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Zaka hopeful of Pakistan, India cricket ties revival

LAHORE –Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf says Tuesday he is positive about reviving frozen cricket ties with India following President Asif Ali Zardari’s weekend trip to New Delhi. Talking to the reporters aft [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Chanderpaul ton puts Windies in charge

Veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit his 25th Test century as West Indies piled-up 449 for nine declared to take a firm grip on the first Test against Australia on Sunday. At stumps on the second day at Kensington Oval, Australia [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Players to undergo fitness trials under coach’s sup...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign coaching panel will kick off plans to improve the team’s performance in all departments of the game, including the players’ fitness levels, at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) today. Pakista [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

IPL 2012: KKR vs DD cricket scores and commentary

What a start for Delhi in IPL 2012. Virender Sehwag's side has certainly sent a warning to all the other teams -- the Daredevils mean business this season. For Kolkata though, there is some thinking to do. Not the best batting display [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Resumption of international cricket in Pakistan

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday welcomed efforts of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Mustafa Kamal for trying to convince other nations to tour Pakistan. Kamal, who is in India for Indian Premier League (IPL) [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

India cricket: IPL's legacy as season five begins

In 2010, Sahara India forked out $370m for Pune Warriors, a cricket team that did not exist until it was bought at an auction in a league that was just three years old. And that is the essential contradiction of the Indian Premier League [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Pak a safe country for cricket: Kamal

Lahore—The captain of visiting British Universities cricket team, Kamal Alam has said that Pakistan is a safe country for playing cricket and it’s wrong image is being portrayed in the outer world. “We are very please [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

PREVIEW-Cricket-Pressure on Strauss and England in Colombo

The left-handed opening batsman has not scored a test century since 2010 and needs to spark his team into action after they lost the first game of the two-match series by 75 runs in Galle last week. A fifth defeat in a row for England, wh [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Rangana Herath sends England spinning to Test loss

England’s miserable start to 2012 continued yesterday as they lost the first Test to Sri Lanka by 75 runs. They have now lost all four Tests since the turn of the year, with Sri Lanka’s spinners picking up where their Pakistan [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket-England lose two wickets in daunting run chase

The world's top ranked side require a further 163 runs with six wickets remaining to register a record run chase in any test match for England and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Jonathan Trott batted defiantly to remain unbe [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Taylor would have batted to help save test

It wasn't quite like Colin Meads tackling the Springboks with a broken arm in 1970 but New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor said he would have batted with a surgically-repaired left arm to help save the third cricket test against South Afr [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Captain Mahela leads Sri Lanka's recovery

GALLE: Captain Mahela Jayawardene crafted a classy century to steer Sri Lanka out of trouble on the opening day of the first Test against England in Galle. Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 168 as the hosts recovered from a disastrous 15 for th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket-NZ avoid follow on, Taylor gets X-rays

Vernon Philander took his sixth five-wicket haul as South Africa ran through New Zealand's tail to bowl the hosts out for 275 after tea on the fourth day of the third and final test at the Basin Reserve on Monday. Philander, in jus [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Asia Cup 2012: Cricket world awaits India-Pakistan clash

Come March 18 2012 and after a gap of nearly one year two Asian teams – India and Pakistan will play the much-awaited game of cricket in the ongoing Asia Cup 2012. In fact as soon as CB series got over or got over for India, Indian [...]