Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan’
Bangladesh Test Squad against Pakistan
Bangladesh former captain Mohammad Ashraful have been recalled to a 15-man squad for upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan. The first test begins on Friday in Chittagong. The second Test will start from December 17 to 21 in Dhaka. Bangladesh Test Squad: Mushfiqur Rahim (Capt.), Shahriar Nafees, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Ashraful, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Rubel [...]
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 [...]
Afridi due from London to sort out cricketing problems
Deposed Pakistan One-day Captain Shahid Afridi is due to return here on Sunday to sort out his cricketing problems after stern action of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against him.Flamboyant all-rounder Afridi is passing through most taxing phase in his career after opening a fierce war against PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt.Shahid Afridi, who led Pakistan in [...]
Shahid Afridi Removed From Captaincy of Pakistan Cricket Team by PCB
Shahid Afridi Removed From Captaincy of Pakistan Cricket Team by PCB. The Pakistan Cricket Board has removed Shahid Afridi as one-day team captain for the forthcoming series against Ireland. Chairman of the board Ijaz Butt told a media conference in Islamabad that senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq would lead the team in the two one-day matches against [...]
Gayle: I was left with no choice
Swashbuckling opener Chris Gayle on Thursday said the ill-treatment from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) forced him to skip the home series against Pakistan and join the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). The 31-year-old former West Indies skipper was left out of the initial part of the Twenty20 and one-day series against Pakistan due [...]
Aisam-Rohan to play semifinal today
Pakistan’s tennis star, Aisam-ul-Haq together with Indian Rohan Bopanna will be seen in action when the due will play the men’s doubles semi-final in the ATP Masters Cup Tennis Championship here at the Monte Carlo tennis complex today. In the men’s singles semi-final, world number one Rafael Nadal of Spain and British star Andy Murray [...]
Pakistan star Shoaib Akhtar eyes ‘dream’ win over India
Shoaib Akhtar feels it is critical that Pakistan beat India in Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final to help draw a line under a difficult couple of years. Pakistan have endured a series of setbacks since the attack on Sri Lanka’s team bus in Lahore in 2009. And the veteran paceman told BBC Sport: “Pakistan need victory [...]
Hope cricket can bring India and Pakistan closer: Lorgat
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive hopes Wednesday’s World Cup semifinal clash between India and Pakistan would bring the two countries closer. Cricket has again brought together the two countries, who have not played on each other’s territory since the 26/11 Mumbai attack. Lorgat said he was delighted that cricket diplomacy has encouraged the two [...]
Mohali security ramped up for India-Pakistan clash
Around 3,000 police will patrol Wednesday’s high-profile India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final, the first match between the two arch-rivals on Indian soil since the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Some 2,000 security personnel are expected to be deployed in and around the 30,000-capacity PCA (Punjab Cricket Association) Stadium on matchday. An estimated 1,000 police have already descended on [...]
Bowden to umpire opening quarterfinal
New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden will officiate in the first quarterfinal at the cricket World Cup, between Pakistan and the West Indies. The International Cricket Council released the umpire appointments for the quarterfinals, with Bowden to stand alongside Australian Steve Davis at Dhaka, Bangladesh on Wednesday. Davis’ compatriot, Daryl Harper, is the third umpire. New [...]
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