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as being a professional we need to win matches it doseant matter we played matches or not
shoaib malik is very bad captain when lanka was crusing he kept on bowling with spinners he did not went with his faster bowlers thats why lankans easily got away and he does not keep his bowling rotating with faster bowlers and when we get rid of kamran akmal he missed again stumping chances pcb please send akmal home and bring new blood he did know how to keep wickets and after 30 matches he hits few sixes in last over of match and he keep playing pakistan cannot compete with other teams untill kamran is in the team and rashid, moin when they see their team is struggling to pick wickets they will do some spectacular catches,stumpings or run outs to buy pakistan wickets thats why we was succesfulll but seems like kamran is favourite boy to shoaib malik and pcb
shoaib malik is very bad captain when lanka was crusing he kept on bowling with spinners he did not went with his faster bowlers thats why lankans easily got away and he does not keep his bowling rotating with faster bowlers and when we get rid of kamran akmal he missed again stumping chances pcb please send akmal home and bring new blood he did know how to keep wickets and after 30 matches he hits few sixes in last over of match and he keep playing pakistan cannot compete with other teams untill kamran is in the team and rashid, moin when they see their team is struggling to pick wickets they will do some spectacular catches,stumpings or run outs to buy pakistan wickets thats why we was succesfulll but seems like kamran is favourite boy to shoaib malik and pcb
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Younis Khan replaces Malik as captain
Updated at: 1834 PST, Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Younis Khan replaces Malik as captain LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to appoint Younis Khan as captain of the national team after Pakistans humiliating defeat against Sri Lanka, said chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt.
He announced this while talking to media here at the PCB headquarters on Tuesday.
Ijaz Butt told that Shoaib Malik on the PCB request has stepped down from the captaincy after the debacle of the Pakistan cricket team in the recent home series.
Malik led Pakistan to their worst one-day defeat -- by 234 runs -- in the third and final one-day international in Lahore on Saturday which gave Sri Lanka a 2-1 series win.
"Malik has accepted to step down after the Sri Lanka defeat and we have appointed Younus as the new captain for an indefinite period," Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt told reporters.
The one-sided defeat sparked a furious reaction in the cricket-mad country and the PCB asked the team management to give a report on the reasons for the heavy defeat.
The sports committee of the Senate also summoned Malik, coach Intikhab Alam and chief selector Abdul Qadir on February 9 to explain the defeat.
The 26-year-old Malik was appointed skipper after Pakistan's first round exit from the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
Younus will take up the role in the two-Test home series against Sri Lanka next month.
Updated at: 1834 PST, Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Younis Khan replaces Malik as captain LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to appoint Younis Khan as captain of the national team after Pakistans humiliating defeat against Sri Lanka, said chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt.
He announced this while talking to media here at the PCB headquarters on Tuesday.
Ijaz Butt told that Shoaib Malik on the PCB request has stepped down from the captaincy after the debacle of the Pakistan cricket team in the recent home series.
Malik led Pakistan to their worst one-day defeat -- by 234 runs -- in the third and final one-day international in Lahore on Saturday which gave Sri Lanka a 2-1 series win.
"Malik has accepted to step down after the Sri Lanka defeat and we have appointed Younus as the new captain for an indefinite period," Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt told reporters.
The one-sided defeat sparked a furious reaction in the cricket-mad country and the PCB asked the team management to give a report on the reasons for the heavy defeat.
The sports committee of the Senate also summoned Malik, coach Intikhab Alam and chief selector Abdul Qadir on February 9 to explain the defeat.
The 26-year-old Malik was appointed skipper after Pakistan's first round exit from the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
Younus will take up the role in the two-Test home series against Sri Lanka next month.
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Pietersen to get $1.3 million in IPL: Report
Friday, January 30, 2009
LONDON: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen could become the IPLs highest-paid cricketer when he goes on sale at the auction on February 6 with a base price of $1.3 million, according to a newspaper report. Chennai Super Kings Mahendra Singh Dhoni is currently the leagues most expensive player: he was bought for $1.5 million after having a base price of $400,000.
Daily Telegraph reported that, apart from Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff has been valued at $900,000, while the base price for other England players, though it is yet to be decided, is unlikely to be higher than $250,000. Englands centrally-contracted players will be available for only 21 days of the 2009 IPL season and will be paid on a pro-rata basis.
Dominic Cork, Sajid Mahmood, Ed Joyce, Darren Gough, Rob Key and James Foster were some of the other players who were added to the auction list sent to the franchise owners, the report said.
Related reports claimed that Michael Clarke, the Australia vice-captain, will be listed for the auction at a base price of $ 1 million. However, the Australian newspaper reported that Clarke was yet to decide on his participation in the IPL.
Senior IPL officials, however, refused to confirm the figures that have been reported and said that the final list of players, including their base prices, was still being finalised.
It would be premature to talk figures now as we are still in the final stages of negotiations with various players, an IPL official told Cricinfo. The official said that a clear picture would emerge in a day or two.
The IPL has fixed $2 million as the maximum amount a franchise can spend at the auction. Cricinfoa
Pietersen to get $1.3 million in IPL: Report
Friday, January 30, 2009
LONDON: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen could become the IPLs highest-paid cricketer when he goes on sale at the auction on February 6 with a base price of $1.3 million, according to a newspaper report. Chennai Super Kings Mahendra Singh Dhoni is currently the leagues most expensive player: he was bought for $1.5 million after having a base price of $400,000.
Daily Telegraph reported that, apart from Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff has been valued at $900,000, while the base price for other England players, though it is yet to be decided, is unlikely to be higher than $250,000. Englands centrally-contracted players will be available for only 21 days of the 2009 IPL season and will be paid on a pro-rata basis.
Dominic Cork, Sajid Mahmood, Ed Joyce, Darren Gough, Rob Key and James Foster were some of the other players who were added to the auction list sent to the franchise owners, the report said.
Related reports claimed that Michael Clarke, the Australia vice-captain, will be listed for the auction at a base price of $ 1 million. However, the Australian newspaper reported that Clarke was yet to decide on his participation in the IPL.
Senior IPL officials, however, refused to confirm the figures that have been reported and said that the final list of players, including their base prices, was still being finalised.
It would be premature to talk figures now as we are still in the final stages of negotiations with various players, an IPL official told Cricinfo. The official said that a clear picture would emerge in a day or two.
The IPL has fixed $2 million as the maximum amount a franchise can spend at the auction. Cricinfoa
Pietersen to get $1.3 million in IPL: Report
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IPL bans Asif for one year
Updated at: 1245 PST, Friday, January 30, 2009
MUMBAI: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has been banned for one year by the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Friday.
Mohammad Asif cannot play IPL cricket up to September 15, 2009, according the IPL tribunal.
Asif was charged for using eye drops containing nandrolone, a banned drug.
Updated at: 1245 PST, Friday, January 30, 2009
MUMBAI: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has been banned for one year by the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Friday.
Mohammad Asif cannot play IPL cricket up to September 15, 2009, according the IPL tribunal.
Asif was charged for using eye drops containing nandrolone, a banned drug.
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South Africa snatch top ODI ranking from Australia, winning series 4-1
Friday, January 30, 2009
PERTH: South Africa has become the number one team in one-day international cricket when they beat the world champions Australia by 39 runs in the final One-day International here at WACA on Friday to take the five-match series 4-1.
Chasing 289 to finish the series with a 3-2 loss, Australia were all out for 249 runs in 49 overs and not only lost the series but also their top position in the ICC rankings which they were enjoying for the last several years.
Debutant Lonwabo Tsotsobe made the perfect start to his ODI career with two wickets in his first four overs to play a key role in South Africas victory. He removed two of the danger men, Shaun Marsh and Ricky Ponting.
No Aussie batsman except Michael Hussey (78) and Brad Haddin (63) could resist against South African bowlers. Michaels brother David Hussey also made a useful contribution of 32. The Husseys had come together at 4 for 53 and added 69 runs.
Earlier, Hashim Amla narrowly missed his first century of the series but together with AB de Villiers set the stage with a solid 118-run partnership and JP Duminy provided the late entertainment with a quick half-century to take South Africa to 288-6 in 50 allotted overs.
Amla's 97 ended when he tried to guide Hopes through the cordon and tickled the ball to Brad Haddin, while de Villiers (60) picked out David Warner on the square-leg boundary.
Later, Duminy smashed an unbeaten 60 from 42 deliveries. He helped South Africa add 53 in the batting Powerplay, which was taken at the start of the 43rd over, and raised his half-century from 33 balls with a super six over long-off from Nathan Bracken.
Friday, January 30, 2009
PERTH: South Africa has become the number one team in one-day international cricket when they beat the world champions Australia by 39 runs in the final One-day International here at WACA on Friday to take the five-match series 4-1.
Chasing 289 to finish the series with a 3-2 loss, Australia were all out for 249 runs in 49 overs and not only lost the series but also their top position in the ICC rankings which they were enjoying for the last several years.
Debutant Lonwabo Tsotsobe made the perfect start to his ODI career with two wickets in his first four overs to play a key role in South Africas victory. He removed two of the danger men, Shaun Marsh and Ricky Ponting.
No Aussie batsman except Michael Hussey (78) and Brad Haddin (63) could resist against South African bowlers. Michaels brother David Hussey also made a useful contribution of 32. The Husseys had come together at 4 for 53 and added 69 runs.
Earlier, Hashim Amla narrowly missed his first century of the series but together with AB de Villiers set the stage with a solid 118-run partnership and JP Duminy provided the late entertainment with a quick half-century to take South Africa to 288-6 in 50 allotted overs.
Amla's 97 ended when he tried to guide Hopes through the cordon and tickled the ball to Brad Haddin, while de Villiers (60) picked out David Warner on the square-leg boundary.
Later, Duminy smashed an unbeaten 60 from 42 deliveries. He helped South Africa add 53 in the batting Powerplay, which was taken at the start of the 43rd over, and raised his half-century from 33 balls with a super six over long-off from Nathan Bracken.
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Pakistan give green signal to cricketers for IPL
30 Jan 2009,IANS
KARACHI: Pakistan's sports authorities on Friday announced that they have no objections to their cricketers featuring in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sports Minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani said in an interview that since IPL was not national duty, his ministry will not block the country's players from playing in it.
"We feel IPL is a private league in which Pakistani players compete in an individual capacity," said Jilani.
The sports minister said Pakistan President Asif Zardari, patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), had sought the ministry's opinion on players' participation in this year's IPL that begins on April 10.
"We have replied to the presidency on this issue and now it's up to the players and the PCB," he added.
Pakistan had earlier blocked its hockey and squash teams' tour of India because of strained relations over November's terror attacks in Mumbai. The move came after India refused to send its cricket team for a much-awaited series in Pakistan.
Top Pakistani cricketers including new captain Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif and Kamran Akmal featured in the inaugural edition of the cash-rich IPL.
30 Jan 2009,IANS
KARACHI: Pakistan's sports authorities on Friday announced that they have no objections to their cricketers featuring in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sports Minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani said in an interview that since IPL was not national duty, his ministry will not block the country's players from playing in it.
"We feel IPL is a private league in which Pakistani players compete in an individual capacity," said Jilani.
The sports minister said Pakistan President Asif Zardari, patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), had sought the ministry's opinion on players' participation in this year's IPL that begins on April 10.
"We have replied to the presidency on this issue and now it's up to the players and the PCB," he added.
Pakistan had earlier blocked its hockey and squash teams' tour of India because of strained relations over November's terror attacks in Mumbai. The move came after India refused to send its cricket team for a much-awaited series in Pakistan.
Top Pakistani cricketers including new captain Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif and Kamran Akmal featured in the inaugural edition of the cash-rich IPL.
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Shoaib out of Sri Lanka Tests
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January 30, 2009
Shoaib Akhtar misses yet another international series © AFP
A knee injury has forced Shoaib Akhtar out of Pakistan's upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, marking yet another setback in the fast bowler's erratic career.
"There are loose bones in his knee which would need keyhole surgery. That will take two to three weeks' recovery, and means he is out of the Sri Lanka Test series," Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, told AFP. "When such an injury occurs one must not wait and have a quick operation."
Shoaib previously underwent a knee surgery ahead of the 2007 World Cup - and eventually missed the tournament. But of late, he has been in the news following a dismal performance against Sri Lanka in Pakistan's recent ODI series played at home. Shoaib conceded 88 runs in 13 overs and took just one wicket in the first two ODIs to be promptly dropped for the third after his then captain Shoaib Malik questioned his fitness and commitment, only to tone down on the eve of the series decider.
A mixture of injury concerns, disciplinary problems and controversies has affected Shoaib's participation in international cricket. Since February 2006, he has played just three Tests and 11 ODIs.
Sri Lanka are scheduled to visit Pakistan after the ongoing home ODI series against India. The dates and venues for the tour are yet to be finalised.
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January 30, 2009
Shoaib Akhtar misses yet another international series © AFP
A knee injury has forced Shoaib Akhtar out of Pakistan's upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, marking yet another setback in the fast bowler's erratic career.
"There are loose bones in his knee which would need keyhole surgery. That will take two to three weeks' recovery, and means he is out of the Sri Lanka Test series," Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, told AFP. "When such an injury occurs one must not wait and have a quick operation."
Shoaib previously underwent a knee surgery ahead of the 2007 World Cup - and eventually missed the tournament. But of late, he has been in the news following a dismal performance against Sri Lanka in Pakistan's recent ODI series played at home. Shoaib conceded 88 runs in 13 overs and took just one wicket in the first two ODIs to be promptly dropped for the third after his then captain Shoaib Malik questioned his fitness and commitment, only to tone down on the eve of the series decider.
A mixture of injury concerns, disciplinary problems and controversies has affected Shoaib's participation in international cricket. Since February 2006, he has played just three Tests and 11 ODIs.
Sri Lanka are scheduled to visit Pakistan after the ongoing home ODI series against India. The dates and venues for the tour are yet to be finalised.
© Cricinfo
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good news he is out very very good he should be kept out and even force him to retire why pcb dont force players likes of akhtar and malik who will never gonna improve to retire and players like yousuf,waqar,inzamam,wasim even they can play one to two years pcb forced them to retire bull............. pcb out of their mind guy like asif is sitting out we as a pakistani we are unfortunatly never got a sincer administartion in pcb if we had it im sure we was on top we have enough good players but our pcb never polished them so shame on pcb
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guys like asim kamal who have pure touch never considered again guys like yasir hameed who dont have proper technique to play spin and swinging bowl always got chances after chance unable to deliver
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Intikhab looks forward to Tests after ODI debacle
Sunday, February 01, 2009
KARACHI: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said on Saturday that he was looking for an improved show from his team in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.
"Though we haven't played Test matches for the past 15 months, I am looking for a far better performance from the team than in the recently concluded ODIs," he told APP in an interview.
"Like anybody else I was deeply disappointed and hurt with the defeat in the Lahore one-dayer. The boys must have learnt lessons from that disaster," he maintained.
"It was heavy defeat at the Gaddafi Stadium. But now we are looking ahead to the Test series," he commented. "Everything is under control now," he believed.
He expressed the hope that under new captain Younis Khan the team will show patience, determination and application during the Test series.
"Test matches are a different ball game and players must show quick adjustments as per the requirement," he remarked.
Commenting on Younis Khan's captaincy, Intikhab Alam said "He (Younis) is a committed guy and possesses positive qualities," he maintained.
Intikhab Alam said he has just taken over and needed some time to settle down. He recalled that his team made a clean sweep against West Indies in Abu Dhabi in November and they upset World Cup runners-up Sri Lanka in the opening game here.
He defended the dropping of pace duo of Shoaib Akhtar and Sohail Tanvir for the Lahore ODI. "They didn't perform well in the first two ODIs so the axing was natural," he believed.
He said plans to conduct trial matches between Pakistan probables before the Test series have been shelved.
Intikhab said a short training camp for the Test series will be held in Karachi one week before the start of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
He said team trainer David Dwyer has given players a specified training, playing and rest plan before the Test series.
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
KARACHI: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said on Saturday that he was looking for an improved show from his team in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.
"Though we haven't played Test matches for the past 15 months, I am looking for a far better performance from the team than in the recently concluded ODIs," he told APP in an interview.
"Like anybody else I was deeply disappointed and hurt with the defeat in the Lahore one-dayer. The boys must have learnt lessons from that disaster," he maintained.
"It was heavy defeat at the Gaddafi Stadium. But now we are looking ahead to the Test series," he commented. "Everything is under control now," he believed.
He expressed the hope that under new captain Younis Khan the team will show patience, determination and application during the Test series.
"Test matches are a different ball game and players must show quick adjustments as per the requirement," he remarked.
Commenting on Younis Khan's captaincy, Intikhab Alam said "He (Younis) is a committed guy and possesses positive qualities," he maintained.
Intikhab Alam said he has just taken over and needed some time to settle down. He recalled that his team made a clean sweep against West Indies in Abu Dhabi in November and they upset World Cup runners-up Sri Lanka in the opening game here.
He defended the dropping of pace duo of Shoaib Akhtar and Sohail Tanvir for the Lahore ODI. "They didn't perform well in the first two ODIs so the axing was natural," he believed.
He said plans to conduct trial matches between Pakistan probables before the Test series have been shelved.
Intikhab said a short training camp for the Test series will be held in Karachi one week before the start of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
He said team trainer David Dwyer has given players a specified training, playing and rest plan before the Test series.
TheNews.
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Pakistan to play tri-series in Dubai
Sunday, February 01, 2009
KARACHI: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be featuring in a cricket tri-series in Dubai Sports City in April, Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said on Saturday.
He said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Sports City and dates for the event are being worked out.
He said if the Australians don't want to play a One-day International series in Pakistan, they should show solidarity as a member of the allied forces in Afghanistan, to play at least one ODI either in Karachi and Lahore.
Intikhab Alam said that the successful staging of that match would lead to opening the doors for a revival of teams from countries like England, New Zealand and South Africa touring Pakistan again.
He said he personally feels that there is no problem for sports persons in Pakistan. He said that the successful staging of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka reflects the scenario.
He said Scotland, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia are being considered as alternate venues for neutral territory for the ODI series against Australia.
He said PCB Chief Ijaz Butt would be finalising the programme during his meeting with Cricket Australia officials in Melbourne on February 4.
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
KARACHI: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be featuring in a cricket tri-series in Dubai Sports City in April, Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said on Saturday.
He said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Sports City and dates for the event are being worked out.
He said if the Australians don't want to play a One-day International series in Pakistan, they should show solidarity as a member of the allied forces in Afghanistan, to play at least one ODI either in Karachi and Lahore.
Intikhab Alam said that the successful staging of that match would lead to opening the doors for a revival of teams from countries like England, New Zealand and South Africa touring Pakistan again.
He said he personally feels that there is no problem for sports persons in Pakistan. He said that the successful staging of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka reflects the scenario.
He said Scotland, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia are being considered as alternate venues for neutral territory for the ODI series against Australia.
He said PCB Chief Ijaz Butt would be finalising the programme during his meeting with Cricket Australia officials in Melbourne on February 4.
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i hope some matches to be played in sharjah we miss this ground alot
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Looks like the Champions Trophy is not going to be played in Pakistan.
My opinion is this.
Pakistan should drop cricket - harsh, but I'd love to see it happen.
Let the Indian super leagues take over.
When cricket gets dominated by one country flooding the market with stupid dollars (on, imo, a pointless thing), the sport becomes a business, and businesses can be very cutthroat.
It would be better to contest other sports for Pakistan.
I think cricket is going to be killed off soon. In India it's thriving, but in other countries it's slowing down. You name it, Pakistan is slowing up and Australia, even South Africa have been complaining about the domination by "South Asian" countries, though I think i's India only.
It would be good to see Pakistan focus on other sports, football, boxing to name a couple. I think they could do well in them. These sports have remained relatively free of "super-domination".
My opinion is this.
Pakistan should drop cricket - harsh, but I'd love to see it happen.
Let the Indian super leagues take over.
When cricket gets dominated by one country flooding the market with stupid dollars (on, imo, a pointless thing), the sport becomes a business, and businesses can be very cutthroat.
It would be better to contest other sports for Pakistan.
I think cricket is going to be killed off soon. In India it's thriving, but in other countries it's slowing down. You name it, Pakistan is slowing up and Australia, even South Africa have been complaining about the domination by "South Asian" countries, though I think i's India only.
It would be good to see Pakistan focus on other sports, football, boxing to name a couple. I think they could do well in them. These sports have remained relatively free of "super-domination".
