Cricket: Former players term Waqar’s stint successful

KARACHI: With the conclusion of the sucessful Zimbabwe tour, Waqar Younis’ tenure as Pakistan coach has come to an end as former players and team management hail the performance of the former captain.Former team manager Intikhab Alam, who also heads the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) committee formed to find Waqar’s replacement, has given a thumbs-up to the former fast-bowler’s...

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PAKISTAN CRICKET BANNED TRIO NEEDS TO BE IN REHAB OPINION

Pakistan Cricket: Banned trio needs to be in rehab Opinion Pakistan’s banned trio of left-handed batsman Salman Butt, pacer Mohammad Amir and seam bowlerMohammad Asif needs to be put in rehab after being adjudged guilty in the spot-fixing case against them.The players have now been banned from taking part in any cricket related activities in or outside Pakistan.The former...

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Aleem Dar wins the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year 2011

Umpire Aleem Dar has won the David Shepherd Trophy for third time after being named ICC Umpire of the Year at the LG ICC Awards in London tonight.Dar, who is 43 and from Pakistan, was voted to this award by the 10 Full Member captains as well as the eight-man Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, based on his decision statistics and officiating skills over the past 12...

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Ryan ten Doeschate wins ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year 2011

Netherlands all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate has become the ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year for the second successive year at the LG ICC Awards in London.The voting academy chose ten Doeschate over other top Associate and Affiliate players including Afghanistan?s Hamid Hassan and the Ireland duo of Paul Stirling and Kevin O?Brien. It is the third time ten Doeschate...

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Dhoni's gesture earns ICC Spirit of Cricket Award

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2011 at the LG ICC Awards in London.Despite being wrapped up in an intense and difficult Test series in England, the India captain showed the right spirit in agreeing to allow England batsman Ian Bell to continue batting when he was run out in controversial circumstances during the second Test at Trent Bridge...

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Stafanie Taylor wins ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2011

West Indies all-rounder Stafanie Taylor has been ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year at the LG ICC Awards in London.During the voting period Taylor played 10 ODIs for the West Indies scoring 610 runs at the top of the order at an average of 76.25, while the off-spinner also claimed 15 wickets. She also scored 49 runs and took five wickets in Twenty20 Internationals in the period.The...

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Alastair Cook named Test Cricketer of the Year 2011

England's Alastair Cook has been named Test Cricketer of the Year 2011 at the LG ICC Awards.During the performance period, he played 12 Tests and in 18 innings, he compiled 1,302 runs at an average of 51.74, including six centuries and four half-centuries. His highest score of 235 not out against Australia at Brisbane helped his team towards series victory as it won the Ashes...

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Kumar Sangakkara named ODI Player of the Year 2011

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has been named ODI Player of the Year 2011 at the LG ICC Awards in London.During the performance period, he played 25 ODIs and compiled 1,049 runs at an average of 55.21, including one century and seven half-centuries. As wicketkeeper, he also took 36 victims comprising 26 catches and 10 stumpings. Despite that busy workload, he still managed...

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Trott, Cook talk exclusively about winning at the LG ICC Awards

On this week's LG ICC Awards 2011 special ICC Cricket World Radio Show, England's Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook talk exclusively about winning the ICC Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Awards respectively ? at this year's event held in London on 12 September."I am pretty young in international cricket. So to have won this award is a real honour...

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Dhoni moves into sixth spot

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up the order in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after producing a player of the series performance in the recently-concluded series against England.Dhoni finished the series as the leading run-getter with 236 runs at an average of little under 79. For this achievement, he has been rewarded with a jump...

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Guernsey and Malaysia score victories in Kuala Lumpur

Guernsey and Malaysia both claimed victories on day two of Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 6 (WCL Div. 6) here in Kuala Lumpur.However, heavy downpours at the Selangor Turf Club saw Jersey's match against Kuwait abandoned in the 18th over, just as Kuwait had the islanders on the back-foot at 55-4. The match will be replayed tomorrow at Kinrara Oval.Guernsey...

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Dilshan, Matthews put Sri Lanka in the lead

Skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan inspired Sri Lanka's tenacious batting display as the hosts took charge of the third cricket Test against Australia in Colombo on Sunday.Sri Lanka, seeking a series-levelling win, closed the third day's play at the Sinhalese Sports Club on 428-6 in their first innings, a lead of 112 runs over Australia's 316 with four wickets in hand.Dilshan...

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Pakistan beat Zimbabwe to sweep entire series

HARARE : Pakistan after a tough contest defeated Zimbabwe by five runs in the second and final Twenty20 International played here at the Harare Sports Club ground on Sunday.Chasing a modest target of 142 runs, Zimbabwe reached 136 for seven wickets as Tatenda Taibu did his best to steer his team to its first victory in any form of cricket in the series but he failed...

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Sri Lanka take charge against Aussies

COLOMBO : Skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan inspired Sri Lanka's tenacious batting display as the hosts took charge of the third cricket Test against Australia in Colombo on Sunday.Sri Lanka, seeking a series-levelling win, closed the third day's play at the Sinhalese Sports Club on 428-6 in their first innings, a lead of 112 runs over Australia's 316 with four wickets...

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Pakistan restricted to 141-7 by Zimbabwe

HARARE : Pakistan were restricted to 141-7 due to accurate bowling and excellent fielding by Zimbabwe here at the Harare Sports Club ground on Sunday.Winning the toss, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq elected to bat first but his batsmen could not make enough runs except opener Mohammad Hafeez who scored second consecutive half-century.Hafeez made 51 with five fours...

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Pakistan win toss, bat against Zimbabwe in 2nd T20I

HARARE : Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has won the toss and elected to bat against Zimbabwe in the second and final Twenty20 International here at the Harare Sports Club ground on Sunday.Pakistan have made one change to the team that won the first T20, bringing in Junaid Khan for Aizaz Cheema. imbabwe have also made one change: they replaced Chris Mpofu with Prosper...

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Sri Lanka 250-4 at lunch

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka were 250 for four wickets in reply to Australia's first innings total of 316 at lunch on day three of the third and final test on Sunday. Scores: Australia 316 (S. Marsh 81, M. Hussey 118; S. Eranga 4-65, C. Welegedara 3-75) v Sri Lanka 250-4 (K. Sangakkara 79, M. Jayawardene 51...

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Sri Lanka reply strongly to Australia's 316

COLOMBO : Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten 61 in his 100th Test as Sri Lanka responded bravely to Australia's 316 in the third and final game of the series in Colombo on Saturday.Sri Lanka, seeking a series-levelling win, closed the second day at 166-2 in their first innings after a batting masterclass from Michael Hussey had steered the tourists out of trouble at...

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India slips in ICC ranking after whitewash in England

CARDIFF : After humiliating defeat in the ODI series, India slipped to 5th position in the ICC ODI rankings.In the latest ODI rankings, India’s miserable show in the England tour pushed them to the 5th rank in the chart.Home ground world champion India on arrival in London was number one in test ranking and number two in one-day ranking, but the England team whitewashing...

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