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England Broad raring to go against Pakistan in T20s
22 Feb 2012 at 11:08am
Dubai : Skipper Stuart Broad admits he is excited by England T20 cricket squad as they prepare to face Pakistan in the opening 20-over clash on Thursday. England are looking to keep up their one-day dominance over Pakistan after securing 4-0 series whitewash in 50-over series. A few new faces will be seen in [...]
Proteas beat New Zealand by 3 runs in a nerve-cracking final Twenty20
22 Feb 2012 at 8:47am
Auckland, South Africa has won the three-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand 2-1, beating New Zealand by three runs in a thrilling final in Auckland. The Kiwis had earlier won the toss and elected to field first . The Proteas scored 165 for 7 in their 20 overs with JP Duminy (39) and Hashim Amla [...]
South Africa set New Zealand 166 run target in final Twenty20
22 Feb 2012 at 8:46am
Auckland, South Africa has set New Zealand a target of 166 in the third and the final Twenty20 match. The Kiwis had earlier won the toss and elected to field first. The South Africans named an unchanged squad. They made 165 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted twenty overs. JP Duminy [...]
Calf injury sidelines Oram from ODI series against Proteas
22 Feb 2012 at 8:45am
Wellington, Kiwi all rounder Jacob Oram will not feature in the final Twenty20 and the subsequent one-day series against South Africa after going out with a calf injury. New Zealand Cricket physiotherapist Paul Close revealed that the injury is minor but added that the jam-packed nature of the current series wouldn’t allow Oram to participate. [...]
Levi says he can play all formats of cricket for South Africa
22 Feb 2012 at 8:44am
Johannesburg, South African batsman Richard Levi has said he is capable of playing all formats of cricket, and should not be just regarded as a T20 specialist. ?It’s merely one format in which I’ve had a decent run and performed well in. I’ve also scored centuries in one-day and four-day competitions. I think I’ve started [...]
T20 specialist Gayle commends ?sensational? Levi
22 Feb 2012 at 8:43am
Johannesburg,Explosive Twenty20 batsman Chris Gayle has praised new South African batting sensation Richard Levi, saying that he is capable of going from ?strength to strength?. ?He?s a good striker of the cricket ball and it?s good for the game,? Sports24 quoted Gayle, as saying. Levi smashed a 45-ball century against the Kiwis on Sunday, the [...]
Hayden says Ponting?s axing from ODI squad ?disgraceful?
22 Feb 2012 at 8:42am
Melbourne, Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden has slammed veteran batsman Ricky Ponting’s one-day sacking as a “disgrace”. “It was disgraceful treatment of our modern-day Bradman. I feel speechless. The logic that (Ponting) was left out so we can prepare for the next World Cup is just lost on me,? The Herald Sun quoted Hayden, as [...]
?Runs hold higher currency than players? reputation for Oz squad berth in Inverarity?s ...
22 Feb 2012 at 8:42am
Melbourne, Australian selectors are looking to revive the batting order by insisting that runs not players? reputation will carry weight for inclusion in the national squad. ”Everybody understands where they sit now in the Australian cricket team. In international sport you know if you’re not performing for a short period of time you’re a chance [...]
Cricketer Jayawardene hits out at ?Mankad? dismissal
22 Feb 2012 at 7:41am
BRISBANE, Australia – Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene says Indian off-spinner Ravi Ashwin’s controversial “Mankad” dismissal of Lahiru Thirimanne in Brisbane flouted the spirit of the game. Thirimanne survived the dismissal during his innings of 62 in Sri Lanka’s 51-run one-day international win over India at the Gabba on Tuesday, but only after the Indians [...]
Pakistan look to redress balance in T20
22 Feb 2012 at 7:40am
DUBAI – Pakistan captain Misbah ul-Haq said his side are desperate to redress the balance in a Twenty20 international against England Thursday after a one-day series whitewash by the tourists. Pakistan were Tuesday routed 4-0 by England, who showed a big improvement from their 3-0 defeat in the preceding three-Test series. Misbah wants his side [...]
Ton-up Pietersen helps England whitewash Pakistan
21 Feb 2012 at 3:40pm
DUBAI – Kevin Pietersen hit his second successive century to help a resurgent England beat Pakistan by four wickets in the fourth and final day-night international here on Tuesday for a 4-0 whitewash. The 31-year-old right-hander held the innings together during his 153-ball career-best 130 — his ninth one-day hundred — to help England chase [...]
England blank Pakistan 4-0 in one-day series
21 Feb 2012 at 12:55pm
DUBAI – Kevin Pietersen hit his second successive century to help a resurgent England beat Pakistan by four wickets in the fourth and final day-night international here on Tuesday for a 4-0 whitewash. Live Scorecard & Commentary: 4th ODI Pakistan v England The 31-year-old right-hander held the innings together during his 153-ball career-best 130 — [...]
Seamers help Sri Lanka beat India in ODI
21 Feb 2012 at 8:51am
BRISBANE, Australia – An outstanding display of seam bowling from Nuwan Kulasekara and Thisara Perera helped Sri Lanka beat India by 51 runs in their one-day international tri-series match in Brisbane Tuesday. After Sri Lanka scored 289-6, man of the match Kulasekara took 3-40 and Perera 4-37 as India were bowled out for 238 in [...]
ECB may incriminate Pak spinner Danish Kaneria in spot- fixing scam
21 Feb 2012 at 8:49am
London, Former Essex county cricketer and spot-fixing convict Mervyn Westfield has agreed to reveal his side of the story to the England and Wales Cricket Board?s interrogators for the first time, as the ECB prepares to indict former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria. Westfield has already provided some information to the ECB and is likely to [...]
Matthews calls for Levi?s inclusion in Proteas? ODI squad
21 Feb 2012 at 8:48am
Cape Town, Former South African seam bowler and selector Craig Matthews believes batting sensation Richard Levi should automatically added to the Proteas one-day squad. After his smashing ton in a Twenty 20 fixture against New Zealand. ?There is nothing procedurally to prevent them (from adding one name to the currently 14-strong SA ODI squad),? Sport [...]
Ponting does not expect to play ODI again
21 Feb 2012 at 8:48am
Sydney, Veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting has said that while he still has the passion for playing international cricket, he does not expect to feature in one-day games for Australia again. “With John Inverarity announcing the one-day squad for the next couple of games and obviously I’ve been left out of that and dropped from [...]
Oz batsman not presenting irresistible case to axe Ponting from squad: Article
21 Feb 2012 at 8:47am
Melbourne,An article in an Australian daily has stressed on the need to include veteran batsman Ricky Ponting in the Test squad, taking into account that other batsmen are not presenting irresistable cases to axe him. The Sydney Morning Herald article noted that both Phillip Hughes and Usman Khawaja have taken retrogressive steps this season, and [...]
Oz bowling coach McDermott aims to create world?s fittest bowling squad
21 Feb 2012 at 8:46am
Brisbane, Former Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott has turned the fortunes of national squad around in a little over a year. Toiling at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane and as the national team’s bowling coach, McDermott has ensured that in the 11 Tests that he has been present, Australia has bowled out its opponent [...]
In Dubai, Morgan focused on fixing batting ?twitch?
21 Feb 2012 at 8:43am
Dubai, England middle order batsman Eoin Morgan is working hard to eradicate a technical glitch from his batting technique. According to The Mirror, Morgan wants to fix the leg twitch that has seen him become a crouching batter with hidden talent. The pre-delivery trigger movement has become so extreme that Morgan practically sits on the [...]
Proteas still need to improve further in Twenty20 cricket, says spinner Botha
21 Feb 2012 at 8:43am
Johannesburg, Proteas off-spinner Johan Botha believes the national squad is yet to reach their full potential in 20-over cricket. Saying that it was nice feeling to see Richard Levi?s explosive century in Hamilton on Sunday, Botha, however, said that there was still room for improvement. Speaking ahead of the T20 international series decider against New [...]
