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Cricket Australia back review system

Cricket Australia is at odds with India after strongly supporting the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) for all international matches. Currently, the DRS can be used in a series when agreed by both teams. However the Indian board (B [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: All-rounder Hafeez jumps to 6th in ICC ODI rankings

Pakistan and its bowlers have slipped in the Reliance ICC Rankings for the One Day Internationals despite winning the five-match series by 3-2 but all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has scampered to career-high sixth position. In the latest e [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan Cricket: Afridi-Waqar row leads Pakistan to loss in...

After winning the first three One Day Internationals against West Indies, Pakistan lost the final two matches surprisingly but the people who know Pakistan cricket can understand what could be the reasons.Pakistan skipper Shahid Khan Afri [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Mismanagement in PCB harming cricket

The wrong decisions of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) present and past managements and the previous cricket chiefs have brought the cricket in country at the lowest ebb and destroying cricket in the country. These views were expressed [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket is changing and Indians are shaping the change

It's been non-stop nine weeks since cricket has been dominating the country's entertainment space with the start of the World Cup on February 19. It will last another five weeks till the end of the India . Premier League on May 8 [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Back to school for Pakistan players, coaches in corr...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has launched a program to educate cricketers and officials on how to avoid corruption and be on their best behaviour in the sport. "We have held lectures for all the regional teams including coaches [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

I don't have temperament to play Test cricket: Afridi

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has defended his decision to quit Test cricket, saying he does not have the temperament to play the traditional format of the game. Afridi though feels that he should not have ended his Test career with [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Talks to restore Pak-India cricket after IPL: PCB

Chief Operating Officer PCB Subhan Ahmed has said that the board is in contact with Indian cricket board and that official dialogue to restore Pak-India cricket series would resume after IPL. Talking to ‘Geo News’ here, he sa [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Indo-Pak cricket? BCCI’s response is tepid

If the World Cup semi-final was any indication, cricket fans on both sides of the border are eager to see arch-rivals India and Pakistan play each other again. But while there are reports of a possible resumption of bilateral cricket tie [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket merchandize sale hits top gear after victory

Seventy-two hours after the big night, the sale of India jerseys and cricket gear continues unabated in merchandise shops at prime locations across the city. Interestingly, India's glorious achievement at the ICC World Cup is expecte [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket Australia backed minnow ban‎

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced four minnow nations won't contest the next World Cup, to be staged in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. Only the 10 Test playing nations - Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket team accorded warm welcome

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt welcomed Pakistan team players on their arrival here at Allama Iqbal International airport on Friday. The players and officials who arrived here at Allama [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 SWOT analysis of Team India

With Sachin Tendulkar planning to quit after this World Cup, the bar is set much higher for the Indian players. Team India stands as one of the favorites alongside a formidable Sri Lanka, a strong South Africa, T20 Champions England and [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Indo-Pak games are more than cricket: More

An India versus Pakistan cricket match is not for the weak hearted. It involves a lot of passion and often emotions spill over on the field. The history of Indo-Pak rivalry, especially in the World Cup, is filled with instances when play [...]