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Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi should bat higher in the order – Shoaib Mohammad

Shoaib Mohammad, the former Pakistan cricketer, is extremely disappointed with the performance of the national team in the first One Day International (ODI) of the five-match series against South Africa at Bloemfontein and has urged the team management to promote Shoaib Malik in the batting line-up.   Having failed to deliver the goods in the […]

Darren Lehmann expects Usman Khawaja to regain place in national setup

Young Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has been axed from the national squad for the third Test against India for not complying team orders. He and a few other players such as Shane Watson and James Pattinson were asked to prepare a special presentation by coach Mickey Arthur, but none of these players did so. As […]

Misbah-ul-Haq wants the media to behave responsibly

Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has denied the reports of rift with Mohammad Hafeez and said that the media should behave maturely by avoiding unauthentic stories.   The Green Shirts failed to deliver the goods in the recently-concluded Test series against South Africa, being whitewashed in the three-match battle. There were reports before the One Day […]

Selectors should keep faith in players, says Justin Langer

Former Australian batsman Justin Langer wants national selectors to keep their faith in the players despite an awful show in the opening two Test matches against India. The former opening batsman is totally against a ‘chopping and changing’ policy, and asked the selectors to retain Phil Hughes in the playing line-up. "I would be so […]

Dale Steyn to miss the 1st ODI against Pakistan

South Africa’s ace fast bowler, Dale Steyn, is not going to take part in the first One Day International (ODI) of the five-match series against Pakistan at Bloemfontein but will join the squad before the second encounter.   The opening match of the battle is going to be played tomorrow, with the visitors looking to […]

Michael Clarke expects his team to give India tough team in last two Tests

Michael Clarke expects his team to give India tough team in last two Tests His team performed below all the cricketing standards in the opening two Test matches against India, but Australia skipper Michael Clarke has not yet lost hope. The visiting side is currently 0-2 down in the series, but the captain has vowed […]

Virender Sehwag should have been a part of Mohali Test, says Sunil Gavaskar

Despite Virender Sehwag’s awful performance in the opening two Test matches against Australia, many former players are showing support to the opening batsman. Former opener Sunil Gavaskar feels that the blistering al-rounder should have played the third Test at Mohali, where the track would be flat. Sehwag has been dropped from the side for the […]

Some friends of good times don’t even give me a missed call now – Mohammad Amir

Mohammad Amir, the banned Pakistani fast bowler, has once again expressed his desire to return to international cricket and said that he just wants to focus on the future. The left-armer further revealed that some of his closest friends of his good times have completely forgotten him now.   The 20-year-old cricketer burst into the […]

Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay are players to learn from, Mickey Arthur tells Australian batsmen

Following a disappointing performance in the first two matches, the Australian camp is hunting for some success formula. The batting has been Australia’s biggest pain so far on the tour and when it comes to tell the batsmen how to play, coach Mickey Arthur has termed Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay as the players to […]

Test cricket is the ultimate – Waqar Younis

Waqar Younis, the former Pakistan captain and ex-coach, feels that the national team seems to be lacking unity at the moment after a disastrous Test series against South Africa and said that the senior players must start to play selflessly.   Over the last two and a half year, the Green Shirts have performed reasonably […]

Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey’s absence hurting Australia badly, says Dean Jones

Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey’s absence hurting Australia badly, says Dean Jones Former cricketer, Dean Jones has lashed out at his national side for an awful performance in the ongoing Test series against India. The Aussies are currently 2-0 down in the four-match series, and Jones believes the absence of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey […]

Do not judge Misbah-ul-Haq on just one series – Geoff Lawson

Geoff Lawson, the former Australian cricketer and ex-Pakistan coach, believes that Misbah-ul-Haq has been a great servant of Pakistan cricket and the sporting fans must not judge him on just the series against South Africa.   Misbah was appointed as the captain of the Test team after the disastrous tour of England in 2010, with […]

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