‘Conscious’ Pakistan players avoiding scandals

KARACHI : The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Education and Training Programme is paying dividends as the players are now well aware of their boundaries and have stopped inviting unnecessary scandals by ignoring strangers and prohibited ways of communication, according to programme incharge Wasim Bari.The programme was launched after guidelines from the International Cricket...

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PCB is wrong 90 per cent of the time: Miandad

LAHORE :  Lamenting the lack of required power to work right from his day one in office as director general of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), former captain Javed Miandad on Wednesday slammed the decisions taken by the game’s authorities, claiming 90 per cent of those were erroneous.“While closely watching the functioning of the PCB I am disappointed and feel...

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Banned Asif learning Anderson's tricks against India

Karachi : Serving a five-year ban for involvement in spot-fixing, Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif says he has been watching James Anderson's performance against India very closely and would try employing the England seamer's tactics if he manages to make a comeback."I have watched James Anderson's bowling very closely again and again and it has been very interesting...

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Pakistan bat first against Zimbabwe

BULAWAYO: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in first one day international against Zimbabwe. The team management has included Shoaib Malik in today's playing eleven.Pakistan will look to maintain the winning momentum in the limited-over series starting here on Thursday following their seven-wicket triumph in the one-off Test between the two teams.The form...

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Bopara aims to pile on the pain for India

LONDON: England batsman Ravi Bopara has set his sights on piling on the agony for India in a bid to cement his spot in Alastair Cook's one-day team.lthough Bopara has 61 one-day international caps, his inconsistent form means he has never been able to nail down a place in England's squad and the last three matches of the limited overs series against the beleaguered...

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S.Lanka bat against Australia

PALLEKELE: Sri Lanka's captain Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and elected to bat in the second cricket Test against Australia at the Pallekele International Stadium on Thursday.Australia made one change from the side that won the first Test in Galle, bringing in debutant Shaun Marsh for former captain Ricky Ponting, who returned home for the birth of his second...

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Greenshirts look to begin ODI series on winning note

BULAWAY :  Zimbabwe: Pakistan will look to maintain the winning momentum in the limited-over series starting here on Thursday following their seven-wicket triumph in the one-off Test between the two teams.The form of their top order batsmen - Mohammad Hafeez (119), Azhar Ali (75), Younis Khan (88) and Misbah-ul-Haq (66), who were amongst the runs in the Test...

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New players to get a chance during ODI series: Misbah

BULAWAYO: Pakistani captain, Misbah-ul-Haq said that new players will get a chance during the ODI series against Zimbabwe, Geo News reported. Pakistan will play its first match of the ODI series on Thursday. Pakistan will play three ODIs against Zimbabwe, and according to the skipper the team will include new players. He said that winning was of the utmost important...

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White, Dockrell help Ireland take handy lead

Andrew White slammed an unbeaten 123 to help Ireland take a 54 run lead in the ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia on the second day of the four-day contest.At the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Ireland resumed at its overnight score of 75 for four. But White held the innings together very well.White first shared a 69 run sixth wicket stand with...

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Match officials announced for Pepsi ICC WCL Div. 6 in Malaysia

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the match officials for the upcoming Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 6 (WCL Div. 6) in Malaysia which includes Steve Davis who has been nominated for the ICC Umpire of the Year 2011 award and is a member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.Davis will be part of a team of officials from a wide-range...

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'Good Test wicket' awaits Aussies, Sri Lanka

Australia and Sri Lanka clash in the second cricket Test in Pallekele from Thursday, relieved they will not be playing on a dustbowl like the one in Galle.The controversial dry wicket in the first Test last week was described as "poor" by match referee Chris Broad and the International Cricket Council sought an explanation from Sri Lankan authorities.Australia won...

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