PCB decides scrutiny of disable team

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to conduct scrutiny of national disable team.

According to sources, the scrutiny will be conducted on April 16. Pakistan disable team has recently completed the tour of Singapore and Malaysia and showed impressive performance by wining three out of six matches. The coach of disable team Fariduddin said the players have great learning potential and therefore, their coaching is not a difficult job.

Secretary of the team said the rules of disable cricket are similar to normal cricket. The patron of disable cricket team Salim Karim expressed hope that disable cricket team will be affiliated with PCB soon.

Gambhir retains number one spot

India’s Gautam Gambhir retained top spot while South Africa’s Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla have made a big impression ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen. Gambhir despite scoring just 13 runs in the match but the gap has narrowed significantly with now just 17 ratings points separating first position from fifth.

Kallis, who scored his 34th Test century during the match, has returned to the top five by gaining four places to sit in fourth position. He is now just ahead of his captain Graeme Smith, who slips three places, and not far behind the Sri Lanka pair of Mahela Jayawardena in second position and Kumar Sangakkara in third.

Amla has broken into the top 10 in the rankings for the first time in his career following his magnificent 253 not out in the first innings, which help to set up South Africa’s victory in the first Test at Nagpur by an innings and six runs. He is now just three ratings points behind Sachin Tendulkar, who was also successful with the bat during the match as he notched up his record 46th Test century in the second innings.

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Gambhir retains number one spot was first posted on February 13, 2010 at 11:56 am.

Chappell turns down Pakistan offer

Former Australia captain Greg Chappell has declined to coach Pakistan national team.

“I received a call from Wasim Bari, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), offering me to take up the coaching assignment with the national team. However, I have politely turned down the offer,” Cricdb quoted as Chappell saying.

“I am not refusing the PCB offer over any security concern in Pakistan”, Chappell added. He has worked as a consultant at Pakistan’s National Cricket Academy. “I have now no desire to be associated with any international side. My time was there and has gone. I am happy where I am and want to be committed to my present job”, he further added.

He was appointed coach of the India national cricket team on a 2 year contract in 2005. However, a series of controversies and personality clashes, combined with India’s poor performance at the 2007 Cricket World Cup led to his resignation from the position on 4 April 2007.

Chappell currently working as the Head Coach of the Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence (COE). His contract with Cricket Australia (CA) runs till the middle of 2011. “My priority is to be committed with the academy”, he emphasised.

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Chappell turns down Pakistan offer was first posted on February 13, 2010 at 11:56 am.

Friday Night Lights S04e10

Watch Friday Night Lights Season 4 Episode 10 (s04e10) , During the last episode of Friday Night Lights, Coach Taylor is forced to talk tough when he works to clean up a park plagued with drugs and gang violence. Meanwhile, Becky learns she’s pregnant, and Jess and Landry’s relationship heats up. Now I’m sure everyone is excited to watch Friday Night Lights season 4 episode 10 entitled I Can’t coming in just a few hours away.
Before you watch Friday Night Lights s04e10 4×10 episode, check out the plot summary of what’s going to happen. Riggins puts Tami in a tough spot; Julie asks a friend to dinner; Vince’s mom has a health crisis; Luke’s parents look for ways to help him; and Eric is urged to change his coaching style

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Friday Night Lights S04e10 was first posted on January 21, 2010 at 5:12 pm.

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