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Misbah must stay on as skipper: Wasim Akram

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 18th June 2013

Misbah must stay on as skipper: Wasim Akram Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has thrown his support behind under fire skipper Misbah-ul-Haq after the national team’s disappointing Champions Trophy tournament. Misbah, 39, was the only Pakistani batsman to shine with two half centuries in England as the Greenshirts lost all their three group matches to West Indies, South Africa and India. The team’s...


Imran Khan damaged Pakistan cricket, Aamir Sohail

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 17th June 2013

Imran Khan damaged Pakistan cricket, Aamir Sohail Karachi: In the aftermath of the crushing defeat to India, former skipper Aamir Sohail has launched a scathing attack on one of Pakistan’s greatest cricketers, Imran Khan, saying the World Cup-winning captain is responsible for the current state of sport in the country. “I want to say clearly, and for once we must face the...


Champions Trophy: England reach semis with win over New Zealand

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 17th June 2013

Champions Trophy: England reach semis with win over New Zealand England defied the rain and a late New Zealand rally to book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with a tense 10-run win at Cardiff. A target of 170 in a game reduced to 24 overs per side appeared well within the Kiwis’ reach after England lost their last seven wickets for...


Pakistan fail to secure consolation win against India

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 15th June 2013

Pakistan fail to secure consolation win against India BIRMINGHAM: World Cup holders India continued their formidable Champions Trophy form with a rain-marred eight-wicket demolition of arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday. The highly-anticipated encounter in front of 22,000 boisterous flag-waving supporters from both sides who packed the Edgbaston stands, was interrupted several times by bad weather over Birmingham. In a match that was initially reduced...


Champions Trophy: Pakistan set India a target of 168 runs

By: Hassaan Ali, Uploaded: 15th June 2013

Champions Trophy: Pakistan set India a target of 168 runs Pakistan were bowled out for 165 runs in their Champions Trophy group B match against India at Edgbaston on Saturday after a rain delay. India now have to chase a revised target of 168 runs after rain delays reduced the match to 40 overs a side. Earlier, play resumed in the Champions Trophy group B...


Pakistan vs India: Play resumes after rain delay

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 15th June 2013

Pakistan vs India: Play resumes after rain delay BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan and Indian have resumed their Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy after a rain delay. The match has been shortened to forty overs. Pakistan were 70/3 when play was stopped with captain Misbah ul Haq and Asad Shafique on the crease. India won the toss and elected to...


India wins toss, puts Pakistan into bat

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 15th June 2013

India wins toss, puts Pakistan into bat BIRMINGHAM: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the last group B match of the Champions Trophy on Saturday. The match holds only academic interest for the tournament since India already qualified for the semi-finals and Pakistan are out of the race after losing both their previous...


Pakistan, India to enliven dead game today

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 15th June 2013

Pakistan, India to enliven dead game today LONDON: High-voltage action is expected in a Champions Trophy group B match in Edgbaston, when Pakistan and India clash today, media reported Saturday. It should be mentioned here that India was the first team to qualify for the semifinals; while, Pakistan is the first team eliminated from semifinal contention. Though today’s face off will not...


India match ‘like a final’: Misbah

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 15th June 2013

India match ‘like a final’: Misbah BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq said on Friday that he regarded the Champions Trophy clash against arch-rivals India as a “final”, even though his team has crashed out of the race to be in the last four. The last group B match at Edgbaston, which was billed as the showpiece game of the eight-nation event,...


South Africa 230-6 against West Indies

By: Hassaan Ali, Uploaded: 14th June 2013

South Africa 230-6 against West Indies CARDIFF: South Africa, after losing the toss, made 230 for six against the West Indies in their winner-takes-all Champions Trophy Group B match at Cardiff on Friday. Opener Colin Ingram top-scored with 73 and useful late runs came during a fifth-wicket stand of 68 in 48 balls between Faf du Plessis (35) and David Miller...


Rain returns after Windies win toss v Proteas

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 14th June 2013

Rain returns after Windies win toss v Proteas CARDIFF: West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in between the showers in their Champions Trophy Group B deciding match at Cardiff on Friday. But no sooner had the toss taken place then a fresh burst of rain prevented the match going ahead at the rescheduled start...


ICC Champions Trophy: Windies field against South Africa

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 14th June 2013

ICC Champions Trophy: Windies field against South Africa CARDIFF: West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in their Champions Trophy match at Cardiff on Friday. Rain reduced the winner-takes-all clash to 36 overs per side, with the victors joining already-qualified India as one of the two Group B sides going through to the semi-finals. The...


India, Pakistan set to breathe life into ‘dead’ game

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 14th June 2013

India, Pakistan set to breathe life into ‘dead’ game BIRMINGHAM: India and Pakistan clash in a Champions Trophy match in Edgbaston on Saturday that promises high-voltage action despite the academic nature of the contest. What was expected to be the marquee battle of the eight-nation tournament – tickets for the match were sold out within hours of going on sale last November – has...


Interim chief to represent Pakistan as IHC upholds Zaka suspension

By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 13th June 2013

Interim chief to represent Pakistan as IHC upholds Zaka suspension An interim chairman will represent the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) at the annual International Cricket Council meet later this month after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) upheld the suspension of Zaka Ashraf in the second hearing of the petition filed by the Rawalpindi Cricket Association against the board’s elections that were held in May. Ashraf...


Rain frustrates Australia and New Zealand

By: Hassaan Ali, Uploaded: 13th June 2013

Rain frustrates Australia and New Zealand BIRMINGHAM: The Champions Trophy Group A match between Australia and New Zealand was abandoned because of rain at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Wednesday. New Zealand had reached 51 for two from 15 overs chasing 244 for victory when rain forced the players off the field and the umpires called the game off at 1815 local time....


Asif’s appeal against spot-fixing conviction rejected

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 12th June 2013

Asif’s appeal against spot-fixing conviction rejected LONDON: The appeal of Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif over the spot-fixing conviction was rejected by the Royal Court of Justice on Wednesday. In their ruling, the judges said they were “not persuaded that there are any grounds, arguable or otherwise, for attacking the safety of the convictions of this applicant (Asif)”. “The renewed applications are...


IPL scandal: Suspended cricketer freed from jail

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 12th June 2013

IPL scandal: Suspended cricketer freed from jail NEW DELHI: In IPL spot-fixing scandal, suspended Rajasthan Royals player S Sreesanth has been released from Tihar Jail. On Wednesday, Sreesanth said in an interview, “I don’t want to explain anything. I love this game. You guys should believe me. My teammates were in touch, I would like to thank Rajasthan Royals, BCCI and Kerala...


Australia takes on New Zealand today

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 12th June 2013

Australia takes on New Zealand today LONDON: Australia will look to get their Group bidding to win a third straight Champions Trophy. A campaign back on track against New Zealand at Edgbaston on Wednesday. The manner of Australia’s 48-run defeat by England at Edgbaston last week, and the fact they suffered another poor top-order display in the absence of injured captain...


Ruthless India reach Champions Trophy semi-finals

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 11th June 2013

Ruthless India reach Champions Trophy semi-finals LONDON: World Cup holders India marched into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with an emphatic win over the West Indies on Tuesday that knocked arch-rivals Pakistan out of the race. A career-best five-wicket haul by Ravindra Jadeja and a second successive century from Shikhar Dhawan lifted India to an eight-wicket victory at the packed Oval ground...


India set 234-run target by Windies

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 11th June 2013

India set 234-run target by Windies LONDON: Ravindra Jadeja picked up a career-best 5-36 as India kept the West Indies down to 233-9 in a key Champions Trophy match at the Oval on Tuesday. The left-arm spinner took three wickets for five runs in 14 balls to reduce the West Indies from a comfortable 103-1 to 109-4 after India won the...


South Africa debacle: Misbah slams batsmen

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 11th June 2013

South Africa debacle: Misbah slams batsmen BIRMINGHAM: On another poor display of Pakistani batsmen for the Champions Trophy Semifinals, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq turned on his “totally lost” top order. Pursuing 235-run target against South Africa, Pakistan collapsed to 167 all out during a 67-run defeat by the Proteas in a day/night clash at Edgbaston on Monday. Misbah said, “One day it...


Champions Trophy: SA thrash Pakistan by 67 runs

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 11th June 2013

Champions Trophy: SA thrash Pakistan by 67 runs With a daunting target of 235 runs to chase, Pakistani batting once again failed to deliver and were bowled out for 167 runs to end their hopes of qualifying for the next round of the ICC Champions Trophy. Even though South Africa were without star bowlers Dale Steyn or Morney Morkel, the Pakistani batting line...


South Africa set 235 run target for Pakistan

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 10th June 2013

South Africa set 235 run target for Pakistan BIRMINGHAM: Four run-outs and Pakistan bowlers’ late assault restricted South Africa to 234-9 despite opener Hashim Amla’s brilliant 81 in Group B day-night match in Champions Trophy here at Edgbaston on Monday. After South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and decided to bat first, his openers Hashim Amla and Colin Ingram batted...


Ramdin penalised for claiming dropped catch

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 10th June 2013

Ramdin penalised for claiming dropped catch LONDON: West Indies’ wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin was on Monday suspended for two one-day matches and fined 100 percent of his match fees for wrongly claiming a catch in the Champions Trophy. Match referee Chris Broad charged Ramdin with violating the spirit of the game following a hearing in London after the wicket-keeper had pleaded not...


BCCI suspends Rajasthan Royals co-owner in IPL scandal

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 10th June 2013

BCCI suspends Rajasthan Royals co-owner in IPL scandal NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals’ co-owner Raj Kundra has been suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday over allegations of betting against him in the Indian Premier League (IPL). According to the Delhi police, Kundra, an NRI businessman and husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, had admitted to placing bets...


Pakistan, South Africa will smash today in the ground

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 10th June 2013

Pakistan, South Africa will smash today in the ground BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan and South Africa would be fighting to stay alive in the ICC Champions Trophy when they take on each other here today. Pakistan lost their opening match to the West Indies in a low-scoring match, and South Africa were beaten by India by 26 runs. Dale Steyn is unlikely to be available for...


 
 
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