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Dhoni opens his heart out after being declared India's most ...

A second successive win over Australia here on Tuesday made captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni open his heart and make a few admissions on a day he became India's most successful Test captain with 22 victories. But Dhoni played down his ach [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2013 | Comments : 0

Hafeez right person for T20 captaincy

LAHORE - Former Pakistan team coach Waqar Younis has backed the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to appoint M Hafeez as captain for the Twenty20 format and vice captain for the One-day matches and urged thesen9iors players to [...]

Posted On : May, 15 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

Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke leaves door open f...

Clarke spoke for the first time today since Ponting's axing on Monday and said he, as captain and selector, was right behind the decision. "I'm 100 per cent part of the selection panel, that's part of now of the capt [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Mahela wears captain’s arm-band again

Dilshan, 35, was appointed after Kumar Sangakkara stepped down following this year’s World Cup and led Sri Lanka on away tours against England, Pakistan and South Africa, while also leading the team at home against Australia. & [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Younis resignation affected Pakistan says captain Misbah

The Pakistan Cricket Board will draw up a shortlist for the vacant position on Thursday after Younis stepped down as head coach following the recent tour to Zimbabwe, citing personal and medical reasons. "He was a good coach and [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Changing captains

The removal of Shahid Afridi as captain for the coming one-day series against Ireland and Zimbabwe seems to mark a fit of pique on the part of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Such maverick action has been seen before from the likes of M [...]

Posted On : May, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Shahid Afridi loses Pakistan one-day captaincy

Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq will lead the team in the matches against Ireland on 28 and 30 May in Belfast. "Afridi has been retained as a player in the one-day squad but the captaincy has gone to Misbah," said Pakistan Cricket Bo [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan Cricket: No captaincy assurance for Afridi: PCB

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ijaz Butt, brushed aside all the media speculations about his talks with Shahid Afridi saying he has not given any assurance to the all-rounder for keep leading Pakistan in the One Day Internationals [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Ponting still best option for captain

Ricky Ponting’s resignation and the appointment of Michael Clarke as Australian cricket captain have dominated the the sports sections of Australian newspapers recently. I am astounded by the opinions that critics have been doling [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

PCB to name Pak captain for World Cup 2011 on February 4: Ij...

The Pakistan Cricket Board will announce the team captain for the forthcoming World Cup on February 4, a day before the final match of their ongoing one-day series against New Zealand. "We will announce the captain on February 4, th [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Afridi likely to be retained captain for WC: sources

Shahid Afridi is likely to be retained as the One-day captain for the ICC World Cup 2011 after chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt held discussions with the team management in New Zealand and chief operating officer in [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Misbah a defensive captain: Rashid Latif

Former skipper Rashid Latif has said that Misbah-ul-Haq is a defensive captain and is not suitable for the job for the upcoming Cricket World Cup starting from February 19. “Pakistan needs an aggressive captain like Shahid Afridi, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Misbah a better choice for World Cup captaincy: Sikander

After former Test cricketers Zaheer Abass, Aamir Sohail and Sarfraz Nawaz, former Pakistan Test bowler Sikander Bakht has also criticised all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s captaincy. Sikander does not want Afridi to lead the Pakistan cri [...]