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Rana Nasir Ghafoor
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Nobody should ask Sachin Tendulkar to quit ODIs, says Dilip Vengsarkar

Former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar has said that the decision to quit One Day international cricket should be made only by Sachin Tendulkar himself and nobody should force him to quit. His comments came in the wake of Kapil Dev’s views that he made on Wednesday. Kapil stated that the time has come for the Master […]

Kevin Pietersen relishing his success against Pakistan

Aggressive English batsman Kevin Pietersen has termed his ton in the fourth game against Pakistan as his best one-day knock. The right-hander also described that his extreme hard work with the bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed helped him iron out his flaws against spin bowling. Pietersen was struggling against slow bowlers over the last few months. […]

Allan Border wants Ricky Ponting to keep playing Test cricket

Allan Border wants Ricky Ponting to keep playing Test cricket Former Australian captain, Allan Border has endorsed Ricky Ponting’s decision to keep playing Test cricket despite being axed from the national limited-over squad. Due to his poor performance in the opening matches of the ongoing triangular series, the selectors dumped former skipper from the ODI […]

Shoaib Akhtar critical of Misbah, Malik

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has slammed skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and all-rounder Shoaib Malik for team’s poor performance in the One Day International series against England. Akhtar opined that the selection panel should send old players home and bring in fresh blood in the side. Akhtar’s comments came in the wake of a poor show by […]

Kapil Dev asks Sachin Tendulkar to retire from ODIs

Former Indian skipper, Kapil Dev believes the time has come for Sachin Tendulkar to say good bye to One Day International cricket. Kapil was not reluctant to say that after two decades of fantastic cricket, the Master Blaster’s time in the shorter version of the sport is finally up. "From what we have seen in […]

Shoaib Akhtar disappointed with Pakistan’s performance against England

Former speed star, Shoaib Akhtar has slammed Pakistan pacers’ ordinary show in the ongoing ODI series against England. Akhtar also urged Pakistan Cricket Board to step up and take an initiative to unearth new pace talent. Including Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema and Wahab Riaz, Pakistan’s pace attack failed to do anything special in the opening […]

Kevin Pietersen looking forward to his stint with Delhi Daredevils

Aggressive English batsman, Kevin Pietersen is delighted to resume his Indian Premier League journey with Delhi Daredevils. After spending three years with Royal Challengers Bangalore, KP last year joined Deccan Chargers. However, he could not take part in the fourth season of the T20 league due to surgery.  Pietersen will be a part of Delhi […]

Ravi Bopara expecting Pakistan backlash

England middle-order batsman, Ravi Bopara has warned his team-mates not to be complacent, expecting a strong comeback by Pakistan in the ongoing One Day International series at UAE. The Englishmen have earned an unbeatable position in the four-match competition by winning opening two games. After thrashing the home side by 130 runs in the first […]

Younis Khan confident of Pakistan revival

Veteran Pakistan batsman, Younis Khan is hopeful about his team’s chances to bounce back in the ongoing One Day International series against England. After humiliating the tourists 3-0 in the Test series, the Green Shirts lost their momentum in the limited-over leg of the competition. The hosts were bundled out for paltry 130; as England […]

Can Mohsin Khan replace Waqar Younis?

A head coach is the backbone of a cricket team, and the person who makes or breaks a side. Apart from imparting cricketing skills, a coach is supposed to teach the art of sportsmanship. The main reason behind Team India’s glorious victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, was certainly the man at work, […]

Misbah-ul-Haq urges his batsmen to be more responsible in England ODIs

Pakistan skipper, Misbah-ul-Haq wants his willow-wielders to be more consistent in the One Day International series against England, starting with the Abu Dhabi encounter on Monday. Team Green managed to whitewash England in the Test clash; however, apart from Younis Khan and Azhar Ali, no Pakistani batsmen could score a three-figure-innings. Admitting the fact that […]

Xavier Doherty expecting India to react strongly

Indians are yet to give any competition to Australia on the ongoing tour Down Under, but the Aussie spinner, Xavier Doherty is expecting Team Blue to react strongly in the fourth ODI at Adelaide on Sunday. After imposing a 4-0 whitewash on India, the Kangaroos kept their dominance in the one-dayers. They beat Mahendra Singh […]

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