Pakistan lost against India by 11 runs in the second Twenty20 match being played in Ahmedabad on Friday. Indian cricket team has leveled the T20 series against Pakistan after defeating Greenshirts by 11 runs. It was a close fight between the two arch rivals but in the end India succeded in leveling the series. Pakistani […]
Dec 28 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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In what appeared to be a positive development for the sportsmen, Pakistani players received lucrative contracts to play in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). During the auction, Pakistani players Shahid Afridi and Imran Nazir were included in the golden category which led to them receiving some of the highest paid contracts. Imran received a […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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Star batsman and former captain of Pakistan Cricket team Inzamam-ul-Haque has said that though ‘consultancy’ is a new experience for him, he will make improvement in the batting side his first priority. Inzamam, one of the greatest players of Pakistan cricket history, was expressing his views after being appointed batting coach ahead of the […]
Dec 15 2012 | Posted in
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Veteran all-rounder and former captain Shahid Afridi has been axed for the One Day International (ODI) series against India later this month. He will be part of the Twenty20 setup though. The Green Shirts are due to visit India for ODI and T20 series. Mohammad Hafeez will continue as captain in the shortest version of […]
Dec 11 2012 | Posted in
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Former Pakistan skipper Moin Khan has advised Shahid Afridi to take a break from international cricket. The experienced all-rounder is currently going through a lean patch, and it prompted Moin to ask him to take a break from the game. Despite asking Afridi not to continue playing international cricket, the former wicket-keeper batsman disagreed with […]
Oct 13 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez is proud of his team’s effort in the World T20, despite an awful semi-final loss at the hands of Sri Lanka. The Green Shirts failed to cope with the pressure, and lost the game by 16 runs. Rangana Herath proved to be Sri Lanka’s main weapon, as he scalped three […]
Oct 6 2012 | Posted in
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Muhammad Amir, one of the three Pakistani cricketers jailed for spot-fixing, regretted for his mistake, pledging that he will put in all his efforts with honesty and sincerity if he is given another chance. In his first appearance on national television, the legendary pacer said that he had learned a lot from his mistakes. He […]
Sep 6 2012 | Posted in
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Muhammad Sami, the Pakistani pacer, performed extraordinarily bad, gifting one-day series to Sri Lanka. The host team edged out Pakistan in the final game of the five-match series to clinch the trophy played at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The batsmen of the host team, particularly, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, put a tremendous show […]
Jun 19 2012 | Posted in
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The Pakistani cricketer is the latest target of the Pakistani media after assaulting a fan at the Karachi International Airport but is it justified. In Pakistan, the media tends to have more freedom than most when it comes to adding opinions into their stories. Whilst other nations have shows with bonafide experts presenting their arguments […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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Shahid Afridi: Questions raised on his superstar status by critics Shahid Khan Afridi has a huge fan base in Pakistan, courtesy of his “boom boom” approach to cricket as a batsman. There is a lot of criticism of the people who have a high regard for the all-rounder, primarily because of his lack of cricketing […]
Mar 26 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi admired Bangladesh for superb performance in the Asia Cup final, and said that the Tigers were as good as Australia. The Bengalis made it to the finale of Asia Cup by beating India and Sri Lanka in the first round. They also played excellently in the final and gave Pakistan […]
Mar 24 2012 | Posted in
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