Cricket

[Gin ka Pakistan]

Shoaib Malik should be drop for second one day and a proper opener should be brought in (young blood)
Shahid Afridi is better at one down.

Shoaib Malik should be drop for second one day

 

[Super Falcon]

but younis khan is nuts he is not going to drop shoaib and shoaib makes him nuts too by not performing. younis khan made wrong choices even a comon man can did better than that team wwhat is our probleum batting than stong it not weaken it

fawad alam is not good bat drop him and play rana atleast he can give more option to bowling and he batt better than fawad

and i dont no what probleum is with pakistan stretegy when shahid and razaq was on crease why they did not took 4 power play if they did it we can easily gone to above 200 and shahid would not been out on boundry stretegy are nuts of our too why wait for tailenders to take 4 power play

and play imran nazir for nasir jamshed imran will make strugle sri lanka or he will get out no probleum if he gets out early atleast he have a better chance than any other opener to win pakistan game single handeedly.

drop shoaib malik and play mohammad yousuf he is a type of player will not fail in every match as shoaib and misbah is and he is better batsman to play kulaskera or if he gets in kula and thushra and murli will struggle big time


younis for GOD sake play this team

Imran Nazir
Kamran Akmal
Younis Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
Umar Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Abdur Razzaque
Rana Naveed Ul Hassan
Saeed Ajmal
Mohammad Amir
Umar Gul


it will make pakistan to bat till number 9 which willl improve our bat and bowl too it is a mixture of both youth and experience and make wait shoaib and misbah so they will no what it to be out of team so next time they will not even think of failling younis

 

[Super Falcon]

for GOD sake play this team dont bring misbah back and drop shoaib and fawad i hope who will not perform should not be in the team i still feel younis khan is dumb and nuts

 

[airfighter]

I m posting the first in defence.pk. Pakistani team is playing in srilanka like a school cricket team. No one knows that what is his resposibility and how to play. espacially the senior players like younas, yousaf, misbah and malik. they should feel their resposibility and play like a international cricketer not a school level crickter.

 

[GLOBAL HAWK]

T20 world cup win has got into their heads!

now playing every game like T 20 except dried out for runs

 

[U-571]

i think, after playing a major tournament after two years has effected their temperament and skills. we won T20 because its a very short game. we have got the skills and talent, unquestionably but we lack some professionalism and we are in the recovery stage.

players like misbah and yusuf should be rested for a long time and the young blood should be introduced into the team. we need some time and experience to adjust. just that i think. we should also kick intekhaab alam, and aaqib out of the job. it will be good for the team to have wasim and waqar around.

 

[Super Falcon]

i dont think so yousuf should be blammed he was only player who perofrmed in testes better than younis misbah and shoaib and in only one odi he was failled when bowl was swinging3 to6 metters shoaib did nothing in the serries and still playing and failling again and again players who deserve a long run chance been kept out like imran nazir and yousuf i think in todays batting paradise wicket if we have yousuf we have easily gone to score 300 or above and yousuf is type of batsman if u give him 5 odi he will score runs atleast in 3 to 4 odi for sure and shaoib failled thrice and jamshed twice but still keept playing younis khan is only to blamed and who ever fielding probleum chooses team i know yousuf have but plaayer like yousuf if gives u gurantee of 50 runs in each odi he should not be drooped for sake of fielding if u r picking shoaib on yousuf just for fielding than shoaib did nothing with bat but also shoaib did not gave team with extra ordinary catch or run out yousuf should be automatic choice for any odi if yousuf failled thrice its ok u drop him but u just gave him one odi where no batsman got runs

 

[Al-zakir]

West Indies beats Bangladesh by 5 wickets in Twenty20 match
By Craig Cozier (CP) – 19 hours ago

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — The West Indies romped to a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a Twenty20 match on Sunday after a disciplined bowling performance and four run outs from direct hits in the field.

The home team, weakened throughout the series by the absence of its leading players due to contract wrangles, finally won its first match against Bangladesh on tour after the visitors had swept the preceding test and one-day series.

The West Indies, led by two wickets and two run outs from Darren Sammy, limited Bangladesh to 118-9 off 20 overs at Warner Park.

The hosts lost a wicket on the first ball of its reply but Devon Smith (37 off 27 balls) and Travis Dowlin (37 not out off 37 balls) forged the comfortable path to victory at 119-5 with 19 balls to spare.

Bangladesh, after winning the toss and batting, dipped into early trouble when three wickets fell in five balls with the score at 12.

Medium-pacer Sammy (2-33) led the way as Junaid Siddique (5) and Mohammad Ashraful (0) were dispatched off successive deliveries.

Siddique sliced into the off side from the leading edge, while Ashraful scooped straight to short fine leg. Fast bowler Gavin Tonge added the scalp of Tamim Iqbal (7) next over as the left-hander clipped an ondrive to midwicket.

Captain Shakib-al-Hasan and Naeem Islam revived the visitors in a fourth-wicket stand of 31. But once Shakib was bowled around his back by Nikita Miller's left-arm spin and Naeem was the first of the four run outs, the innings fell away again.

Shakib was bowled around his legs as he missed a sweep while wicketkeeper Devon Thomas easily ran out Naeemafter the batsman sought a single.

Bangladesh slipped to 66-7 as Miller (2-22) added his second scalp as Raqibul was lbw sweeping and Mushfiqur Rahim was run out by Andre Fletcher.

Mahmudullah (21 off 27 balls) guided the lower order but Bangladesh's total was well below par.

Dale Richards chopped Shakib onto his stumps the first ball of West Indies' chase as Bangladesh sniffed a chance.

But left-hander Smith dominated a second wicket stand of 46 with Fletcher to put West Indies on course.

Fletcher (8) fell to Nazmul Hossain and Smith departed to fellow fast bowler Rubel Hossain at 67-3.

But Dowlin, one of the new West Indian players to enhance his reputation in this series, hit five fours, including the winning runs, to seal a satisfying win.

Captain Floyd Reifer added 22 off 20 balls and although he and vice-captain Sammy fell to Ashraful near the end, the victory was never in doubt.

That's cool. Can't win evertime. Congratulation to West India for a win.

 

[Jako]

Oh gosh......i was expecting a whitewash....,anyways u guys delivered where it mattered!..,enjoy

 

[GLOBAL HAWK]

Qadir suspects match-fixers in Pakistan team - Top Stories - Cricket - SPORTS - The Times of India

 

[Super Falcon]

qadir and nawaz is nuts they just cares about their seats in pcb

 

[Al-zakir]

Ashraful escorts Tigers to victory
09-08-2009



Dhaka, Aug 9 (bdnews24.com) – A brilliant century by Mohammad Ashraful eased Bangladesh to an eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first of the five-match GrameenPhone Cup ODI Series at Bulawayo's Queens Sports Club on Sunday.

Tiny Ashraful stood tall to remain unbeaten on 103 off as many balls as the Tigers chased down the 208-run target in just 34.3 overs.

His innings was studded with 12 glorious fours and two sixes.

It was the former Bangladesh's captain third ODI hundred and first since the career-best 109 made against UAE in the 2008 Asia Cup in Lahore.

Ashraful's task was made easy by the brisk start provided by the openers. Tamim Iqbal started off with two fours in the first over - a cut and an off drive - but it was Junaed Siddique who got off the block like a runaway express against Chamu Chibhaba.

He hit three successive off-side boundaries in the second over, a caressed cover drive being the highlight, and followed it with two successive boundaries in the fourth over before hitting one straight to mid-off.

Tamim who made an aggressive 68-ball 63 featured in a match-winning stand of 138 for the second wicket with Ashraful after Junaed was caught at deep square leg off Chibhabha for a 12-ball 21 after putting on 30 runs.

In the post-match presentation, Zimbabwe captain Prosper Utseya said his batsmen should have applied themselves better early in the innings so that they could have attacked later in the innings.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said the boys did a very good job, and was happy with his team's performance.

Ashraful, naturally named man of the match, said "My team-mates have supported me though I didn't do well in the Tests against West Indies."

He added that not being captain has also reduced the burden on him and allowed him to play more freely.

Earlier, Mark Vermeulen hit a fluent 92 on his comeback after five years but Bangladesh applied the squeeze to restrict Zimbabwe to 207 in 47.5 overs.

While Vermeulen put a price on his wicket during his 128-ball stay, the same could not be said for his team-mates after being put into bat by Bangladesh.

Vermeulen, whose previous best was 79, was eventually run out attempting a risky second run with the score on 178 in 42.2 overs.

The Tigers got off to dream start after Syed Rasel accounted for Hamilton Masakadza caught by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim off the last ball of the opening over with not a run on the board.

Rasel induced an edge from Masakadza with a delivery that shaped away.

The Tigers' disciplined bowling also forced Chamu Chibhaba into nicking behind off Nazmul Hossain.

Apart from a third-wicket partnership of 49 runs between Vermeulen and Brendan Taylor (20), it was very much a case of wickets falling at an alarming rate throughout.

Only four other Zimbabwe batsmen reached double figures.

Among the Bangladesh bowlers Nazmul Hossain finished with 3-29 while Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad shared four wickets. Mohammad Ashraful took one wicket.

The second match of the series is on Tuesday at the same venue.

bdnews24.com/lg/bd/2122h

Though this win was expected however I am glad to see Ashraf performing again. Keep it bro......

 

[U-571]

Steyn fails IPL dope-test ​

Ajay S Shankar

August 11, 2009
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Dale Steyn steams in, Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers, IPL, Newlands, April 22 2009
Dale Steyn played only three games in the IPL due to a thumb injury © PA Photos
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Series/Tournaments: Indian Premier League
Teams: South Africa

Dale Steyn, the South African fast bowler, has come under a doping cloud with Cricket South Africa (CSA) acknowledging an "adverse finding" against him following a test conducted during the second IPL but attributing the result to legitimate painkillers he had taken at the time.

Steyn was out of action for most of the IPL in South Africa in April-May due to a thumb injury and played only three matches for Bangalore Royal Challengers.

"We are aware of the result and submitted a report immediately to the IPL on why this has happened," Gerald Majola, CSA's chief executive told Cricinfo. "There was a marginal increase in the presence of morphine in the sample and that was due to painkillers he took during that period. We are awaiting a reply from the IPL authorities."

However, a Royal Challengers official said the franchise had no knowledge of this development. "Till Sunday night, Royal Challengers had no information or knowledge on this," Prakash Mirpuri, a vice-president of the UB Group, which owns the Bangalore franchise, told Cricinfo. "We can only comment if we receive official communication from CSA/IPL."

Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, told Cricinfo Steyn had not failed any test and that the procedure was at the clarification stage. "From what I gather, the agency that conducts these tests for IPL (ITDN) may have asked Cricket South Africa for a clarification on the results of Steyn's test since he is contracted to that board," he said. "The next step is taken only when the agency is not satisfied with the explanation provided. In Steyn's case, this process is at the clarification stage. Officially, the IPL is yet to come into the picture."

Dr Mohammad Moosajee, South Africa's team doctor and a member of CSA's medical committee, was confident Steyn wouldn't face any action despite the adverse finding, which was first reported by the sport24 website.

"This is not a doping violation as such but an adverse analytical finding, which is different," Moosajee told Cricinfo. "Dale is known to have a history of chronic migraines and he suffered a thumb injury too during the IPL and he was on Myprodol, a painkiller that contains codeine. Codeine converts to morphine within the body and that led to the adverse finding. Dale had taken the painkiller on the day of the test and the morphine level in his sample was found to be slightly higher (1.1 to 1.3 microgram per ml) than the 1 microgram per ml that is permitted.

"This is a matter between the IPL franchise and IPL but since Dale is also a CSA-contracted player, we were informed and we are now assisting in the process. We have sent a detailed report to the IPL and are awaiting a reply. We are confident that he will be cleared."

Codeine does not figure in the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) list of prohibited substances but morphine has been classified under narcotics.

Moosajee said there was some confusion regarding the situation because the brand name of the painkiller is different in South Africa. "This also led to miscommunication in the Theraupatiuc Use Exemption (TUE) form that the player submitted before the test," Moosajee said. Players are expected to fill these TUE forms before a test so that the testers are aware of the medication the player is under.

Steyn is the second fast bowler to come under scrutiny for a failed drug test in the IPL; Pakistan's Mohammad Asif was banned for one year after testing positive for nandrolone, which is a banned substance, in the inaugural season in 2008.

Ajay Shankar is a deputy editor at Cricinfo

Steyn under IPL dope-test cloud | South Africa Cricket News | Cricinfo.com

 

[Al-zakir]

Shakib scripts convincing winAugust 11, 2009

Bangladesh 320 ( Shakib 104, Tamim 79) beat Zimbabwe 271 (Williams 71, Coventry 61) by 49 runs

Shakib Al Hasan scored his third one-day hundred © Associated Press
Shakib Al Hasan starred with a delightfully aggressive ton as Bangladesh recorded their second straight win in the five-match series against Zimbabwe. Tamim Iqbal laid the platform with a patient half-century before Shakib took over to propel Bangladesh to their highest ODI score. Zimbabwe put up a fight, courtesy fine half-centuries from Charles Coventry and Sean Williams, but the target proved beyond their reach.

Bangladesh's strategy in the field was simple: keep a tight line and wait for the pressure of the steep target to start telling on the batsmen. And it worked. Coventry provided some momentum to the chase by counterattacking after the early wickets. There was a very skillful hit over extra-cover against Syed Rasel and a couple of big sixes against the offspinner Naeem Islam but he fell trying to keep pace with the asking rate.


Post Coventry's exit, Williams played a gem of a cameo, filled with improvisations, but he too became a victim of the run-rate. He notched up his highest ODI score and not only used his feet well against the spinners but also repeatedly put the reverse sweep to good effect to upset the rhythm of the bowlers. He ran hard between the wickets and kept picking singles and twos to keep the scorecard moving. Near the end of the chase, he took more risks, charging out to the seamers as well. He sashayed down the track and heaved Nazmul Hossain to the cowcorner and slapped him over covers but fell while failing to clear long-on. Elton Chigumbura biffed around in the end to raise the home side's hopes but could only succeed in reducing the margin of the loss.

Bangladesh's win was set up by their batsmen led by Shakib, who provided momentum with an imposing knock. Bangladesh were 108 for 1 in 25 overs but Shakib ensured that they finished strongly.

The feature of his innings was his skill in repeatedly picking the gaps: there were quite a few hits over extra cover, a few to the straight boundary and many swings to midwicket. He started carefully, dealing in singles and twos to reach 15, before breaking free with two pulled boundaries. The explosion started in the 38th over, bowled by the part-time spinner Williams, with Shakib, who was denied the services of a runner just prior to the over, swinging twice over midwicket boundary. He went on to crash Ray Price to the straight boundary before lifting Prosper Utseya over long-off and twice over extra-cover as he made full use of the batting Powerplay.

He was aided by some poor fielding and was dropped twice in the inner circle: when he was on 59, Stuart Matsikenyeri spilled a sitter at midwicket off an attempted reverse-sweep against Utseya and when he was on 71, Price dropped another off a top-edged paddle-sweep.


Shakib went on the rampage after the twin drops. He looted 19 runs, with the help of three boundaries that included a stunning six over long-off, off the 44th over bowled by Chamu Chibhaba. He brought up the hundred in 63 balls and celebrated it with a cheeky scoop shot off Ed Rainsford before he was run out going for the third run after Mushfiqur Rahim had slashed to deep point. Rahim sought to make amends for his mistake with some big hitting in the end to push Bangladesh well past 300.


The platform was laid earlier in the day by Tamim, who forged a more staid partnership with Junaid Siddique at the top of the order. Only four fours came in the first fifteen overs and only one boundary was hit in the air. It not only reflected the intent of the batsmen but also the disciplined lines and length of the new-ball bowlers Elton Chigumbura and Rainsford. If there was to be any criticism, it has to be said that they perhaps strayed to the middle and leg line a touch too often against Tamim, which shows up in his wagon wheel: Tamim picked 48 runs on the on side.


For their part, the batsmen were absolutely focused on playing themselves in before going for their shots. Things were looking good when Siddique was run out. He pushed Utseya, who brought himself on in the 11th over, to the left of short midwicket, was caught in a yes-no situation with Tamim and couldn't get back to his crease in time. Tamim, himself, was run out soon in a comical fashion. He had missed to connect a leg-side delivery but was stranded in the middle due to a faulty call from Shakib and was easily run out by the keeper. However, it didn't prove to be a major set back as Shakib set the stadium ablaze with his power-hitting.

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Bulawayo Report | Cricket News | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 2009 | Cricinfo.com

Keep it Sakib bro.....

 

[Super Falcon]

now steyn will get banned as asif did but it will not happen