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Best wishes to Pakistan in Champions trophy.....
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Tell me a bit about this new left armBowler Mohd Aamir.What other fast bowlers do we have who are prospects for the future.
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Is it being streamed live free online by any website. I live in USA and don't have a source to watch it. Please guys.
Join Pakistan Cricket. You will get to see there.
Mohammed Amer is only 16-18 years old. He has very good talent. He is bowling in 140+. The other bowler is Mohammed Ali. Anwar Ali. Please see these practice match results which were conducted recently for the Champions Trophy.
Amer still needs time to mature and need international appearance to get more confidence. Mind you that he is not going to give miracles in his first match.. but once he grooms he got the natural talent which he can use to dismiss great batsmen.
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Wasim sees to think that he is ready now. Considering what Wasim did on his first oversees tour to New Zealansd, it might be a good thing to try him out on some foreign tour.
As Shaoaib and Umer are both injury prone, we need players in the fold who are ready to take over in case of injury.
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Pakistan to pull out of Champions Trophy
Pakistan issue Champions Trophy threat
Source:AFP
Pakistan will not participate in the Champions Trophy if the tournament is moved to another country the Pakistan Cricket Board have stated.
Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand have all expressed reservations about competing due to security concerns but if the ICC decide to stage the Champions Trophy elsewhere - Sri Lanka has been touted as a possible destination - the PCB insist Pakistan will not be taking part. "The Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan and there are no chances of shifting the event from Pakistan to any other country," acting PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf was quoted as saying in the Dawn. "If the ICC shifts the Champions Trophy to any other venue, Pakistan will pull out from the event."
The International Cricket Council reviewed and approved security arrangements in Pakistan last week and official delegations met with players from the four countries in an attempt to address the situation. However, their fears will not have been eased after a suicide bomber killed 23 people in a hospital in Peshawar on Tuesday, just a day after Pervez Musharraf stood down as Pakistan president.
Pakistan issue Champions Trophy threat
Source:AFP
Pakistan will not participate in the Champions Trophy if the tournament is moved to another country the Pakistan Cricket Board have stated.
Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand have all expressed reservations about competing due to security concerns but if the ICC decide to stage the Champions Trophy elsewhere - Sri Lanka has been touted as a possible destination - the PCB insist Pakistan will not be taking part. "The Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan and there are no chances of shifting the event from Pakistan to any other country," acting PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf was quoted as saying in the Dawn. "If the ICC shifts the Champions Trophy to any other venue, Pakistan will pull out from the event."
The International Cricket Council reviewed and approved security arrangements in Pakistan last week and official delegations met with players from the four countries in an attempt to address the situation. However, their fears will not have been eased after a suicide bomber killed 23 people in a hospital in Peshawar on Tuesday, just a day after Pervez Musharraf stood down as Pakistan president.
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South Africa pull out of Champions Trophy - Sify.com
Johannesburg: South Africa have pulled out of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament in Pakistan over security fears in the strife-torn nation.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday confirmed that the national team will not take part in the Champions Trophy, if it is held in Pakistan.
CSA officials met with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) task force, which included chief executive Haroon Lorgat, to discuss the security scenario in Pakistan following a spate of recent bombings in the country. The presentation of the task force though failed to convince CSA.
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Despite assurances from the ICC task force that security measures would be in place for the eight-nation event, CSA president Norman Arendse said they will not send their team to Pakistan.
"After extensive discussions and a frank exchange of views, the board resolved not to send our team to Pakistan to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy," Arendse said in a statement.
"We respect the right of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stage the tournament and we would urge the ICC to reschedule the tournament as soon as possible," Arendse said.
Johannesburg: South Africa have pulled out of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament in Pakistan over security fears in the strife-torn nation.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday confirmed that the national team will not take part in the Champions Trophy, if it is held in Pakistan.
CSA officials met with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) task force, which included chief executive Haroon Lorgat, to discuss the security scenario in Pakistan following a spate of recent bombings in the country. The presentation of the task force though failed to convince CSA.
Full Coverage: India in Sri Lanka 2008 | Click here for more cricket news
Despite assurances from the ICC task force that security measures would be in place for the eight-nation event, CSA president Norman Arendse said they will not send their team to Pakistan.
"After extensive discussions and a frank exchange of views, the board resolved not to send our team to Pakistan to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy," Arendse said in a statement.
"We respect the right of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stage the tournament and we would urge the ICC to reschedule the tournament as soon as possible," Arendse said.
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Champions Trophy postponed until 2009
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August 24, 2008
The ICC has postponed the Champions Trophy, due to begin in Pakistan in 19 days' time, to October 2009. The decision was taken at a teleconference among board members on Sunday.
With South Africa already opting out of the tournament, and players from Australia, New Zealand and England publicly nervous about touring Pakistan, there was a concern of cricket reaching a contentious split if the tournament was cancelled. This was aggravated by India pledging their support to Pakistan, though David Morgan, the ICC's president, insisted that the decision was unanimous and not swayed by one board in particular.
"We had a meeting of the commercial board of the ICC and there was unanimity of the decision to postpone the event until October next year," Morgan told Sky Sports. "India is very influential but so is Giles Clarke [ECB chief executive], Australia, New Zealand - they all bring their influence to bear.
"The vote was totally in favour of the postponement until October next year. And India were quite influential in persuading some other nations that that was the right course of action."
The ICC have appeased Pakistan, at least for the time being, in choosing not to cancel the competition entirely but postponing it until October next year. Morgan, though, was insistent that "appeasement was not part of the meeting at all".
"The Pakistan Cricket Board [PCB] have been extremely reasonable about the whole subject, [it has been very clear] they have worked jolly hard to try to give comfort to the member boards, and the eight teams that are touring, that it would be safe and secure," Morgan said. "Unfortunately, five of the participating nations found it impossible to send their team to Pakistan because of safety concerns."
Though the postponement means there will be a rare 33 days without international cricket this year, the schedule for 2009 promises to be every bit as packed. "Every cricketing year is a busy one," Morgan said. "We're more aware of it in the UK because of the Ashes, the World Twenty20 and the one-day series against Australia, but it is no busier a year than any other.
"There will certainly be more security assessments. We're going to meet around the table in 3 or 4 weeks in Dubai to discuss the mechanisms of the postponement. There are numerous things to be discussed and we're planning on meeting in the middle of sept to discuss the consequences of the decision."
Cricinfo staff
August 24, 2008
The ICC has postponed the Champions Trophy, due to begin in Pakistan in 19 days' time, to October 2009. The decision was taken at a teleconference among board members on Sunday.
With South Africa already opting out of the tournament, and players from Australia, New Zealand and England publicly nervous about touring Pakistan, there was a concern of cricket reaching a contentious split if the tournament was cancelled. This was aggravated by India pledging their support to Pakistan, though David Morgan, the ICC's president, insisted that the decision was unanimous and not swayed by one board in particular.
"We had a meeting of the commercial board of the ICC and there was unanimity of the decision to postpone the event until October next year," Morgan told Sky Sports. "India is very influential but so is Giles Clarke [ECB chief executive], Australia, New Zealand - they all bring their influence to bear.
"The vote was totally in favour of the postponement until October next year. And India were quite influential in persuading some other nations that that was the right course of action."
The ICC have appeased Pakistan, at least for the time being, in choosing not to cancel the competition entirely but postponing it until October next year. Morgan, though, was insistent that "appeasement was not part of the meeting at all".
"The Pakistan Cricket Board [PCB] have been extremely reasonable about the whole subject, [it has been very clear] they have worked jolly hard to try to give comfort to the member boards, and the eight teams that are touring, that it would be safe and secure," Morgan said. "Unfortunately, five of the participating nations found it impossible to send their team to Pakistan because of safety concerns."
Though the postponement means there will be a rare 33 days without international cricket this year, the schedule for 2009 promises to be every bit as packed. "Every cricketing year is a busy one," Morgan said. "We're more aware of it in the UK because of the Ashes, the World Twenty20 and the one-day series against Australia, but it is no busier a year than any other.
"There will certainly be more security assessments. We're going to meet around the table in 3 or 4 weeks in Dubai to discuss the mechanisms of the postponement. There are numerous things to be discussed and we're planning on meeting in the middle of sept to discuss the consequences of the decision."
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I find it odd the way the boards were split along colored lines - not even racial lines since the West Indies looked set to go to Pakistan (even though they had one or two reservations).
Many of the non Muslim countries (Sri Lanka, India) for example were prepared to tour, and backed the venue. The West Indies looked prepared. It was just all the "white" boards that appeared to have this paranoia. I feel the paranoia comes from the invasion of Afghanistan, the thinking being......we're at war with them, we'll become targets (but surely this would apply to India also). Extremely absurd, but the situation won't change by 2009. The only difference really would be that more time will be given to assessing the safety that may convince some of the less than bright players. Cricketers are on average pretty dumb though, so it's not surprising. Ricky Ponting, I find to be exceptionally dumb. If one were to squeeze his head, I feel it would collapse in on itself.
Many of the non Muslim countries (Sri Lanka, India) for example were prepared to tour, and backed the venue. The West Indies looked prepared. It was just all the "white" boards that appeared to have this paranoia. I feel the paranoia comes from the invasion of Afghanistan, the thinking being......we're at war with them, we'll become targets (but surely this would apply to India also). Extremely absurd, but the situation won't change by 2009. The only difference really would be that more time will be given to assessing the safety that may convince some of the less than bright players. Cricketers are on average pretty dumb though, so it's not surprising. Ricky Ponting, I find to be exceptionally dumb. If one were to squeeze his head, I feel it would collapse in on itself.
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Bull. I bet Sachin Tendulkar is worth more than all the Western cricketers combined.
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Well, Sachin lives in Mumbai, which has been targeted multiple times by terrorists. Go figure.
There is obviously a difference in threat perception.
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