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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, June 29, 2011

ICC to keep 14-team Cricket World Cup after U-turn

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has performed a U-turn on controversial plans to reduce the size of the Cricket World Cup after agreeing to allow four non-Test playing nations to participate in the next edition of the competition.The ICC originally planned to cut the list of participants to 10 “full member” nations, excluding “associates” such as Ireland, the...

Discrepancies in PCB penalties on code breach

LAHORE: On breaching the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) code of conduct, former captain Shahid Afridi had to pay Rs 4.5 million, Zulqarnain 5 million while selector Mohammad Ilyas was just issued a warning unlike the two other players who paid heavy amount as penalty.The PCB suspended Ilyas on appearing before media and in a television interview. A two-member disciplinary...

Anderson sparkles, as Jayasuriya bows out tamely

l two days before his 42nd birthday - was snared by a sharp catch from Eoin Morgan in the gully off Bresnan for just two although he did manage a wicket in England's innings.Anderson turned fielder to take a superb diving catch at midwicket to remove Angelo Mathews and an easier chance off Graeme Swann to dismiss Jeevan Mendis and Sri Lanka had slumped to 57 for six.The...

ICC overturns World Cup minnows ban

HONG KONG: World cricket's governing body announced on Tuesday that four non-Test playing nations would compete in the next World Cup, in a U-turn of a controversial decision that had excluded the game's minnows.The International Cricket Council (ICC) in a statement said its executive board had approved 14-team contest in Australia and New Zealand in 2015, with 10 places...

Two matches in Super Eight T20 today

FAISALABAD: Two matches will be played in the Faisal Bank Super Eight T20 cup on Tuesday. Karachi Dolphins will face Faisalabad Wolves and the Rawalpindi Rams will play Multan Tigers. Geo Super will broadcast both matches live. The teams are displaying the best of their talents in Super Eight T20 matches. Four teams of Group B will try to secure their positions in today’s...