Injured Shahzad ruled out of Trent Bridge Test against Pakistan
July 29th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29(ANI): England fast bowler Ajmal Shahzad has been ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan, starting at Trent Bridge here on Thursday, due to an ankle injury.Shahzad suffered the ... Read more...
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Brit school kids to give cricketing twist to maths on ‘National Cricket Day’
June 24th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24(ANI): Thousands of British schoolchildren will on Thursday take part in the 'Chance to shine' National Cricket Day program designed to help children learn through playing sport.Organized by The ... Read more...
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French cricketers plan to outclass Brits at their own game
June 5th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): Frenchmen is planning to outdo the English at the most quintessentially British game there is -- cricket and with a view to achieve this they have set up ... Read more...
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Young directors helped my career: Mammootty (Kannada Film Snippets)
May 24th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Southern superstar Mammootty says that he prefers to work with young, debutant directors as they have helped his career.
"I am little selfish in that respect. ... Read more...
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Butt favourite to become Pakistan’s Test captain
May 18th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 18 (IANS) Left-handed opener Salman Butt has emerged as the favourite to take over as Pakistan's new Test captain for England tour where the team will play back-to-back series ... Read more...
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Injuries, form a concern ahead of World T20 selection
March 25th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) The national cricket selectors meeting here Friday will have a tough task on hand as they pick a 15-member Indian squad for the World Twenty20, beginning ... Read more...
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Pakistan cricket rocked by match-fixing claims
March 16th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 16 (IANS) Pakistan cricket was once again rocked by reports that match-fixing is one of the major reasons for the national team's poor performance in the recent past.
The Senate's sports ... Read more...
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Pak sports ministry pushes Presidency to look into PCB management
November 13th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.13 (ANI): Concerned over the state of affairs in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the Pakistan sports ministry has urged President Asif Ali Zardari, as its patron, to look into the ... Read more...
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Former Pak leg-spinner Imran Tahir eager to play for South Africa
November 1st, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.1 (ANI): Former Pakistan leg-spinner Imran Tahir, who played for the 'A' team for a long time before shifting to South Africa, has expressed his desires to play for the Proteas ... Read more...
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Younis wants captaincy till the World Cup
October 15th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Oct 15 (IANS) Younis Khan Thursday asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a captaincy tenure till the 2011 World Cup besides more powers, if it wants him to ... Read more...
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England all-rounder Wright injured by bowling machine
September 15th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 15 (ANI): England all-rounder Luke Wright was left bloodied by a bowling machine on Monday.An attempt to replicate Brett Lee's 90mph yorkers in the nets at the National Cricket Performance ... Read more...
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Younis Khan wants his son to be a champion squash player
September 10th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep.10 (ANI): They say fathers always want their sons to follow in their footsteps, but Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan does not want to see his son playing cricket for the ... Read more...
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Pakistan football coach looking for matches with cricket team
September 4th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Sep 4 (IANS) Pakistan football coach George Kottan is making efforts to have a series of football and cricket matches between the national cricket and football teams later this ... Read more...
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Sami yet to get pending dues from ICL
September 1st, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 1 (IANS) Former Pakistan Test pacer Mohammad Sami claims the Indian Cricket League (ICL) is yet to clear his dues of more than Rs.10 million.
Sami, 28, Tuesday said he has ... Read more...
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IPL turned around Cricket South Africa’s fortunes
August 30th, 2009 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, Aug 30 (IANS) The Indian Premier League II (IPL) hosted in South Africa earlier this year helped Cricket South Africa (CSA) record a turnaround of over 80 million ... Read more...
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CA to put spin on national cricket agenda
August 26th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug. 26 (ANI): Australia's cricket bosses are so disillusioned by the failure to uncover slow bowling talent that the states could be compelled to select and bowl spinners in a new ... Read more...
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IPL to ban players skipping national teams
August 21st, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.21 (ANI): The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday said that all of its players must make themselves available for their national teams as a condition for joining the league.The ... Read more...
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Asif’s crucial fitness test conducted
August 10th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug. 10 (ANI): Pakistan's national cricket selectors Mohammad Illyas and Azhar Khan watched fast bowler Mohammad Asif bowl in a match in Lahore on Sunday."He bowled a seven-over spell and ... Read more...
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Iqbal Qasim appointed Pakistan’s chief cricket selector
July 13th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 13 (IANS) Former Test spinner Iqbal Qasim was Monday installed as the new Pakistan chief cricket selector.
Qasim, 55, will take over from another former Test cricketer Wasim Bari, who served ... Read more...
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Australian selectors admit to mismanaging Lee
July 4th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Worcester (UK), July 4 (ANI): Australia's national cricket selection committee has admitted it may have mismanaged the veteran pacer Brett Lee after his difficult marriage break-up last year.Selection committee chairman Andrew Hilditch ... Read more...
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Sohail denies reports of rift with PCB director
July 3rd, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 3(IANS) Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamer Sohail Friday played down reports of a growing rift with fellow Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director Wasim Bari.
Sohail, currently serving as director of the ... Read more...
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PCB should support Younis: Imran Khan
June 12th, 2009 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
London, June 19 (IANS) Pakistan's legendary cricketer Imran Khan said Thursday the country's cricket authorities should support captain Younis Khan.
"Younis is a courageous captain but he needs support," Imran said.The man ... Read more...
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Bondy and Tuffey likely to get national contracts
June 8th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, June 8 (IANS) Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey are under consideration for national cricket contracts this month after their return from the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL), New Zealand national selection ... Read more...
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PCB to cut down number of staffers
May 25th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 25 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to restrict the number of its staffers to less than 300 in a bid to cut down burgeoning costs.
According to a ... Read more...
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PCB details Miandad’s role as DG
April 7th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr.7 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clearly demarcated the role and functions of its Director General, Javed Miandad."Miandad will look after the development of domestic cricket in Pakistan. He ... Read more...
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Miandad rejoins as PCB director general
March 30th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, March 30 (IANS) Javed Miandad Monday rejoined as director-general of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and vowed to put national cricket back on track.Miandad told IANS that he had ... Read more...
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Sangakkara says attack on Lankan team in Pakistan has changed cricket forever
March 26th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 26 (ANI): Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has said the terrorist attack on the team bus outside Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium has changed the players' approach forever.Sangakkara said now ... Read more...
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Senate should not interfere in Pakistan cricket: Imran Khan
March 21st, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has said the country's senators should refrain from interfering in national cricket affairs.
Imran, now a politician, told reporters that senators have no business ... Read more...
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Twenty20 cricket is not here to stay, says Yousuf
March 18th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 18 (IANS) Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistan's premier batsman and now an Indian Cricket League (ICL) player, has predicted that cricket's love affair with the popular Twenty20 version will soon end.
Yousuf said ... Read more...
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Warnes guru Jenner calls for McGains inclusion in Cape Town Test
March 17th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar.17 (ANI): Spin doctor Terry Jenner has appealed to Australia''s national cricket selectors to include Victorian leg spinner Bryce McGain in the squad for the Cape Town Test, though the ... Read more...
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Sahara India to sponsor Indian boxers
February 23rd, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) After its success at the Beijing Olympic Games last year, Indian boxing received a major boost Monday as Sahara India decided to sponsor 13 boxers.
The 13 boxers ... Read more...
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West Indies Cricket Board finances are intact: Hunte
February 18th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (IANS) West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said that the suspension of negotiations with Texas billionaire businessman Allen Stanford, once seen as the saviour of Caribbean cricket, would not be ... Read more...
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War of words intensifies between PCB chief and senators
February 11th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 11 (IANS) The war of words between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt and the senate's standing committee on sports intensified Wednesday with Butt declaring that the committee had ... Read more...
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Senator asks PCB chief to resign over Miandad controversy
February 9th, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 9(IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt Monday came under intense criticism at a meeting of the Senate's sports committee in Islamabad with one of its members asking him to ... Read more...
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PCB management blamed for making Pak cricket laughing stock in the world
February 7th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb.7 (ANI): With numerous controversies surrounding the apex cricket body of the country, former top cricket officials have started criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) openly, and have charged the ... Read more...
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