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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

Pakistan v England – England's series report card

Andrew Strauss (150 runs at 25.0) Set the tone on the very first morning of the series with tentative footwork and an almost desperate shot to get out with 20 overs not yet bowled. He looked like a man coming back after a long lay-off and [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket Australia outlines rotation policy

Cricket Australia believes its rotation policy will strengthen the side by giving greater opportunities to young players. Pat Howard, CA's general manager of high performance, has outlined a plan to ensure the best players are availab [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistan Cricket Star Imran Khan’s Rally Shows His Growing P...

Pakistan cricket legend and opposition politician Imran Khan drew as many as 150,000 people to a rally in Karachi yesterday, demonstrating his growing appeal amid anger over power blackouts and a troubled alliance with the U.S. After 1 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Ponting leads the fightback

Ponting, without a century to his credit in his previous 28 Test innings and under pressure to keep his place, had a few close shaves to have Australia in reasonable shape at 154 for three in reply to New Zealand’s 295 at stumps. Th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Arthur appointed new Australia cricket coach

South Africa's Mickey Arthur was Tuesday appointed Australia's new head cricket coach two months after Tim Nielsen quit, completing a sweeping revamp of the way the team is run. The 43-year-old is the first non-Australian to take [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

KCCA lauds PCB chief appointment

KARACHI - Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) while welcoming appointment of Ch. M Zaka Ashraf as the new PCB Chief has said that the decision of the PCB Patron President Asif Ali Zardari is well timed appropriate and augurs well for [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan president appoints new cricket chief

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday appointed close friend Zaka Ashraf as chairman of the cricket board to replace the controversial Ijaz Butt, despite never having played the game. Butt had reportedly sought a six-month extens [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Akhtar should apologise for comments: BCCI

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar may feel he is entitled to an opinion, but his comments on Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in 'Controversially Yours' - a new autobiography - have not gone down well with the Indian cricket bo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Pacer Amir pleads guilty in spot-fixing case

After maintaining innocence for more than a year, banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir on Friday confessed his involvement in a match-fixing scandal that rocked the cricket world last year. According to sources, the young fast bowler submi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

What will Indian cricket gain from the sports bill?

The ongoing debate regarding the proposed and rejected National Sports (Development) Bill 2011 in India has brought the nation's focus towards the tussle between the sports ministry and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on one side, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

PCB complains of political interference in Afridi row

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday complained of "political interference" in its disciplinary proceedings against all-rounder Shahid Afridi. Afridi, 31, is being brought up on charges of breaching the PCB's code of c [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Warne apologises for IPL bust-up: report

Australian legspin legend Shane Warne has reportedly apologised for his part in a bust-up with a cricket official after a recent Indian Premier League match. Warne, captain of the Rajasthan Royals IPL team, was involved in an angry exchan [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Indo-Pak cricket? BCCI’s response is tepid

If the World Cup semi-final was any indication, cricket fans on both sides of the border are eager to see arch-rivals India and Pakistan play each other again. But while there are reports of a possible resumption of bilateral cricket tie [...]