BRIDGETOWN: Misbah-ul-Haq dug deep and dragged Pakistan to a series-clinching, three-wicket victory over West Indies in the third One-day International of the best of five match series here on Thursday. The victory meant that Pakistan have now won their last eight ODIs against West Indies spread over the last four years, including their 10-wicket victory in a recent World Cup quarter-final in Bangladesh.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday named Mohammad Imran the new captain to lead a 18-man squad for next month’s Azlan Shah hockey tournament. The seven-nation event will be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from May 5-15, with world champions Australia, Britain, India, Malaysia, New Zealand and South Korea in attendance.
The International Cricket Conical (ICC) has refused to make Indian Primer League (IPL) as a part of future tour program. The former captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, Kumar Sangakkara, on Wednesday, demanded from ICC to make IPL a part of future tour programme in order to end to the clash between the league and national commitments of player.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Ilahi’s meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari on a dinner reception is underway here at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Geo News reported.
MUMBAI: India’s cricket chiefs on Wednesday doubled the cash bonus for each member of the World…
COLOMBO: Pakistan women clinched the T20 Quadrangular Series after defeating Netherlands in the final by 12 runs in Colombo. Pakistan, who remained undefeated, had earlier in the day beaten Ireland by 15 runs on Duckworth Lewis method to set up the clash against the Dutch.
LAHORE – Former Indian spinner Bishen Singh Bedi on Saturday lashed out at the “holier-than-thou” attitude of the western cricket boards while coming to the rescue of the Pakistan cricket Board over spot-fixing allegations.
Indian fans are slowly emerging from the World Cup hangover and loving the fun and frolic of IPL, writes Wasim Akram. Post the World Cup, we are once again in the middle of hectic cricket. While the Indian Premier League is keeping many of us on our toes, many countries like Pakistan and Australia are keeping their commitments as per the ICC calendar.
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to field against West Indies in the second One-day International on Monday at Beausejour Cricket Ground here. Pakistan are unchanged, but West Indies have brought leg-spinner Anthony Martin in for his international debut to replace fast bowler Andre Russell.
Karachi: After getting nothing but broken promises and false reassurances from the government, the families of the four Pakistani hostages who are being held by Somali pirates since last August are now seeking donations to meet the ransom deadline which ends on May 9, 2011.
LONDON: Sachin Tendulkar has been named Wisden’s Cricketer of the Year for 2010, crowning a golden…
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