When Ramazan starts, Imran Tahir will begin juggling the demands of observing his Muslim faith and play a full day of international cricket for a team sponsored by a beer company. “I don’t think it is difficult to balance professional sports with practicing your faith. It is very easy if you follow the right path,” […]
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Banned Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria seeks BCCI’s help
Banned Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is in India for a religious trip. For the past four years, ever since the 35 year old banned by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)) for life for allegedly indulging in spot-fixing in a NetWest Pro40 game while playing for Essex against Durham, Kaneria has been fighting a ‘restore […]
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Pakistani batsmen up for daunting challenge in England
Let’s admit it straight away! Pakistan’s batting inspires no confidence at all ahead of their all important tour of England. In the recent past, the English seamers have literally dictated terms to the opposition with their accuracy and unparalleled use of swing bowling. The likes of Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Steven Finn even managed […]
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Bravo criticises ICC’s proposed two-tier Test system
West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has criticised International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to introduce the league system in Test cricket in their bid to increase the worldwide popularity of the longest format of the game, which has seen a steady decline in it’s popularity following the introduction of Twenty20 cricket. The ICC is due to hold […]
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Nasir Jamshed hopes to make a comeback for Pakistan
Discarded Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed in a recent interview stated that he was trying his best in order to make a comeback to the national side. Jamshed has done moderately well for Pakistan in the chances he got, but failed to do so, on a consistent basis. The southpaw was dropped after the side’s disastrous […]
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No Deliberate Attempt to Schedule India-Pakistan Clash, says ICC
The International Cricket Council(ICC) has denied the reports that India versus Pakistan encounter in the next year’s Champions Trophy was fixed. India will begin the defence of their Champions Trophy title against arch-rivals Pakistan at next year’s tournament in England and Wales. ICC chief executive David Richardson, speaking at the tournament launch at The Oval […]
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ICC chief praises Alastair Cook
He might not be as dashing or elegant as some of the stars around, but he surely knows what it takes to succeed at the highest level. The man under observation is none other than England’s test skipper Alastair Cook. Cook has been a great servant of English cricket and recently created history by becoming […]
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ICC admits fixing draws India and Pakistan in the same group
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has exposed that it ‘habitually fixes’ the draws for global tournaments in order to put the South East Asia’s two most enraged arch rival India and Sri Lanka in the same group for the 2017 Champions Trophy in England. ICC media revealed the sensational news at the Oval on Wednesday. […]
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Azhar Ali backs Mohammad Aamir for England tour
The last time Pakistan toured England, it was a complete mess. The infamous spot fixing controversy had engulfed Pakistan cricket and put the entire nation in a spot of serious concern. On that tour, a teenage pace sensation was ridiculed and banned from international cricket for a really long time. 6 years later, he is […]
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CEAT AWARDS ANNOUNCED
In the latest CEAT awards announced on Monday, England Joe Root and India’s R Ashwin has grabbed the attention with lots of awards. Joe Root has been in excellent form in test matches. He was given International cricketer of the year and also International batsmen of the year with excellent performances in the past 1 […]