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Pakistan to play Australia in cricket series in England next...

Pakistan will play two Tests and two Twenty20 internationals against Australia in England in July 2010. Pakistan has been declared unsafe to host international cricket since gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's team bus at Lahore on March 3, killin [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan cricket fans disappointed at airport

Hundreds of fans waiting for the return of the Twenty20 World Cup-winning Pakistan team at Lahore Airport were left disappointed in the early hours of Tuesday after security officials bypassed the well wishers and whisked the squad away fro [...]

Posted On : Jun, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistans Victory Described as a Gift to a Nation

“World champions, we are the world champions,” the young woman in the green shirt said as she walked away from Lord’s cricket ground Sunday night. She said it again and again, her tone mixing proud assertion with disbelief [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

T20 cricket win brings joy in embattled Pakistan

Pakistanis rejoiced Friday as their cricket team beat South Africa and booked a place in the World Twenty20 final, bringing rare joy in a nation used to sombre news of bomb blasts and Taliban violence. "We are delighted," Zaboor [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

World Twenty20: Pakistan end Ireland's hopes

Pakistan may have qualified for the semi-finals on Monday, beating Ireland by 39 runs, but that did not ease the frustrations of their captain Younis Khan over the latest ball-tampering storm to blow up around his team. Pakistan's integri [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan skipper Younus glad of Razzaq return

Pakistan captain Younus Khan is looking forward to welcoming back Abdul Razzaq into the fold after the all-rounder's late call up into the World Twenty20 squad in England.Razzaq has been given his chance after Yasir Arafat was ruled out of [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan face Sri Lanka in their Super Eight opener tomorrow

Pakistan captain Younis Khan is a changed man now. He has changed his views about Twenty20 cricket. Before Pakistan’s opening contest against England, he said he considered Twenty20 ‘fun and entertaining cricket’ and not [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan survive, SAfrica squeeze past Kiwis in cricket Twen...

Pakistan avoided following Australia out of the World Twenty20 on Tuesday while South Africa hammered home their position as favourites by successfully defending the format's lowest ever total.Pakistan, the runners-up at the 2007 champion [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Shoaib Akhtar's genital warts keep him out of Pakistan's Wor...

Shoaib was named in the initial 15-man squad for the tournament, which takes place in England from Jun 5, but the Pakistan Cricket Board today announced they had applied for a replacement to the ICC technical committee. The 33-year-old b [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Fate of Pakistan Cricket & Indian poll-cricket

Infested with several problems including personality clashes, Pakistani cricket is in total dislocation, while India is making all out efforts to push through its regional agenda through IPL by using global cricketers. Cricketers, like poli [...]

Posted On : May, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Shoaib pulls out of Pakistan camp

The 33-year-old fast bowler, who was due to join the 15-man squad for a six-day camp at a mountain resort in Bhurban, has been advised to rest. However, he is expected to join up with his team-mates before the start of the competition on Fr [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Waqar Younis doesnt approve of the attitude of the Pakistani...

Pakistan bowling legend Waqar Younis regrets the absence of his compatriots contracted with the Indian Cricket League in the 15-member squad named for next month’s World Twenty20 Championship in England. Imran Nazir, Rana Naved ul-Ha [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan beat Australia by seven wickets in fifth ODI

Pakistan beat Australia by seven wickets in the fifth and final one-day international at the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Australia won the series 3-2. Scores: Australia 250-4 off 50 overs (S. Watson 116 not out) v Pakistan [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan Cricket Board revises World Twenty20 probables

The Pakistan Cricket Board revised the list of 30 probables for World Twenty20 on Tuesday only a day after naming three suspended players from the unauthorized Indian Cricket League. All-rounder Abdul Razzaq, batsman Imran Nazir and fast bo [...]