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The Year in Review: Cricket

How weirdly appropriate that judgment on Mohammad Aamer and his Pakistan team-mates Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif will be passed in Doha in January. The agony of the teenager was, after all, played out last summer at Lord's, the old [...]

Posted On : Dec, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Sachin still remains an ambassador of cricket

Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut at 16 and played 20 of his first 21 Tests on foreign soil. If his 50 Test hundreds lends a new dimension to his stature as a grown-up, the above piece of information gives an idea why he was referred [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Pakistan 'here to play clean'

Pakistan are looking forward on their New Zealand tour; it's eyes front, no glancing over their shoulders. Manager Intikhab Alam and coach Waqar Younis stressed the desire to play strong, competitive cricket on their tour, whic [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

New Zealand Cricket begins review of India debacle

The Test and ODI thrashing at the hands of India has prompted New Zealand Cricket to start a review of the team’s performance but the body has ruled out sacking captain Daniel Vettori. NZC chief executive Justin Vaughan said the 0- [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket in Pakistan is in a 'mess', so is the country: Imran...

Pakistan cricket is facing its biggest crisis so far, and the team stands little chance of winning the 2011 World Cup without fast bowlers Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif, former captain Imran Khan has said. "Cricket in Pakis [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan women’s cricket team honoured

The Pakistan women’s cricket team, who won a gold medal at the recently concluded 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China were given a vibrant reception by the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club here on Wednesday. The Royal Palm Club ma [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket-What Australian media are saying about the Ashes

Rain may disrupt play but Australia still need 137 runs to make England bat again with their last two recognised batsmen, Michael Hussey and Marcus North, already at the crease. Here is a sample of the Australian media's reacti [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan want China to host cricket matches on its behalf as...

Next time India chooses to wield the willow at Pakistan, it may be called upon to play on Chinese soil. At least, this is what the Pakistan Cricket Board wants to happen, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday within days of [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan unhappy with cricket's FTP

Pakistan's cricket chiefs are unhappy with the International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme (FTP) because their team hasn't been given enough matches against top sides like India, Australia and England. Accordi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Miandad game to be batting consultant of Pak cricket team

Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad today said he cannot take up the job of a full-time batting coach with the national cricket team but is ready to work as a batting consultant. Miandad, who returned from China after witnessing the cr [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

A draw, and a moral victory for English cricket

Britain may be broke, demoralised and freezing, but before the frigid dawn on Monday came the news a fair chunk of the nation had been most waiting for. Far away, in sub-tropical Brisbane, England’s cricketers had achieved that mos [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Alam sees progress for Pakistan cricket

Manager Intikhab Alam on Thursday expressed confidence that Pakistan cricket was heading in the right direction after drawing the two-Test series against South Africa. Both Tests were drawn and Alam believes this will establish a solid p [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Sangakkara bolsters S.Lanka in W.Indies cricket Test

Kumar Sangakkara completed an impressive century to help Sri Lanka post 294-5 in their first innings at tea on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies on Wednesday. The skipper hit one six and 16 fours in a 252-ball 135 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan's Tanvir makes flying start to test cricket

Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed made a flying start to international cricket by reducing South Africa to 114 for three at lunch on the first day of the second test on Saturday. Tanvir, at 31 the oldest quick bowler to make his debut fo [...]