Daryl Harper accuses Indian players of bullying

SYDNEY: Australian umpire Daryl Harper has sacrificed his last test appearance and decided to stand his ground over accusations he leveled against the India cricket team. The ICC however remains silent over Harpers accusations.Harper had to leave cricket one day but he is not at all satisfied with the way he had to leave. He has held the Indian cricket team responsible...

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Squad for Zimbabwe series to be announced next week

LAHORE: The National Cricket Selection Committee will announce the team for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe next week and it is expected that new players will be included in the squad,Pakistan will play one test, three one day internationals (ODIs) and two T20 matches during the tour. The team will depart for Zimbabwe on August 28. According to chief selector Mohsin Khan,...

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KARACHI: Former captain Shahid Afridi’s father passed away here on Wednesday following an extended illness, The family members of the cricketer told the reporters that Sahabzada Fazul Rehman Afridi succumbed to illness. Afridi’s father was not keeping good health for the past many days, that is why, the all-rounder returned home after canceling his foreign tours.The funeral...

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Kamran seeks guidance from former wicket keepers

LAHORE: Wicket keeper Kamran Akmal has decided that he will seek guidance from former wicket keepers Wasim Bari, Moin Khan, Rashid Latif and Saleem Yousuf to improve his game, Geo News reported.Kamran Akmal is training alongside Test cricketer Mohammed Hafiz at the National Cricket Academy.Speaking to the media Akmal said he was going through intense training to correct mistakes...

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Test championship could witness a ‘Timeless’ Test: Lorgat

LONDON: The new world Test championship could witness the first timeless Test in more than 70 years, according to Haroon Lorgat The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive said the format, where matches are played to a finish, regardless of time constraints, could be revived for the final of a four-team tournament to determine the world's leading Test side due...

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PCB recovers Rs4.5 million fine from Afridi

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has recovered a fine of Rs 4.5 million from former national captain Shahid Afridi, Geo News reported Tuesday.Chief Operating Officer of PCB, Subhan Ahmed told the channel that the finance department had deducted the fine amount from the dues that were to be paid to Afridi for the World Cup and tour to West Indies.The disciplinary...

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Pakistan team to have short camp ahead of Zimbabwe tour

The Pakistan cricket team for next month's tour of Zimbabwe will only undergo a short conditioning camp as it coincides with the holy month of Ramazan, according to PCB sources."Since Ramazan starts from around August 2 and the team has to leave for Harare around the 24th it has been decided to have a three-four days conditioning camp before the team's departure," a Pakistan...

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Pakistan looking to blood youngsters in T20 team

Pakistan is hoping to blood youngsters to boost its chances of regaining the ICC World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka next year.Pakistan, who lost to India in the inaugural edition of the World Twenty20 Championship in South Africa in 2007, went on to capture the crown in England two years later. But they failed to defend the title in the Caribbean last year, losing to Australia...

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Informal Butt-ICC meeting salted for Lord's

LONDON: PCB chairman Ijaz Butt is likely to have an informal discussion on the Pakistan Task Team's (PTT) report with the ICC's top brass and PTT members during the Lord's Test between England and India beginning on July 21. It will be the first, albeit unofficial, meeting between the PCB, the ICC and the PTT since the report was published."The chairman will be going...

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'Enforcer' Broad should concentrate on 'accuracy': Flower

England team Director Andy Flower has told fast bowler Stuart Broad to forget playing the role of an 'enforcer' and concentrate on improving his accuracy.He has got pace and bounce and he is a great competitor, but he can be more accurate," lower was quoted, as saying.His job is to create pressure and to take wickets and to do that you generally bowl at off stump. So his...

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