Rana Nasir Ghafoor
Joined on: Nov 30, -0001
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Articles By Rana Nasir Ghafoor
Disappointed Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday conceded that India would have to improve as a team in order to produce better results in the future. His comments came in the wake of yet another home series loss. By winning the second One Day International (ODI), Pakistan has achieved an unassailable 2-0 lead in […]
Jan 4 2013 | Posted in
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Pakistan has never lost a game at Eden Gardens, and this will boost up the Men in Green’s confidence when they meet India in the second One Day International (ODI) on Thursday, captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes. Despite saying that Pakistan’s all-win record will work as a morale booster, the skipper wants to stay in present, not […]
Jan 3 2013 | Posted in
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Speaking for the first time since retiring from one-day cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has talked about the ongoing series between Pakistan and India. Even though Team India is going through a hard time at the moment, the Master Blaster expects the side to make a successful comeback. "I have no doubt that the team would bounce […]
Jan 2 2013 | Posted in
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Disappointed over Bangladesh’s decision to not visit Pakistan because of security concerns, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is now unlikely to send its players to the Twenty20 League there. Bangladesh earlier showed willingness to tour Pakistan, but recently stepped back. No international side has visited Pakistan since the terrorist attack on Sri Lanka team, and PCB […]
Jan 1 2013 | Posted in
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Only a few days after Ricky Ponting’s retirement, another veteran Australian batsman, Michael Hussey, has called it a day. The national selectors now have a huge job to do, because the void left by two batting giants will be very hard to fill. Hussey himself is not worried about the future, saying that Australians have […]
Dec 31 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan pace-attack responded to Misbah-ul-Haq’s call, and troubled India with the new ball. Team Green’s skipper won the toss, and without any hesitation decided to field first. The Chennai wicket looked good, but there was surely some dampness beneath the surface due to heavy showers yesterday. Junaid Khan, however, didn’t rely on the conditions, and […]
Dec 30 2012 | Posted in
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Former leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, who is working as England’s spin bowling coach at the moment, has advised Pakistan batsmen to target Indian part-time bowlers in the ongoing limited-over series, saying that India’s poor run in the recent time was caused by lack of bowling resources. "India has problems with their bowling and they are short […]
Dec 28 2012 | Posted in
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Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has admired lanky fast bowler Mohammad Irfan for his wonderful work in the opening Twenty20 international against India. The young left-armer bowled at a very tight line against the Men in Blue, and Akram feels that the tall pacer would be very hard to handle. "I am very impressed with […]
Dec 27 2012 | Posted in
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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has admitted that his team was a few runs short, as 133 was not a defendable total. He feels that a better score would have challenged Pakistan in the opening Twenty20 International at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. On Christmas, the Green Shirts defeated India easily by five wickets. Batting first, […]
Dec 26 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir believes his side enjoys a clear advantage over India in the fast bowling department, saying that the Men in Blue don’t have a permanent pace attack. The Green Shirts have reached India for two Twenty20 Internationals plus three ODIs. The first T20 game will be played on December 25th. The […]
Dec 24 2012 | Posted in
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England Twenty20 captain Eoin Morgan, who is shouldering the responsibility in absence of Stuart Broad, has said that his team failed to capitalise on the good start, and fell 10-15 runs short in the opening T20 international against India in Pune. After suffering 2-1 drubbing in the Test series, the Men in Blue redeemed some […]
Dec 21 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan ODI skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has said that Shahid Afridi, who was dropped initially, might be reconsidered for the 50-over series against India. As a result of his terrible show with both bat and ball recently, Afridi lost his place in the three-match ODI series against India. He was selected for a couple of T20s though. […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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