Third Round of U-16 PCB- PEPSI Cricket Stars Program

Lahore July 22, 2011: First Phase of PCB-PEPSI Cricket Stars Program for U-16 players has started from 10th July 2011. This is the Second Edition of the program which is being conducted by PCB in collaboration with PEPSI International. The Trials for the Third round talent hunt activities of this nationwide talent hunt program for young and upcoming players will...

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Pakistan Team Announced for Zimbabwe Tour

S# Districts 1 Muhammad Hafeez 2 Taufeeq Umar 3 Imran Farhat 4 Azhar Ali 5 Younas khan 6 Misbah ul Haq     Captain 7 Asad Shafiq 8 Umar Akmal 9 Rameez Raja 10 Adnan Akmal       WK 11 Saeed Ajmal 12 Yasir Shah ...

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PCB announces Five Provincial Academies for Under-19 players

Lahore July 20, 2011: PCB announces Five Provincial Academies for Under-19 players to be held in Abbottabad, Islamabad, Multan, Hyderabad and Karachi. A four-week U-19 Provincial Academies programme will start from 25th July – 20th August 2011 under Game Development Department at 5 different venues. Following are the venues of these academies with their respective regions: U-19...

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England lose two early wickets after put into bat by India

NOTTINGHAM: India removed Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott cheaply as England reached lunch on 69 for two on the first day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Friday Captain Andrew Strauss was 29 not out and Kevin Pietersen unbeaten on 26 after runs were difficult to find in cloudy conditions which often produced prodigious swing. Cook was lbw to Ishant Sharma for...

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India win toss, put England into bat in 2nd Test

NOTTINGHAM: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against England in the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Friday.England, 1-0 up in the four-match series, made one change to the side that won the first Test by 196 runs at Lord's on Monday.Yorkshire seamer Tim Bresnan replaced fast bowler Chris Tremlett, who was ruled out with a hamstring...

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India will come back harder, says Strauss

England captain Andrew Strauss is aware that India tend to come back harder after a loss, and said they cannot take the visitors for granted in the second Test beginning here Friday.India won here at Trent Bridge four years ago to secure a series win, and Strauss is wary of another repeat like that.They are going to come back harder at us. Their records speak for itself.....

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James Anderson lauds England's performance at Lord's

England pace spearhead James Anderson says on this week's ICC Cricket World audio show that his team's confidence to bowl India out in the first Test at Lord's was the key for the 196-run win in the 2000th Test in history.Anderson, who picked up 5 for 65 in the second innings to script England's win in the Lord's Test, was thrilled with the perfect team performance."It...

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England eye repeat as India sweat on Zaheer

England will look for more of the same against India in the second Test at Trent Bridge starting here on Friday. They thrashed the tourists by 196 runs on Monday, with James Anderson taking five for 65 in front of a full house at Lord's in the 2,000th Test of all-time.England, who will replace India at the top of the ICC's Test table if they win this four-match series...

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Australia: Big Bash T20 League launched with captain announcement

Cricket Australia held a launching ceremony for its much hyped Twenty20 Big Bash League.Dance anthems blared, Mojito glasses clinked and complimentary KFC was in plentiful supply as Australian cricket grasped for a semblance of edginess at the launch of the Twenty20 Big Bash League.Held at Carriageworks, a venue in Sydney s inner west that is more synonymous with hip-hop...

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Zaheer Khan out of India team for second Test

NOTTINGHAM: Inida fast bowler Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of today's second Test against England at Trent Bridge with a hamstring injury.Left-arm quick Zaheer broke down in the first Test at Lord's, which India lost by 196 runs, after taking two for 18 runs in 13.3 first innings overs and didn't bowl again in the match.The 32-year-old was instrumental in India's seven-wicket...

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South Africa’s Parnell converts to Islam

JOHANNESBURG: Wayne Parnell, the South Africa left-arm seamer, has announced that he has converted to Islam.Parnell confirmed in a statement on Thursday that he converted to Islamic faith in January this year and is considering to change his name to Waleed, which means 'Newborn Son'.Parnell confirmed that he will "continue to respect the team's endorsement of alcoholic...

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Pak squad announced for Zimbabwe tour

LAHORE: Pakistani selectors Thursday announced a 16-man squad for next month's tour of Zimbabwe, where they play one Test, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches.Misbah-ul-Haq will lead the squad in all three formats of the game.Squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufiq Umar, Imran Farhat, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Rameez...

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Flower bemoans lack of ICC ‘leadership’ on DRS

LONDON: England coach Andy Flower on Wednesday accused the International Cricket Council (ICC) of lacking leadership over its failure to issue clear rules about the use of the Decision Review System (DRS).Under existing rules, either side in a series can veto the use of the DRS to determine lbw decisions, something India has elected to do in its ongoing series against...

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PCB Selection Committee meeting tomorrow at Lahore

LAHORE: A meeting of the national selection committee will be held here tomorrow to discuss the names of players for the tour of Zimbabwe and central contract.Sources said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has called the meeting of the national selection committee in Lahore and it may be continued for two days.The names of the players for the tour of Zimbabwe will...

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Trott and Anderson up to second in ICC rankings

LONDON: England's Jonathan Trott and James Anderson have risen to second place in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings respectively after their side's 196-run win over India at Lord's.Trott has climbed two places, above India's Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, to second spot in the batting rankings, after innings of 70 and 22 during...

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PCB chairman refuses to speak to media

LAHORE: Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ijaz Butt arrived in the country after four weeks but refused to speak to the media upon his arrival, A large number of media personnel were present at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore to ask the PCB chairman questions about his foreign tour but when Ijaz Butt saw them, he changed his course and headed...

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