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Cricket’s grave new world in 9/11 aftermath
NEW YORK: After the Twin Towers fell, international sport faced an unfamiliar world which sent Pakistan cricket into the wilderness but also kickstarted a rare good news story from embattled Afghanistan. The fallout still haunts Pakistan with cricket, the country’s number one sporting obsession, in an almost constant cycle of turmoil. With the country on the [...]
Pakistan edge out Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor’s fine half-century proved in vain as Zimbabwe’s run chase fell just short in the first one-day international against Pakistan in Bulawayo. Taylor was dismissed for 84 as the hosts slipped to a five-run defeat in pursuit of Pakistan’s total of 247-7. Aizaz Cheema removed Taylor and opener Vusimuzi Sibanda for 73 in a [...]
Cook and Trott in the running for ICC player of the year award
The England batsmen Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott have been short-listed for the International Cricket Council’s player of the year award. The duo have also been nominated in the Test player list alongside James Anderson, while five England players have been included in the ICC’s Test team of the year which was announced today. Tim [...]
Tendulkar’s ton of tons will come in ODIs: Ganguly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed Sachin Tendulkar to complete his elusive hundredth international hundred in the forthcoming five-match ODI series against England. Tendulkar was dismissed lbw by Tim Bresnan for 91 on the final day of the fourth Test on Monday. “His dismissal (by Bresnan) proved that cricket is a one-ball game. It [...]
Waters deputy chairman for ICC CWC
Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket have announced the appointment of Ralph Waters as deputy chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The tournament will be jointly hosted in New Zealand and Australia. Waters has for the last decade been one of New Zealand’s most prominent businessmen and having [...]
Pakistan’s Malik to join cricket squad for Zimbabwe
KARACHI — Pakistan on Sunday confirmed that former cricket captain Shoaib Malik would join the squad for its imminent tour to Zimbabwe, two days after he was cleared of allegations of illegal earnings. The 29-year-old, selected for Pakistan for the first time since last year’s tour of England, was accused of failing to account for [...]
Bell, Pietersen Lead England to 457-3 in Final Cricket Test Against India
Centuries from Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen helped England reach 457-3 on day two of the final cricket Test against India. Bell was 181 not out at stumps at the Oval in London, while Pietersen scored 175 before being caught by bowler Suresh Raina. They shared a 350-run partnership for the third wicket following captain [...]
Boyd Rankin ready to swap Ireland for England
Boyd Rankin has admitted that he would abandon his Ireland career if England came calling. A week before Ireland face Alistair’s Cook’s side at Clontarf, the former Bready bowler, now starring in county cricket with Warwickshire, made his debut for England Lions on Tuesday and then told me that if the opportunity arose to play [...]
Pressure on Bopara as Taylor shines
Graham Thorpe, the England Lions batting coach, believes James Taylor would be ready for the challenges of Test cricket should a chance arise in the middle order, which will add to the pressure on Ravi Bopara to perform against India at The Oval. England have moved on from the days of a player’s future being [...]
Full-steam-ahead England top Test cricket rankings
Big hitter: Alastair Cook clips the ball away on his way to scoring 294 as England beat India at Edgbaston, Birmingham, to go top of cricket’s Test rankings. Like a man who finally invents the perfect horse-drawn train just as the first internal combustion engine comes sparking into life, the England cricket team have at [...]
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