for Fletcher: Simons

India's bowling coach Eric Simons is keenly looking forward to working with Duncan Fletcher and says that for the former Zimbabwe captain, coaching the World champions will be a big challenge.The 49-year-old South African, whose contract was extended by the Indian board on Wednesday, said that he expected Fletcher to bring in fresh ideas like the way he did when he was...

I am available for West Indies tour: Harbhajan

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh today said that he would be available for the Indian cricket team''s forthcoming tour of West Indies but was not aware of the plans of other senior players."I have no idea from where the news (of senior players opting out of West Indies tour) have poured in. As far as I am concerned I am available for the tour," Harbhajan told reporters ahead...

Fletcher is the best man for the job, says Akram

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels the decision of BCCI to appoint Duncan Fletcher as the chief coach of the national team is a positive one. "After Gary Kirsten, Fletcher is the best man to be Indian team's mentor," Akram said on Friday. "He is very experienced and has vast knowledge. Waqar (Younis), who played in Glamorgan when Fletcher was coach, praised his coaching...

PCB waiting ICC response on CA statement

Lahore: The PCB is still waiting for a response from the ICC on the letter it sent to the world body over the statement made by Cricket Australia chief executive which blamed Pakistan for not doing enough to curb corruption in cricket."The ICC has still not sent us a reply to our letter in which we asked them to inquire into the statement made by James Sutherland recently,"...

Pakistan eye clean sweep against Windies

Updated at: 1817 PST,  Sunday, May 01, 2011 BRIDGETOWN: Pakistan will look to stay on track for a series sweep when they face West Indies in the fourth one-day international on Monday at Kensington Oval but skipper Shahid Afridi has warned his team over complacency.the Pakistanis hold an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, following a three-wicket victory...

Sarwan recalled to Windies squad

Updated at: 1844 PST,  Sunday, May 01, 2011 BRIDGETOWN: Veteran batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan was recalled to the West Indies squad in place of opener Devon Smith for the final two matches of the series against Pakistan which has already been lost 3-0. The 30-year-old Sarwan has featured in 166 one-day internationals and has four centuries and 35 fifties. The fourth one-dayer...

Wahab, Hafeez to be rested: Afridi

Updated at: 1712 PST,  Sunday, May 01, 2011 BARBADOS: A few changes will be made in the Pakistan cricket team for the remaining matches of the one-day international series.Captain Shahid Afridi said that he wanted to provide chances to young players while faults in batting line have to be removed.Talking with Geo News from Barbados, Afridi said that in the upcoming matches,...

KKR crush Punjab by eight wickets

Updated at: 1548 PST,  Sunday, May 01, 2011 KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders scored an eight-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab, achieving a modest 120-run target with more than two overs to spare for their fifth win in eight games.The Punjab side, led by former Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, struggled for momentum from the onset as the Knight Riders bowled...

Delhi win as Sehwag masters tricky track

Updated at: 1504 PST,  Sunday, May 01, 2011 KOCHI, India: Virender Sehwag smashed a 47-ball 80 on a difficult pitch to set up Delhi Daredevils' 38-run win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala in an Indian Premier League match on Saturday.The skipper hit five sixes and eight fours as Delhi posted 157-7 before dismissing Kochi for 119 for their third victory in eight matches of...

Windies recall veteran Sarwan

Updated at: 2312 PST,  Saturday, April 30, 2011 BRIDGETOWN: Veteran batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan was recalled to the West Indies squad in place of opener Devon Smith for the final two matches of the series against Pakistan which has already been lost 3-0. The 30-year-old Sarwan has featured in 166 one-day internationals and has four centuries and 35 fifties.The fourth...

Pakistan to host Afghanistan series

Updated at: 1830 PST,  Saturday, April 30, 2011  LAHORE: Afghanistan's cricket team will become the first foreign national side to play in Pakistan, two years after internationals were suspended over security fears, an official said Saturday.International cricket has been suspended in Pakistan since March 2009, when gunmen attacked a convoy carrying the Sri...

Sri Lanka fix matches since 1992, alleges Tillakaratne

Updated at: 0729 PST,  Friday, April 29, 2011 COLOMBO: Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Hashan Tillakaratne has made a sensational revelation that match fixing has been common in Sri Lanka's cricket and promised that he would come out with the names of the responsible persons in the near future.Tillakaratne who led Sri Lanka in Ten Tests between 2003 and 2004 said...