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Brett Lee retires from Test cricket

Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, retired from test cricket on Wednesday in a bid to prolong his international limited-overs cricket career. Lee, 33, was one of the games fastest ever bowlers at his peak, with deliveries recorded at spee [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Twenty20 International Cricket Betting – is Australia’s perf...

Australia’s ‘perfect’ summer is just one win away and despite attempts by West Indies players to convince everyone, including themselves, that they are in with a chance in the final match of their disastrous tour Down U [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Twenty20 International Series Cricket Betting – Pakistan vs ...

Once again, as has become the norm with Pakistan, their latest tour is shrouded in controversy with embittered powerbrokers clambering for a piece of the pie as well as their 15-seconds of fame. It’s hard to find positives in Pakis [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

West Indies Cricket Team Loose Series

The West Indies cricket team has lost their series against the boys from down under. The Windies fell 50 runs short of victory in the fourth One-Day International at the Gabba, handing Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan to play cricket in USA this year

Pakistan cricket team is planning to tour the United States of America (USA) later this year. The decision was made during a meeting of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) officials in Du [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket - Australia win under-19 World Cup

Australia won the under-19 cricket World Cup tournament today, beating Pakistan by 25 runs in the final at Christchurch. Batting first, Australia posted 207 runs for the loss of nine wickets. It proved to be too many for Pakistan as Josh [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan hits out at cricket insult

Diplomatic spats and warmongering between India and Pakistan are old stuff. Now a new row has broken out between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours over Pakistani cricketers being left out of a lucrative Indian tournament. Pakistan i [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket Australia says players can decide on IPL

Cricket Australia will let players involved in the IPL make their own decisions about whether to take part in the tournament following threats on their safety from India. The Shiv Sena political party has said they would not allow Australia [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Former Pak cricketers lash out at adamant Akmal

Embattled Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has come in for sharp criticism for his statement that he would play the final Test against Australia in Hobart as a specialist glovesman and not as a batsman alone. Akmal's statement came even [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan cricket needs young blood, says Wasim

Former Pakistan captain and legendry pacer Wasim Akram has said that Pakistan lost the second Test against Australia in Sydney because of scare of defeat and urged the selectors to induct new blood in the team. In an exclusive interview wi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket-South Africa v England - third test scoreboard

Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the third test between South Africa and England in Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday. South Africa first innings 291 (J. Kallis 108, M. Boucher 51; J. Anderson 5-63) England first inning [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

T20 cricket has actually helped Test cricket - Afridi

Contrary to Mohammed Yousuf's assumption that Twenty20 cricket would eventually destroy Test cricket, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi says it has actually made the five-day games more result-oriented. Test skipper Yousuf f [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Ponting achieves Test milestone as Australian cricket captai...

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting entered the record books on Wednesday when the Australia team beat Pakistan by 170 runs in the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ponting has now captained more wins (42) in Test cricket th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Rain forces players from the field in cricket

Rain's forced the players from the field late on day four of the third and final cricket test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Napier, with Pakistan 331 for three in its second innings, an overall lead of 83. Trailling by 248 on the firs [...]