Sri Lanka will be tough, warns Whatmore
(16 May 2012 at 7:28pm)
LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore on Wednesday warned his players they faced a battle on next month’s tour of Sri Lanka, saying the hosts were tough opponents in home conditions. The Australian backed the six uncapped players picked across Pakistan’s Test, one-day and Twenty20 squads to make an impact on the tour, which [...]
Pakistan cricketer Riaz terms Sri Lanka tour snub as temporary setback
(16 May 2012 at 10:27am)
Islamabad: Snubbed Pakistani cricketer Wahab Riaz has termed his elimination from the squads that are touring Sri Lanka as a temporary setback. The Express Tribune quoted the fast-bowler as saying that he would regain his place in the team through hard work Wahab Riaz failed to find a place in any of the three squads, [...]
India invites Pakistan to Champions League T20
(12 May 2012 at 1:00pm)
NEW DELHI – India on Saturday invited Pakistan to take part in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament this year, breaking new ground in the stalled cricket ties between the arch-rivals. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which met in Chennai on Saturday, gave the go ahead to Pakistan’s participation in the tournament [...]
Snubbed Afridi vows all out support to new T 20 skipper Hafeez
(12 May 2012 at 10:32am)
Karachi: Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi says he is not upset after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selected Misbahul Haq for the 50-over format instead of him, and handed Mohammad Hafeez the captain’s arm-band for the Twenty20 format. Former captain, Afridi, was a leading candidate to replace Misbah but has vowed to back Hafeez after the [...]
Malik turns down county offers in hope of national team recall
(4 May 2012 at 10:30am)
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has turned down approaches from county sides Hampshire and Essex, hoping for his possible inclusion in the Pakistan team for the Sri Lanka tour scheduled to start from June 1. “I was offered county contracts through my representative but I refused to sign the deal because of a strict [...]
Young Pakistan all-rounder Hammad Azam looking to repay faith shown in him
(2 May 2012 at 5:14pm)
Islamabad, Twenty-one year old Pakistan all rounder Hammad Azam, whose international career has been a stop and start affair so far, is keen to repay the faith shown in him by his captain and coach. The lanky, hard hitting middle order batsman, who also bowls medium pace, made his international debut over a year ago [...]
Pakistan Cricket Board to finalise bowling coach soon
(30 Apr 2012 at 10:47am)
Karachi, A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) committee will finalise the name of the new bowling coach before the Sri Lanka series. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed the itinerary for the Pakistan series, which comprises two Twenty20s, five One-Day Internationals (ODI) and three Tests. Intikhab Alam, who heads the coach-hunt committee, said the new bowling [...]
Pakistan cricketers still awaiting new central contracts
(24 Apr 2012 at 2:23pm)
Islamabad, The announcement of this year’s central contracts for Pakistan cricketers has been further delayed after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formed a new committee to recommend the pay hike and players who would be included in the list. Sources within the PCB told the Daily Times that former chief selector Mohammad Illyas had finalised [...]
Cricketer and birthday boy Tendulkar urged to carry on
(24 Apr 2012 at 4:15am)
NEW DELHI – Batting great Sachin Tendulkar turned 39 on Tuesday with an impassioned plea from his childhood coach to carry on playing cricket for India since he is “far from finished”. “All those murmurs about his retirement must stop, this is not the right time to go,” said Ramakant Achrekar, 80, the man credited [...]
Whatmore says no security fears in Pakistan
(23 Apr 2012 at 8:22am)
LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Australian cricket coach Dav Whatmore Monday voiced disappointment at Bangladesh postponing their tour, saying he had felt no security concerns during his two months in the country. Last week Bangladesh agreed to visit Pakistan for a one-day match and a Twenty20 international but the tour was delayed on Thursday by a [...]
Pakistan cricketer Junaid Khan recovers from knee injury
(22 Apr 2012 at 4:57pm)
Karachi, Left-arm Pakistani pace bowler Junaid Khan is said to have recovered from his knee injury and is now all set to join Lancashire County Cricket Club as their overseas player this year, Dawn.com reported on Saturday. Khan, who has been out of the Pakistan squad since the Twenty20 International against England in February, will [...]
Bangladesh’s cricket tour to Pakistan postponed over security fears
(20 Apr 2012 at 10:00am)
Dhaka: The Bangladesh team’s proposed tour of Pakistan has been postponed with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officially announcing that it couldn’t tour that country at this moment. The announcement came after the Dhaka High Court ruled that the national team’s upcoming tour of Pakistan should be postponed for a month due to security fears. [...]
