Papare band back to crank up the atmosphere

The Sri Lankan papare band that kept the fans of both sides dancing and singing throughout last week's first One-Day International (ODI) between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Dubai Sports City is back for the third match of the series this Friday.George Hettiaratchy, a Sri Lanka supporter living in Dubai for the past 27 years, has helped coordinate the band's presence...

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Aussies strike twice but lose Watson

JOHANNESBURG : Australia dismissed both South Africa's openers early on the first day of the second and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Thursday before the hosts fought back through Jacques Kallis.South Africa were 107 for two at lunch, with Kallis on 43 not out off 33 balls. He and Hashim Amla, who batted watchfully to score 14 runs off 50 deliveries, put...

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India win Windies series despite Bravo ton

KOLKATA : Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin shared four wickets as India beat a resilient West Indies by an innings and 15 runs in the second Test to clinch the series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.The West Indies were bowled out for 463 in their second innings just before tea on the penultimate day after being asked to follow on with 478 runs in arrears,...

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Former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar on this week's ICC Cricket World

On this week's ICC World Radio Show, former Pakistan captain and one of the most destructive openers Saeed Anwar reflects on his career in which he scored 12,904 international runs, including 31 centuries and 68 half-centuries.Saeed, who played 55 Tests (seven as captain) and 247 ODIs (11 as captain) between 1989 and 2003, says: "I have no regrets from whatever...

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Pakistan aim to learn from mistakes

DUBAI : Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq hopes his team can learn from its mistakes and show improvement in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka on Friday.Pakistan won the first of five matches by eight wickets last week but allowed Sri Lanka to level the series with a 25-run victory in the second, on Monday.Misbah said his team made mistakes in all three...

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India eye Test series win against Windies

KOLKATA : India strengthened their chances of winning the second Test and the series despite the West Indies' improved batting show after a first-innings collapse on the third day on Wednesday.The West Indies, dismissed for 153 in their first innings in reply to India's mammoth 631-7 declared, did better in their second innings to reach 195-3 at stumps at Eden Gardens...

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