Sep

5

England Vs Pakistan T20: Yardy And Morgan Won First T20 For England

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After so much pandemonium of match fixing today Pakistan team got back on the ground against England. It was a T20 match between England vs Pakistan. This Eng vs Pak T20 match was very important for both the teams because Pakistan needed to restore its lost pride whereas England needed something to satisfy themselves after their swashbuckling performance in the test series got frittered due too match fixing revelation.

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Aug

30

Pakistan Games under Match-fixing scam

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Pakistan vs England

Pakistan vs England

According to the reports, ICC’s anti corruption unit is already to study the 82 games along with tests and ODI’s and with the allegations of multi million dollar fixing scam played by Pakistan.

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Aug

29

Pak vs Eng: England Wins the Series By 3-1 By Thrashing Pakistan By 225 Runs: Pakistan Cricket Scandal Spoiled The Celebrations

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4th Npower Test match of Npower Test Series between Pakistan Vs England is over now.  This test match has been won by England comfortable. England did not have to put special efforts in order to win this test match. The effort that England made in the first innings through Jonathan Trott and Quickie Stuart Broad was the only one special effort that England was forced to put.

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Aug

26

Pakistan face England to level the series today at Lord’s

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England Vs Pakistan

England Vs Pakistan

England takes on Pakistan today in the 4th npower test at Lord’s. England will try preventing Pakistan from taking the series to 2-2 with its utmost strength. But Pakistan is well known for its unpredictability which showed its true colors after being beaten by the home side in the initial two test matches by a huge margin of 354 runs and 9 wickets at Trent Bridge and Edgbaston.

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Jul

24

Pak vs Aus 2nd Test [Video]: Pakistan Ends 13yr Jinx with Australia

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Pak vs Aus 2nd test

Headingley: While the memories of the Sydney test in the ongoing Pa vs. Aussie series still fresh in their minds, the Pakistan team has decided to pull up their socks & break the 13yr jinx of defeat at the hands of Australia. Despite having a 1-0 lead Australia seems to have no luck in this match at least.

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May

21

Kamran Akmal gets favor of Coach on Match-Fixing Charges, Read Basis of Charges

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Kamran Akmal

Kamran Akmal

MELBOURNE (DLN): Kamran Akmal, who is under investigation for charges of match-fixing, has got the favor of Waqar Younis (Coach) who alleged he would have no difficulty in choosing the wicket-keeper in the Pakistan team.

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Oct

26

Top cricketers

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List of top cricketers in my point of view… Numbers do NOT indicate ranks.. I am not going back to the old era, staying with the 90s and 2000s

GREATEST CRICKETERS:( nos. do not indicate ranking but when you ask yourself the question, the order in which you remember the names are the below. That is how I made this list )

01) Sachin Tendulkar
02) Brian Lara
03) Shane Warne
04) Muttiah Muralitharan
05) Wasim Akram
06) Glenn McGrath
07) Ricky Ponting
08) Jacques Kallis
09) Curtly Ambrose
10) Waqar Younis
11) Adam Gilchrist
12) Courtney Walsh
13) Steve Waugh
14) Inzamam-ul-Haq
15) Rahul Dravid
16) Sourav Ganguly
17) Mohammad Yousuf
18) Allan Donald
19) Andy Flower
20) Shaun Pollock
21) Matthew Hayden
22) Aravinda de Silva
23) Anil Kumble
24) Sanath Jayasuriya
25) Michael Bevan
26)Arjuna Ranatunga
27)Hansie Cronje
28)Saqlain Mushtaq
29)Mark Taylor
30)Gary Kirsten
31)Kevin Pieterson

Few other impact players who miss out on making it to the greatest list

01) Chaminda Vaas
02) Chris Cairns
03) Alec Stewart
04) Mohammed Azharuddin
05) Saeed Anwar
06) Stephen Fleming
07) Nathan Astle
08) Jonty Rhodes
09) Imran Khan
10) Marvan Atapattu
11) Mark Waugh
12)Nick Knight
13)Navjot Sidhu
14)Nasser Hussain
15)Michael Vaughan

GREATEST CRICKETERS (individually):

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Oct

9

Groups for 2011 World Cup

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The groups for the 2011 World Cup have been decided. While the format has not been formally disclosed by the ICC, they have indicated that it will be a quarter-final format i.e. top 4 in each group play in the QFs. The tournament is going to be shortened to 49 matches (from 51) and to around 5 weeks (from 6 weeks).

I personally am not a fan of the QF format, but what the hell can I do about it. I think the Champions Trophy is a better deal than the World Cup. My own ideal format for the World Cup is as follows: have 14 teams, of which 4 teams get byes into a Super-8 round (previous champs, most recent CT champs, most recent T20 champs, #1 ODI team, etc). The 10 remaining teams are divided into two groups of 5 each, and play each other. Top two in each group join the other 4 in the Super-8. In the Super-8, everyone plays each other and top 4 go to the semis. It will be 51 matches (same as 2007), but with at least two matches a day, it can comfortably be completed in 5 weeks or less.

Anyways, I’m not the ICC chief so I can’t decide the format. So, without further ado, I present the 2011 World Cup groups:

Group A – Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya.

Group B – India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands.

Read more at: http://www.cricinfo.com/wc2011/content/current/story/428712.html

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Oct

8

Afridi to turn out for Dolphins in SA domestic T20

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After finalising a deal with Nashua Dolphins for next year, swashbuckling all-rounder Shahid Afridi is all set to become the first Pakistani to play in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 tournament.

Afridi said the Nashua Dolphins had approached him to play for them in the country’s pro T20 cricket league.

The all-rounder stated that he would represent the Dolphins for two to three weeks in February after the conclusion of Pakistan’s tour to Australia.

”They will officially announce my signing tomorrow,” Afridi said yesterday.

”But I am excited at the prospect of being the first Pakistani to play in their domestic T20 league which is of high standards,” he added.

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Oct

6

Champions Trophy: New Zealand set-up a final date with Australia

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New Zealand set-up a final clash with defending champions Australia after defeating Pakistan by five wickets in a thrilling semi-final at the New Wanderers Stadium here Saturday.

New Zealand, who won the title in 2000 when it was known as the ICC Knock Tournament, achieved the target of 234 runs in 47.5 overs by losing just five wickets. Grant Elliot was the top scorer with an unbeaten 75, while skipper and Man of the Match Daniel Vettori scored 41.

Pakistan bastmen failed to covert the good starts they got after captain Younis Khan opted to bat first. Umar Akmal (55) and Mohammad Yousuf (45) played crucial knocks as they put a competitive total on board.

New Zealand made a cautious start but were found struggling at 71 for three by the 17th over. Ross Taylor started the repair act with his patient 38 and Vettori and Elliot played solid innings and with their 104-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

The game looked evenly poised till the 42nd over when New Zealand needed 59 runs from 48 deliveries. But Vettori’s decision to opt for the Power Play in the 42nd over paid rich dividends as 55 runs came off in five overs, paving way for New Zealand’s second final appearance in the tournament.

Fast bowler Umar Gul and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal were erratic in the dying stages of the game and both Elliot and Vettori came out with some big shots to end Pakistan’s hopes.

Earlier in the day, paceman Ian Butler and spinner Vettori shared seven wickets as New Zealand restricted Pakistan to 233 for nine.

Butler had a career-best haul of four for 44, while left-arm spinner Vettori ended with three for 43.

Teenager Umar Akmal hit a solid 55 as Pakistan looked set for a big total. But Vettori and Butler struck in quick succession to reduce them to 198 for nine.

Another teenager Mohammad Aamer (19 not out) and Saeed Ajmal (14 not out) then showed some great fighting spirits adding 35 off 34 deliveries for the last wicket as Pakistan made 233.

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Oct

6

Hot, Not, Needs a Rethought: CT 2009 Final Edition

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OK, here’s the final list. Thanks for the discussion so far! I’ve added in a couple of suggestions, and took out Mohammad Aamer’s haircut – perhaps I was too harsh on the teenager!

Great tournament overall. It seems ICC might actually be learning something. Pretty good and meaningful cricket among the top teams in just two weeks. That’s the way to go.

Hot: ODI Cricket; Pakistan’s bowling; South Africa as a host country for any cricket event; female support staff (e.g. NZ physio); white blazers for the victors.

Not: Indian team spirit; ODI World Cup format; South Africa as a host team; finals on a Monday; pitch invasions.

Needs a Rethought: Strategy for taking the batting powerplay; that horrible sounding bugle; the continued absence of the referral system; long bilateral ODI series; being denied a runner for cramps.

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