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Cricket runs through my veins and blood – Salman Butt

Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, is expecting to make a return to international cricket and hopes that the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will reduce the length of the ban imposed on him.   The left-handed opener, who was leading the Green Shirts in the Test series in England in 2010, was found […]

Rashid Latif wants Tanvir Ahmed and Imran Farhat to play the second Test

Disappointed at Pakistan’s performance in the first Test of the three-match series against South Africa at Johannesburg, Rashid Latif, the former Test captain, has urged the team management to go for experienced cricketers like Imran Farhat and Tanvir Ahmed in place of Azhar Ali and Rahat Ali.   Before the start of the series, a […]

Dale Steyn bowled one of the best spells of his career – Rashid Latif

Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan captain, is devastated with the performance of the national team in the first Test of the three-match series against South Africa at Johannesburg but expressed that Dale Steyn bowled one of the best spells of his life.   The visitors looked to be in a comfortable position at stumps on […]

Shoaib Akhtar labels Pakistani cricketers as ‘chicken-hearted’

Shoaib Akhtar, the former Pakistan speedster, is extremely disappointed with the national team’s performance in the first Test of the three-match series against South Africa and has labeled the Pakistani cricketers as ‘chicken-hearted’.   The Proteas defeated the Green Shirts by a massive margin of 211 runs in the Johannesburg Test, taking an important lead […]

Misbah-ul-Haq is one of the best captains produced by Pakistan – Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan’s premier all-rounder and the T20 skipper is all praise for Misbah-ul-Haq and expressed after the first day’s play of the first Test against South Africa that the middle-order batsman is turning out to be one of the best captains produced by the country.   The Green Shirts started the series brilliantly; restricting […]

Morne Morkel confident about troubling the Pakistani batsmen

Morne Morkel, the South African fast bowler, is geared up for the series against Pakistan and believes that the visitors are likely to give a tough time to the Proteas.   The first Test of the three-match series starts today at Johannesburg. Two T20s and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) will follow the three-match Test […]

Taufeeq Umar replaced by Imran Farhat in the Test squad

Taufeeq Umar, the left-handed opening batsman from Pakistan, has been ruled out of the Test series against South Africa because of a leg injury and has been replaced by Imran Farhat in the squad.   The first Test of the three-match series begins tomorrow at Johannesburg. The Test series will be followed by two T20s […]

Jacques Kallis not worried about facing Mohammad Irfan

South Africa’s premier all-rounder, Jacques Kallis, is not too fazed by the prospect of facing Mohammad Irfan in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan and claims that the hosts are used to facing bowlers of tremendous height.   The three-match Test series begins from Friday at Johannesburg and will be followed by two T20s and […]

Pakistan’s tour of South Africa is a mouthwatering prospect – Richard Pybus

Pakistan’s former coach, Richard Pybus, is keenly waiting for the upcoming series between South Africa and Pakistan and believes that the Green Shirts are going to pose a threat for the home team’s batting line-up.   The three-match Test series begins from February 1, 2013, at Johannesburg, which will be followed by a couple of […]

I failed to adjust to the English conditions on my debut – Mohammad Irfan

Mohammad Irfan, the tall Pakistani fast bowler, has admitted that he had lost coordination between his mind and body during his lackluster debut against England in 2010 but claims to have improved immensely since then.   The cricketer from Gaggu Mandi, having caught the eyes of the national selectors at the domestic level because of […]

Bring international cricket back to Pakistan – Misbah-ul-Haq

Pakistan’s Test and One Day International (ODI) skipper, Misbah-ul-Haq, has urged the cricketing world to help revive international cricket in Pakistan and claims that there are no security threats to sports in the country.   The middle-order batsman was addressing a press conference upon his arrival in South Africa, where the Green Shirts will play […]

Zaheer Abbas urges the batsmen to perform well in South Africa

Zaheer Abbas, the former Pakistan captain, believes that the Green Shirts will have to raise their game with the bat if they have any chance of dismantling South Africa in the upcoming series.   Misbah-ul-Haq and company have reached South Africa and will have net sessions for a couple of days before their practice match […]

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