Cricket News from Pakistan.

Wasim Akram included in probe panel

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:05:35 +0530

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has included former skipper Wasim Akram in an inquiry committee formed last week to probe the national team's poor performance in Australia.

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Zardari's interference in PCB's internal affairs damaging Pak cricket: Imran Khan

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:18:09 +0530

Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan has held President Asif Ali Zardari’s interference into PCB’s internal affairs responsible for damaging cricket in the country.

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PCB probe committee summons Alam, Yousuf

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:33:35 +0530

The PCB has summoned Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam and captain Mohammad Yousuf to explain the teams dismal tour of Australia.

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PCB probe committee to decide long term Pak captain: Butt

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:31:10 +0530

PCB chief Ijaz Butt has said that findings of the committee probing Pakistans dismal performance on the Australian tour will not only decide the future of many players but also determine Pakistans long term captain.

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Pakistan snubs coach, Akmal for England Twenty20

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:06:40 +0530

Pakistan on Monday left out coach Intikhab Alam and wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal from its 14-man side to face England in two Twenty20 matches.

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Pakistan summon coach, captain over Australia rout

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:57:14 +0530

An evaluation committee issued a demand on Sunday for Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam and captain Mohammad Yousuf to explain the team's dismal performance on their tour of Australia.

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Deported Asif not cleared for Pakistan's UAE trip

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:53:40 +0530

Pakistani paceman Mohammad Asif will not be able to play in the United Arab Emirates as its authorities have refused to revoke a travel ban on him, an official said Sunday.

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Pakistan coach accepts blame for Australian defeats

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:44:52 +0530

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said Sunday he accepted full responsibility for his team's dismal performance on its tour of Australia last month, and vowed not to run away from any investigation.

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PCB paid Miandad 8.4 million rupees for seven days of work: Butt

zaheen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:48:16 +0530

Lahore, Feb.7 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt dropped another bombshell on board’s director general Javed Miandad saying that the former captain was paid 8.4 million rupees for a week’s work in an year.

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Pak cricket team returns home after disastrous Australia tour

zaheen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:45:15 +0530

Karachi, Feb.7 : The Pakistan cricket team returned home late on Saturday after a long and disastrous tour of Australia.

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PCB chief Butt urges selectors to focus more on U-19 cricketers

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:59:50 +0530

Lahore, Feb.6 : Admitting to flaws in the whole cricket set-up of the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has urged the selectors to prepare a solid ground for under-19 cricketers, who have performed brilliantly in the recent past.

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PCB committee to probe Afridi ball-chomping incident

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:10:47 +0530

Lahore, Feb.6 : The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) six-member committee would also investigate the ball-tampering controversy involving flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi, besides looking for reasons behind the team’s humiliating whitewash in Australia.

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Haroon Rasheed resigns from Oz debacle inquiry committee

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:54:53 +0530

Lahore, Feb.6 : Former Pakistan Test batsman Haroon Rasheed has resigned from the six-member Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) inquiry committee probing the team’s debacle in Australia.

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Pak NA Sports committee chairman asks for foolproof security for cricketers

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:53:15 +0530

Islamabad, Feb.6 : Fearing a backlash from fans over Pakistan cricket team’s complete whitewash Down Under, National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports Chairman Jamshed Ahmed Dasti, has urged the government to provide the players foolproof security upon their return from Australia.

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Hidden reasons behind Pakistan's poor performance Younis

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:38:56 +0530

Pakistan's former captain Waqar Younis claimed there are some hidden reasons behind the team's terrible performance in Australia.

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Pakistan to probe Afridi ball-tampering

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:37:52 +0530

A committee investigating Pakistan's humiliating whitewash in Australia will also probe the ball-tampering offence by star all-rounder Shahid Afridi, an official said Friday.

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Australia beat Pakistan by 2 runs to complete a summer clean-sweep

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:36:21 +0530

World Twenty20 champion Pakistan on Friday failed to end their disastrous Australia tour on happy note, as they lost the only Twenty20 match at Melbourne Cricket Ground by two runs.

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PCB chief Butt denies sleeping during Pak NA sports committee meeting

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:57:48 +0530

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has rebuffed media reports which quoted Sindh Sports minister Dr Mohammad Ali Shah, as saying that he took a nap during the National Assemblys Standing Committee on Sports meeting.

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Clarke under pressure to retain spot in Oz Twenty20 squad

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:53:20 +0530

Australia''s Twenty20 team captain Michael Clarke is under pressure to retain his spot in the squad, given his poor average in this format of the game.

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Ball-tampering Pak team's 'standard operating procedure',admits Raja

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:49:37 +0530

Even while describing Shahid Afridis shocking act of chewing the ball during the fifth and final one-day international against Australia at Perth as ‘indefensible, former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja has said that ball-tampering is the Pakistan.

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Defiant Yousuf rules out resignation

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:36:42 +0530

Under fire for his teams horrendous show in both the Test and one-day series against Australia, Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has made it clear that he would not step down.

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Waqar waiting to spill beans on hidden reasons behind Pak's Oz debacle

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:34:46 +0530

Upset over Pakistans deplorable performance Down Under, former fast bowler and current bowling coach Waqar Younis has said there were some ‘hidden reasons behind his teams shoddy show.

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Pak looking to salvage some pride in lone T20 against Australia

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:42:14 +0530

Following its thrashing in both the Test and one-day series, Pakistan would be looking to salvage some national in the lone T20 match against Australia today (Friday).

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MPs to meet Zardari for cricket reshuffle

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:18:08 +0530

A parliamentary sports committee will meet Pakistan President Asif Zardari to recommend changes in the national cricket set-up which lawmakers believe has failed, an official said Thursday.

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White backs Clarke to come up trumps in Twenty20

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:28:51 +0530

Melbourne, Feb. 4 : Australian all-rounder Cameron White, one of his country''s finest exponents of Twenty20, believes skipper Michael Clarke will improve his record in the shortest form of the game, starting with tomorrow night''s clash at the MCG against Pakistan.

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Clarke admits he needs to improve in Twenty20 format

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:11:07 +0530

Melbourne, Feb 4 : Ahead of Australia’s Twenty20 game against Pakistan at the MCG on Friday, skipper Michael Clarke has admitted he needs to improve as a batsman in the game''s shortest version.

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PCB boss Butt sleeps while Pak cricket burns!

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:08:05 +0530

Karachi, Feb.4 : The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt, it seems, is hardly concerned over the hue and cry being raised over the team’s horrendous show Down Under, as he was spotted taking a nice little nap during the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Sports meeting.

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'Captain, team management not PCB to be blamed for Oz debacle'

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:05:55 +0530

Karachi, Feb.4 : The Pakistan cricket team’s pitiable performance Down Under was due to some flawed decisions taken by the captain Mohammed Yousuf and team management, a former Pakistani first class cricketer has said.

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Cricket Australia fears ban on WACA following drunken ground invasion

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:58:15 +0530

Perth, Feb.4 : Cricket Australia (CA) is apprehensive over the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) losing the right to host international cricket matches in Perth, as the International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked it to submit a ‘rapid report’ over the ground invasion by a drunken spectator during the fifth ODI against Pakistan.

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Hair brands Afridi a 'serial cheat'

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:57:00 +0530

Brisbane, Feb.4 : Former Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair has described flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who has been banned for two T20 matches on ball-tampering charges, a ‘serial cheat’.

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