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Cricket-Ponting's one-day international career over

SYDNEY, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Ricky Ponting, Australia's most successful one-day cricketer, accepted that his limited overs international career was over on Tuesday but said he wanted to continue in test cricket and hoped to play in the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Zaka brings Midas touch to national cricket

Zaka Ashraf took over as new head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the middle of October and since then there has been sharp rise in good performances from Pakistan cricket teams across the board. The new cricket chief is neither a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Sachin Tendulkar’s letter to the International Cricket Counc...

I hope it really is a handwritten letter. How romantic to think of him sitting at a desk, forehead in hand, ink-stained fingers furiously covering half a dozen sheets of A4 with hasty spidery writing, sticking a stamp on the envelope and [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Malik hopeful of return to national team

Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik remains hopeful of making his international return in spite of reports that he has been sidelined by his country's cricket authorities because of match-fixing suspicions. Malik, who hasn't p [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

'International cricket not returning to Pak in near future'

Dave Richardson, ICC general manager for cricket operations, feels that the Pakistan Cricket Board's initiative to host the final of the country's premier first class competition under lights will have a positive impact on the sp [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Yousuf contemplating retirement from international cricket

Although the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clarified that the ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf is 'discretionary' and not for life, the dejected skipper is contemplating retirement. Yousuf's close friends said he was 'di [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 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

CRICKET TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL

England appeared to be saved by the rain after a rampaging Brett Lee was finally let off the leash eight weeks later than planned. And with Mitchell Johnson, holding on to his own Ashes frustrations steaming in from the other end, England [...]

Posted On : Aug, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan and International Cricket Council settle out of cou...

Pakistan has reached an out-of-court settlement with the International Cricket Council over the country being stripped of co-hosting rights for the 2011 cricket World Cup, local media reported Friday. Pakistani media reported Friday that Ij [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Afridi backs Younus as national captain

We started off with losses in the practice games followed by defeat in the opener against England. However, the positive development was that not a single player lost his morale. The squad was united, each player had the identical a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

S.Africa's Nel quits international cricket

South Africa fast bowler Andre Nel joined English county Surrey on a three-year contract after announcing his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. The 31-year-old's stint will begin when the new English season gets underway n [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan close to resuming international cricket

It is strange for a diehard cricket lover like me to abstain from commenting on cricket affairs for a period of over six weeks when cricket activity in the world was at its climax. The reasons for such a lapse were pretty genuine. Incidenta [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Pakistan to play international cricket in Dubai

The Pakistan Cricket Board has signed a three-year, US$9 million deal to play international limited-overs and Twenty20 matches in Dubai, starting with a triangular tournament next year. "Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the part [...]