Sri Lanka win toss and bat in ODI

MELBOURNE: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in their decisive tri-series one-day international against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. Australia are already through to the best-of-three final and Sri Lanka need one point from Friday's game to join them and end India's Australia tour. Shane Watson was to lead Australia again after regular...

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Amir’s appeal will be considered: Zaka

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf said on Thursday that bowler Mohammad Amir is Pakistan’s asset and his appeal against the ICC ban would be considered, Geo News reported Thursday. While talking to media in Lahore, the PCB chief said that the decision regarding the team's coach would be finalized soon. Zaka Ashraf earlier said that the PCB had appointed...

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Amir will not appeal against ban: ICC

DUBAI: Pakistan's teenage paceman Mohammad Amir has decided not to appeal against a five-year ban imposed on him for spot-fixing during the 2010 Lord's Test against England, an official said on Thursday. The 19-year-old Amir was released from a British prison last month after serving half of a six-month sentence for his part in the scandal during the Test between...

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PCB selects Iqbal Qasim as new chief selector

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Iqbal Qasim, as Chief Selector for one year, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf said. Chief selector Mohammad Ilyas presented his resignation in a meeting with the PCB Chief, which was accepted. The other members of committee are Azhar Khan (Punjab), Farrukh Zaman (Khyber Pakhtwnkha), Saleem Jaffar...

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Cricket: Chief selector Ilyas decides to quit

KARACHI: Chief selector Mohammad Ilyas has decided to quit the post over poor performance of the team against England and interference in selection matters, The chief selector will present his resignation before the governing board today. Earlier, he was summoned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to attend today's meeting. His son-in-law Imran Farhat was not made...

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Cricket: Mohsin stumped at Pakistan slump

KARACHI: Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan appeared stumped Wednesday by his team's lack of form in limited over matches after routing England 3-0 in Tests, saying he had "tried everything". Pakistan whitewashed England in the three Tests but slumped to a 4-0 defeat in the one-day series and lost 2-1 in the Twenty20s. The 56-year-old Khan, who is likely to be replaced by former...

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O'Brien hopes to make it count at ICC World T20 Qualifier

It is exactly a year today (2 March) since Ireland's Kevin O'Brien slammed a breathtaking 113 off 63 balls to turn the tables on England in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. On that day in Bengaluru, Kevin O'Brien revived Ireland's chase of England's total of 327-8 with his knock which featured 13 boundaries and six sixes. O'Brien's knock helped Ireland beat England for...

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ICC announces details of Pepsi ICC WCL Championship, I Cup fourth round schedule

With four places up for grabs in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, the top eight Associate and Affiliate sides go head to head in the latest round of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship in June and July. In June, Namibia will travel to Nairobi to challenge Kenya, while in July, Scotland will host Canada in Aberdeen, the Netherlands and the UAE will square-off...

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England dominates Reliance ICC T20I Rankings

Current ICC World Twenty20 champion England has continued its domination of the Reliance ICC Twenty20 International (T20I) Rankings after winning its series against Pakistan by 2-1 in Abu Dhabi on Monday. While England successfully retained its number-one position, which it could have lost had Pakistan won all the three games, Kevin Pietersen has replaced team-mate Eoin...

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