Pakistan to step up efforts to find new cricket coach

KARACHI: A committee that includes former Pakistan captains Intikhab Alam and Zaheer Abbas, which was formed by the country’s cricket chiefs to find a new coach for the national team, will meet for the first time in Lahore on Thursday.The committee that also includes former Test wicketkeeper Col (retd) Naushad Ali will meet at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) headquarters...

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Progressive Steps in Pakistan Domestic Cricket

Pakistan is known nation for the cricket, very capable and extremely professional inborn cricketers are the possession of Pakistan. Getting acknowledged after 17 long years is a simple sign of the presentation of the Pakistan cricket team in past few years. Though the cricket-crazy people have handled to discover extremely brilliant players, the national squad...

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My passion for cricket has faded: Inzamam

LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq has lost interest for the game he once ruled in, admitting that he is not an ardent follower of the sport anymore.Inzamam, who retired in 2007, is an integral part of Pakistan’s cricket history, being the second-highest run-scorer in Tests for the country. But now one rarely finds the former batsman giving his views...

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Mention Kevin Pietersen to a South African and you will likely be met with a snarl and a snide remark. The latter could contain an acidic word like "traitor" to match the personality the batsman first displayed when he qualified for England. Mention Imran Tahir to a Pakistani and the reaction is quite different.

Mention Kevin Pietersen to a South African and you will likely be met with a snarl and a snide remark. The latter could contain an acidic word like "traitor" to match the personality the batsman first displayed when he qualified for England. Mention Imran Tahir to a Pakistani and the reaction is quite different."Oh yes!" Adnan Akmal, Pakistan wicket-keeper and the...

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Galle Test against Lanka 'a match to remember for a number of reasons': Watson

Australia vice-captain Shane Watson has said that the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle will be a match that the Michael Clarke-led team will remember for a long time for a number of reasons."Trent Copeland who was on debut, got a wicket in his first over and bowled very well throughout the whole Test. Nathan Lyon managed to get a wicket with his first ball in...

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CSA congratulates five cricketers of the year

CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA (CSA) has extended warm congratulations to the five Cricketers of the Year honoured in the 2011 edition of the South African Cricket Annual which was released in Johannesburg on Tuesday.Four of the players - Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Colin Ingram and Robin Peterson - were members of the Proteas' ODI squad that competed at the 2011 ICC Cricket...

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Zaheer Abbas willing to replace Waqar as Pakistan coach

Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas has said that he is ready to replace Waqar Younis when he resigns as the coach of the national team after the ongoing tour of Zimbabwe.Abbas, a member of the three-man committee formed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to find a suitable candidate for the coach role, said: "If the PCB needs me I'll be available for the job."Abbas...

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

SOUTHAMPTON: England won the toss and put India in to bat in the shortened second one-day international here at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday.The match was reduced to 23 overs a side after rain delayed the start by five hours from the planned 2pm local time.England brought in Ravi Bopara for the injured Eoin Morgan - who will miss the rest of the series with a shoulder...

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Watson, Herath, Harris, Hafeez, Misbah and Saeed achieve personal landmarks

Australia's Shane Watson and Ryan Harris, Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka and Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez and Misbah-ul-Haq have achieved career-best rankings in the latest Reliance ICC Test Rankings which were released after the Bulawayo Test.Watson scored 22 and 0 in Australia's 125-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle and has dropped out of the top...

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Anisa Mohammed becomes highest-ranked West Indies women's team's bowler

West Indies :  off-spinner Anisa Mohammed has become the highest-ranked bowler of her country in the Reliance ICC Women's ODI Rankings for bowlers after a successful series against Pakistan women's team which her side by 3-1.Mohammed finished as the most successful bowler in the series with 14 wickets which gave her a jump of four places and put her one spot...

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Shakib, Tamim relieved of their posts

DHAKA : The Bangladesh Cricket Board sacked national team captain Shakib Al Hasan and vice-captain Tamim Iqbal on Monday following the squad's unsuccessful tour of Zimbabwe."Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have been relieved of captaincy and vice-captaincy as their leadership was not satisfactory," Jalal Yunus, BCB media director, told AFP."They failed to lead the...

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