Shrugging off the disappointment of an overnight defeat to Pakistan, India fought hard to restrict Sri Lanka to 308 for eight in their crucial Super League game of the ninth Asia Cup one-day cricket tournament at National Stadium in Karachi on Thursday.
Despite half centuries from Chamara Kapugedera (75), captain Mahela Jayawardene (50) and Chamara Silva [...]
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Former cricketer Madan Lal, who is linked to the Indian Cricket League, was appointed as an office-bearer of the Punjab Cricket Association affiliated Amritsar Games Association in ‘good faith’, Amritsar Deputy Commissioner Kahan Singh Pannu said on Thursday.
“Unnecessary controversy is being raked up by some people by saying Madan Lal is also with the ICL [...]
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The Australian and English players might be apprehensive about visiting Pakistan for the September-slated Champions Trophy, but the chiefs of the respective boards have no such problems as they are scheduled to reach here at the weekend for the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) silver jubilee celebrations and Asia Cup final.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on [...]
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The BCCI favours postponement of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan instead of relocating it to any other country if security situation was not too safe in September, Australian media reported on Thursday.
“The report from Pakistan comes just days after Cricket Australia’s security consultant, Reg Dickason, toured the country to inspect systems and facilities during the [...]
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Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd will succeed Sunil Gavaskar as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee after Pakistan withdrew the nomination of Majid Khan for the high-profile post.
Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board said Lloyd was appointed as the Chairman of the high-profile committee after Majid’s nomination was withdrawn before the ICC meeting [...]
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: West Indies cricket chief Julian Hunte has again warned the West Indies players that their performance must be closely linked to the level of payments, which they receive for international matches.
The president of the West Indies Cricket Board has warned the players that there is an urgent need for them to improve, if [...]
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Geoff Lawson’s days as Pakistan coach seems numbered with the cricket board in Pakistan planning to replace the Australian with former captain Intikhab Alam.
According to sources, the Pakistan Cricket Board feels appointing Lawson was a mistake and though the Australian, who took over in July 2007, was offered a two-year term, PCB would debate [...]
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National selector Geoff Miller announced an unchanged 12-man England squad in London on Thursday for next week’s first Test against South Africa at the Lord’s.
That left open the possibility of England fielding the same XI for six consecutive Tests, which would be a new world record.
England captain Michael Vaughan was included despite concerns over [...]
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Indian skipper MS Dhoni said his bowlers were helpless against a rampaging Younus Khan, who steered Pakistan to a comprehensive eight-wicket win against India and kept alive his side’s hopes of making the final of the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka.
Younus struck an unbeaten century, on Thursday, to help Pakistan overhaul India’s competitive total [...]
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Clearing the air on whether he will contest or not, former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Jagmohan Dalmiya said he would fight in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) election due in July end.
Giving in to pressure created by around 35 CAB members who met the former BCCI chief at his residence on Wednesday afternoon, [...]
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