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PCB keeps its options open |
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By Khalid Hussain
KARACHI: Pakistan is keeping its options open regarding the appointment of a new coach and captain and will only take decisions after carrying out a thorough probe into the national team’s abysmal showing in Australia, a top PCB official said on Tuesday.
Wasim Bari, Pakistan Cricket Board’s c
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PCB snubbed Afridi and Malik while picking Twenty20 squad |
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By our correspondent
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to snub Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik while selecting a 14-man touring party for a brief Twenty20 International series against England in Dubai as it opted not to take their inputs before finalising the squad.
‘The News’ learnt here through well-
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Probe panel summons Shahid |
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By our correspondent
KARACHI: Shahid Afridi, Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain, has been summoned by an inquiry committee for a hearing at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) headquarters in Lahore on Friday to listen to his side of the story about the ball-tampering incident in the fifth and final One-day International against
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Butt to raise IPL issue at ICC moot |
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LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket chief Ijaz Butt reached Dubai on Tuesday to attend the executive board meeting of the International Cricket Council where he will raise the issue of the snub given to the Pakistani cricketers by the Indian Premier League authorities.
A senior Pakistan Cricket Board
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South Africa thrash India in first Test |
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NAGPUR, India: South Africa thumped India by an innings and six runs despite a fighting century by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn (3-57) and left-arm spinner Paul Harris (3-76) shared six wickets to
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Warne slams Strauss’ break |
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LONDON: Australia great Shane Warne has accused Andrew Strauss of showing a “lack of respect for Test cricket” following the England captain’s decision to opt out of the tour of Bangladesh.
Warne, speaking at Lord’s here on Monday, said Strauss’s absence for next month’s two-Test series, when
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Tiny crowd watches crushing Aussie win |
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ADELIADE: The smallest crowd ever for an Australian limited overs match at Adelaide Oval witnessed the home side maul the West Indies by eight wickets on Tuesday.
One day cricket has had many better days than this, with Doug Bollinger’s first-ball dismissal of West Indies captain Chris Gayle
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Crocked Siddle refuses to blame workload |
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MELBOURNE: Australian paceman Peter Siddle says a strenuous workload was not responsible for the back injury which will sideline him for up to five months.
Siddle has succumbed to a thoracic back problem which had gradually worsened to the point where it had become too painful to bowl.
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PCB issues clarification |
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By our correspondent
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday tried to clarify its position after being served by a legal notice by a sport and entertainment management company based in the United States — Cricket Council USA (CCUSA).
“PCB would like to clarify certain news appearing in the media regardin
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McKay’s pace impresses Vettori |
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DUNEDIN, New Zealand: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has described rookie left-arm fast bowler Andy McKay as one of the quickest bowlers in the country and even put him on par with Shane Bond.
McKay has taken two wickets in each of his two ODIs so far, and was particularly impressive in t
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It’s impossible to legalise ball-tampering: Ex-cricketers |
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KARACHI: Former cricketers feel that legalising ball-tampering is a distant dream for contemporary bowlers since it is impossible to limit and restrict ball-tampering to some agreeable limits.
“Pushing the idea of legalizing ball tampering is simply idiotic. Who would frame the limits for bal
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From slums to stardom |
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By Alam Zeb Safi
KARACHI: It is an undeniable fact that, mostly, the real talent in sports comes from the poor strata of the society.
Pakistan’s sports history is laden with numerous examples where youngsters, who are brought up in an appalling economic environment with no proper nourishment, equipment, and f
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