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Ind vs Pak: Alam denies Akhtar not fully motivated for India...

Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has denied reports that pacer Shoaib Akhtar was not fully motivated for Wednesday's Cricket World Cup semifinal against arch rivals India in Mohali and said the "Rawalpindi Express" has i [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket World Cup 2011: Yuvraj Singh fulfills dream for Indi...

India, chasing 261 for victory, were faltering badly at 187 for five when skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was out. But Yuvraj and fellow left-hander Suresh Raina (34 not out) delighted frenzied fans in a 42,000 capacity Sardar Patel Stadium [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

All roads conspire to Indian title

For the sake of the credibility of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, India better not win it. The World Cup is an event with prestige and history and if India win it this year it will put that in jeopardy. The problem is partly India’s, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket World Cup: Andy Flower upbeat on England

Despite an inconsistent group campaign, which featured losses to Ireland and Bangladesh, South Africa's win over the latter team secured England's passage. And Flower confidently stated: "This side perform well under pressur [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Kamran likely to open against Aussies

Pakistan are mulling over the option of playing Kamran Akmal as an opener in their key World Cup clash against Australia here on Saturday. Pakistan’s strategy for the eagerly-awaited game against Australia will be to play attacking [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Zimbabwe bowling was superb

Zimbabwe would have come to the ICC CWC 2011 with hopes of causing at least one upset but were left bitterly disappointed with an inept batting display throughout the tournament. However, Chigumbura took some positives out of a campaign, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Last chance for players to remove errors

Pakistani cricket team is all set to take on minnows Zimbabwe in a crucial World Cup Group-A encounter at Kandy today (Monday). After the shocking defeat against New Zealand, the Green Shirts must have prepared themselves for this must-w [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Bad cricket

Pakistan team again lived up to its reputation of being a highly inconsistent contender in Tuesday’s match against New Zealand. Win and defeat are part of the game but the quality of cricket that was displayed by our side was dread [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Waqar confident of positive cricket by Pakistan

Pakistan’s coach Waqar Younis said on Tuesday that Pakistan team would look forward by putting the defeat aside and play positive cricket in the coming matches.Addressing a post-match press conference, Waqar Younis pointed to dropp [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-In-form Pakistan hold edge over patchy New Zealand

In-form Pakistan will have to guard against complacency and their tendency to implode when they take on New Zealand in a World Cup Group A match in Kandy on Tuesday. Possibly the most unpredictable outfit in international cricket, Pakist [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: World Cup power rankings

Cricket correspondent Andrew Alderson is working for nzherald.co.nz at the World Cup. He is ranking the teams for us on a week-to-week basis, judging from what he hears and observes at the tournament. This week little threatened the rank [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Record Breakers

Kevin O'Brien smashed the fastest century in World Cup history in Bangalore last night to fire Ireland towards a stunning three-wicket victory that left England in a purple haze. The Railway Union all-rounder cleared the ropes six ti [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka need Murali and Malinga to hit ground running

The co-hosts were one of the pre-tournament favourites to win the showpiece but Saturday's 11-run defeat by Pakistan exposed some glaring weaknesses in their bowling armoury. Muralitharan should have been trapping rival batsmen with [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket World Cup matches shown free to public on giant scre...

Can’t find a ticket for Saturday’s Group-A ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 clash between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo? No problem! Catch the action on a giant screen, with the papare playing in the background, courtesy of Sri [...]