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West Indies manage emotional win over Pakistan

West Indies captain Darren Sammy took 5-29 Sunday to spur his team to an emotional 40-run victory over Pakistan in the opening test. The visitors, 80-3 overnight in pursuit of a victory target of 219, were bowled out for 178 midway t [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan bowlers toil before the rain

Pakistan's bowlers discovered that the conditions in the Caribbean can be unforgiving, when they drew their tour match against Guyana on Monday. Saeed Ajmal took two wickets for 41 runs from 15 overs, but no other bowler made an impre [...]

Posted On : May, 11 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

Pakistan eye series win

Ahmed Shehzad has thanked the Pakistan management team for showing confidence in him following his World Cup calamity which almost cost him a trip to the Caribbean. The 19-year-old opening batsman was speaking after he made 102 - his seco [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Runaway ex-Pakistan keeper returns

Runaway former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider returned home from Britain on Monday after assurances from Interior Minister Rehman Malik about the safety of his family. The 24-year-old fled to Britain in November last ye [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 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

Haider to head back to Pakistan, faces PCB grilling

Runaway Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has withdrawn his application for asylum in Britain and will return home on April 24 to be grilled by the Cricket Board for “indiscipline and misconduct“. After a meeting [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket World Cup 2011: Yuvraj Singh fulfills dream for Indi...

India, chasing 261 for victory, were faltering badly at 187 for five when skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was out. But Yuvraj and fellow left-hander Suresh Raina (34 not out) delighted frenzied fans in a 42,000 capacity Sardar Patel Stadium [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Waqar confident of positive cricket by Pakistan

Pakistan’s coach Waqar Younis said on Tuesday that Pakistan team would look forward by putting the defeat aside and play positive cricket in the coming matches.Addressing a post-match press conference, Waqar Younis pointed to dropp [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-In-form Pakistan hold edge over patchy New Zealand

In-form Pakistan will have to guard against complacency and their tendency to implode when they take on New Zealand in a World Cup Group A match in Kandy on Tuesday. Possibly the most unpredictable outfit in international cricket, Pakist [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan kick out Kenya (Highlights)

Pakistan opened their account in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 with a massive victory over Kenya by 205 runs.Younus Khan hits the bull's eye. Courtesy: A total of 17 wickets were fallen during the match, ten of Kenya and seven of Pa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan Cricket abandons 'tainted trio'

Banned by the ICC and facing criminal charges in England, the trio of Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Aamir have been dealt another blow with the Pakistan Cricket Board asking them to fight their legal battles independently. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Time for Pakistan to fight like cornered Tigers

The social landscape in Pakistan is dotted with a myriad of cricket games, crammed in restricted space, throughout the land. Although the poorer regions -such as Balochistan, interior Sind and southern and western Punjab - remai [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan cricket trio brace for bombshell decision

Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt has dismissed claims he will receive a life ban for his role in cricket's alleged spot-fixing scandal. Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and teenage quick Mohammad Aamer are all accused of c [...]