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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Inverarity named Oz cricket's new full-time national selector

Sydney, October twenty-eight (ANI): Former Test player John Inverarity has been declared as Australian cricket’s latest full-time inhabitant selector.

He would reportedly conduct a row of 5 together with Captain Michael Clarke.

Cricket Australia declared a West Australian to take over a newly-created role, determined as a outcome of a Argus inform in to a Australian team’s performance, a Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Inverarity replaces effusive authority of selectors Andrew Hilditch, who is withdrawal along with associate selectors Greg Chappell as well as Jamie Cox. Other possibilities enclosed Rod Marsh, Trevor Hohns as well as Tom Moody.

Inverarity’s is a second vital appointment given a Argus inform was forsaken following a fixing of former Wallaby Pat Howard as ubiquitous physical education instructor of group performance.

Sixty-seven-year-old Inverarity was allocated for a three-year term.

He played 6 Tests for Australia in between 1968 as well as 1972 as well as was a eminent thinker upon a diversion in a first-class career which spanned 223 games.

”In ubiquitous terms, what you have got to do is get a off-field group together. We need to find dual serve selectors as well as a manager though in all my opinion would be only harnessing a bent which is around as well as investing opportunities wisely to immature players,” Inverarity said.

Sutherland pronounced Inverarity was a standout person submitting application for a role.

”He was a superb claimant in a vast series of field you had. His certification have been superb … as well as he is obviously in hold with a diversion today,” Sutherland said. (ANI)

Inverarity declared Oz cricket’s latest full-time inhabitant selector

Jury out in Pakistan spot-fixing trial

LONDON, Oct 27, 2011 (AFP) – The jury in a spot-fixing hearing of former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt as well as quick bowler Mohammad Asif were sent home for a night upon Thursday as well as will go upon their deliberations upon Friday.

Prosecutors lay which Butt, 27, as well as Asif, 28, conspired with British representative Mazher Majeed as well as bowler Mohammad Aamer to broach 3 conscious no-balls during a Lord’s Test in between Pakistan as well as England in Aug 2010.

Butt as well as Asif have both pleaded not guilty to charges of swindling to acquire as well as accept hurtful payments, as well as swindling to lie during gambling.

Over 3 weeks of justification during Southwark Crown Court, a jury of 6 group as well as 6 women has listened which there have been outrageous sums to be done by regulating tools of matches, well known as spot-fixing, for gambling syndicates.

Butt as well as Asif were charged after allegations about their impasse in spot-fixing appeared in a now-defunct News of a World tabloid, owned by Australian-born media aristocrat Rupert Murdoch, prior to long after a Lord’s Test.

The hearing judge, Justice Jeremy Cooke, accomplished his summing-up of a box upon Thursday prior to promulgation a jury out to begin their deliberations.

Majeed as well as Aamer have been confronting a same charges though have been not station trial.

Jury out in Pakistan spot-fixing trial

Indian GP epitomises changing trends in Formula One

Greater Noida, October twenty-seven (IANS) Come Friday, India will step in to a glamorous as well as yarn universe of Formula One as a Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here becomes a ultimate venue for a single of a most-watched as well as followed tellurian sporting events with a using of a Indian Grand Prix.

While it would be a unapproachable impulse for India when a primary of a twenty-four cars exit a pit-lane as well as blasts onto a 5.14 Kms lane for Friday’s giveaway use session, all conjecture which has tormented a three-year plan costing a Jaypee Group a little estimated Rs 500 crores, will be eventually put to rest as well as a concentration will change to engine racing.

The 17th Grand Prix of a deteriorate carries a larger stress than usually being a newest venue as it is an additional clever indicator which Formula One is behest to enclose uninformed as well as smart garments in gripping with a apropos different times with a improved widespread of venues.

A decade ago, eleven of a seventeen races were run in Europe, as opposite usually 8 of a twenty in 2012. Eight of a twelve non-European venues have been located in Middle East as well as Middle-East, dual of a many populous regions upon a planet.

In 1999 Sepang International Circuit noted a latest commencement with a atmospheric as well as state-of-the-art trickery upon a hinterland of Malaysian collateral of Kuala Lumpur.

The track, written by Hermann Tilke, who additionally configured a BIC, showed up a rsther than antiquated as well as close buliding in Europe which during a single time was a epicenter of Formula One racing whilst environment benchmarks in joy as well as convenience.

The BIC, starting by a primary reports, is pronounced to be between a most appropriate of a kind as well as a intemperate Indian hospitality, together with a revisit to Taj Mahal, being accorded to a teams, would usually have a arise which most some-more memorable.

However, a greatest differentiating cause of a BIC is a breadth of a lane as well as a overtaking opportunities which to an border pardon Tilke of critique in a light of Sir Jackie Stewart’s indictment which a German written ‘boring tracks’ which have been small ‘carbon copies’ of a single another.

Add a high-speed pattern to a overtaking opportunities, as well as it is a recipe for an sparkling race. The normal speed around a path is reckoned to be about 235Kmph, though it will not be usually about pace.

The gradients, a double-apex dilemma as well as a brew of tall as well as low speed turns upon top of a 1.2Kms prolonged behind true would put reward upon downforce set-up as well as tyre choice.

Thus, there is copiousness upon suggest for a hardcore Formula One fan, though quite from Indian perspective, there is not most to hearten notwithstanding a participation of Force India as well as Narain Karthikeyan.

Vijay Mallya’s Force India has usually usually perceived a much-needed money distillate by approach of a buy-in by a Sahara Group, though a group differently has been struggling. Thus far, usually in Singapore did both a Force India cars finish between points, fixation them in a center of a 5 mid-rung teams.

As for a 34-year aged Karthikeyan, it has been a contemptible story of beating as well as beating upon his lapse to Formula One after a five-season mangle given apropos a primary Indian in this championship in 2005.

In 7 competition starts with a cash-strapped Hispania Racing Team, his most appropriate have been 17th in Monaco as well as Montreal. Thus, not most should be approaching from Karthikeyan whose primary priority would be, as per his own admission, to validate as well as afterwards finish a 60-lap race.

The repudiation of Karun Chandhok from a Lotus-Renault choice was to be expected. For all a open countenance of sentiments as well as rsther than inexhaustible words, group principal Tony Fernandes was patently reluctant to scapegoat commercial operation interests which take dominance over paste per an Indian racing in a initial Indian GP.

Indian GP epitomises apropos different trends in Formula One

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Pakistan 42-0 v Sri Lanka (239), second test - close

DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan were 42 for no detriment in reply to Sri Lanka’s initial innings sum of 239 during a tighten of a initial day of a second exam in Dubai upon Wednesday.

Scores: Sri Lanka 239 all out (Kumar Sangakkara 78; Umar Gul 3-78; Saeed Ajmal 3-45)

Pakistan 42-0.

(Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; To question or criticism upon this story, email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

Pakistan 42-0 v Sri Lanka (239), second exam – close

Pakistan take control of second test

DUBAI (Reuters) – The Pakistan spinners got in upon a action after gait twin Umar Gul as well as Junaid Khan ripped by a Sri Lankan tip sequence to gold out a tourists for 239 in their initial innings upon day a single of a second exam upon Wednesday.

Pakistan openers Taufeeq Umar (20) as well as Mohammad Hafeez (18) scored 42 runs in a superfluous 9 overs to route Sri Lanka by 197 during a close.

Gul extracted sufficient transformation off a Dubai International Cricket Stadium representation to difficulty a batsmen via his marathon 10-over opening spell, picking up 3 wickets prior to lunch.

Left-armer Junaid kept up a vigour as well as took a superfluous dual wickets to tumble prior to a interlude after Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan had won a toss.

Kumar Sangakkara, double-centurion in a drawn initial test, was forsaken upon twenty-seven off Saeed Ajmal by Taufeeq Umar as well as total 54 for a sixth wicket with debutant wicketkeeper-batsman Kaushal Silva (20) to stop a rot, after being marked down to 73-5.

Sangakkara, who looked plain as well as strike eleven bounds during his strike of 78, holed out in a low attempting a large strike opposite Ajmal.

Off-spinner Ajmal (3-45) as well as associate left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman (2-40) total to take a last 5 wickets in a superfluous dual sessions to put Pakistan resolutely in control.

Number 10 batsman Chanaka Welegedara (48), whose prior top measure in tests was 11, total 75 for a ninth wicket with Rangana Herath (29) to take Sri Lanka past a 200-run mark.

Sri Lanka got off to a bad begin when opener Lahiru Thirimanne fell lbw to Gul in a third over, prior to a lanky paceman struck twice in a ninth over to mislay Tharanga Paranavitana as well as Mahela Jayawardene.

Junaid private captain Dilshan as well as Angelo Mathews to devalue Sri Lanka’s misery.

Pakistan done a single shift to their side, dropping paceman Aizaz Cheema in foster of Rehman.

Sri Lanka suffered a vital blow prior to a compare when wicketkeeper-batsman Prasanna Jayawardene was ruled out for a residue of a array due to a go through injury.

Paceman Nuwan Pradeep was additionally forsaken from a Sri Lanka group as well as was transposed by Dhammika Prasad.

Pakistan have been personification “home” tests in a Gulf segment since of confidence fears in their own country. The third as well as last compare will be played in Sharjah from Nov. 3.

(Writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Editing by Ed Osmond, To question or criticism upon this story, email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

Pakistan take carry out of second test

Australia ready for grand final showdown

By Jason Humphries

DURBAN (Reuters) – Australia will proceed a third as well as determining one-day general opposite South Africa as a “grand final”, gifted batsman Mike Hussey pronounced upon Wednesday.

South Africa as well as Australia have been sealed upon a single win every starting in to a last compare of a array upon Friday in Durban as well as Hussey pronounced a furloughed side felt assured notwithstanding losing a last compare by 80 runs.

“It’s similar to a grand last for us as well as you have been unequivocally seeking brazen to it,” Hussey told reporters.

“The power during precision has substantially been as tall as you can recollect in any Australian team.

“The boys have unequivocally worked difficult as well as that’s because you consider it’s critical not to dwell as well most upon a flattering typical day for us in a last game.”

South Africa, in contrast, have been taking advantage of a some-more useful approach.

“It’s a contingency win for both teams,” Proteas batsman JP Duminy said.

“But you do not see it being any opposite from any alternative game. The approach you hope for for a diversion will be all a same. Hopefully you can put in an additional clinical opening similar to you did upon Sunday,” he added.

Australia have damage concerns around pass all-rounder Shane Watson who usually bowled 3.5 overs in Port Elizabeth prior to pulling up with a behind spasm.

Watson came by a difficult net event upon Wednesday as well as Hussey was certain about his group mate’s chances.

“He looked great in a nets so that’s a certain pointer for us. you do not consider he bowled currently though hopefully he will play tomorrow as well as be right for Friday,” he said.

(Editing by Ed Osmond)

Australia ready for grand last showdown

Dhoni celebrates Diwali

Ranchi, October twenty-six (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived here Wednesday to applaud Diwali with his family.

He as well as his mother Sakshi were greeted by fans during a Birsda Munda Airport when he flew in from Kolkata after winning upon Tuesday a final of a 5 ODIs opposite England.

Dhoni celebrates Diwali

Not so "naive and innocent" Amir might have orchestrated own fixes: Butt's counsel

Not so “naive as well as innocent” Amir competence have orchestrated own fixes: Butt’s counsel

26 October 2011

London, October 26(ANI): Tainted Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir was no “naive as well as trusting teenager”, though was substantially concerned in spot-fixing upon his own, as well as though a impasse of a afterwards captain Salman Butt, London’s Southwark Crown Court has heard.

Defending Butt opposite charges of “conspiracy to acquire as well as accept hurtful payments, as well as additionally swindling to cheat” during gambling, his counsel, Ali Bajwa QC, expel a mill during Amir, The Guardian reports.

Bajwa pronounced which upon a night a cricketers’ representative Mazhar Majeed perceived 140,000 pounds from an clandestine publisher who was posing as a compare fixer, Amir had called for him to encounter him in his road house room.

Once a allegations about spot-fixing pennyless during a fourth Test in in between Pakistan as well as England during Lord’s final year, Bajwa said, there were additionally Amir’s warnings to friends not to hit him upon his phone.

“This isn’t a little genuine as well as unconditionally trusting 19-year-old,” he said. “Amir sent a content saying: ‘Amir here. Don’t call my phone. ICC military have taken my phone. Are we means to undo those calls we finished to me? If we can, do it OK. Don’t reply.’”

“We contend it is wrong for a charge to contend which Amir would not have been concerned though vigour as well as change from Salman Butt,” Bajwa added.

Butt’s warn purported which Amir’s approach hit with write numbers in Pakistan was assumingly justification which a bowler, afterwards ranked a third most appropriate in a world, was orchestrating his own fixes.

“There is alternative justification which Amir didn’t need Majeed or Butt. We say, with bewail about a immature male starting to uncover his bent upon a universe stage, which he didn’t need Majeed as well as Butt. There is a content summary in in between Amir as well as a Pakistan number, starting right behind to seventeen August, prior to Majeed as well as a publisher have discussed fixing, as well as 9 days prior to a Lords’ Test,” Bajwa said.

“Amir sends a content to Pakistan saying: ‘How most as well as what needs to be done?’ Later he sends an additional saying: ‘Yes, though what needs to be done?’ Then he says: ‘This is starting to be as well most mate.’ His final content to a series is: ‘So in initial 3, play however we want, as well as in a final 2, do 8 runs?’,” he added.

The hearing continues. (ANI)

Not so “naive as well as innocent” Amir competence have orchestrated own fixes: Butt’s counsel

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Back to the drawing board, says Flower

KOLKATA (Reuters) – England manager Andy Flower is starting behind to a sketch board, doubt a work upon scheming a team’s batting after a 5-0 one-day general array varnish by universe champions India during Eden Gardens upon Tuesday.

“We patently haven’t got a players in to a great sufficient state to understanding with a hurdles of personification spin, judging length as well as relocating feet,” a former Zimbabwe general told Sky Sports.

“I suspicion we’d learnt lessons from 3 years ago as well as put in place precision drills which would supply a batsmen to understanding improved with a conditions out here, though I’m patently wrong in which regard.

“This is a bad reversal for us as well as you have to go behind to a sketch house in conditions of personification one-day general cricket in a sub-continent.”

Flower was allocated manager in Apr 2009 as well as has enjoyed a successful duration in assign with Twenty20 World Cup feat in May final year as well as dual true Ashes array wins opposite Australia in 2009 as well as 2010-11.

England additionally knocked India off a exam rankings tip mark during a 4-0 array varnish in Aug as well as a following month simply kick a universe champions 3-0 in a 50-over format.

Despite a tiny totals set by England in a new 5 matches — usually once did his side measure some-more than 250 runs — Flower was cheered by his bowlers’ performances in batsman-friendly conditions.

“I consider a bowling side has showed glimpses of ability as well as if there’d been in accord with totals upon a house they would have been improved during fortifying them.

“But unfortunately a bowlers have had to play to really aggressive fields all a time, since which was a usually approach to win a diversion since of a under-par totals.”

The dual teams encounter again for a sole Twenty20 International during a same venue upon Saturday prior to England lapse home.

(Writing by Tom Pilcher in London; Editing by Dave Thompson; To question or criticism upon this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

Back to a sketch board, says Flower

Forgotten NSW speedster Hazlewood keen to fast-track national call-up

Forgotten NSW speedster Hazlewood penetrating to fast-track inhabitant call-up

25 October 2011

Sydney, Oct.25 (ANI): Formerly great known as Australia’s teenage sensation, Josh Hazlewood is about to have his quip – during a developed aged age of 20.

Hazlewood was formulating a stir great prior to 18-year-old Pat Cummins detonate in to Australian colours in South Africa this month.

Yet after preference in a Test furloughed celebration to India final year, it all went pear-shaped for a high Tamworth discerning with bent to burn.

Thanks to a long-term at the back of injury, it has been 610 days given Hazlewood’s final first-class coming for New South Wales, a duration which will eventually come to an finish when a Blues take upon Victoria during a SCG from today.

“It’s been a whilst … given Feb final year,” Hazlewood said.

He added: “I haven’t played a longer format than a one-dayer so far. I’m a bit nervous, we guess, though only seeking to get by it as well as take it from here. My back’s feeling flattering good. we bowled utterly a couple of overs in India whilst we were over there for a Champions League as well as utterly a couple of overs given then. It will be great to have a play when everyone’s not perplexing to strike we for 6 each ball.”

Despite his enlarged absence, Hazlewood stays a focal, if somewhat forgotten, partial of of a fab 4 of rising Australian quick bowlers – a others have been James Pattinson, 21, as well as associate Blues pacemen Cummins as well as Mitchell Starc, twenty-one – who most hold will form a Test attack, during slightest in part.

Of which organisation he was a initial to be selected for Australia – creation his singular one-day general tour opposite England in Jun final year prior to earning Test patrol preference during 19.

Hazlewood does not see himself as carrying to have up as well most mislaid ground.

A at the back of damage is to immature gait bowlers what array stops have been to racing automobile drivers, as well as he hopes his time in array line is right away at the back of him.

“I do not consider [I'm playing] catch-up,” he said. (ANI)

Forgotten NSW speedster Hazlewood penetrating to fast-track inhabitant call-up

Proteas quicks finding their rhythm with coach Donald's help: Morkel

Proteas quicks expecting their stroke with manager Donald’s help: Morkel

25 October 2011

Durban, Oct.25 (ANI): South African discerning Morne Morkel claims a Proteas gait conflict has a tail up streamer in to Friday’s one-day array decider in Durban opposite Australia.

Morkel was superb during St George’s Park, his man-of-the-match bid of 4-22 in a 80-run win absolutely a most appropriate bowling opening by any player so distant upon tour.

The 27-year-old was good assisted by opening bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe who claimed 2-32 as good as looks to have unequivocally found his walk as an general seamer.

The spearhead of a Proteas conflict Dale Steyn has nonetheless to leave his mark, though Morkel as good as Tsotsobe have picked up a slack, Morkel putting his form down to a superintendence supposing by hold up South African discerning Allan Donald.

“The approach we’ve lerned a past integrate of weeks, generally underneath Allan, a approach he’s put us by a paces, has paid off,” Morkel said.

“We knew as a bowling section you indispensable to put in a plain opening as good as gladly things went my way. Lopsy (Tsotsobe) has been superb with a latest round up front as good as as a multiple we’ve been bowling really well,” he added.

Australia won by 93 runs in Centurion as good as South Africa by 80 in Port Elizabeth, though Morkel is expecting a parsimonious finish to a array in Durban, with all during stake.

Luckily we’ve picked up a little movement as good as certainty though really come Durban we consider it’s starting to be a enormous diversion of cricket,” Morkel said. (ANI)

Proteas quicks expecting their stroke with manager Donald’s help: Morkel

Monday, October 24, 2011

Flower challenges England's ODI squad to match Test, T20 side

London, October twenty-five (ANI): Coach Andy Flower has challenged a Alastair Cook-led England ODI patrol to equivocate a annoyance of a 5-0 thrashing during a hands of India as good as to compare his Test as good as T20 sides as good as to tip a ICC rankings.

England right away tops a tables in dual of a game’s 3 formats, though an contemptible opening here, nutritious 4 complicated waste opposite India, has left them fifth in a ODI rankings.

Flower is perfectionist alleviation as a group set up for a subsequent World Cup, saying: “Unfortunately a outcome of this array is already in a past, though now, it is a box of perplexing to sense as most as you can as a side as good as develop.

“There have been assorted areas you can urge – we’re all good wakeful of which – though you have to begin structure right away towards a World Cup,” The Daily Express quoted him, as saying. (ANI)

Flower hurdles England’s ODI patrol to compare Test, T20 side

Tourism plays vital role in creating job opportunities: Sahai

Paris, October 24(ANI): Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai currently pronounced which a International Tourism Ministers Conference is a forum for a expansion as well as growth of tolerable general tourism by compelling discussions as well as sell of ideas in between a critical economies of a universe which have been additionally a critical tourism market.

Addressing a annual discussion during Paris currently he voiced a goal which a discussion would concentration upon origination of pursuit opportunities in a tourism sector, thereby expanding a strech of mercantile benefits to incomparable segments of a universe population.

“Creation of practice opportunities is a single of a categorical concerns worldwide, some-more so in a arise of a mercantile slow-down,” Sahai said.

“Tourism plays a critical purpose in formulating pursuit opportunities for all strata of multitude which includes skilled, almost learned as well as unskilled,” he added. (ANI)

Tourism plays critical purpose in formulating pursuit opportunities: Sahai

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Pak pacer Sadaf Hussain says he 'wanted to give up cricket' following mother's death

Pak pacer Sadaf Hussain says he ‘wanted to give up cricket’ following mother’s death

23 October 2011

Islamabad, October 23(ANI): Sadaf Hussain, who was partial of a Pakistan group for a Caribbean tour, has pronounced which he ‘wanted to give up cricket for good’ following his mother’s demise.

Although a 21-year-old gait bowler did not fool around any matches on a West Indies tour, he pronounced which he entirely enjoyed a tour, as well as quite savoured a event to work with a afterwards Pakistan manager Waqar Younis.

However, Sadaf’s universe came crashing down not long ago when his mom upheld away.

“I cannot report how unpleasant as well as formidable a knowledge was. we skip my mom terribly, we skip her so much, we recollect her all of a time, though it was a Almighty’s preference to take her divided from us as well as there is zero we or any a single else can do to shift that. She was pang from Hepatitis B,” PakPassion.net quoted Sadaf, as saying.

“After my mom upheld away, we was so damaged encourage as well as up in arms which we longed for to give up cricket for good. we motionless which we would not fool around cricket ever again. It was my mother’s instruct which we should fool around initial category cricket as well as additionally her instruct which a single day we would fool around for Pakistan, so after she passed, we suspicion she is no longer with me as well as we was so dissapoint which we only longed for to give up cricket, as she was not there to await me,” he added.

Sadaf explained how his family members afterwards assured him to recommence his precision as well as begin personification cricket once again.

“My father as well as alternative family members assured me to begin precision again as well as reminded me which it was my late mother’s mental condition for me to turn a initial category cricketer. Even afterwards we was unsure. However, my father spoke with me during length on this theme as well as assured me, so we concluded to recommence personification cricket,” a immature pacer said.

“I hold which my late mom who regularly prayed for my success will be seeking down on me as well as will go on to urge for my success in destiny as well as God peaceful we will have her unapproachable in years to come,” he added. (ANI)

Pak pacer Sadaf Hussain says he ‘wanted to give up cricket’ following mother’s death

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - first test scoreboard

REUTERS – Scoreboard during lunch upon a fifth as well as last day of a initial exam in between Pakistan as well as Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi upon Saturday.

Sri Lanka initial innings 197

Pakistan initial innings 511-6 declared

Sri Lanka second innings (overnight 298-5)

T. Paranavitana lbw b Umar Gul 0

L. Thirimanne run out 68

K. Sangakkara not out 185

M. Jayawardene b Saeed Ajmal 4

T. Dilshan b Junaid Khan 9

A. Mathews lbw b Gul 22

P. Jayawardene not out 66

Extras (b-3, lb-5, nb-2) 10

Total (for 5 wickets; 130 overs) 364

Still to bat: R. Herath, S. Lakmal, C. Welegedara, N. Pradeep

Fall of wickets: 1-0 2-153 3-160 4-191 5-233

Bowling: Umar Gul 19-2-54-2 (1nb), Aizaz Cheema 22-1-78-0, Saeed Ajmal 44-8-123-1, Junaid Khan 23-5-59-1 (1nb), Mohammad Hafeez 22-4-42-0

(Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; modifying by Peter Rutherford; to question or criticism upon this story, email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

Pakistan v Sri Lanka – initial exam scoreboard

Imran Khan confirms Salman Butt's alibi claim in spot-fixing case

Imran Khan confirms Salman Butt’s pretext explain in spot-fixing case

22 October 2011

Islamabad, October 22(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has reliable which Salman Butt, who is now confronting a spot-fixing hearing in a London court, used to call him up from England to plead strategies upon a 2010 tour.

Former Pakistan skipper Salman as well as pacer Mohammad Asif have been confronting “charges of swindling to acquire as well as accept hurtful payments, as well as additionally swindling to cheat” following a Lord’s Test when they allegedly conspired with their representative Mazhar Majeed as well as fast-bowler Mohammad Amir to play pre-planned no-balls. Butt as well as Asif repudiate a charges.

Salman had told a jury during Southwark Crown Court upon Wednesday which he used to call up Imran to take recommendation from him.

“Yes, Salman called me up a integrate of times from England final year to plead cricket issues as well as strategies for a matches,” a Dawn quoted Imran, as revelation reporters.”

“I recollect revelation him [Salman] all a time which he contingency give priority to removing Younis Khan in to a team,” he added.

Salman had sensitive a justice which he was upon a write with Imran upon a day as well as time when it is purported which Pakistani representative as well as bookie Mazhar Majeed had handed over 10,000 pounds in cash, secluded in a jacket, to pacer Wahab Riaz outward a grill in London.

Salman had told a jury he did not know anything about a purported money transaction, as he was bustling articulate to Imran upon phone during which time.

The box continues. (ANI)

Imran Khan confirms Salman Butt’s pretext explain in spot-fixing case

Friday, October 21, 2011

Sangakkara thwarts Pakistan's victory charge

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara led Sri Lanka’s fightback in a second innings with an dominant 161, aided by messy Pakistan fielders who forsaken a array of catches upon day 4 of a initial exam in Abu Dhabi.

At stumps upon a penultimate day of a exam match, Sangakkara as well as Prasanna Jayawardene (25) were during a double with Sri Lanka upon 298 for 5 wickets, still trailing Pakistan by sixteen runs.

The twin combined 65 for an consecutive sixth-wicket mount as well as Sri Lanka’s hopes of saving a exam compare will rest upon them fluctuating their partnership upon a last day.

Former captain Sangakkara, who has strike sixteen boudaries so distant in his 295-ball knock, reached a three-figure symbol with a block driven 4 off left-arm paceman Junaid Khan.

The in vogue left-hander, who batted by a total day to accumulate his 26th century in tests, combined 153 for a second wicket with opener Lahiru Thirimanne to eat in to Pakistan’s lead.

Umar Gul private Angelo Mathews (22) lbw with a initial smoothness with a second latest round though Pakistan’s chances of a feat were harm by a open-handedness of their fielders.

Mohammad Hafeez forsaken Thirimanne (68) 3 times, twice off unbroken deliveries off Junaid Khan as well as again off spinner Saeed Ajmal.

Hafeez was a detrimental bowler when Younis Khan, during slip, forsaken a difficult possibility of Sangakkara, when he was upon 56.

Prasanna Jayawardene, when upon 12, was additionally supposing a reason up when surrogate fielder Wahab Riaz put down a candid possibility off Umar Gul during reduced mid-wicket.

Junaid, who took his lass five-wicket transport in a initial innings, bowled an moving spell in a sunrise as well as additionally found Sangakkara’s edge, which Younis managed to reason upon to.

However, a umpires ruled a batsman not out after radio replays referred to which a round competence have strike a belligerent prior to Younis took a catch.

Pakistan picked up a wickets of gifted Mahela Jayawardene (four) as well as captain Tillakaratne Dilshan (nine) in a afternoon event to progress their chances.

Pakistan have been personification “home” tests in a Gulf segment since of confidence fears in their own country. The compare is a initial in a three-test series.

(Writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; modifying by Patrick Johnston; to question or criticism upon this story, email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

Sangakkara thwarts Pakistan’s feat charge

Win over England not revenge, says Dhoni

Mohali, (AFP): India’s One-day array win over England should not be regarded as punish for a side’s degrading defeats to their rivals a couple of months ago, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said. The Indian captain combined he was unhappy during England’s poise upon a field, observant a devise to dominate a antithesis was obviously not profitable dividends.

“Revenge is a unequivocally clever word as good as should not be used in sport,” Dhoni pronounced after a universe champions scored a five-wicket win in Mohali upon Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in a five-match series. “On a single palm you speak about a suggestion of a diversion as good as upon a alternative you speak about revenge. It should not be similar to that.”

Young batsman Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 91 as India surpassed England’s severe 298-4 with 4 balls to gangling after Dhoni crushed dual bounds in a last over.

The array win came after a catastrophic debate of England in July-September when India were blanked 4-0 in a Tests to concur a array a single mark as good as additionally mislaid a one-dayers 3-0. “I am utterly happy with a opening of a group when it comes to a one-day format. Victory is regularly a great feeling,” pronounced Dhoni, who led India to World Cup excellence in April.

India won though 7 tip stars, together with Sachin Tendulkar, who were partial of a group which kick Sri Lanka in a World Cup last in Mumbai. Dhoni, however, warned England to tinge down their assertive poise upon a field, which warranted a rage of a umpires during a second diversion in New Delhi upon Monday.

That compare was injured by written exchanges in between Indian batsmen as good as England’s fielders, as good as a tragedy additionally appeared to brief over upon a margin in Mohali.

“There were lots of gestures issuing around in a margin when it came to a England side,” Dhoni said. “But you do not consider which devise is working. It’s not usually about ‘giving it’ to a opposition. You have to be fair. If a players have been observant something to a opposition, which happens during times, you do not wish them to get unequivocally personal or contend things which have been not inside of a guidelines.”

“A bit of jabber is fine, given which creates a diversion interesting. You do not regularly wish a accessible series, as prolonged as things do not get as good personal. “But you consider they (England) should shift a devise for a subsequent dual games,” a Indian captain said.

England quick bowler Tim Bresnan was quoted progressing this week as observant which his group was regulating written volleys to dominate batsmen given Indian pitches offering no benefit to a bowlers.

“It’s partial of a game,” Bresnan said. “We can’t unequivocally operate a round to dominate as most as you would like, so you have to do alternative things to get in to a batsman’s bubble, similar to a small bit of a word or a demeanour or a stare.”

England captain Alastair Cook was, however, some-more endangered about perplexing to equivocate a 5-0 whitewash. “We rebuilt as good as you could have prepared, though only have not utterly delivered,” Cook said.

“But we’ve got dual some-more games to go as good as need to collect ourselves up when we’ve already mislaid a series. That is a challenge. There was recklessness out there to try to win, as good as we’ve got to keep which recklessness for a subsequent dual games.”

The fourth one-dayer will be played in Mumbai upon Sunday prior to a last diversion in Kolkata upon October 25. England will finish a debate with a one-off Twenty20 general in Kolkata upon October 29.

Win over England not revenge, says Dhoni

Thursday, October 20, 2011

We are backing ourselves to chase any total: Dhoni

Mohali, October twenty (IANS) A relieved India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited a tip sequence batsmen for clinching a stirring five-wicket feat over England in a third ODI as well as sealing a array here Thursday.

The feat gave India an unbeatable 3-0 lead in a five-match series.

Chasing a unbending aim of 299, India’s follow was initial increased by 111-run partnership in in between Ajinkya Rahane (91) as well as Gautam Gambhir (58) as well as after an dominant 65-run mount in in between Dhoni (35) as well as Ravindra Jadeja (26).

The Indian skipper accomplished a compare in style, attack dual uninterrupted fours in a initial dual balls of a final over bowled by Tim Bresnan.

Dhoni pronounced a group was assured of chasing any total.

‘I consider it was a really great performance. We have been subsidy ourselves to follow whatever a antithesis scores, as well as you have been you do that. The top center sequence did a pursuit for us,’ Dhoni said.

Dhoni pronounced a dew done a batting easier.

‘We gave divided utterly a couple of bounds with a ball. Again, dew was a factor, so it proposed to come upon easily onto a bat. The approach Rahane batted along with Gautam Gambhir was crucial. We mislaid wickets during a wrong time though, as well as you had to get an additional partnership going,’ he said.

England skipper Alastair Cook certified that it was difficult for a group to narrowly skip a win.

‘It’s a difficult better to take, generally when it’s so close. Six an over is regularly a difficult chase, though credit to a approach MS as well as Jadeja accomplished that off,’ Cook said.

He additionally felt their fielding was not upto their standards.

‘Our fielding has been somewhat next par, that is surprising for us, as well as currently it price us twenty to twenty-five runs in a field.’

The fourth ODI will be played in Mumbai October 23.

We have been subsidy ourselves to follow any total: Dhoni

New PCB chief's top priority should be international cricket resumption in Pak: Waqar

New PCB chief’s tip priority should be general cricket resumption in Pak: Waqar

20 October 2011

Karachi, October 20(ANI): The latest Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Zaka Ashraf, should give tip priority to ensuring a resumption of general cricket in a country, former inhabitant manager Waqar Younis has said.

Waqar pronounced that nonetheless he does not know a latest PCB chief, he would titillate him to concentration upon this issue, that he pronounced is spiteful a swell as well as growth of a Pakistan group as well as arriving cricketers.

“Getting unfamiliar teams to debate Pakistan as well as ensuring resumption of general cricket in a nation should be given tip priority by Zaka Ashraf given general games not being played here is spiteful a inhabitant group as well as a arriving players,” a Daily Times quoted Waqar, as revelation a TV channel.

“I fright for a destiny of Pakistan cricket given we need to have general matches in a nation to keep a competition relocating forward. Our youngsters have been additionally incompetent to get correct opportunities to pierce forward,” he added.

No unfamiliar group has toured Pakistan given a belligerent conflict upon a Sri Lankan group in Lahore in Mar 2009.

Since then, a Pakistan group has been forced to fool around all of a “home” array during neutral venues due to furloughed teams’ confidence concerns, creation a United Arab Emirates (UAE) probably their second home. (ANI)

New PCB chief’s tip priority should be general cricket resumption in Pak: Waqar

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Divine hand in India's victory in Hyderabad?

What was a tip during a back of Team India’s resounding feat over England in a new ODI compare hold during a Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium during Uppal in Hyderabad? On paper, it was scintillating batting by Indian captain M S Dhoni as well as a little parsimonious bowling from a Indian seamers as well as spinners. But ask a Hyderabad Cricket Association, as well as you’ll get a opposite answer. They belive which a shift in ‘Vaastu’ in a cricket track done all a difference.

For a record, India has played 3 ODIs in this newly built track in a past — dual opposite Australia as well as a single opposite South Africa.

It mislaid all a 3 matches.

Even a internal group — Deccan Chargers had mislaid all a fourteen matches it has played in a IPL T20 cricket contest here. The HCA authorities were disturbed either a Uppal track would be spoken a jinxed venue for Indian group as well as which in future, it competence not be allotted any matches.

Finally, a HCA consulted a couple of astrologers as well as found which there were a little Vaastu problems in a stadium.

Based upon their advice, a authorities commissioned a ‘Lord Bala Ganesha’ statue right in front of a categorical opening of a stadium. It was strictly certified by HCA Secretary D S Chalapathi who pronounced a Ganesha statue would sentinel off all immorality melancholy a Indian team. On a sunrise of Oct 14, when India played England in a initial ODI, a HCA authorities conducted special prayers to Lord Bala Ganesha. And a result: India won a compare with a thumping margin!

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Divine palm in India’s feat in Hyderabad?

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Five-wicket Khan puts Pakistan on top in first Test

Abu Dhabi, (AFP): Left-arm paceman Junaid Khan chipped in with a lass five-wicket transport to assistance Pakistan gold Sri Lanka for a small 197-run sum upon a initial day of a opening Test upon Tuesday. The 21-year-old, personification in usually his second Test, with 5-38 as well as was ably upheld by gait partner Umar Gul (2-37) as well as off-spinner Saeed Ajmal (2-56) after Pakistan put Sri Lanka in to bat upon a greenish Abu Dhabi track pitch.

Pakistan accomplished a day during 27-0, with Mohammad Hafeez upon seventeen as well as Taufiq Umar dominant upon eight. Sri Lanka, who were quietly placed during 51-1 during lunch, could never redeem from a detriment of 6 wickets for 65 runs in between lunch as well as tea, as Khan constructed a detonate of 3 wickets in a space of usually 5 deliveries.

Vice-captain Angelo Mathews burst 4 bounds as well as a 6 in a fighting dominant 52 to equivocate sum disaster, putting up innings’ tip partnership with Suranga Lakmal of 54 after Sri Lanka were rickety during 114-7.

Paceman Aizaz Cheema (1-51) had non-stop a gates by dismissing former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara (two) in a second over after lunch, forcing an corner off a left-hander that was smartly hold by a diving screw Adnan Akmal.

Opener Tharanga Paranavitana afterwards gloved a short-pitch smoothness off Gul to Akmal to leave a Islanders struggling during 79-3. Paranavitana strike 3 bounds during his studious strike of 37.

Skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan, who demoted himself to array 5 opposite Australia last month, strike a initial round he faced for a range as well as combined 33 with Paranavitana prior to Sri Lanka mislaid a way.

Dilshan was detrimental to be since out, held at a back of off Ajmal by New Zealand referee Tony Hill when replays showed he obviously longed for a ball. Khan afterwards ripped by a middle-order, dismissing Mahela Jayawardene (28) with a third round of his ninth over, had Parasanna Jayawardene (nought) 3 balls after as well as afterwards Rangana Herath (nought) off a initial round of his next.

Khan, who took usually a single wicket in his entrance Test opposite Zimbabwe last month, returned for his third spell to take a last dual wickets, removing Chanaka Welegedara (11) as well as debutant Nuwan Pradeep (one) to hang up a innings.

Before Khan’s last acts, Gul had discharged Lakamal (18) to finish Sri Lanka’s resistance. Khan, elite over some-more gifted Wahab Riaz, fit his preference as both Pakistan as well as Sri Lanka motionless to come in with 3 pacemen as well as a single dilettante spinner, with a Islanders giving entrance to Nuwan Prasad.

In a initial event Sri Lankan openers were cautious, as Misbah brought upon spinner Hafeez in a eighth over. But it was Ajmal who gave a new thing dismissing opener Lahiru Thirimanne for twenty prior to lunch.

The 3 Test array was shifted to United Arab Emirates after Sri Lanka refused an call in to debate Pakistan in a arise of terrorists attacks upon a troops bottom in Karachi in May this year.

Five-wicket Khan puts Pakistan upon tip in initial Test

Windies crash to 61, lose third ODI by eight wickets

Chittagong, October eighteen (IANS/CMC) The West Indies were dejected by Bangladesh in a third One-Day International here Tuesday after they were shockingly discharged for 61, their second lowest measure in limited-overs cricket.

Sent in upon a formidable wicket, a Windies plunged from 33 for a single in a 11th over, losing 9 wickets for twenty-eight runs in a space of 67 balls during a Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Opener Tamim Iqbal afterwards stroked an accomplished, dominant 36 to drive Bangladesh absolutely to their target, with thirty overs to spare.

West Indies took a array 2-1 following credible back-to-back wins in Dhaka final week.

In a calamity finish to a One-day array as well as with a initial Test starting Friday, a Windies narrowly avoided a annoyance of descending to their lowest score, 54, opposite South Africa in Cape Town 7 years ago.

Their batsmen struggled upon a slow, low wicket as well as usually 20-year-old opener Kieran Powell, drafted in for his initial compare of a series, showed any insurgency with 4 fours in his twenty-five off 36 balls.

He mislaid Danza Hyatt for 3 held during trip in a sixth over, pushing loosely during seamer Nazmul Hossain with a measure upon 10 as well as watched in-form Marlon Samuels (5) tumble to an impolitic cadence in a deep.

Things afterwards fell detached after Powell was bowled by a ripper from 19-year-old off-spinner Nasir Hossain (2-3), as Bangladesh proceeded to clean out a West Indies center as well as reduce order.

The usually alternative player to strech stand in total was Carlos Brathwaite with 11.

Left-arm spinner Shakib al Hasan claimed 4 for sixteen whilst quick bowler Shafiul Islam accomplished with dual for 21.

Windies pile-up to 61, remove third ODI by 8 wickets

Cricket Australia's coach hunt goes global

Sydney, October eighteen (ANI): Cricket Australia has launched a tellurian track to find subsequent cricket coach.

Australia’s subsequent cricket physical education instructor could come from left margin with officials pledging to consider “outside a square” in their tellurian hunt, according to arch senior physical education instructor James Sutherland.

It follows former rugby kinship ubiquitous Pat Howard being allocated ubiquitous physical education instructor for group opening final week-a latest on all sides endorsed by a Argus Review progressing this year.

Cricket Australia (CA) additionally signalled which prohibited prime Steve Rixon isn’t is not heading a competition for a coaching job.

Former Wallaby Pat Howard, right away CA’s ubiquitous physical education instructor group performance, will be a executive figure in a poke for a subsequent coach.

Howard was concerned in a routine which led to New Zealand’s Robbie Deans being selected as Australia’s rugby coach, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

With a probability of a non-Australian coaching a inhabitant cricket group for a initial time, Sutherland pronounced radical meditative would be constituent to a physical education instructor search.

“This is a main purpose as good as you have been meditative globally as good as additionally outward a square. International success as a player and/or physical education instructor might good be inestimable attributes,” Sutherland pronounced in a statement.

“But you will demeanour distant some-more broadly in assessing people opposite a specific criteria you courtesy as required for success in this role,” he added.

Sutherland pronounced he longed for a latest physical education instructor allocated “as shortly as possible”. (ANI)

Cricket Australia’s physical education instructor track goes global

Monday, October 17, 2011

Teenage pace sensation Cummins included in Oz squad for South Africa

Teenage gait prodigy Cummins enclosed in Oz patrol for South Africa

17 October 2011

Melbourne, October seventeen (ANI): Teenage gait prodigy Patrick Cummins has been comparison in a Australian patrol for a Test debate in South Africa.

The 18-year-old, who has already been dubbed as superstar, will turn second youngest Test player in Australian cricket story if he debuts opposite a Proteas subsequent month.

Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch pronounced a New South Welshman had hold up potential.

“We patently need to furnish dual or 3 immature champions in a subsequent integrate of years if you have been starting to get behind to a tip of Test cricket, as well as he’s positively a single you consider could be,” pronounced Hilditch during a patrol proclamation in Adelaide upon Monday.

“I do not consider it’s a gamble. We (selectors) consider he is starting to be genuine great as well as it’s definitely, in a view, a right time to move him in to a squad,” he said.

Cummins has played only 3 first-class games though could turn a youngest Australian to fool around a Test given Ian Craig in 1952/53, The Age reports.

Asked if Cummins was a subsequent luminary of Australian cricket, Hilditch replied: “We’re anticipating so. We have got to be careful, you have been structure it up in a clarity which he’s eighteen as well as he’s in a Test patrol for Australia, so it’s a large thing.”

“But you do not wish to put as well tall expectations upon him. He’s positively in a perspective a single of a many sparkling prospects which have come along for a little time,” he added.

The initial Test starts upon Nov 9 in Cape Town, with a second Test in Johannesburg from Nov 17.

Australian squad: Michael Clarke (capt), Shane Watson (vice-capt), Michael Beer, Trent Copeland, Patrick Cummins, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Phil Hughes, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Peter Siddle. (ANI)

Teenage gait prodigy Cummins enclosed in Oz patrol for South Africa

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Flower slams Swann's criticism of Pietersen in his new book

New Delhi, October 16(ANI): England manager Andy Flower has slammed off-spinner Graeme Swann for criticizing star batsman Kevin Pietersen in his autobiography, ‘The Breaks Are Off, My Autobiography’.

Swann has criticized Pietersen’s captaincy stint, observant which he was a bad preference to lead England in 2008 as good as 2009.

Flower, however, pronounced which Swann should have waited compartment early retirement prior to essay such a book.

“I privately remonstrate with stream players creation comments about their team-mates. My personal perspective is which it is not a right thing to do,” a Daily Mirror quoted Flower, as saying.

“I do not consider a blurb opportunities have been which critical to be honest. However, we consider Pietersen has rubbed it really good as good as he as good as Swann get upon fine. we consider he has rubbed it really maturely as good as there aren’t any issues outset from it,” he added. (ANI)

Flower slams Swann’s critique of Pietersen in his latest book

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Samuels, Simmons hit 50s in West Indies win

DHAKA (Reuters) – Half-centuries by Marlon Samuels as well as Lendl Simmons eased West Indies to an eight-wicket feat over Bangladesh in a second one-day general upon Saturday as well as an irrefutable 2-0 lead in a series.

Opener Simmons followed his lass century in a prior diversion with 80 off 125 balls whilst Samuels was dominant upon 88 off 74 as West Indies cruised to 221 for dual with some-more than 7 overs to spare. They had discharged Bangladesh for 220.

Samuels as well as Simmons combined 111 for a second wicket to take a diversion divided from Bangladesh who had mislaid their initial 3 wickets for a single run.

Samuels struck twelve fours as well as a 6 after being forsaken by Nasir Hossain off spinner Shakib Al Hasan, a usually Bangladeshi bowler to have an stroke with 2-30.

Bangladesh recovered from their catastrophic begin to put a decent sum upon a house after skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, personification in his 100th ODI, won a toss as well as opted to bat.

The home side were marked down to eighteen for 4 by Kemer Roach, who accomplished with 3-49, as well as Ravi Rampaul, who took 2-27 upon his 27th birthday, prior to Rahim saved their blushes with a fighting 69.

All-rounder Nasir scored 50 off 54 balls to assistance Bangladesh past a 200-run mark. The third as well as last one-dayer will be hold in Chittagong upon Tuesday.

(Reporting by Azad Majumder; modifying by Robert Woodward)

Samuels, Simmons strike 50s in West Indies win

'In-form' Johnson looking forward to seaming tracks in South Africa

‘In-form’ Johnson seeking brazen to seaming marks in South Africa

15 October 2011

Sydney, October 15(ANI): Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson, uninformed from his match-winning transport for Western Australia, has pronounced that he is assured of receiving his great form in to a South African tour.

Johnson claimed 5-69 from twenty-nine overs in Tasmania’s second innings to enthuse WA to a stirring 25-run Sheffield Shield feat upon Friday.

“I was happy with a stroke via this (Shield) game. The round swung out there for me a satisfactory bit. I’m only unequivocally in a great place during a moment. we feel in great nick,” The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Johnson, as saying.

“The wickets (in South Africa) have been substantially starting to be a small identical (to a WACA), with that early-on seam. So I’m seeking brazen to that again. I’m assured during a moment,” he added.

Johnson suffered a vital shock when he rolled his left ankle whilst entrance in to play upon Tuesday, though managed to shake up off a injury, that compulsory vital strapping..

“I’ve finished it a couple of times now. we suspicion we did it worse this time,” Johnson pronounced of a injury.

“But it incited out fine. I’ve only got to keep chubby it as well as get a bit of strength in to it,” he added. (ANI)

‘In-form’ Johnson seeking brazen to seaming marks in South Africa

Friday, October 14, 2011

S. Africa tour will be a tough challenge: Oz skipper Clarke

S. Africa debate will be a difficult challenge: Oz skipper Clarke

14 October 2011

Sydney, Oct. 4 (ANI): Australian captain Michael Clarke has rated a arriving debate of South Africa as difficult a plea as there is in universe cricket.

The Australians will fool around dual Twenty20, 3 one-day as well as dual Test matches opposite South Africa starting in mid-October.

South Africa now sits second in a universe Test rankings, at a back of usually England as well as dual places upon top of Australia, a Sydney Morning Herald reports.

“They have been a really great group as well as they have been ranked really tall in all forms of a game,” Clarke pronounced in Sydney upon Tuesday.

He added: “They have had a lot of success in their own country, so it’s as difficult a plea as we face in universe cricket, no doubt.”

While Australia won their final Test array in South Africa, Clarke pronounced a little of their players were improved for combined knowledge as well as he rated them a really learned unit. (ANI)

S. Africa debate will be a difficult challenge: Oz skipper Clarke

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Pakistan's Misbah backs use of UDRS

KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has corroborated a coercion of a Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS) in general cricket even as a ICC scrapped a imperative order for part of boards.

“It is great which you will have a UDRS in a one-day array opposite Sri Lanka as good as England. Umpires have been tellurian beings as good as can have errors,” Misbah told reporters in Lahore.

“It is great players have a choice of removing such decisions reviewed,” he added.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has cumulative sponsorship to have a UDRS complement for their entrance array opposite Sri Lanka as good as England in a United Arab Emirates.

The International Cricket Council voiced this week it was scrapping a imperative order of carrying part of fool around operate a UDRS in their shared array only 4 months after it was done imperative by a sport’s universe ruling body.

The ICC has right away done a UDRS discretionary as good as reverted behind to a strange thought of permitting a participating nations in a shared array to confirm upon regulating a system.

The complement allows teams dual catastrophic radio reviews per innings.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has opposite a imperative operate of a complement insisting a stream record was not 100 percent correct.

“But a role is which this complement adds worth to a sport,” Misbah said. “Teams have been right away guidance to have scold operate of a reviews during their disposal.”

“I am certain teams can good from it. Because errors will be made. Technology will additionally urge with exam as good as trial.”

The dual teams fool around 3 tests, 5 one-day internationals as good as a T20 compare as good as afterwards Pakistan additionally take upon England in Jan-Feb subsequent year.

The initial exam opposite Sri Lanka is from October eighteen in Abu Dhabi. Misbah pronounced a entrance array would be uniformly contested.

“It is starting to be a difficult array for us though you am assured you can do good since a players have been mending with each array as good as you have to do a things right,” he said.

“The bowling of a Sri Lankans has really been enervated with a early retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan as he was a hold up bowler though you can’t take them easily during all.”

Pakistan’s Misbah backs operate of UDRS

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Uthappa, Anirudha power India Green into Challenger final

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Robin Uthappa’s excellent form in a NKP Salve Challenger Trophy continued, assisting India Green post a 79-run win over India Blue, securing a mark in Thursday’s last opposite India Red.

Uthappa as well as associate Green opener Srikkanth Anirudha scored hundreds, adding 203 runs for a opening wicket here during a VCA Stadium in Nagpur. Despite a bad uncover by a Green middle-order, they still managed to post 348-9.

Blue offering a energetic follow notwithstanding a damage to their captain Subramanian Badrinath. Saurabh Tiwary (74), Murali Vijay (45) as well as Dinesh Karthik (49) kept a movement going. But Manish Pandey’s tumble most hermetic a game.

Uthappa, carrying done a 70-ball hundred, late harm given a latest manners do not concede operate of a runner. Shortly afterwards, Anirudha (111, 88b, 13×4, 2×6) finished his hundred in only 79 balls. Uthappa in a future fell for 132 (103b, 14×4, 3×6).

Despite, this bomb begin of 203 in only twenty-three overs, nobody else in a Green center sequence crossed 20.

A extensive late spell by Blue seamer Pradeep Sangwan (4-58), in that he took 3-6 in his last dual overs, kept Green underneath 350 when they had looked great for most more.

In a high-scoring game, Green skipper Harbhajan Singh bowled impressively receiving 2-40 in 9 overs. But a prominence of a innings was Iqbal Abdulla’s smoothness to boot Vijay.

Abdulla bowled a undiluted left-arm spinner’s smoothness to a right-handed Vijay. The round pitched around middle, violence Vijay’s brazen invulnerability in a flight, as well as spinning divided from him in to a off-stump.

Uthappa, Anirudha energy India Green in to Challenger final

Katich stripped of New South Wales captaincy

Sydney, October twelve (IANS) Australian batsman Simon Katich was Wednesday private as captain of New South Wales after carrying led a state group for 9 years. All-rounder Stephen O’Keefe has been declared Katich’s successor.

Cricket New South Wales (CNSW) had done up a thoughts to move a latest personality in a winter though waited for a right time for a open announcement.

O’Keefe is in Australia’s T20 patrol for a South Africa debate as a result Ben Rohrer will lead NSW in his absence.

‘Simon has been an superb captain of New South Wales for a past 9 years as well as you have been gladdened to him for a use he has since in this role,’ arch senior manager CNSW David Gilbert in a statement.

‘When we discussed with him during a winter a need for a captaincy period devise for a midst to prolonged term, it was standard of a male which he supposed which this was a approach forward. His care both upon as well as off a margin over a past 9 years has set a benchmark.’

Katich, 36, mislaid his executive stipulate with Cricket Australia progressing in a year.

‘Stephen is a gifted cricketer as well as will do an glorious pursuit of heading a side. we accept as well as apply oneself a preference to designate a latest captain with an eye to a future,’ pronounced Katich.

The southpaw’s final choice as captain of NSW was a Champions League T20 where his group mislaid in a semifinals.

Katich, however, will go on to fool around for NSW.

Katich nude of New South Wales captaincy

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Zardari appoints close friend as PCB chief,Butt shown the door

Karachi, October twelve (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has allocated tighten crony Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf as a latest authority of a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) replacing former Test cricketer Ijaz Butt.

Like all his predecessors, Ashraf is quoted in a Pakistan media as observant which his priority is to give a Pakistan cricket a face-lift.

Ashraf has been asked to take over a reins with evident outcome as well as Butt’s ask for a six-month prolongation was rejected.

Ashraf, 59, a part of of a comparison manager cabinet of a statute Pakistan People’s Party, told a in isolation TV channel which he would work difficult to live up to a certainty reposed in him by a President, who is additionally a enthusiast of a PCB, as well as betrothed to work for resumption of cricket ties in in between India as well as Pakistan.

‘People in both Pakistan as well as India adore cricket so we will try to work for a resumption of ties in in between a dual countries,’ Ashraf said.

Butt, who most suspicion would not see by his three-year tenure, had a difficult time rebellious a problems faced by a country’s cricket as well as a 73-year-old was underneath glow from both aficionados, former players as well as officials.

Butt got in to difficulty for alleging which a English players were churned up in match-fixing as well as he had to redress a matter after being in jeopardy to ensue opposite legally.

Butt additionally got in to problems by sacking Shahid Afridi as captain as well as prior to which Australian manager Geoff Lawson. He had a using conflict with former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad who was allocated in a pass upon all sides in a PCB administration department by Zardari.

It was after multiform days of conjecture which President Zardari motionless not to give prolongation to Butt as well as to designate Ashraf.

Ashraf’s appointment was a bit of warn as a President as well as CEO of a Zarai Tarqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) was not in a race.

A comparison landowner Ali Reza as well as former Pakistan Test captain Zaheer Abbas were a frontrunners for a job.

Ashraf pulled it off since of his tighten vicinity to Zardari as he was a collegemate of Zardari.

The rarely successful Ashraf is additionally a authority of a Ashraf Group of Industries as well as has served upon a open as well as in isolation sectors boards. He was additionally a authority of a Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA).

A PCB source pronounced Ashraf has never been compared with any sports physique as well as his believe of cricket is suspect.

The initial signs of Ashraf’s appointment came when he was closeted with a President Tuesday dusk even as Butt done a brisk exit from a PCB domicile during Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Butt had returned to Lahore Monday after in attendance an ICC Executive Board assembly in Dubai as well as he was told this afternoon which his ask for prolongation was incited down by a President. Butt’s tenure finished Saturday.

Before bowing out, Butt voiced which India had concluded to fool around a gift compare opposite Pakistan to lift supports for a flood-hit people in Pakistan.

Butt additionally settled which a subsequent ICC boss would be from Pakistan or Bangladesh.

– Indo-Asian News Service

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Zardari appoints tighten crony as PCB chief,Butt shown a door

Monday, October 10, 2011

PCB legal adviser extends stay in London to monitor spot-fixing trial

PCB authorised confidant extends stay in London to guard spot-fixing trial

10 October 2011

London, October 10 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confidant Tafazzul Rizvi has motionless to magnify his stay in London to follow record of a spot-fixing hearing which underway in London after a names of former wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, his hermit Umar, as well as quick bowler Wahab Riaz came underneath guess over a spot-fixing case.

Banned Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir as well as Mohammad Asif have been already being probed for their purported impasse in a matter.

The latest players’ names came up when a justice listened how a representative Mazhar Majeed, charged with usurpation hurtful payments as well as intrigue during gambling, boasted of carrying “two bowlers, dual batsmen as well as dual all-rounders” in a Pakistan group underneath his carry out to an clandestine journalist.

Rizvi told The Express Tribune from London: “I had to check my lapse after 3 alternative Pakistan cricketers were additionally declared in a case.”

“There will be critical sessions entrance up together with a sworn statement of publisher Mazhar Mehmood. I’ll be watching a hearing closely to figure out any probable links of alternative players with this case. The cranky examinations of Butt, Amir as well as Asif have been additionally starting to be crucial,” he added.

However, a board’s warn pronounced a Riaz as well as a Akmal brothers were not in difficulty only yet.

“They were only declared during a prosecutor’s arguments as well as he was quoting a agent’s claims. There’s no justification opposite a 3 players as well as they mount clear,” a warn added. (ANI)

PCB authorised confidant extends stay in London to guard spot-fixing trial

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Warne's engagement nowhere on ex's mind as she parties with new beau

Warne’s rendezvous nowhere upon ex’s thoughts as she parties with latest beau

08 October 2011

Melbourne, October 7 (ANI): Spin aristocrat Shane Warne’s ex mother Simone Callahan is unruffled by reports of his rendezvous to Elizabeth Hurley, as she has been bowled over by a large Melbourne sales senior manager declared Toby Roberts.

Callahan as good as Roberts, who sealed a understanding with Woman’s Day a make a difference of days after Warne due Hurley with a strong sapphire-and-diamond ring, even partied together during St Kilda prohibited mark Riva after Geelong’s Grand Final feat upon Saturday night.

“It is really amicable, grown up attribute which is really healthy,” a Herald Sun quoted Roberts as observant of a attribute in between Warne as good as Callahan.

“There is patently H2O underneath a bridge, though we get which with each relationship. Their categorical regard is a kids.”

Roberts, who has been saying Callahan for 9 months, pronounced he felt no vigour upon their attribute following Warne’s windstorm intrigue with Hurley.

“It puts positively no vigour upon what we am starting to do,” Roberts said.

“We have been starting out as good as things have been starting well,” he added.

Warne divorced Simone behind in 2006, after 10 years of marriage. (ANI)

Warne’s rendezvous nowhere upon ex’s thoughts as she parties with latest beau

Friday, October 7, 2011

PCB boss Butt's tenure worst period seen by Pakistan cricket: Pakistan cricket

PCB trainer Butt’s reign misfortune duration seen by Pakistan cricket: Pakistan cricket

07 Oct 2011

Karachi, Oct 7(ANI): The reign of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt is a misfortune duration ever seen by Pakistan cricket, former captain Moin Khan has said.

Butt’s three-year term, that proposed upon Oct 8, 2008 after a afterwards house conduct Nasim Ashraf resigned, will be finished during a finish of this week.

In an talk to Deutsche Welle, Moin pronounced that Pakistan cricket had been pang really bad underneath Butt.

“From spot-fixing liaison to conflict upon Sri Lankans cricketers were a distressing mistakes finished by a PCB as well as Pakistan had to compensate for that. We were deprived of hosting general cricket as well as a World Cup 2011,” he added.

Moin, who was an constituent partial of Pakistans’s 1992 World Cup-winning squad, pronounced that a PCB’s unchanging mistakes had additionally a influenced a fan-following of a competition in a country.

“Cricket has a greatest fan-following in a country, as this diversion is really tighten to each Pakistani’s heart. But due to a latest scandals as well as each day problems, people’s bent of examination cricket has additionally been decreasing, that is not a great sign,” a Daily Times quoted Moin, as observant during a interview.

He, however, pronounced that Pakistan cricket had still not reached a indicate of no return, as well as that it could theatre a quip by creation amends.

“Yes, you have mislaid 3 to 4 years in cricket, though a cricketing bent in this nation is extraordinary as well as Pakistan cricket can rebound behind if a pursuit is finished with sincerity. Nothing is unfit in this world. We have to have a general family improved in sequence to move behind general cricket to Pakistan,” Moin said.

He pronounced a latest PCB arch should be an inaugurated one, as well as that a presidential preference is not great for cricket.

“When someone is comparison by a President House, he is not under obligation to any one else as well as to illustrate this creates Pakistan cricket a one-man uncover that is a means of all problems. We have to go for democracy in cricket house as you live in a approved country,” Moin concluded. (ANI)

PCB trainer Butt’s reign misfortune duration seen by Pakistan cricket: Pakistan cricket

Thursday, October 6, 2011

S. African Vaughn Van Jaarsveld gets drugs ban

S. African Vaughn Van Jaarsveld gets drug ban

06 Oct 2011

DURBAN (Reuters) – South African batsman Vaughn outpost Jaarsveld has been criminialized from cricket for 3 months following an interest from a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) pronounced upon Thursday.

The 26-year-old Van Jaarsveld, who has played dual one-day internationals as well as 3 Twenty20 matches for South Africa tested sure for a criminialized opiate sibutramine in Nov after receiving weight detriment remedy prescribed by his doctor.

Sibutramine is a opiate which, nonetheless benefaction in sure medications, is additionally upon WADA’s taboo list.

Initially, Van Jaarsveld perceived a rebuke from a South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) after it found which a remedy had been taken for bona fide weight detriment reasons as well as not to raise performance.

But WADA appealed opposite a decision, ensuing in SAIDS handing down a three-month ban.

“This is a quite oppressive result for Vaughn, since a resources of this matter,” SACA’s arch senior manager Tony Irish pronounced in a statement.

“It seems expected which Vaughn will not be in a on all sides to interest as well as so will have to live with this cessation which comes during a misfortune probable time for him. We, as his player association, will be ancillary him by this period.

“The preference does, however, spell out a dangers for all sports persons unwittingly receiving medication, or supplements, which might potentially enclose taboo substances. It has turn so critical which players as well as athletes essentially check as well as stand in check a essence of all medications,” he added.

(Reporting by Jason Humphries, modifying by Ed Osmond)

S. African Vaughn Van Jaarsveld gets drug ban

T20 Champions League semis promise fireworks

New Delhi, Oct 6, 2011 (AFP) – A winning last-ball 6 as well as a heartless dominant century have set a theatre for a rousing culmination when a impressive person matches of a Twenty20 Champions League have been played over a weekend.

Royal Challengers Bangalore surpassed a severe aim of 215 set by South Australian Redbacks when Arun Karthik crushed a final turn from Daniel Christian over mid-wicket in a final joining compare upon Wednesday night.

A day earlier, David Warner had burst an dominant 135 off 69 balls with 8 sixes as well as eleven fours to assistance New South Wales Blues hit out fortifying champions Chennai Super Kings from a race.

The dual thrillers illuminated up a 10-team bar contest played over a past dual weeks prior to half-empty stands in Hyderabad, Bangalore as well as Chennai.

Royal Challengers will strife with New South Wales in a initial semi-final in Bangalore upon Friday, whilst English county Somerset encounter Mumbai Indians in Chennai a day later.

The final will be played in Chennai upon Sunday night for a tip esteem of $ 2.5 million. The runners-up take home $ 1.3 million.

The third book of a tournament, featuring a tip Twenty20 made at home sides from around a world, has drawn a bad reply from Indian fans notwithstanding a hotly contested rough league.

All a 10 teams, widely separated in to dual groups, remained in row for a semi-finals until a final turn of joining matches.

New South Wales surfaced organisation A with 6 points, whilst Mumbai Indians accomplished second with 5 points notwithstanding a deficiency of star batsman Sachin Tendulkar due to a toe injury.

Mumbai Indians were so really bad burned out with injuries which a organisers authorised them to margin 5 unfamiliar players, instead of a stipulated four, in their personification XIs.

Four teams accomplished with dual wins any in organisation B, though Somerset modernized by gaining an additional indicate from a washed-out match, whilst Royal Challengers nudged forward of Kolkata Knight Riders as well as South African Warriors upon higher run-rate.

The alternative teams in a ravel were Trinidad as well as Tobago as well as Cape Cobras of South Africa.

T20 Champions League semis guarantee fireworks

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Strauss and coach Andy Flower receive OBEs for Ashes win

London, October 5 (ANI): England skipper Andrew Strauss as well as manager Andy Flower perceived OBEs during Windsor Castle for running a group to Ashes feat in Australia. gland kick Australia 3-1 – their initial Test array win in Australia for twenty-four years.

The captain as well as manager were presented upon Tuesday with a honours by a Princess Royal, who is remarkable rsther than some-more for her adore of equestrianism as well as Scottish rugby.

While Flower will right away stick upon a England one-day patrol in India, Strauss’s concentration will shortly spin to a Test array opposite Pakistan in Jan where England urge their universe No.1 crown.

“We do not hope for any otherwise though patently we’re a wanted rsther than than a hunters,” The Telegraph quoted Strauss, as saying.

“There’s a opposite mindset as well as you have to have certain you proceed it in a same approach you regularly have. The Princess Royal was articulate about how bustling a deteriorate is these days so she seemed up to speed upon how all was going,” he said. (ANI)

Strauss as well as manager Andy Flower embrace OBEs for Ashes win

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

India-England one-dayer faces a tax bouncer

By Naziya Alvi in New Delhi

Exactly dual weeks prior to Ferozeshah Kotla is to horde an India-England One-day International, a Delhi as good as District Cricket Association (DDCA) is in trouble.

The Delhi High Court has destined a organisation to compensate a long-pending skill taxation in sequence to acquire a noobjection obligation (NOC) to theatre a second compare of a array during a Kotla upon Oct 17.

The justice destined a DDCA to compensate Rs 1.2 crore in 3 installments.

The initial monthly remuneration of Rs 50 lakh contingency be paid prior to Oct 17; a second, additionally of Rs 50 lakh by Oct thirty as good as a superfluous Rs twenty lakh, by mid-November.

However, according to a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) sources, a taxation is over Rs 4.5 crore.

Interestingly, a DDCA claimed which a land, for whose taxation it is being “bullied”, belongs to a supervision as good as not to a single of a oldest cricket associations of a country.

The DDCA has confirmed which it is usually a ‘tenant’ and, hence, is not probable to compensate a tax. But Justice B.D. Ahmad brushed in reserve a claims upon Monday.

The DDCA needs a imperative NOCs from a MCD as good as alternative supervision agencies to organize a ODI as good as a five-day Test compare opposite a West Indies from Nov 6.

In a petition, a DDCA claims which a skill tax, if any, is upon credit by a President of India, who is a tangible owners of a ground, as good as not a DDCA. Arguing for a government, one some-more solicitor-general A. S. Chandhioke said: “If it is usually a tenant, afterwards a supervision is ready to take it (Ferozeshah Kotla) behind in a receive as good as control a match.” The petition, filed opposite a MCD as good as a Union of India, alleges which a supervision postulated a looseness help for a reason of land as good as a structure during a Kotla in 1988 upon a condition which “it (the government) shall sojourn a comprehensive owners”. In 2000, a difference in between a supervision as good as a DDCA proposed over a remuneration of residence tax.

Both a bodies shortly got caught in a authorised scuffle as good as it’s still tentative prior to a Municipal Taxation Tribunal.

However, DDCA officials purported a emanate has upon purpose been raked up by a MCD prior to a ODI to put vigour upon a DDCA to emanate some-more passes to a county agency.

The DDCA claims which it practical for a NOC good in advance, which was final month, in an bid to proceed early preparations for a dual matches. But a MCD pronounced a obligation would be released usually after it pays a tax.

The DDCA contends which a taxation has been foul calculated.

DDCA ubiquitous cabinet part of S. P. Bansal told Mail Today dual weeks ago which if a organisation could compensate up to Rs 90 lakh of annual physical phenomenon check as good as Rs 3 crore use taxation upon corporate boxes during a Kotla, it would additionally compensate a skill tax.

“It (MCD) totalled a Kotla a couple of months ago as good as distributed a open space as well for taxation purposes,” he had afterwards said.

“We will compensate whatever taxation is justified, yet a matches should not be affected.” Ironically, DDCA boss Arun Jaitley is a comparison part of of a BJP, a celebration which governs a MCD. It stays to be seen if Jaitley, additionally a eminent lawyer, uses his change to get a NOCs, yet it competence be a bit some-more formidable as a box is right away in court.

Reproduced From Mail Today. Copyright 2011. MTNPL. All rights reserved

India-England one-dayer faces a taxation bouncer

Watson to continue as opener in SAfrica - Clarke

REUTERS – Australia captain Michael Clarke has reliable his emissary Shane Watson will go upon to open a batting in South Africa, notwithstanding media reports claiming a all-rounder was considering a film down a sequence to revitalise his form.

The cold of opening for Australia as good as bowling continually appears to have taken a fee upon Watson’s batting with a right-hander handling only 85 runs in 3 tests in final month’s 1-0 array feat in Sri Lanka.

In a new interview, Watson pronounced relocating down a batting sequence competence revoke his effort as good as fit a side though his captain believes otherwise.

“My thoughts hasn’t altered given Sri Lanka,” Clarke told reporters in Sydney upon Tuesday.

“Right now, we consider he’s most appropriate for a group opening a batting as good as that’s positively where he’ll bat in South Africa.”

New South Wales manager Anthony Stuart has been quoted in a Indian media as observant they would not ask Watson to fool around in a ongoing Twenty20 Champions League contest in southern India after reception a ask from Cricket Australia.

Australia will transport to South Africa to fool around dual Twenty20, 3 one-day internationals as good as dual tests matches from October 13- November 21.

Clarke pronounced he was awaiting a difficult tour.

“Playing anybody upon their home dirt is regularly harder since we know your conditions so good but… I’m assured if we’re during a best, we can kick any group anywhere in a world.

“They have had a lot of success in their own country, so it’s as difficult a plea as we face in universe cricket, no doubt.”

(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by John O’Brien; To question or criticism upon this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

Watson to go upon as opener in SAfrica – Clarke

Monday, October 3, 2011

Pakistani cricketers face London trial for spot-fixing

London, October 3 (IANS) The contingent of Pakistani cricketers — Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif as well as Mohammad Aamer — Tuesday will face a hearing upon a spot-fixing charges during a Test compare opposite England final year.

Former skipper Butt, as well as join bowlers Asif as well as Aamer will face a Southwark Crown Court charged in south-east London with charges of swindling to acquire as well as accept hurtful payments, as well as swindling to cheat.

The players’ representative Mazhar Majeed will additionally go upon hearing to one side them as well as will be charged with a same offences, that lift limit sentences of 7 years as well as dual years in jail respectively.

The Pakistani contingent was purported to have upon purpose bowled no-balls during a fourth Test opposite England in Aug final year.

The allegations were formed upon a justification performed by a Sunday publication ‘News of a World’, that was close in Jul over a phone-hacking scandal.

The journal claimed Majeed, who is formed in south London, supposed pound150,000 to remonstrate Asif as well as Aamer to play a no-balls during fixed times in a Lord’s Test.

At that time Butt, 26, was captain of Pakistan’s Test side, Asif, 28, a set upon bowler, as well as 18-year-old left-armer Aamer a supernatural bent in a universe cricket.

An eccentric judiciary allocated by a International Cricket Council (ICC) had criminialized Butt from all forms of cricket for 10 years, 5 of that were suspended. Asif perceived a seven-year ban, with dual suspended, as well as Aamer was handed a five-year suspension.

The 3 cricketers had filed appeals opposite their bans during a Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Pakistani cricketers face London hearing for spot-fixing

Sunday, October 2, 2011

T&T to bat against Super Kings

Chennai, October 2 (IANS) Trinidad as well as Tobago won a toss as well as motionless to bat opposite Chennai Super Kings in a Group A Champions League T20 tie during a M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Sunday.

T&T to bat opposite Super Kings

Shane Warne 'proposed to Liz Hurley with 30K pounds diamond ring'

Shane Warne ‘proposed to Liz Hurley with 30K pounds solid ring’

02 October 2011

London, October 2 (ANI): Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne reportedly splashed out 30,000 pounds upon solid ring to introduce partner Elizabeth Hurley.

The overwhelming ring facilities a outrageous block turquoise as well as dual diamonds upon possibly side, reports a Daily Mail.

Liz Hurley’s considerable turquoise rendezvous ring bears some-more than a flitting similarity to a a single Prince Charles gave to Princess Diana in 1981.

That 12-carat oval sapphire, surrounded by a cluster of fourteen diamonds, price 28,500 pounds from Garrard of Mayfair during a time.

It was, of course, presented to Kate Middleton by Prince William upon their rendezvous in Nov final year.

Warne is pronounced to have due to a model-turned-actress over a regretful cooking during a disdainful Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, Scotland, upon Thursday. (ANI)

Shane Warne ‘proposed to Liz Hurley with 30K pounds solid ring’

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Knight Riders declared winner as rain-hit CLT20 tie abandoned

Bangalore, October 2 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was spoken leader opposite Warriors of South Africa late Saturday, as a organisation A compare was called off due to complicated sleet in a ICC Champions League Twenty20 (CKT20) contest during a Chinnaswamy track here.

Riders won a deserted tie by twenty-two runs underneath a Duckworth-Lewis process after sleet gods played spoilsport when they were 83 for a single after 9 overs.

Set to measure a medium 156 for a second win in a third book of a tournament, upbeat Riders began their follow upon a spacious note with openers Manvinder as well as Jacques Kallis posting 35 runs in 3.3 overs.

After Bisla was out for nineteen held at a back of by Mark Boucher of a Wayne Parnell ball, skipper Gautam Gambhir assimilated Kallis to accelerate a measure to 83 with a 48-run second wicket partnership.

With no-let up in a sleet after 36 mins of play, umpires M. Erasmus as well as S. Ravi legalised a soppy margin underneath covers as well as motionless to call off a compare as serve fool around was ruled out even in a lengthened time.

Playing a cameo innings, Gambhir done 33 in twenty-three balls with 3 fours as well as a single six, whilst Kallis done 31 in nineteen balls with 3 fours as well as a single six.

Earlier, put to bat first, Warriors were limited to 155 for 4 wickets in twenty overs in a second tie of a day which was behind thirty mins due to complicated rains evening.

Riders’ aggressive bowling as well as parsimonious fielding tamed Warriors from accelerating a measure in a center as well as toil overs.

With 3 sixes as well as 3 fours, Colin Ingram was a top scorer – 61 in 47 balls, whilst opener JJ Smuts strike 46 in 43 balls with 6 fours.

Keeper Mark Boucher remained dominant 38 in twenty-seven balls with 5 fours.

For Riders, Lakshmipathy Balaji took dual wickets whilst Brett Lee Kallis common a single wicket each.

Earlier in a day, a Group B compare in between Somerset as well as South Australian Redbacks was additionally deserted due to complicated sleet in a evening.

Knight Riders spoken leader as rain-hit CLT20 tie abandoned

Pak-England series will 'decide who is world's best off-spinner': Ajmal

Pak-England array will ‘decide who is world’s most appropriate off-spinner’: Ajmal

01 Oct 2011

Islamabad, Sept 30(ANI): Pakistan off-spin bowler Saeed Ajmal has pronounced which he is observation subsequent year’s array opposite England as a competition in between himself as well as Graeme Swann to confirm who is a most appropriate off-spinner in a world.

Ajmal, who is Pakistan’s heading bowler in all forms of a diversion in new times, pronounced which he would try to perform improved than Swann in a Pakistan-England array to be played in a UAE in Jan as well as Feb 2012, a Daily Times reports.

“Swann is a extensive bowler as well as we admire him a lot. we have learnt examination him bowl. You watch closely he bowls a off- mangle with 3 variations. we will adore a plea of perplexing to do improved than him in a entrance series,” Ajmal was quoted as saying.

“He is similar to me, he has a variations for all 3 formats of a game,” a 33-year-old spinner said. “I demeanour during a array opposite England as a exam to confirm who is a most appropriate off-spinner in a world.”

He additionally pronounced he was scheming a special smoothness for a English group as a warn weapon.

“Since which T20 World Cup compare opposite Australia in Antigua final year when (Australia’s) Mike Hussey strike me out of a play ground we went behind to a sketch house as well as worked tough upon my aptness as well as bowling,” pronounced Ajmal, who has mislaid 8 kilograms of weight as well as increasing a variations in his bowling.

“I play a Doosra with 3 opposite variations as well as we have additionally worked tough to have a off-break my categorical arms as well as it is working,” he added.

He pronounced which any spinner currently value his salt has to have lot of movement in his arms depot to tarry a grub of personification in all 3 formats of a sport.

“But to me exam matches sojourn a idealisation challenge,” he added. (ANI)

Pak-England array will ‘decide who is world’s most appropriate off-spinner’: Ajmal

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