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Cricket: Cook hits another ton in England win

England beat Pakistan by 20 runs in the second one-day international to lead 2-0 and grab at least a share of the series spoils on Wednesday. Skipper Alastair Cook scored a second successive century while Steve Finn and Ravi Bopara played [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Aaqib gets UAE cricket team coaching offer

LAHORE - Former Test fast bowler Aaqib Javed has received an offer to join the United Arab Emirates Cricket team’s head coach after the resignation of Kabir Khan, who resigned from his post to take a similar role with Afghanistan. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Wade 'enjoying the chance to play for Australia'

Young Australia opener Matthew Wade proved his worth with match-winning performances in the few games he has played, but the young Tasmanian does not want to look too far ahead than the three ODIs for which he has been selected. In a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Mahela wears captain’s arm-band again

Dilshan, 35, was appointed after Kumar Sangakkara stepped down following this year’s World Cup and led Sri Lanka on away tours against England, Pakistan and South Africa, while also leading the team at home against Australia. & [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Online Cricket Betting: Strauss wants England to improve

Online cricket betting fans found out that Andrew Strauss, England captain, challenged his side to continue improving, as he told them: “getting to number one in the rankings is nothing.”Strauss’ men landed on Tuesday in [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

England series Pakistan’s toughest: Misbah

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq has said his side will focus on playing good cricket rather than just entertaining the crowd, ahead of the upcoming series against England in the United Arab Emirates. “The most important thing is to w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Kamran hopes to play in Bangladesh league

KARACHI: With the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) barring those Test players who will likely be a part of the forthcoming series against England from participating in the Bangladesh league, discarded wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal is keeping his [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket world bows to 'Smashing Sehwag'

Virender Sehwag's awe-inspiring double hundred, only the second in ODI history, continued to fetch him effusive praise with cricketers, athletes from other sports and international media bowing in admiration to his epic knock. Sehwag [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Young gun Cummins sidelined by foot injury

Hopes for a mouth-watering contest between Pat Cummins and Sachin Tendulkar have been dashed by the news the young Australian pace sensation has a serious foot injury that will cause him to miss much of the India Test series. The 18- [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Batsmen guilty of soft dismissals - Taylor

New Zealand cricket captain Ross Taylor admits his side made it easy for Australia in the first test, resulting in a routing at the hands of the old foe. The Blacks Caps batsmen capitulated in familiar fashion yesterday morning at the Gab [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Ponting leads the fightback

Ponting, without a century to his credit in his previous 28 Test innings and under pressure to keep his place, had a few close shaves to have Australia in reasonable shape at 154 for three in reply to New Zealand’s 295 at stumps. Th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Hussey excited by young line-up

Australia's young fast bowling tyros received a large thumbs up from senior batsman Mike Hussey after a hot morning workout at the nets in Brisbane today. The veteran lefthander is one of a small group of seasoned players in a yo [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0