Describing them as lifeline of Pakistani batting, South African skipper Graeme Smith said performance of Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf will be key to Pakistan’s performance during their tour to India.
“I think their experience on the tour to India is going to be very, very important. They are going to carry a lot of pressure,” […]
Muttiah Muralitharan is likely to be rested for the warm-up game against Queensland beginning on November 2 in Brisbane. It is Sri Lanka’s final practice match before the first Test against Australia at the Gabba, which starts on November 8.
“If he [Murali] continues practice and all that, if he’s happy with his rhythm we’ll probably […]
Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan vice-captain, is a doubtful starter for the first Test against Australia in Brisbane after scans revealed a grade one tear in his left hamstring. The injury was sustained on Saturday during the team’s first warm-up match in Adelaide.
Sangakkara told Cricinfo that he remained optimistic of his chances of making the […]
Former Indian batsman Ravi Shastri has supported the move to rest Rahul Dravid for the first two one-dayers against Pakistan, saying senior players must be preserved for India’s tour of Australia later this year. He also said the Test captaincy, vacant since Dravid gave it up after the tour of England, should be handed to […]
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik says losing the Test and one-day series to South Africa was disappointing but his team will not let the debacle occupy their minds when they take on arch-rivals India next week.
“I do not think we will go to India with any negative thoughts in our mind. Our players are capable of […]
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik [Images] says losing the Test and one-day series to South Africa was disappointing but his team will not let the debacle occupy their minds when they take on arch-rivals India next week.
“I do not think we will go to India with any negative thoughts in our mind. Our players are capable […]
Two-time World Cup-winning Australia captain Ricky Ponting [Images] led the cream of Australian players who signed up on Tuesday for the BCCI-promoted US $ three million Indian Premier League, along with swashbuckling Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi [Images].
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Skipper Graeme Smith said his team’s Test and one-day series wins in Pakistan could mark a huge step forward for South African cricket.
The Proteas clinched a double after an exciting 14-run win in the fifth one-dayer in Lahore on Monday helped them wrap up the series 3-2 after winning the preceding two-Test series 1-0.
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Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is in positive mood, despite his team’s Test and one-day series defeat to South Africa, which he says will help them prepare for a tough Indian tour.
“We are disappointed to have lost out on a chance to win the series but the guys tried hard and we will learn from our […]
New call-up Praveen Kumar got his first taste of life as an Indian cricket acon on Monday – and the experience put him in hospital.
The 21-year-old fainted and fell from an open jeep during a packed parade in the northern Indian town of Meerut staged to celebrate the all-rounder’s call-up to the national team. […]
South Africa captain Graeme Smith hailed his side’s Test and one-day series victory over Pakistan as an “unbelievable achievement”. South Africa won the deciding one-dayer by 14 runs after Pakistan lost their last six wickets for 20 runs. They took the Test series 1-0 and the one-dayers 3-2. Read more
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Graham Manou starred with 190 and Jason Gillespie made his first Pura Cup century as the pair built a record stand that helped South Australia to 482 at Bellerive Oval. At the close Tasmania had staged their own comeback, reaching 1 for 183 with Michael Di Venuto racing to 99 and Ricky Ponting on 50. […]